greenpenguino said:

twooffour said:

Moth3r said:

... 1990s sci-fi film, heavily laden with CGI special effects but enjoyable and entertaining nonetheless.

See also Independence Day (1996), Starship Troopers (1997) and Men in Black (1997).

Discuss.

Nah.

Independence Day is cheesy and stereotypical, but a giant pile of silly fun. It's got Willi Schmidt, Jeff Nerdbloom and a wacky Jew with a beard, for Christ's sake.

Men in Black... WHAT? You troll (and forum administrator).

You should add that 'Lost in Space' Remake to the heavily laden cgi list

*mutters* Although I do like that film more than TPM *mutters*

Ask someone to name a sci-fi film of the nineties that is heavily laden with CGI effects, and I suspect that very few would remember name Lost in Space.

And Men in Black is no less a giant pile of silly fun as Independence Day or The Phantom Menace.

Consider also Terminator 2. The original Terminator film was, in my opinion, a classic, even with it's low budget special effects and mono sound mix. The big-budget sequel doesn't particularly gel with the original (in my opinion - I know many would disagree). It is nonetheless a pretty decent sci-fi flick which is great fun to watch on its own merits, if you are able to temporarily forget that there was another - superior - film that preceded it.

I feel the same way about TPM.