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Thanos CGI is the best of all time

dr_octagon

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Animated GIF
 

mortal

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This is true but you won’t be watching an alien on screen and not know that it’s cgi.
Sure, but it's more about the CGI not drawing attention to itself in a shot.
Ideally it's meant to be supplementary, helping to suspend disbelieve that much more.
I think too many directors today abuse CGI and use it as a crutch for spectacle, which tends to have the opposite effect and breaks the immersion imo.

Funnily enough, it's one of the reasons why the quality of practical effects in films like Alien are so timeless compared to how CGI is often applied in most films today.
 
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Davy Jones is best CGI character.

But as people said there is also other great CGI that we don't notice as it's that good but it's not comparable versus making imaginary species and characters
 
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FunkMiller

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If you’re definition of great CGI when it comes to characters is that they appear lifelike and completely believable alongside their human counterparts, and are able to extract actual empathy from the audience, then this is the greatest:

Angry The Lord Of The Rings GIF


Followed by this:

planet of the apes dawn GIF
 
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Pagusas

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If you’re definition of great CGI when it comes to characters is that they appear lifelike and completely believable alongside their human counterparts, then this is the greatest:

Angry The Lord Of The Rings GIF


Followed by this:

planet of the apes dawn GIF

Heavily disagree with Gollum, for the time he was amazing but go back and watch the films, he stands out a lot now. Planet of the Apes is amazing visually for sure, I'd put it right behind Dave Jones.
 

FunkMiller

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Heavily disagree with Gollum, for the time he was amazing but go back and watch the films, he stands out a lot now. Planet of the Apes is amazing visually for sure, I'd put it right behind Dave Jones.

All depends on what you think good CGI should be. For me, it’s when you forget it’s CG, and suspend your disbelief completely, because of the talent and the performance/cinematography on display.
 

Ionian

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All depends on what you think good CGI should be. For me, it’s when you forget it’s CG, and suspend your disbelief completely, because of the talent and the performance/cinematography on display.

Thanos in a nutshell. He was awesome.

Other films can't compare, anyone who dis agrees, i'll suit up and come fight me.

(I'm taking the piss)
 
Fantasy wise it's still easily Davey Jones. Realism wise it's all the set decoration and scenery in Zodiac.

Thanos looks like a scrotum.
 

Fbh

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to be fair that was 2001 movie. I give it a pass

The directing was the worst part here.
I get they couldn't get it to look better at a time but then just have him be in the shadows, make the scene darker or at very least don't zoom in on his face.

But they really wanted to show that it's the Rock.
 
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