Whoa! SFX scenes in films - Blu-ray Forum

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

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.

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.

rpatt · 07-24-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retablo

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

I remember the first time I saw the fighting skeletons (as kid), how blown away I was. Harryhausen was way ahead of his time.

Agent Cooper · 07-24-2009, 09:05 PM

The opening of Blade Runner.

City landscapes of The Fifth Element.

The Colluseum in Gladiator.

Several shots of the DeLorean and actor duplicates in the same scenes in Back To The Future trilogy.

Davy Jones in POTC II & III - the most convincing CGI character I have ever seen. Unbeliveable!

hardcorefrokid · 07-24-2009, 09:44 PM

Not a movie just yet, but the Tron Legacy VFX concept test. Whoah!

DarkDune · 07-24-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardcorefrokid

Not a movie just yet, but the Tron Legacy VFX concept test. Whoah!

Tre-cool! I hope he doesn't fail his User!

07-23-2009, 07:29 PM	#4
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	#5
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	#6
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

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07-23-2009, 06:49 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#9
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	#10
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	#11
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:4960 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 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.

07-24-2009, 09:05 PM	#13
Agent Cooper Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	The opening of Blade Runner. City landscapes of The Fifth Element. The Colluseum in Gladiator. Several shots of the DeLorean and actor duplicates in the same scenes in Back To The Future trilogy. Davy Jones in POTC II & III - the most convincing CGI character I have ever seen. Unbeliveable!

07-24-2009, 09:44 PM	#14
hardcorefrokid Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Southern California Blu-ray collection:97 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Not a movie just yet, but the Tron Legacy VFX concept test. Whoah!

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