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View Apollofuzz's Profile Apollofuzz Flag On the edge of reason 23 Oct 19 1.46pm Send a Private Message to Apollofuzz Add Apollofuzz as a friend

For its age its got to be "Jason and the Argonauts" from 1963. No CGI all stop motion. stunning for its time.

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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

The effects in jaws 3 were worse than 1 and 2. That immense shark bashing into the glass tunnel. What? Didn’t bother with 4 on tv, Michael Caine selling out just a load more.

I remember seeing jaws 3 in 3d at the ABC on Streatham highroad there was one good bit we're a person's eye popped out if I remember

 


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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle

Whilst Jaws is still a superb film, the effects even for then were bloody awful.

Indeed. It was the acting and direction that made it great.

 

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Supermarionation

 


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View monkey's Profile monkey Flag Sittingbourne,Kent 23 Oct 19 7.59pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by Beastie

The head that sprouts legs is quality.


Edited by Beastie (23 Oct 2019 9.34am)

The bit where he’s using the defibrillator and his hands go straight through his chest and get bitten off scarred me for life

 


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View silvertop's Profile silvertop Flag Portishead 23 Oct 19 9.16pm Send a Private Message to silvertop Add silvertop as a friend

Originally posted by YT

I love some of the 'old' films, in part because the special effects were so bad - but probably the best that could be done with the available technology and resources. Maybe I mean 'quaint' as opposed to 'bad'. Some examples:

War of the Worlds (1950s)
The Day of the Triffids
When Worlds Collide

Edit: CORRECTION. The first movie title is: THE War of the Worlds.

2nd edit: Damned autocorrection!

Edited by YT (23 Oct 2019 9.02am)

Edited by YT (23 Oct 2019 9.03am)

I was going to mention war of the worlds. Won the oscar for best sfx. Forbidden planet and the day the earth stood still also worthy mentions.

Recently cgi so advanced they're all amazing and thus all forgettable

 

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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

Plan 9 From Outer Space must be up there in the worst ever special effects category with it's flying saucers made from car hubcaps

Yes and the explosions when the bouncing bombs land in the damn busters was also rubbish. People get all sentimental about that movie and overlook the fact that the effects were seemingly created at the cost of a pint in the shed of a bloke called Alf.

 

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Originally posted by silvertop

Yes and the explosions when the bouncing bombs land in the damn busters was also rubbish. People get all sentimental about that movie and overlook the fact that the effects were seemingly created at the cost of a pint in the shed of a bloke called Alf.

Is that where the phrase - 'alf measures - came from?

 


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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger


The Thing, Alien and Aliens. Jurassic Park in its day. Forbidden Planet, 3D Avatar.

Considering The Thing (Kurt Russell version) is almost 40years old it is a MASTERPIECE!

 


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If we are going by SFX for the time they were made.
three movies come to mind.

Bladerunner(1982). A movie that stands up very well even today in regard to effects.

Star wars(obviously) they did that in 1978 !?!?

Lord of the rings trilogy, especially RoTK (2001-2003). Groundsetting.

 

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Originally posted by Lyons550

Considering The Thing (Kurt Russell version) is almost 40years old it is a MASTERPIECE!

I agree, I genuinely remember not sleeping much the night I first saw it.

 


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