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Shhhh, if that gets around he'll never buttle again.
There is no one today worth buttling for.
Shhhh, if that gets around he'll never buttle again.
Not a one out of 7 billion?There is no one today worth buttling for.
I would, but all my money is tied up in motorcycle futures!Go buy one dude.
I agree with you; I much prefer practical effects over CGI. That said, I've seen my fair share of poorly done practical effects over the years as well. In a discussion about practical vs CG effects on another forum, one of the members made this comment about CGI: "It still looks fake, it just looks fake in a way we're not used to yet." And I think he was right.modern action movies use too much CGI for special effects, I prefer the old school special effects when they actually made props and used real locations
these days all the movies are like watching a kids video game, like the last Planet of the Apes movie, all the stunts were modern CGI and looked like a cartoon
I dont want to pay to go to a movie to watch a bunch of phoney looking CGI, even the explosions are fake and look just like a cheap video game.
Not a one out of 7 billion?
I would, but all my money is tied up in motorcycle futures!
I agree with you; I much prefer practical effects over CGI. That said, I've seen my fair share of poorly done practical effects over the years as well. In a discussion about practical vs CG effects on another forum, one of the members made this comment about CGI: "It still looks fake, it just looks fake in a way we're not used to yet." And I think he was right.
I agree with you; I much prefer practical effects over CGI. That said, I've seen my fair share of poorly done practical effects over the years as well. In a discussion about practical vs CG effects on another forum, one of the members made this comment about CGI: "It still looks fake, it just looks fake in a way we're not used to yet." And I think he was right.
Here's my theory on that. We've never actually seen dinosaurs in real life, so it's easier to "sell" that imagery as being realistic. But when they use CGI to replicate humans, animals, cars, aircraft, etc., i.e. things that we see in everyday life, it's much more difficult to "sell" them because everyone has a real-life frame of reference to compare those images to, and our brains immediately recognize movements and proportions that don't ring true....Although, my husband and I just watched the Jurassic Park movies, and the CGI was pretty well done in that movie for the dinosaurs- at least as good as some of today's CGI- and that was 20 years ago...
I think one of the worst CGI movies was the new 'Planet of the Apes' which has been repeatedly shown on TV. Just so gawd awful that I couldn't even come close to making it through the whole thing. The special affects of the monkey's action and swinging movements are so terrible that it made me immediately change channels.
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Here's my theory on that. We've never actually seen dinosaurs in real life, so it's easier to "sell" that imagery as being realistic. But when they use CGI to replicate humans, animals, cars, aircraft, etc., i.e. things that we see in everyday life, it's much more difficult to "sell" them because everyone has a real-life frame of reference to compare those images to, and our brains immediately recognize movements and proportions that don't ring true.
I never once believed Caesar or any of the other apes in Rise of the Planet of the Apes were living breathing creatures, but then I never believed Cornelius, Zira, or any of the ape characters in the original Planet of the Apes movies from the late-60s and early-70s were actually apes either; sometimes it all boils down to how much you're willing to suspend disbelief. With Rise of the Planet of the Apes I found it engaging enough to be able to accept the fact that Caesar didn't look real, put it aside fairly quickly, and get on with watching the movie. [huh]I think one of the worst CGI movies was the new 'Planet of the Apes' which has been repeatedly shown on TV. Just so gawd awful that I couldn't even come close to making it through the whole thing. The special affects of the monkey's action and swinging movements are so terrible that it made me immediately change channels.
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I haven't seen that one yet. Was it any good?Spammers.
This is why certain films stand the test of time... look at a film like Bladerunner. Still a spectacular movie. The opening sequence when they are flying over the city is still as dramatic and realistic looking as it was decades ago.
Blade Runner is a MASTERPIECE!