Again, I have no problem with the CGI costume, I think it looks fine. And, I think it does look like it could exist in the real world. Remember, the GL's costume in the comic books, for the most part, is energy constructed by that GL. I can imagine the costume having that glow in the real world.
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > For me it's not a case that the CGI looks bad, it's the sheer volume of > CGI. In some shots there is simply too much going on (all done by CGI). > For example, in Revenge of the Sith, the space battle featured too many > things going on (all done by CGI). So while the battle was more massive > than the space battle in Return of the Jedi, there was just too much to > see. The space battle in Revenge of the Sith is less exciting than the > Return of the Jedi battle for that reason. > > In regard to the Green Lantern costume, the choice to go with CGI is > disappointing. It makes the costume harder to believe it's real. It just > doesn't look like it could exist in the real world. A simpler real-world > costume with a CGI aura might have worked better. > > Just my two cents. > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: New Green Lantern trailer shows off > the Guardians of the Universe - io9 > From: Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, May 05, 2011 9:47 am > To: [email protected] > > > Yeah, I am confused why people keep stating that the CG looks bad > (Ravenface and other TUG members). As compared to what? Avatar? Sure. Tron > Legacy? Absolutely. Sucker Punch? Maybe. Iron Man 2? No way. > Widge made a really good point on the last recorded TUG podcast recording > and I agree with him. He stated, and I'm paraphrasing, that we all have such > a high standard of CG these days that if something comes along that meets or > doesn't exceed the bar then we turn our heads in disgust. From what I have > seen, the CG in this movie is by far some of the best we have seen in > today's live action movies. I think another reason we turn our heads in > disgust of the CG in this movie is because there is so much of it. But there > has to be as this is a Green Lantern movie set mostly in a fictional world > and fictional universe that has to be pulled out of one of the most extreme > mediums that is the comic book. There is no way this movie could have been > done well with all the CG needed five years ago. > I'm not making any judgement about this movie now, if I can help it. At > first, yes, I judged the teaser trailer and cringed. Recent trailers give me > more hope that this may be an entertaining movie. I know it will not be a > blockbuster movie but I will reserve judgement of whether it is good or not > after I have seen it when I see it opening weekend. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
