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Older movies that relied on props instead of CGI
Posted on 2/21/15 at 9:55 am
Posted on 2/21/15 at 9:55 am
I'm watching The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Love this movie. Maybe I'm biased because I love Connery. But they don't use a lot of smoke and mirrors in it. Like Mr. Hyde's body suit. It gives a better feel to the movie IMO.
Then it has me thinking of Jaws and how they used a prop shark. And Jurassic Park with the prop dinosaurs. Granted those are both Spielberg, but you get the point.
I'm 24 and grew up watching the movies where the crews had to actually create these monsters and what not with their hands. I appreciate them more.
Just thought of another one, Tremors
.
I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this.
Then it has me thinking of Jaws and how they used a prop shark. And Jurassic Park with the prop dinosaurs. Granted those are both Spielberg, but you get the point.
I'm 24 and grew up watching the movies where the crews had to actually create these monsters and what not with their hands. I appreciate them more.
Just thought of another one, Tremors
. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this.
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 9:56 am
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Posted on 2/21/15 at 10:02 am to dualed
If done right animanotronics always look better than CGI.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 10:06 am to dualed
I'm a huge fan of the horror movie with hand made monsters. Even when you can see that the creature from the black lagoon is wearing an ill fitting suit its still better than CGI IMHO. Not everyone will agree and that's fine.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 10:25 am to dualed
Practical effects are always better than CGI
Posted on 2/21/15 at 10:26 am to dualed
Well done practical effects almost always look better than cgi. I liked when they still used matte paintings for backgrounds too.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 10:41 am to Brosef Stalin
Matte paintings have become a lost art.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 11:55 am to ipodking
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Practical effects are always better than CGI
Posted on 2/21/15 at 12:00 pm to dualed
I know exactly what you're saying but I think they've gotten much better with the CGI over the years.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 12:26 pm to constant cough
Compare John Carpenter's The Thing with the steaming turd prequel that came out a few years ago. One is legit scary with practical FX. The other is a cgi shitfest.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 1:02 pm to timbo
JP was a great mix of both and really paved the way for the future, but the T-Rex scenes with the animatronic are ridiculously fantastic.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 1:03 pm to constant cough
I agree that CGI has gotten better, but I still appreciate the movies that don't rely heavily upon it like today's movies do.
Some others that are worth mentioning:
Aliens
Gremlins
Starship Troopers
Labyrinth
Terminator 2
Some others that are worth mentioning:
Aliens
Gremlins
Starship Troopers
Labyrinth
Terminator 2
Posted on 2/21/15 at 1:12 pm to timbo
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Compare John Carpenter's The Thing with the steaming turd prequel that came out a few years ago. One is legit scary with practical FX. The other is a cgi shitfest.
What makes it worse is The Thing prequel was filmed with tons of practical effects done by ADI but the studio took most of them out and replaced them with CGI
Here is a video showing a lot of the cool practical effect they used LINK
Posted on 2/21/15 at 1:38 pm to constant cough
Yep, CGI has come a looong way. Those Star Wars prequels were absolutely terrible to look at. Hurt-your-eyes bad.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:00 pm to dualed
The Thing is the ultimate use of props imo
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:17 pm to ManBearTiger
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The Thing is the ultimate use of props imo
Looked ahead of it's time. Totally agree.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 2:40 pm to JuiceTerry
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Yep, CGI has come a looong way. Those Star Wars prequels were absolutely terrible to look at. Hurt-your-eyes bad.
Which makes 2001 all the more impressive. Still looks amazing today.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 3:11 pm to dualed
Bladerunner is probably the finest "in camera" special effects film in history.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 3:18 pm to constant cough
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I know exactly what you're saying but I think they've gotten much better with the CGI over the years.
To me CGI always looks like CGI, no matter what.
I alway prefer practical effects.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 3:19 pm to constant cough
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You should check out FX.
I love this movie.
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