I'd love to see more major blockbusters done this way

The performance capture style.

The sort of 'hyper-reality' look where they are going for realism but still allow the film to have it's own sort of visual style.

I mean, I imagine that to make the movie as a live action film, virtually frame for frame with no compromise from what it is now, that it would have cost quite a bit more then the $150 million it took to make this film.

I mean, all of the locations, the creature effects, the fact that it is a period piece so all of the sets/costumes/production dsign would have to be manufactured. The various action set pieces.

I imagine that for the biggest of the big blockbusters that this would be a somewhat cheaper alternative.

Plus, it's just a cool look visually...it allows you to sort of stay in the realm of reality while stylistically bending the rules in some places.

A Clash of the Titans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmBSnt1oHuE