Continuing on the topic of whether CGI is lowering the quality of movies, I found this article published from the University of British Columbia through a Google Scholar search:
Fournier, Alain et al. "Common Illumination between Real and Computer Generated Scenes" 1992 via Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia
This article is a bit older (1992) but focuses on the blending of CGI elements with real footage to create more believable scenes. The age of the article is of interest, since it comes one year after Terminator 2 (the first film to have a fully CG character). The blending of real environments with CG elements is actually one of the preferred ways to composite a scene nowadays. The article does cite similar articles to its own research.
Abbott, Stacey "Final Frontiers: Computer-Generated Imagery and the Science Fiction Film" 2006 via Science Fiction Studies
The above article is published by a publication called Science Fiction Studies. The article makes note of a recent poll showing that 30 films out of the top 50 for best special effects were science fiction films. The article discusses the link between sci-fi and SFX, discussing how CGI may be needed to convey imaginary worlds that don't exist.
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