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Seriously though, what a disappointment.

I feel dirty getting up on the “CGI is worse than practical effects” soapbox, because I’ve seen amazing CGI and  terrible practical effects, but this movie feels like it was made just for me to go on such a vapid rant. The first movie had some of the best practical effects I’ve ever seen, and still have nightmares about, but what happened here feels like a slap in the face. It was clear that the people making this movie had a lot of love for it and wanted it to  be good, with fairly solid acting and a set design that perfectly matches what we see in the original. I heard that the original cut of this movie had amazing practical effects, and the people who made them were so upset at how the studio just slapped a bunch of CGI  on top of their work went and made their own movie called Harbinger Down. I need to get myself a copy of that.

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to get another bucket. Thank goodness King Thorax wasn’t here for the original.

((OOC: You can check the Mod’s real thoughts on the movie on the DeviantArt link right here.))

((OOC: Feel free to also check the Making Of post.))