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Worst special effects in a theatrical release?

posted 5 years ago by BurningSun (717)
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Cant think of anything worse than the CGI from Spawn. It quite literally looks ripped from a PS1 video game.

Some other bad ones:
I Am Legend
Jeepers Creepers 3
Escape From LA

What else?

[–] Kowalski (78704) 5 years ago

WAS JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 IN THEATERS?

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

Suprisingly it was, but only for like a week. I saw it on the big screen and the audience was in hysterics.

[–] Kowalski (78704) 5 years ago

I KNOW I WATCHED IT...I CANT REMEMBER A DAMN THING FROM IT THOUGH...THE FIRST ONE I SAW AT THE THEATER WITH MY MOM...THE SECOND I WATCH ON DVD WITH MY WIFE RIGHT AFTER WE MET,HALFWAY THROUGH WE HAD SEX FOR THE FIRST TIME...THAT THIRD ONE JUST ELUDES MY MEMORY THOUGH.

[–] exithereplease (3553) 5 years ago

A Sound of Thunder.

An 80 million dollar picture...you would never know.

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

I forgot about this one! Yes the CGI is laughably awful, especially the green screen. Apparently what happened was most of the film was lost in a flood and they decided to use the pre-rendered effects to save time.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The mutants in "I Am Legend" looked like they were animations from a video game! 🤣

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

The baby in american sniper.

[–] FredBurroughs (22230) 5 years ago

They had two real babies on set that day, but neither one was really working, so Eastwood said something to the effect of: "Get the damn doll."

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

He's an idiot then.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Jaws 3D.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Air Force One (1997)- great movie but the plane crash toward the end is made-for-TV level bad.

[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 5 years ago

True, it looks like Pilotwings 64. This just made me think of The Langoliers (1995), which I don't think had a theatrical release, but is definitely up there for worst VFX of all time.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Yes! It reminded me very much of the effects in The Langoliers which was a made for television miniseries.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 5 years ago

You should edit your OP, special effects refers to practical effects. CGI is known as Visual effects.

There is a lot of really bad CGI in newer releases. It is all slopped together and rushed. King Kong still looks better than almost anything that has come out since.

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

True, but I was kinda hoping would include all kinds of effects. Not just CGI, but also practical effects.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 5 years ago

Ah yeah

[–] zephyr_cape (2979) 5 years ago

The worst SFX > the best VFX

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 5 years ago

Disagree, there is some incredible CGI and some downright awful SFX.