Movies with the worst special effects? - Blu-ray Forum

Secretagentnumber6 · 06-04-2008, 12:29 PM

I am gonna go with ULTRAVIOLET, the special effects (if you can call them that) were part of the reason the movie was so very horrible. Also I AM LEGEND, this was a big time movie with a huge budget and the monsters in it looked so fake, I liked the movie but the CGI was dissapointing to say the least.

Marine Mike · 06-04-2008, 12:33 PM

I would have to say Army of Darkness.

Remember the scene when he is getting dropped out of the time warp in the beginning of the movie and you see the ground he is about to land on?

If you look close enough those are cusioned mats.

I do realize that the special effects were meant to look cheesy and this is one of my favorite movies of all times, but needless to say the effects are horrible, lol!

SS316SRV · 06-04-2008, 12:40 PM

The Last Star Fighter...that movie has not aged well.

tron3 · 06-04-2008, 02:35 PM

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The Last Star Fighter...that movie has not aged well.

I happen to like that movie. But I agree, the CGI ship didn't always match the model. But this was 1984, on the heels of TRON (1982). In those days, any CGI looked like it came from a computer no matter how realistic it appeared. In the case of the TRON movie it worked. But for The Last Star Fighter, it was out of its element.

The graphics used in the arcade video game wasn't even possible at the time, so it was rendered in. Back then you looked in awe and wished you could play THAT game. Same with "Space Paranoids" in TRON. It's all too common today.

Get a recreation of "Space Paranoids" here.
http://www.tron-sector.com/games/paranoids/

xander · 06-04-2008, 02:49 PM

You guys need to watch more Sci Fi Channel originals if I am Legend and The Matrix movies are the most common responses here. Anything from the current Maneater series would be my vote (Croc, Eye Of The Beast, Ice Spiders, etc.) or last year's Fire Serpent. Now those are some bad effects. Even the practicals are atrocious, and not in a campy, intentional kind of way.

inuyashalover21 · 06-04-2008, 02:53 PM

the sci-fi ones are bad. I cant remember the name of the movie with the killer ants but they looked like clay models. My mom bought hammerhead which is a sci-fi original and wow did it suck.

Doobiewah · 06-04-2008, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xander

You guys need to watch more Sci Fi Channel originals if I am Legend and The Matrix movies are the most common responses here. Anything from the current Maneater series would be my vote (Croc, Eye Of The Beast, Ice Spiders, etc.) or last year's Fire Serpent. Now those are some bad effects. Even the practicals are atrocious, and not in a campy, intentional kind of way.

Agreed...just watched Heatwave, or Heatstroke, or something...starred Danica McKellar (taking whatever work she can get, obviously!).....and the 'aliens' were quite the hoot as a CGI rendering.

That said, isn't that the 'charm' of the sci-fi movies?

xander · 06-04-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Doobiewah

Agreed...just watched Heatwave, or Heatstroke, or something...starred Danica McKellar (taking whatever work she can get, obviously!).....and the 'aliens' were quite the hoot as a CGI rendering.

That said, isn't that the 'charm' of the sci-fi movies?

No, that is part of it, I just dont think it's intentional.

Winnie Cooper really has popped up ini some odd things as of late, agreed.

STARKILLER--1138 · 06-04-2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by xander

You guys need to watch more Sci Fi Channel originals if I am Legend and The Matrix movies are the most common responses here.

Amen brother!

No doubt we'll eventually see the Star Wars prequels and LOTR added.

First movie that came to mind is King's The Langoliers. Movie definitely creeped me out, but the FX were

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Neil_Luv's_BLU · 06-04-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

I am gonna go with ULTRAVIOLET, the special effects (if you can call them that) were part of the reason the movie was so very horrible. Also I AM LEGEND, this was a big time movie with a huge budget and the monsters in it looked so fake, I liked the movie but the CGI was dissapointing to say the least.

Yeah the Monsters in I Am Legend looked awful. Again that's an SPI film I believe.

It's the same complaint I've got with Matrix 2 & 3. Waxy looking CG just isn't convincing!

statikcat · 06-04-2008, 01:02 PM

Recently: Hands down I Am Legend. The CGI was simply atrocious and kind of insulting to the whole audience who had to witness such a horrible sight on a blockbuster.

The biggest CGI blurp of all time? Goes to the Matrix 2..
The Matrix 2 had really horrible CGI scene when Neo is fighting copies of that one guy.. and even Neo is fully CGI for much of the fight and the movie suddenly looks like Toy Story! Hah.. oh man. I don't even know what to say thinking about that scene. It is like half live action half Animatrix.

The Lion King · 06-04-2008, 01:09 PM

I agree on I Am Legend. Some of those ghost things look like they could've been deleted scenes from Poltergeist. Yet it still goes on to gross 583 million dollars worldwide. Just atrocious.

bartlettphoto · 06-04-2008, 01:29 PM

Exorcist: The Beginning, the effects were like something off of Charmed! +1 on I am legend, good movie/bad CG.

GCW2216 · 06-04-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by statikcat

Recently: Hands down I Am Legend. The CGI was simply atrocious and kind of insulting to the whole audience who had to witness such a horrible sight on a blockbuster.

