These movies are just plain fun. I hate that people take them way too seriously. These movies are demo reels from the best and the brightest in our medium. They are the bar which we all aspire to meet. I rarely want to see effects take the place of story. But in these movies. That's exactly what I want to see. Cutting edge effects. George has the best toys and the most money to throw at them. I want to see what he can do. Screw the stupid story and actors altogether. Show me what's possible and make me want to keep getting better at it. Just like instrumental music. Screw the stupid singing and show me what you can do. I guess I'm different from most people. :-)