CGI is everywhere these days, so it’s easy to forget when we marveled at the simplest visual effects. But here are 10 effects from last century we should appreciate today. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/9AGRm
It’s been 15 years since the Matrix, and even though things have gotten more high-tech since, then here’s a list of effects that were at LEAST as revolutionary as bullet time!
What do you think of the list? Any effects we left off, that you think we should have included? What do you think were the most important advances in visual effects of the 21st century? What countdown would you like to see us do next?
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THE LIST
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
The Death Star trench run briefing – sets up the whole climax of the movie.
Tron (1982)
Lightcycle Duel: http://goo.gl/K5P1A4
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Geneis planet transformation: http://goo.gl/WzKoL0
Young Shelock Holmes (1985)
The Stained Glass Knight sequence: http://goo.gl/fGTXjK
Labyrinth (1986)
The owl in the main title sequence: http://goo.gl/5zGmzT
The Abyss (1989)
The alien water pseudopod: http://goo.gl/NfAs4W
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
The T-1000’s liquid metal: http://goo.gl/IsA1Uk
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Realistic effects on human models http://goo.gl/CgXrjo
Jurassic Park (1993)
The dinosaurs, of course! http://goo.gl/K0vZXN
Toy Story (1995)
A Full CGI feature http://goo.gl/C981vj
Our friends over at IndieWire put together some seriously inspired MOVIE LISTS: http://bit.ly/12x0UpF and CineFix is bringing ’em to life!