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C3PX
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Indiana Jones IV
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13-Feb-2007, 9:25 AM
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Remember, his collaboration with ILM brought us the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park which at the time were totally believable.



It is my belief that films should not be made for "at the time" but that they should be able to stand the test of time and be viewable for generations to come. "At the time" does not cut it. Models look real for all times (with some exceptions of course). However I still enjoy Jurassic Park and find the CG very fitting in that film. Jurassic Park used just the correct amount of CG, and was very cautious with it. After all it was one of the pioneers of CG film making. The texture of the dinosaurs look fantastic. I think that movie is a perfect example of how to use CG. Take a look and the 1997 incarnation of "A New Hope" the Jawa's Ronto (sp?) seems like it should be on par with Jurassic's dinosaurs, but instead it is very cartoony and even blurry. Cassidy, what you said it very true about Lucas relying on CG to tell the story, and Spielberg using story to to work the CG. You have to wonder what a great film George would have come up with had he been the one to direct Jurassic Park. My personal favorite scene would have been when Dr. Grant meets a genetically engineered talking dinosaur who shows him around the island, unfortunately for poor Dr. Grant, this talking dinosaur is very clumsy and he wishes he had never met him.