Rohan Morbey has a review of Side by SIde posted on Flickering Myth. The author is quite frank in expressing his/her opinion and one in particular stood out:
My opinion from watching Side by Side is that these great filmmakers are now manufacturing their movies within an inch of the film’s life, as is shown in the section where we see the advancements in colour timing. So much attention is put on post-production fixing that the visuals are now unrecognisable to what was actually filmed. It begs the question why even film a real tree any more if the tree’s real leaves aren’t the right colour.
In closing he/she makes the valid point that some seem to overlook:
The quality of a movie still remains in the talent of the filmmaker, regardless of the format. A movie can be shot on film and be total garbage like A Good Day to Die Hard or a film can be shot digitally and look exemplary like Skyfall. The reasons why these two recent big-budget films are poles apart isn’t to do with the camera they used, but in the quality of writing, directing, and storytelling.
The article is here.
Note: The name Rohan can be used for either gender.