Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Lasermeister (A) on May 05, 2002 at 15:09:30

In Reply to: Re: Does it *really* matter if the special effects are photographic process or CG? posted by mikenyc on May 05, 2002 at 05:51:57:

With all the processing power that's available, you'd think they could do a better job with computer generated effects. However, I think the problem is not so much the effects themselves but the very poor judgement that is often used implementing them into a movie, making it somewhat like watching a videogame, as one poster mentioned.

Special effects should heighten the sense of realism you get while watching a well made film; that is their only legitimate purpose in good cinema. Throwing gobs of computer generated junk in a film just because that's what expected in a typical mindless, blockbuster action or sci-fi movie is not good filmmaking, IMO.

Todd