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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: That silent version of Ten Commandments was pretty impressive. And w00t for Harryhausen. more »
    Eriamjh: Shame on them for using pics from the 1997 Star Wars SEs (ships flying away from and death star exploding). A vote for 2001, but its special effects ... more »
    Dug: The sad thing now is how the public seems able to tolerate CGI crap. The latest Star Trek film has a number of scenes that are pure garbage (the Ente... more »
    sicboi: I liked it for the inclusion of Jurassic Park... remembering the anticipation of seeing the dinos for the first time in the movie plus all the hype th... more »
    TheAlmanac: I'll buck the trend by appreciating something surprising they did include: a clip from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which did quite a lot of pi... more »
    dorkhero: Nice, but one glaring omission kills it: The big gap between Mary Popins and Star Wars where 2001 should be. The effects at the time for 2001 were lig... more »
    goldfarb: everyone blabs on about what movies are missing from this...but no one seems to care that it was make for a specific purpose and that it wasn't made t... more »
    Andrew Liptak: They also completely missed Lord of the Rings and their work with Gollum. more »
    burlybax: Gotta love that time period of the late 70's and 80's where they were so good a combining CGI and animatronics for such an organic effect. Now we know... more »
    Impul5se: You know with all the CGI effects that are in movies now you forget just how well the old effects really still stand up to scrutiny. Jason and the arg... more »
  • #visualeffects

    100 Years of Visual Effects From Kong To Tron, And On

    This compilation of visual effects over the past century is thrilling enough to make even the biggest CG critic misty-eyed. While it misses the Matrix, this video (compiled for students) certainly hits all the other greats. [via First Showing]
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    Secrets Of The CGI In Cloverfield

  • #journeytothecenteroftheearth

    Monkeybone Hatred Reigns in "Meet the Creators" Panel for "Journey to the Center of the Earth"

  • #specialeffects

    Sunshine Should Be Burning Up the Oscars

    The Academy's shortlist for visual effects awards hit the web yesterday, and Sunshine isn't anywhere to be found. If you want to see why this is such a travesty, then head out and pick up a copy on DVD today. We know all of you didn't see it, and it flew under the radar for a lot of people out there, so we'll wait here patiently while you pick one up or add it to the old Netflix queue. Or you can click through to see our analysis of how special effects in the actual nominees compare to the stunning Sunshine. More »