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Post #173947

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JarHead413
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Lucas and CGI in the Prequels
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Date created
28-Jan-2006, 5:25 PM
I'm glad I was an impressionable child at the time I saw Jurassic Park. 6 years old and I totally believed they found dinosaurs somewhere. It was just that incredible. Kinda changed my life in a way.

But because I basically watch that movie once a week these days starting a year or so ago (long story....and weird but...whatever) and am currently in school for film i've started to notice things tho I still say that JP has the best CG ever in a movie.

The brachiosaurus in the day shot on the island still looks incredibly good IMO. I mean, you can look close and see some things wrong but you can't point out shot after shot of poorly done CG upon casual veiwing like in parts of the PT.

Now granted it was in rain, at night, the T-Rex scenes with the cars (both the tour and chase) was absolutely hands down perfect. You can pause thos scens and study them all you want and depending on how badly you really want to see a fault, you'll come out with the same thought. When he walks in front of the car with the headlights and everything, you don't have to suspend belief....because you almost can't.

The Gallimimus chase was gorgeous. Now granted they were running at full speed and zooming past the camera, you almost can't help but think they share the same space as the actors. Unlike for example the arena battle in AOTC. I think even the grass movs by the feet, which I wouldn't have even expected in 92/93.

There wasn't much CG raptor in JP and the daylight shots of the T-Rex look almost as good as the Rex's in King Kong (best CG of the year).

So, for it being 1993....and it being the first shot of a CG dino in the movie...the filmakers were being pretty bold with the brachio shot and came outt still better than many shots of the present.

Conclusion.....JP = damn near best movie ever....in so many ways.