I wonder why no one mentioned Final Fantasy "The Spirits Within", not for the story but just the movie itself, a very brave attempt trying to move GCI-movies out of the humor-department. And then there is (Japanese) anime wich was already using CGI to speed the process and work more efficiently, but they are also mixing 2d-cels with 3d backgrounds (put still painting the textures as where it 2d), that is achieving some stunning results. Impossable to with the traditional methods. But that's something like Bryce with postwork :)

Robert van der Veeke Basugasubasubasu Basugasubakuhaku Gasubakuhakuhaku!! "Better is the enemy of good enough." Dr. Mikoyan of the Mikoyan Gurevich Design Bureau.