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DarkDune · 07-23-2009, 09:07 PM

How they were able to reverse badges that were backwards in ANH!

They can do that theses days?!?!

SquidPuppet · 07-23-2009, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Another_Dude

[Show spoiler]

in Knowing.

I agree, the best (quality) effects I have seen to date.

Also, the Wooly Mammoths in 10,000 BC looked good.

Batman1980 · 07-23-2009, 09:13 PM

The first time that diplodocus thumped his foot in Jurassic Park...that may still be the most wow scene I've ever seen in a movie.

dolphinc · 07-23-2009, 09:17 PM

I would have to say LOTR. When Sauron lost his contact lens and the battle had to stop until he found it... Wow, that was epic...

CYMBOL · 07-23-2009, 09:18 PM

Gollum. When I heard this character was going to be CGI I cringed - can't believe they pulled it off.

Pretty much most of LOTR was amazing from a visual standpoint. Everything looked like it was from a painting.

DarkDune · 07-23-2009, 09:19 PM

Ah...yes...The launch of Apollo 13 in none other than Apollo 13!

I remember FEELING the rocket blasting off as if I were right there next to it, and that perfect line after from Fred Hayes' little girl:

"Mom that was loud."

The sound design in that film rocked!

surfdude12 · 07-23-2009, 09:20 PM

I think you've gotta throw in:

Day After Tomorrow : incredible wind/storm/weather effects, especially the tidal wave that hit NYC! and tornados in LA!

DarkDune · 07-23-2009, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfdude12

I think you've gotta throw in:

Day After Tomorrow : incredible wind/storm/weather effects, especially the tidal wave that hit NYC! and tornados in LA!

Surfdude12,

I would've thought your biggest Whoa! moment was when Rick Kane won the tournament in North Shore...

or am I "Living in a Dream"?

Kryptonic · 07-23-2009, 10:14 PM

One of the first that comes to mind is the opening shot of Star Wars. Still awesome to this day.

And the entire Hulk vs. the army in Ang Lee's Hulk was simply incredible.

SumSuperman · 07-23-2009, 10:23 PM

I thought the bridge destruction scene in War of the Worlds (2005) was awesome the first time I saw it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlwCnY71Oek

tommyboy81 · 07-23-2009, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve_dave

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).

Guess I'll go old school also. The 10 Commandments. The whole Red Sea scene. Makes you wonder how they did SFX back then

Kryptonic · 07-23-2009, 10:44 PM

A few more:

The helicopter rescue in Superman: The Movie and the airliner rescue in Superman Returns.

All of the makeup effects in The Thing.

Dr. Manhatten in Watchmen. Such an incredible creation.

Nightcrawler opening of X2. Great scene and a wonderfully realized effect.

The entirety of Speed Racer.

And I still find all of the dogfight sequences in Independence Day to be pretty awe-inspinring. Especially on BD. The amount of detail that went into those wide shots of the battles is incredible.

2010 features some wonderful model and optical shots filmed in 65MM.

Monkey · 07-23-2009, 11:08 PM

Captain Eo baby, haha jk

I'm a fan of the older FX (non CGI), like Jason and the Argonauts which simply look amazing!!

Using models like Star Wars, ID4 also is awesome.

Steve · 07-23-2009, 11:10 PM

Pretty much any scene from Transformers 1 and/or 2 that showed the robots transforming or fighting

The Alien in Alien

The Queen in Aliens

[Show spoiler]

in Knowing

Creatures/dinosaurs in King Kong and Jurassic Park

Hulk vs Abomination in The Incredible Hulk

The first time Iron Man donned the complete Mark II suit

Marcusarilius · 07-23-2009, 11:12 PM

30 Days of Night... when the deputy had his head cut off with an axe towards the end of the movie. Still can't figure it out.

Unless....

PH3AR · 07-23-2009, 11:19 PM

Devastator in Transformers 2!

Diesel · 07-23-2009, 11:29 PM

Transformers 1 and 2, yea basically anytime there was a robot doing anything on screen.

The Mark II suit in Iron Man the first time he puts it on.

The 18-wheeler flipping and hospital blowing up in The Dark Knight if we are including practical effects as well.