The biggest CGI blurp of all time? Goes to the Matrix 2..
The Matrix 2 had really horrible CGI scene when Neo is fighting copies of that one guy.. and even Neo is fully CGI for much of the fight and the movie suddenly looks like Toy Story! Hah.. oh man. I don't even know what to say thinking about that scene. It is like half live action half Animatrix.

I agree. Part 1 had amazing CGI. Not sure what went wrong. They tried to do too much. I am Legend was extremely disappointing. Spidey 2 and 3 were bad too.

The SFX in Army of Darkness were horrible but that was intentional. In one of the scenes you can clearly see a suspension cable holding him up. There is no way they missed that, I believe it was left in on purpose.

Heart&Soul · 06-04-2008, 03:03 PM

CGI still hasn't been able to create realistic humans.

Nerdkiller likes BD · 06-04-2008, 03:20 PM

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CGI still hasn't been able to create realistic humans.

Then you haven't seen Beowulf of Final Fantasy (the first one, not the one from the VII series).

stockstar1138 · 06-04-2008, 03:26 PM

particular scenes that come to mind.

Spiderman 2 - very end, when the CGI helicopters are flying through the city.

The Matrix: Reloaded Multiple scenes come to mind. Neo's "superman" scene when he is flying and the multiple Smith v. Neo fight is awful.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, when they drive a jeep off a cliff onto a CGI tree, which bends down into a river 100+ feet below, then the CGI tree flies back up and knocks CGI people off the cliff. Absolutely horrible.

Nerdkiller likes BD · 06-04-2008, 03:29 PM

Even in its day, this very movie had horribly funny special effects...ahem:

Nuff said.

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06-04-2008, 12:29 PM	#1
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	I am gonna go with ULTRAVIOLET, the special effects (if you can call them that) were part of the reason the movie was so very horrible. Also I AM LEGEND, this was a big time movie with a huge budget and the monsters in it looked so fake, I liked the movie but the CGI was dissapointing to say the least.

06-04-2008, 12:33 PM	#2
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	I would have to say Army of Darkness. Remember the scene when he is getting dropped out of the time warp in the beginning of the movie and you see the ground he is about to land on? If you look close enough those are cusioned mats. I do realize that the special effects were meant to look cheesy and this is one of my favorite movies of all times, but needless to say the effects are horrible, lol!

06-04-2008, 12:40 PM	#3
SS316SRV Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Appleton, WI Blu-ray collection:74	The Last Star Fighter...that movie has not aged well.

06-04-2008, 02:49 PM	#5
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	You guys need to watch more Sci Fi Channel originals if I am Legend and The Matrix movies are the most common responses here. Anything from the current Maneater series would be my vote (Croc, Eye Of The Beast, Ice Spiders, etc.) or last year's Fire Serpent. Now those are some bad effects. Even the practicals are atrocious, and not in a campy, intentional kind of way.

06-04-2008, 02:53 PM	#6
inuyashalover21 Active Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	the sci-fi ones are bad. I cant remember the name of the movie with the killer ants but they looked like clay models. My mom bought hammerhead which is a sci-fi original and wow did it suck.

06-04-2008, 01:02 PM	#11
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	Recently: Hands down I Am Legend. The CGI was simply atrocious and kind of insulting to the whole audience who had to witness such a horrible sight on a blockbuster. The biggest CGI blurp of all time? Goes to the Matrix 2.. The Matrix 2 had really horrible CGI scene when Neo is fighting copies of that one guy.. and even Neo is fully CGI for much of the fight and the movie suddenly looks like Toy Story! Hah.. oh man. I don't even know what to say thinking about that scene. It is like half live action half Animatrix.

06-04-2008, 01:09 PM	#12
The Lion King Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Somewhere you aren't. Blu-ray collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:20	I agree on I Am Legend. Some of those ghost things look like they could've been deleted scenes from Poltergeist. Yet it still goes on to gross 583 million dollars worldwide. Just atrocious.

06-04-2008, 01:29 PM	#13
bartlettphoto Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Richmond, VA Trading Score:1	Exorcist: The Beginning, the effects were like something off of Charmed! +1 on I am legend, good movie/bad CG.

06-04-2008, 03:03 PM	#15
Heart&Soul Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Oregon 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:725 Blu-ray reviews:50	CGI still hasn't been able to create realistic humans.

06-04-2008, 03:26 PM	#17
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	particular scenes that come to mind. Spiderman 2 - very end, when the CGI helicopters are flying through the city. The Matrix: Reloaded Multiple scenes come to mind. Neo's "superman" scene when he is flying and the multiple Smith v. Neo fight is awful. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, when they drive a jeep off a cliff onto a CGI tree, which bends down into a river 100+ feet below, then the CGI tree flies back up and knocks CGI people off the cliff. Absolutely horrible.

06-04-2008, 03:29 PM	#18
Nerdkiller likes BD Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Wrestling in Ireland. PSNetwork: Nerdkiller316PSN Nerds beaten up: Loads 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:880 Trading Score:1	Even in its day, this very movie had horribly funny special effects...ahem: Nuff said.

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