Whoa! SFX scenes in films - Blu-ray Forum

blu-mood · 07-23-2009, 06:30 PM

I was recalling some of the more unforgettable, can't-believe-I-just-saw-that special effects scenes in movies (when I first saw them). Here are some of my top ones:

-Pretty much every effect on the T-1000 in Terminator 2
-When Trinity rises in the air to fight the cops at the beginning of The Matrix (and most everything else, bullet time, etc. thereafter)
-The beginning of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring when Sauron comes out in his armor during the battle, swings his weapon, and sends men flying.
-The Battle of Pelennor Fields in LOTR: The Return of the King, when the enemies first came out riding the elephant-like creatures (and when Legolas climbs up one of them to bring it down).
-Nightcrawler attacking the President at the beginning of X2: X-Men United.
-King Kong vs. T-Rexes in Peter Jackson's version.

What are some of yours?

GLaDOS · 07-23-2009, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-mood

I was recalling some of the more unforgettable, can't-believe-I-just-saw-that special effects scenes in movies (when I first saw them). Here are some of my top ones:

-Pretty much every effect on the T-1000 in Terminator 2
-When Trinity rises in the air to fight the cops at the beginning of The Matrix (and most everything else, bullet time, etc. thereafter)
-The beginning of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring when Sauron comes out in his armor during the battle, swings his weapon, and sends men flying.
-The Battle of Pelennor Fields in LOTR: The Return of the King, when the enemies first came out riding the elephant-like creatures (and when Legolas climbs up one of them to bring it down).
-Nightcrawler attacking the President at the beginning of X2: X-Men United.
-King Kong vs. T-Rexes in Peter Jackson's version.

What are some of yours?

Same thing as you have.

steve_dave · 07-23-2009, 06:36 PM

I'm going old school...

The Liam Neeson and Darryl Hannah ghosts in High Spirits.

The penny trick in Ghost.

The heart removal scene in Temple of Doom.

The evil queen's headless body walking around in Return to Oz (still gives me the heebie jeebies when I see this).

mikejet · 07-23-2009, 06:40 PM

The water creature in Abyss. In 70mm.

Neil_Luv's_BLU · 07-23-2009, 06:42 PM

Put me down for (and bare with me it is a very recent one) Narada tearing the shit out of the Kelvin in Star Trek!

blu-mood · 07-23-2009, 06:43 PM

Can't believe I forgot The Abyss and Temple of Doom, or Raiders, for that matter (smacks forehead). I'll see if I can dig up those scenes from Ghost and Return to Oz online to see for myself.

retablo · 07-23-2009, 06:49 PM

King Kong (in the 1933 original)
Pretty much any Harryhausen (particularly Sinbad and Jason & the Argonauts)
T-Rex (the first Jurassic Park)

Dubstar · 07-23-2009, 06:54 PM

tidal wave/boat roll/stunt work - 'The Poseidon Adventure'

SonOfArathorn · 07-23-2009, 07:15 PM

Duel between Anakin and Obi Wan in Revenge of the Sith was pretty damn wow...

Also The entire Pelennor Fields sequence in ROTK.

GIHAADWARTS · 07-23-2009, 07:29 PM

Cooooome on now, how could you guys not mention:

Spoiler

[Show spoiler]

My jaw drapped

, now that is the what I came to see!

Another_Dude · 07-23-2009, 07:37 PM

[Show spoiler]

in Knowing.

DarkDune · 07-23-2009, 07:46 PM

My brother worked in Editorial on Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within for quite a number of years. One day I visited the Square office in downtown Honolulu, and he screened the scene when Aki Ross rises (i.e. floats) up from her chair to look at the world through a window. It was AMAZING! At that time...creating realistic looking CGI people was SO new...it blew me away!

Too bad the film wasn't well-received, but at least Aki Ross later showed up in Anamatrix! The Wachowski brothers were obviously impressed with the film too

BTobin · 07-23-2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-mood

I was recalling some of the more unforgettable, can't-believe-I-just-saw-that special effects scenes in movies (when I first saw them). Here are some of my top ones:

-Pretty much every effect on the T-1000 in Terminator 2
-When Trinity rises in the air to fight the cops at the beginning of The Matrix (and most everything else, bullet time, etc. thereafter)
-The beginning of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring when Sauron comes out in his armor during the battle, swings his weapon, and sends men flying.
-The Battle of Pelennor Fields in LOTR: The Return of the King, when the enemies first came out riding the elephant-like creatures (and when Legolas climbs up one of them to bring it down).
-Nightcrawler attacking the President at the beginning of X2: X-Men United.
-King Kong vs. T-Rexes in Peter Jackson's version.
What are some of yours?

