Computer graphics have come a long, long, long way.

(Even Bruno is astounded by how realistic he looks)

If you have a pretty fast connection, you should check out these video clips from Softimage. Using an app called Face Robot you can do some REALLY impressive facial animation. You can really get a feel for the character's personality not just from how they look, but how they act and express themselves; and judging from this video, this is no guy you wanna piss-off at a bar... and if you DID get manage to get a punch in, it's likely to hurt your fist more than his face.

Expect to see some really wild stuff in the next couple of years. Actors won't have to diet or even shave any more. They'll just throw on some sweats, have their drivers drop them off at the recording studio; THEN let the animation studio worker bees take care of the rest.