Which 'older' CGI/ Visual FX still hold up really well today? - Blu-ray Forum

levcore · 03-28-2014, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Saccharin

Why didn't expand the Thread with none computer FX or do you mean this with Visual FX if it so than here are some that

:
John Carpenter: The Thing
John Landis: A American Werewolf in London
Clive Barker: Hellraiser
Wes Craven: A Nightmare on Elmstreet

& all the sequels

Paul Verhoeven: Total Recall
Ridley Scott: Allien & Blade Runner
Steven Spielberg: JAWS, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, E.T.
Fritz Lang: Metropolis
James Cameron: the Terminator

For CGI:
James Cameron: the Abyss
Wachowski Siblings: The Matrix

Christopher Nolan: Inception (maybe to fresh)
Robert Zemeckis: Forrest Gump
David Fincher: Zodiac

Martin Scorcese: the Aviator

Well that is it me for now. I hope this is what you all mean by this

Well i was mainly talking about CGI and at a push, optical FX so i'm not sure the (amazing) special FX work of The Thing or An American Werewolf in London would qualify. Although yes, they are great.

Saccharin · 03-28-2014, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

Well i was mainly talking about CGI and at a push, optical FX so i'm not sure the (amazing) special FX work of The Thing or An American Werewolf in London would qualify. Although yes, they are great.

OK then

that you didn't make this with that in mind

Like these one's:
X-files: Fight the future
Luc Besson: The Fifth Element
Roland Emmerich: Stargate
David Fincher: Fight Club
Terry Gilliam: 12 Monkeys & Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
the Blob remake
Alex Proyas: Dark City & the Crow
Ivan Reitman: Ghostbusters1&2
Tobe Hooper: Poltergeist
George Lucas: Star Wars episode 4, 5 & 6
Peter Jackson: the Lord of the Rings

Johnny Blu · 03-28-2014, 03:34 PM

This just misses the 10 year cut off line, but I am still amazed by the CGI in King Kong.

hamchuck1 · 03-28-2014, 04:03 PM

Some of the dragons in Reign of Fire still look amazing. Especially the fight at the end.

Pondosinatra · 03-28-2014, 04:08 PM

Anything where Stan Winston was involved.....

Real material trumps CGI every. single. time.

Kryptonic · 03-28-2014, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Anything where Stan Winston was involved.....

Real material trumps CGI every. single. time.

Only a Sith deals in absolutes!

qb2333 · 03-28-2014, 04:16 PM

Blade Runner
Alien(s)
The Matrix
Original Star Wars Trilogy
T2

levcore · 03-28-2014, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Anything where Stan Winston was involved.....

Real material trumps CGI every. single. time.

Point of thread missed quite spectacularly there.

Pondosinatra · 03-28-2014, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

Point of thread missed quite spectacularly there.

I'd ask how you came to that wrong conclusion, but frankly I don't really care...

Kevin Holly · 03-28-2014, 07:24 PM

Todd Tomorrow · 03-28-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Anything where Stan Winston was involved.....

Real material trumps CGI every. single. time.

Stan Winston has mostly worked in CGI for the last couple of decades, so not sure what your point is.

I recently watched Starship Troopers again and that still looks very good.

Pondosinatra · 03-28-2014, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Stan Winston has mostly worked in CGI for the last couple of decades, so not sure what your point is...

swaseem · 03-28-2014, 08:09 PM

-Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78 (all those closeup shots where the spores take root still is pretty cool)
-Deep Impact '98 (the entire tsunami scene still seems on par with any roland emmerich's movie)

Todd Tomorrow · 03-28-2014, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by swaseem

-Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78 (all those closeup shots where the spores take root still is pretty cool)
-Deep Impact '98 (the entire tsunami scene still seems on par with any roland emmerich's movie)

I watched Deep Impact again recently and though the tsunami hadn't dated very well at all. I still quite like the film, but not for the effects.

thelwig14 · 03-28-2014, 04:23 PM

LOTR trilogy.

In 20 years, the Hobbit trilogy will be unwatchable.

Kryptonic · 03-28-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thelwig14

LOTR trilogy.

In 20 years, the Hobbit trilogy will be unwatchable.

Why? It looks better from an effects standpoint than LOTR. LOTR has a lot of shots that have not held up all that well. On the whole, still magnificent, but The Hobbit is much more consistent.

thelwig14 · 03-28-2014, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Why? It looks better from an effects standpoint than LOTR. LOTR has a lot of shots that have not held up all that well. On the whole, still magnificent, but The Hobbit is much more consistent.

Jackson got lazy and did way too much cgi.

The LOTR trilogy is much more practical.

Todd Tomorrow · 03-28-2014, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thelwig14

Jackson got lazy and did way too much cgi.

The LOTR trilogy is much more practical.

The effects look fine. He didn't get 'lazy', CGI has just come along further. But people read that a lot more was done in CGI and they feel compelled to complain about it, because moaning about CGI is one of the Internets favourite past times. Some people watch with their preconceptions rather than with their eyes.

manunited1 · 03-29-2014, 08:50 AM

Well surprisingly it is the random movies that hold up best to me... Hellboy, Starship Troopers, Fight Club, Swordfish.

Obviously Avatar still looks good but a lot of big budget films show age fast. Harry potter being the worse as time goes on. Lotr is shôwing age too.

The Dragon · 03-29-2014, 09:09 AM

Blade I&II

03-28-2014, 03:34 PM	#3
Johnny Blu Power Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Rhode Island 4K collection:310 Blu-ray collection:1166 DVD collection:33	This just misses the 10 year cut off line, but I am still amazed by the CGI in King Kong.

03-28-2014, 04:03 PM	#4
hamchuck1 Special Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Denver / Maine Trading Score:1	Some of the dragons in Reign of Fire still look amazing. Especially the fight at the end.

03-28-2014, 04:08 PM	#5
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Anything where Stan Winston was involved..... Real material trumps CGI every. single. time.

03-28-2014, 04:16 PM	#7
qb2333 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:602 Blu-ray collection:1773 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:16	Blade Runner Alien(s) The Matrix Original Star Wars Trilogy T2

03-28-2014, 07:24 PM	#10
Kevin Holly Banned Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Canada

03-28-2014, 08:09 PM	#13
swaseem Power Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Bay Area, CA 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:183 DVD collection:54 Blu-ray reviews:13	-Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78 (all those closeup shots where the spores take root still is pretty cool) -Deep Impact '98 (the entire tsunami scene still seems on par with any roland emmerich's movie)

03-28-2014, 04:23 PM	#15
thelwig14 Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2011 Location:Texas Trading Score:94	LOTR trilogy. In 20 years, the Hobbit trilogy will be unwatchable.

03-29-2014, 08:50 AM	#19
manunited1 Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2010 Location:denver, co 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:1172 DVD collection:180 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	Well surprisingly it is the random movies that hold up best to me... Hellboy, Starship Troopers, Fight Club, Swordfish. Obviously Avatar still looks good but a lot of big budget films show age fast. Harry potter being the worse as time goes on. Lotr is shôwing age too.

03-29-2014, 09:09 AM	#20
The Dragon Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:93 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:1896 DVD collection:471 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Blade I&II

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