Comments on: 5 Most Offensive Uses of Special Effects http://blog.spout.com/2008/12/23/5-worst-uses-of-special-effects/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:51:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Adam Coozer http://blog.spout.com/2008/12/23/5-worst-uses-of-special-effects/#comment-119353 Adam Coozer Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:23:27 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=8577#comment-119353 How about Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow? And by that I mean the entire film.... How about Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow? And by that I mean the entire film….

]]> By: Mike White http://blog.spout.com/2008/12/23/5-worst-uses-of-special-effects/#comment-118902 Mike White Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:01:26 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=8577#comment-118902 CGI when a good costume, trained animal, or muppet will do is definitely an affront to cinema though there are some films that I would love to see revisited with digital effects when rubbery limbs or bad animation was used in the past. One need only look at Jurassic Park to see that CGI isn't a magic bullet. That film utilized myriad techniques to bring those dinosaurs to life, all seamlessly integrated, rather than relying on a CGI crutch. CGI when a good costume, trained animal, or muppet will do is definitely an affront to cinema though there are some films that I would love to see revisited with digital effects when rubbery limbs or bad animation was used in the past.

One need only look at Jurassic Park to see that CGI isn’t a magic bullet. That film utilized myriad techniques to bring those dinosaurs to life, all seamlessly integrated, rather than relying on a CGI crutch.

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