I was thinking about an alternate reality where practical effects in movies kept advancing and cgi never took over , and that got me wondering , what was the last great movie that would be considered the pinnacle of practical effects ?
Return of the Jedi is pretty great. Total Recall?
Star Trek Generations has that awesome crash.
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Independence Day relied pretty heavily on practical effects.
I forgot Generations still used models. Digital compositing and some CGI was still used then, though. I was thinking we were going for movies that relied solely on practical effects. I know Total Recall used CGI too, but that was only for one sequence.
Oh, The Fly should be mentioned.
Christopher Nolan still uses quite a few practical effects in his movies.
The Dark Knight Trilogy and Interstellar used quite a few large miniatures. Heck, the new Star Wars films all make pretty heavy use of practical creature effects. CGI is almost certainly used as a crutch too often, but practical effects aren’t dead yet.
As for the last GREAT practical effects film? I just don’t know. Based on the examples above, I think they’re still making them!
Interstellar.
Interstellar.
Great film, can’t believe it wasn’t mentioned first.
I agree, practical effects are not dead, they never were. In fact, I think we’re seeing a new renaissance of practical effects, as the limits of CGI are better understood.
oh wow i need to rewatch interstellar now. i thought it was mostly cgi! granted, i didn’t pay much attention to it at the time because… well it’s not something i used to notice, that’s all. but holy moly, nolan might just be my favorite director.
I just came across this…https://screenrant.com/modern-movie-special-effects-no-cgi/ How could I forget Fury Road ?! It is one of my all time faves .
oh wow i need to rewatch interstellar now. i thought it was mostly cgi! granted, i didn’t pay much attention to it at the time because… well it’s not something i used to notice, that’s all. but holy moly, nolan might just be my favorite director.
I think he even used real time on-set projection out of the spacecraft windows in lieu of green screen.
intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
Maybe your friend needs to friend rebalance his sound system.
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intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
Maybe your friend needs to friend rebalance his sound system.
yeah, from what i remember Interstellar’s sound mix is superb.
intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
Maybe your friend needs to friend rebalance his sound system.
yeah, from what i remember Interstellar’s sound mix is superb.
he didn’t have a sound system at the time, just an old crt.
If you’re talking all-practical, I would probably say Joe Dante’s Innerspace (1987). Haven’t seen it in ages so I wouldn’t know well they stand up in blu-ray.
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intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
Maybe your friend needs to friend rebalance his sound system.
yeah, from what i remember Interstellar’s sound mix is superb.
he didn’t have a sound system at the time, just an old crt.
I don’t know a lot about downmixing. But I suspect that a stereo CRT could make a DTS surround track sound like shit.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
intersteller really needs a fan audio touch up or something, I tried to watch it at a friends house, and the dialog was inaudible, and the sound effects were enough to require earplugs!
Maybe your friend needs to friend rebalance his sound system.
yeah, from what i remember Interstellar’s sound mix is superb.
he didn’t have a sound system at the time, just an old crt.
I don’t know a lot about downmixing. But I suspect that a stereo CRT could make a DTS surround track sound like shit.
plausible, ill have to rent it sometime and see.
How much of “Shape of Water” was practical?
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How much of “Shape of Water” was practical?
From what I’ve heard of the story, none of it. 😛
I’d say quite a bit?
Where were you in '77?
wow , that guy looks like a cross between Abe Sapien from Hellboy and The Creature From The Black Lagoon with a masquerade ball mask .I have not seen Shape of Water yet , but I hear it is good.
I saw it on a cross-Atlantic flight. It wasn’t the artsy film I was expecting, but a campy “fun” flick set about 50 years ago. The similarity to “Creature from the Black Lagoon” is so obvious that it looks intentional. The best aspects of the film are the sets and the overall “look”, which are awesome, and the “villain” who pretty much steals every scene. I’m surprised that it won best film, because it’s not great. But it refreshing to see that it is possible for a light campy flick to win.
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Well, if a horror flick in disguise like Silence Of The Lambs can win best picture, anything is possible. 😉
I’ve heard jokes that TSOW is actually a Hellboy prequel/Abe Sapien origin story.
Where were you in '77?
I saw it on a cross-Atlantic flight. It wasn’t the artsy film I was expecting, but a campy “fun” flick set about 50 years ago. The similarity to “Creature from the Black Lagoon” is so obvious that it looks intentional. The best aspects of the film are the sets and the overall “look”, which are awesome, and the “villain” who pretty much steals every scene. I’m surprised that it won best film, because it’s not great. But it refreshing to see that it is possible for a light campy flick to win.
I don’t think I’d consider it “light” or “fun.” Or even “campy.”