Any Michael Bay explosion ever

Davy Jones in Pirates 2 and 3

Arnold in Terminator Salvation

Monkey · 07-23-2009, 11:29 PM

Flight of the Navigator!
Tron
The Fly (arm wrestling scene)

Petra_Kalbrain · 07-23-2009, 11:44 PM

The only one that has really made my eyes pop in the last decade was...

the shovel smilie in My Bloody Valentine 3D.

Everything else has been impressive, but not really that mind-blowing.

Steve · 07-23-2009, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel

Arnold in Terminator Salvation

I totally forgot about that one. It was a

experience for me.

07-23-2009, 09:07 PM	#21
DarkDune Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:164 Blu-ray collection:280 Blu-ray reviews: 7	George Lucas! How they were able to reverse badges that were backwards in ANH! They can do that theses days?!?!

07-23-2009, 11:12 PM	#35
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	30 Days of Night... when the deputy had his head cut off with an axe towards the end of the movie. Still can't figure it out. Unless.... Last edited by Marcusarilius; 07-23-2009 at 11:15 PM.

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07-23-2009, 09:13 PM	#23
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	The first time that diplodocus thumped his foot in Jurassic Park...that may still be the most wow scene I've ever seen in a movie.

07-23-2009, 09:17 PM	#24
dolphinc Power Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Florida	I would have to say LOTR. When Sauron lost his contact lens and the battle had to stop until he found it... Wow, that was epic...

07-23-2009, 09:18 PM	#25
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	Gollum. When I heard this character was going to be CGI I cringed - can't believe they pulled it off. Pretty much most of LOTR was amazing from a visual standpoint. Everything looked like it was from a painting.

07-23-2009, 09:19 PM	#26
DarkDune Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:164 Blu-ray collection:280 Blu-ray reviews: 7	Ah...yes...The launch of Apollo 13 in none other than Apollo 13! I remember FEELING the rocket blasting off as if I were right there next to it, and that perfect line after from Fred Hayes' little girl: "Mom that was loud." The sound design in that film rocked!

07-23-2009, 09:20 PM	#27
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	I think you've gotta throw in: Day After Tomorrow : incredible wind/storm/weather effects, especially the tidal wave that hit NYC! and tornados in LA!

07-23-2009, 10:14 PM	#29
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	One of the first that comes to mind is the opening shot of Star Wars. Still awesome to this day. And the entire Hulk vs. the army in Ang Lee's Hulk was simply incredible.

07-23-2009, 10:23 PM	#30
SumSuperman Active Member Member since:May 2008 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:50 Trading Score:6	I thought the bridge destruction scene in War of the Worlds (2005) was awesome the first time I saw it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlwCnY71Oek

07-23-2009, 10:44 PM	#32
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	A few more: The helicopter rescue in Superman: The Movie and the airliner rescue in Superman Returns. All of the makeup effects in The Thing. Dr. Manhatten in Watchmen. Such an incredible creation. Nightcrawler opening of X2. Great scene and a wonderfully realized effect. The entirety of Speed Racer. And I still find all of the dogfight sequences in Independence Day to be pretty awe-inspinring. Especially on BD. The amount of detail that went into those wide shots of the battles is incredible. 2010 features some wonderful model and optical shots filmed in 65MM.

07-23-2009, 11:08 PM	#33
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	Captain Eo baby, haha jk I'm a fan of the older FX (non CGI), like Jason and the Argonauts which simply look amazing!! Using models like Star Wars, ID4 also is awesome.

07-23-2009, 11:10 PM	#34
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	Pretty much any scene from Transformers 1 and/or 2 that showed the robots transforming or fighting The Alien in Alien The Queen in Aliens [Show spoiler] in Knowing Creatures/dinosaurs in King Kong and Jurassic Park Hulk vs Abomination in The Incredible Hulk The first time Iron Man donned the complete Mark II suit

07-23-2009, 11:19 PM	#36
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	Devastator in Transformers 2!

07-23-2009, 11:29 PM	#37
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Transformers 1 and 2, yea basically anytime there was a robot doing anything on screen. The Mark II suit in Iron Man the first time he puts it on. The 18-wheeler flipping and hospital blowing up in The Dark Knight if we are including practical effects as well. Any Michael Bay explosion ever Davy Jones in Pirates 2 and 3 Arnold in Terminator Salvation

07-23-2009, 11:44 PM	#39
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	The only one that has really made my eyes pop in the last decade was... the shovel smilie in My Bloody Valentine 3D. Everything else has been impressive, but not really that mind-blowing.

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