Movie with Groundbreaking Special Effects...?

[ScarredLungs]

What movie has provided the most groundbreaking special effects in Hollywood? Many people will say Star Wars (The orignal ones). The effects in those movies were amazing at the time.
The Matirx is also referenced for obivious reasons. Other movies that I've heard people mention are
Speed Racer (Mixing CGI and real life in a whole new way)
Terminator 2 (Liquid Metal Villain)
Lord of the Rings (Creation of Gollum)
Jurassic Park (The Dinosaurs)
Toy Story (100% CGI Effects)

What are you thoughts on what movie has had special effects that were the most groundbreaking or had the biggest influence on Hollywood movies?

[mikejet]

The Abyss

[P@t_Mtl]

Willow with the morphing character effect, I believe this was the first time used in a movie?

[kiskiboy97]

The Last Starfighter.

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by kiskiboy97

The Last Starfighter.

LOL! for its time...wow, I watched this like 3 months ago..it hasn't aged well, I still love it, though...

[kdn1221]

Polar Express - using motion capture performances from live actors (mostly Tom Hanks in this case) to drive the movement and emotions of the animated characters on screen.

[BluLobsta]

Yup, "300" has a pretty cool blend of CGI and live action too...

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by cvm

What movie has provided the most groundbreaking special effects in Hollywood? Many people will say Star Wars (The orignal ones). The effects in those movies were amazing at the time.
The Matirx is also referenced for obivious reasons. Other movies that I've heard people mention are
Speed Racer (Mixing CGI and real life in a whole new way)
Terminator 2 (Liquid Metal Villain)
Lord of the Rings (Creation of Gollum)
Jurassic Park (The Dinosaurs)
Toy Story (100% CGI Effects)

What are you thoughts on what movie has had special effects that were the most groundbreaking or had the biggest influence on Hollywood movies?

Did you know that for Terminator 2, the most expensive part of that movie was the big explosion in that building. interesting huh...

[Crim122]

10,000 BC

But in all seriousness I thought the T-Rex in JP was very groundbreaking

[coolmilo]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button <<< think about it.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Tron
CE3K
King Kong(original)

[Another_Dude]

- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

- Star Trek II

[FRAK]

Originally Posted by mikejet

The Abyss

Ah! That's in my 5 all-time favorite movies! (The director's cut, that is.) When are we gonna see that bad boy on BD?!?! And, yes, the "water tentacle" scene pushed CG forward.

In regards to groundbreaking FX, wasn't "The Young Sherlock Homes" back in the mid-80's the first movie to have a CG character in it?

[SquidPuppet]

Twister

[SquidPuppet]

Metropolis 1927 Started it all

Wizard of Oz ....C'mon now...you know its true

[Biged917]

The morphing from human to werewolf in An American Werewolf in London. Still the best I have ever seen for its time.

[FRAK]

Originally Posted by Biged917

The morphing from human to werewolf in An American Werewolf in London. Still the best I have ever seen for its time.

I agree. Shot IN FULL LIGHT on the set. No room for errors. Plus, it's way better looking than most CG stuff.

[Pirate King]

+1 For Tron
+1 For the original King Kong
+1 For Star Wars
+1 For Toy Story

Also........ 2001

[Col. Zombie]

I'll never forget, the first time I saw Jurassic Park was the first time I ever saw a real live dinosaur.

[kpkelley]

The Blood of a Poet