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All giant movie insects should be stop-motion!

posted 15 years ago by Koosh_King01
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Okay, so the ant, scorpion and bee aren't "giant" (and the scorpion isn't an insect), but regardless, these are some of the most realistic-looking, and more importantly, realistic-*moving* arthropods I've ever seen in a film. The slightly stiff quality of stop-motion animation lends itself perfectly to recreating the jerky movements of bugs. Compare the ant and scorpion to the various CGI bugs in King Kong for instance. A world of difference. CGI is fine for large animals witk skeletons that need to move fluidly, but I say go back to using stop-motion for animals with exoskeletons.

Of course, they never will.

[–] fiete5 15 years ago

As far as I know/remember they weren't stop motion animated "bugs" but robots. Though I think you're right. CGI never convinced me like the real deal... except for Jurassic Park... though they were robots too in some scenes... ahh anyway whatever...

[–] Big G-2 15 years ago

It was a combination of both. Phil Tippett did the stop-motion animation.

[–] lurch1234-1 14 years ago

I know this thread hasn't been touched in months, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I just watched this movie again recently, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the stop-motion looks in HD. Pretty astounding, I dare say.

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