I agree with LOTR, King Kong, and Nightcrawler sequences...I would add
1)Minas Tirith in the return of the king
2) Transformers transformations
3) some of the effects in Stardust
4) (when I was younger) Ray Harryhousen's stuff
5) the golden army in Hellboy II

blu-mood · 07-23-2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIHAADWARTS

Cooooome on now, how could you guys not mention:

Spoiler

OPTIMUS PRIME vs the 3 Decepticons in the woods. "I'll take on all 3 of you"

My jaw drapped

, now that is the what I came to see!

For me, it wasn't anything that blew me away like the other stuff did, either because the action had been done before in the first Transformers movie, or because I didn't feel it was anything out of the ordinary.

I forgot to mention the first reveal of Harvey Dent as Two-Face in The Dark Knight- yes, I'd seen similar EFX before, but I distinctly remember cheering in my head, "Yes! They nailed his look exactly!"

GIHAADWARTS · 07-23-2009, 08:04 PM

Another was in Knowing "the first big special F/X shot" and i do mean BIG...... filled up the whole screen....

everyone in the theater was like WTF

hardcorefrokid · 07-23-2009, 08:17 PM

Transformers 2. FX were insane!

Al_The_Strange · 07-23-2009, 08:27 PM

I've always been mesmerized by special effects. Some of the ones that really blew me away would be:

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"...pretty much the whole movie.
"Transformers," most of the movie, especially the highway chase and the battle in the city.
"Knowing," the accident scenes, and then the ending.
Any battle scene in "Lord of the Rings." I got chills when I saw the elephants stomping through the battle of Minas Tirith.
"The Matrix Revolutions," the battle of Zion, and the final battle between Neo and Smith (the slow-motion punch scene still impresses me!)
"The Matrix Reloaded," the 100-man burly brawl.
"The Matrix," bullet-time!
"Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith," the opening battle of Coruscant
"Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones," the asteroid chase scene and the clone war battle later on.
"Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace," the pod-racing scene.
"Independence Day," when it first came out, all of the battle scenes really blew me away.

...what can I say, battle scenes really impress me.

I've also been really impressed by all of the CGI-animated films. All of the Pixar films are really impressive. Both of the "Final Fantasy" movies are great. I just watched "Dragon Hunters," and it has some great graphics in it too.

khan1670 · 07-23-2009, 08:53 PM

The Alien Queen

Old school in ALIENS
New school in AVP

STARSCREAM · 07-23-2009, 08:54 PM

Jurassic Park dinosaurs. Was blown away when that movie came out and the fx still holds up and looks better than most stuff today.

kolibri · 07-23-2009, 09:03 PM

The city scapes in Blade Runner...still looks amazing to this day.

07-23-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
blu-mood Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ridgewood, NJ 4K collection:121 Blu-ray collection:390 Trading Score:7	Whoa! SFX scenes in films I was recalling some of the more unforgettable, can't-believe-I-just-saw-that special effects scenes in movies (when I first saw them). Here are some of my top ones: -Pretty much every effect on the T-1000 in Terminator 2 -When Trinity rises in the air to fight the cops at the beginning of The Matrix (and most everything else, bullet time, etc. thereafter) -The beginning of LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring when Sauron comes out in his armor during the battle, swings his weapon, and sends men flying. -The Battle of Pelennor Fields in LOTR: The Return of the King, when the enemies first came out riding the elephant-like creatures (and when Legolas climbs up one of them to bring it down). -Nightcrawler attacking the President at the beginning of X2: X-Men United. -King Kong vs. T-Rexes in Peter Jackson's version. What are some of yours?

07-23-2009, 06:42 PM	#5
Neil_Luv's_BLU Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Berkshire, England Blu-ray collection:149	Put me down for (and bare with me it is a very recent one) Narada tearing the shit out of the Kelvin in Star Trek! Last edited by Neil_Luv's_BLU; 07-23-2009 at 06:48 PM.

