Tobar said:

DominicCobb said:

The Last Starfighter (1984) - Pretty fun Star Wars knock-off. Special effects aren't very good at all, but they're an interesting novelty. B

The special effects were revolutionary. It was the first time a film attempted realism with CG (TRON doesn't really count). Doesn't hold up in the least but its place in cinematic history should be acknowledged.

Yeah, I understand that. By "novelty" I meant it's interesting to consider their place in film history. Still, I've seen shitty CGI before and, revolutionary or not, the CG in that movie was the shittiest. They could have used practical effects but they didn't because CG was, I guess, cheaper.