I thought so. Even after 12 years it looks top-notch and is packed with intensity. Rest of the film feels just as good, too. Proof that low-budget and old-school effects can be the key to a great work of sci-fi.
BTW I'm also fond of TCoR (director's cut).
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I have to say yes.
No matter what you think of the movie, the crash sequence is excellent.
it is strangely effective
and I mean strangely. I have never seen a crash sequence like that, with the cut aways from perspectives, to the slicing here and there.
very very good
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Absolutely so. Even two decades later with all the garish CGI around space vehicular scenes are dull and uninteresting - almost cartoonish. This was perhaps the best crash scene there is.
shareThat's a good point - this was done in 2000 and it looks amazing even from today's perspective. With all the CGI now, they could certainly make it better, but they don't even try (maybe it's too expensive).
shareIt was pretty good, the way she jumped into the cockpit and dealt with the issue at hand, and being at odds over pulling that handle to purge the weight from the back. Then she gets those doors open to act as an air dam and pull it down as the windscreen smashes open! It was good acting and as exciting and dramatic as the Aliens drop.
I thought the other guy's dialogue over the comms could have been revised a little. Didn't feel urgent enough when he's adding in swear words and talking as slow as he was.
Yes. The crash scene stood out for sure. It really was very impressive.