I know what you guys mean about having low level lucidity, and everything being unclear/uncontrollable. Some dreams are just like that for me, but sometimes i attain lucidity in a very clear dream and everything seems more "controllable". I guess it has to do with how you are induced into a LD. Try some different techniques to see which give more clearity (WBTB, WILD, etc). I also heard caffeine helps with conciousness/awareness, maybe that might help.