Quote from: J-Syxx on Jun 10, 2009, 10:25:55 AM
CGI f**king sucks. It completely ruined the 4th Indiana Jones film. I remember them promising they would only use traditional special effects like the first 3 films. God has Stephen Spielberg f**king lost it.
In moderation used stealthily I supposed it could be good, but in almost every film it looks fake as hell. Seriously Godzilla 1985 looks more realistic than CGI does in most films.
I agree. CGI is a tool, but a tool that should only be used as necessary and never be used as a gimmick or easy way out. Problem is that many times the CGI option is actually cheaper than the practical idea.
I just watched the special features on 'Underworld: ROTL' and the director was saying the same kind of thing, that he tried to keep it real, but whereas two or three werewolves in corridors in 'Underworld' was doable practically, hundreds of running, jumping and transforming ones in ROTL could only have been done with CGI.
Some films use CGI better than others as well. 'PJ's King Kong' was very fake-o, especially the stampede sequence and the giant bugs, whereas, say, 'Starship Troopers' looked amazingly real, and its an older film. I still can't believe that it missed out on an Oscar for effects.
And, finally, yes, CGI ruined Indy4 and Spielberg needs to pull himself back together. He's losing his spark.
As for the Alien prequel, the more practical the better, I am not expecting hordes of the buggers, just a couple perhaps. Still, the story is my main concern.