07-23-2009, 07:29 PM	#10
GIHAADWARTS Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Hollywood, FL Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:729 MA collection:2 Digital collection:38 iTunes collection:9 Trading Score:41	Cooooome on now, how could you guys not mention: Spoiler [Show spoiler] My jaw drapped , now that is the what I came to see! Last edited by GIHAADWARTS; 07-27-2009 at 05:29 PM.

07-23-2009, 07:37 PM	#11
Another_Dude Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:8	[Show spoiler] The plane crash and subway crash in Knowing.

07-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#12
DarkDune Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:164 Blu-ray collection:280 Blu-ray reviews: 7	Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within... My brother worked in Editorial on Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within for quite a number of years. One day I visited the Square office in downtown Honolulu, and he screened the scene when Aki Ross rises (i.e. floats) up from her chair to look at the world through a window. It was AMAZING! At that time...creating realistic looking CGI people was SO new...it blew me away! Too bad the film wasn't well-received, but at least Aki Ross later showed up in Anamatrix! The Wachowski brothers were obviously impressed with the film too

07-23-2009, 06:36 PM	#3
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	I'm going old school... The Liam Neeson and Darryl Hannah ghosts in High Spirits. The penny trick in Ghost. The heart removal scene in Temple of Doom. The evil queen's headless body walking around in Return to Oz (still gives me the heebie jeebies when I see this).

07-23-2009, 06:40 PM	#4
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	The water creature in Abyss. In 70mm.

07-23-2009, 06:43 PM	#6
blu-mood Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Ridgewood, NJ 4K collection:121 Blu-ray collection:390 Trading Score:7	Can't believe I forgot The Abyss and Temple of Doom, or Raiders, for that matter (smacks forehead). I'll see if I can dig up those scenes from Ghost and Return to Oz online to see for myself.

07-23-2009, 06:49 PM	#7
retablo Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hollywood Blu-ray collection:1307 Trading Score:1	King Kong (in the 1933 original) Pretty much any Harryhausen (particularly Sinbad and Jason & the Argonauts) T-Rex (the first Jurassic Park)

07-23-2009, 06:54 PM	#8
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	tidal wave/boat roll/stunt work - 'The Poseidon Adventure'

07-23-2009, 07:15 PM	#9
SonOfArathorn Power Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:549 Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	Duel between Anakin and Obi Wan in Revenge of the Sith was pretty damn wow... Also The entire Pelennor Fields sequence in ROTK.

07-23-2009, 08:04 PM	#15
GIHAADWARTS Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Hollywood, FL Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:729 MA collection:2 Digital collection:38 iTunes collection:9 Trading Score:41	Another was in Knowing "the first big special F/X shot" and i do mean BIG...... filled up the whole screen.... everyone in the theater was like WTF

07-23-2009, 08:17 PM	#16
hardcorefrokid Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Southern California Blu-ray collection:97 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Transformers 2. FX were insane!

07-23-2009, 08:27 PM	#17
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1123 Blu-ray collection:4947 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1008 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	I've always been mesmerized by special effects. Some of the ones that really blew me away would be: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"...pretty much the whole movie. "Transformers," most of the movie, especially the highway chase and the battle in the city. "Knowing," the accident scenes, and then the ending. Any battle scene in "Lord of the Rings." I got chills when I saw the elephants stomping through the battle of Minas Tirith. "The Matrix Revolutions," the battle of Zion, and the final battle between Neo and Smith (the slow-motion punch scene still impresses me!) "The Matrix Reloaded," the 100-man burly brawl. "The Matrix," bullet-time! "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith," the opening battle of Coruscant "Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones," the asteroid chase scene and the clone war battle later on. "Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace," the pod-racing scene. "Independence Day," when it first came out, all of the battle scenes really blew me away. ...what can I say, battle scenes really impress me. I've also been really impressed by all of the CGI-animated films. All of the Pixar films are really impressive. Both of the "Final Fantasy" movies are great. I just watched "Dragon Hunters," and it has some great graphics in it too.

07-23-2009, 08:53 PM	#18
khan1670 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Toronto, Canada Blu-ray collection:155 DVD collection:82	The Alien Queen Old school in ALIENS New school in AVP

07-23-2009, 08:54 PM	#19
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	Jurassic Park dinosaurs. Was blown away when that movie came out and the fx still holds up and looks better than most stuff today. Last edited by STARSCREAM; 07-23-2009 at 09:09 PM.

07-23-2009, 09:03 PM	#20
kolibri Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Somewhere near Arkham Asylum Blu-ray collection:134	The city scapes in Blade Runner...still looks amazing to this day.

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