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Originally posted by: Obi-wonton
Well put brother. That's exactly what I am talking about. Actually I think the arena scene in ATOC could've been done more in reality...Gladiator did not look cartoony and they did a huge arena with some CG and models and real locations. Aliens I had mentioned before as well with awesome models/modest effects that worked. Troy looked cool with all of the ships sailing towards Troy despite being CG. CG can improve a scene if not done beyond looking somewhat realistic and knowing the boundries of the present technology. Good post and interesting though, windexed.
I never saw the actual Troy movie, but when my friends and I saw all of the CGI boats in the trailer, we laughed out loud in the theaters. Your other examples are good ones in using special effects, but I don't think that particular part in Troy was good use of CG.