Direct quote 1999
“One thing I don't like about the game industry right now, is the clumsy addition of CG movies, without any sense of cinema. To the trained eye, it looks so amateurish.”
What it documents
Kojima said in 1999 that one thing he disliked about the game industry was the clumsy addition of CG movies without any sense of cinema, and that to the trained eye they look amateurish.
Source
shmuplations.com; Matsuno × Kojima conversation (1999), unofficial English translation. View source ↗
“To the trained eye, it looks so amateurish. But Matsuno, your games don't feel that way to me.”