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the CGI looks artificial (I'd say the same of the much-ballyhooed 'Spider-Man')

Really!?! I thought that the CGI in Spiderman was some of the most realistic that I've seen. It seemed that this was achieved by a combination of factors including possessing very high quality graphics, accurate movement, editing, and the textures that were used (Spiderman looked almost real because of the texture of his costume, Goblin not as much). There were times where I forgot that I was seeing CGI. It was very well integrated with the live action, seamlessly blended from my estimation. Zach