I'm more disappointed by the CGI monster in the new Conan trailer than any of the CGI in the Green Lantern trailers, frankly. That's the visual vocabulary of the present cinematic age.
You want an eye opener? Go read some contemporary genre magazines when Empire or Jedi came out. Cinefantastique especially lambastes some of ILM's work. We idealize these physical effects in our minds, but I still cringe everytime I watch the original version of Empire with the God awful travelling mattes in the asteroid field. Even as late as 89 (Last Crusade) its pretty easy to spot complaining criticism of ILM's work. So not liking special effects and thinking things look "fake" is a time honored nerd tradition. On May 5, 10:05 am, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Crosbyhttp://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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
