I just watched Back to the Future 2. I found ILM's optical effects work in that movie to be far, far more impressive, believable and seamless than their recent digital work. These days, anyone can do CGI and we've all pointed out how easily it can be spotted, but BTTF2 is something else. Sure, you can catch the odd effect here and there, but does it detract? No. It pulls you into the movie. Seeing a real delorean lowered into a real set on wires or hydrolics is far better then seeing a CGI delorean. And to any detractors of model work out there: The model work in BTTF2 is bloody amazing. That shot where the delorean flies out of the sky, it's wheels return to their standard driving position, the car lands, drives down the street into a driveway and the dog gets out, all in one continuous shot: Fantastic.
I just watched Back to the Future 2. I found ILM's optical effects work in that movie to be far, far more impressive, believable and seamless than their recent digital work. These days, anyone can do CGI and we've all pointed out how easily it can be spotted, but BTTF2 is something else. Sure, you can catch the odd effect here and there, but does it detract? No. It pulls you into the movie. Seeing a real delorean lowered into a real set on wires or hydrolics is far better then seeing a CGI delorean. And to any detractors of model work out there: The model work in BTTF2 is bloody amazing. That shot where the delorean flies out of the sky, it's wheels return to their standard driving position, the car lands, drives down the street into a driveway and the dog gets out, all in one continuous shot: Fantastic.