Quoted from PinballRulez:I think to most people it looks great. People with 'the eye' may not like it or think it could have been done better.
In the end it is the total package that must do the job. For me playfield layout, rules, gameplay and lastability are far more important then art. I want to play my pin, not look at it the whole day
To me the total package is the important thing as well, but in my opinion each part of the package has to be well done for the game to be great. Though I would prefer a more "hand drawn" look to the artwork, it looks good enough to me to not detract from the potential of the game.
As a point of reference. To me, the playfield art on LOTR is also good enough to not detract from the game. The plastics are another story though.