VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 81

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Alien 3
06:34 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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[@evoelias6035]

Hello guys, would you like to review some VFX from the Fringe series (an x-files oriented series from 2008 i think) ? I'd be courios about your opinion on that. There are lots of episodes, each one handling "a case" involving vfx and or CGi... Greetz from Romania & I'm a big fan! 👍 I love the RIDGE Wallet as well!

[@Silenceo.]

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[@angryjedi8563]

"Constantine" movie with Keanu playing the lead, Please react to the Opening exorcism, Other world shown, demons, also the climax Also scenes in Scary Movies, "Narnia - Dawn of Treader." movie - Aslan, Dragon, warrior mouse, etc. etc.

[@joshualisciarelli6960]

Would love to see you react to the incredible VFX in *The Orville* Season 3 Ep 9. Disney+ Timestamp: 00:00 (Opening City Shot), 44:20 (Final Battle). Underrated show, amazing visuals, Star Trek meets Star Wars. The opening battle in Season 3 Ep 1 is also phenomenal and avoids spoilers. It starts at 00:00. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

[@XYIZ]

The ET flying bikes shot is IS CROPPED but they removed the original sky and moved the whole footage down! Also the girls CG face in the scene where ET is getting shocked is truly mentionable. love your videos as always

[@jackychang9148]

Attempt 52 Chronicle Telekinesis Scenes. I'VE DONE THIS FOR A YEAR!

[@Tizianodepauw]

I second this request! That movie was amazing back when i saw it.

[@jackychang9148]

@@Tizianodepauw HEAR HEAR!

[@rubenmanssens]

Oh they’ve already done a react to that

[@xJupitrr]

I love the idea of realistic camera perspective of Chronicle, its like all throughout the movie

[@cloud25XD]

Have you suggested this on their Reddit suggestions posts!

[@projecta34k8]

Hi guys, the Alien 3 4K remaster is actually my own amateur little pet project, nothing official by the studios. Thanks for the accidental shout-out. Huge fan of your work!

[@steviegbcool]

can we give this guy some more likes please

[@projecta34k8]

@@steviegbcool Thanks pal!

[@CarlosGomez-mf2gp]

This video turned my towards that project and it looks awesome! Do you know when it's coming out?

[@casedistorted]

@@projecta34k8 Oh wow, I had no idea this project was even a thing but I LOVE IT! Because I actually do like Alien 3. I remember seeing the Alien 3 billboards and cardboard cutouts of Ripley at our local blockbuster when the film came out, it is burned into my memory still to this day. I would love to see the film when this project is finished, any place I can find it?

[@IronMan9771]

In Feb of 2021 there was an announcement for official 4k bluray releases of Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection. Not sure what happened with it, but I'm getting the feeling they're dead in the water. Really bummed about it too, I actually have a soft spot in my heart for each of those movies, Resurrection included

[@JashShah]

Breaking Bad showing up right after Wren says "Chemistry," Corridor videos are so well edited too!

[@veraseb]

Would love to see them do an editing video looking at Edgar Wright films

[@PrograError]

@@veraseb baby driver is a heck of directing and cinematography... but then it's his passion project... he did had some practice before tho...

[@Ovil2k9]

man i always though that scene was stuntmen

[@NoriMori1992]

It honestly never even occurred to me to wonder how they did that Breaking Bad scene! It just looks so natural that I took it for granted.

[@jasonblalock4429]

The real pity about Alien3's VFX is that the puppeteering itself is really quite good. But the terrible compositing made it almost impossible to appreciate.

[@flygonbreloom]

Well, given they've remastered they've finally remastered the compositing?... :D

[@Nekotaku_TV]

I thought it was not good, I expected it to be. It looked good behind the scenes.

[@maxonite]

I actually don’t think it looks that bad for its time. Look at actual CG models from the 90s and their texture/material. They look so rubber like that its just as obviously fake. So this technique has its perks and I personally think it has a charme to it, kinda like oldschool stop motion. Its obvious but kinda cool

[@Carewolf]

Honestly I don't remember noticing it on old school SD TV in the 90s.

[@kingswing00]

@@Carewolf exactly this... They did these effects back when they knew they could get away with certain things because they were aware analog would hide a lot of imperfections... and they were correct. These filmmakers did not anticipate these effects being viewed/scrutinized on ultra HD 64 inch screens. Some of the original matte paintings on the original Alien are SO visible on modern screens but they were seamless back in the day.

[@MrMartinSchou]

The worst thing about the 20th anniversary of ET is that they removed the drawn weapons held by soldiers and officers and replaced them all with radios. Which means you end up seeing people "holding radios" while clearly in a "ready to open fire" stance.

[@ipraytovodka]

oh man i thought south park was just making a joke but its actually real???

[@MrMartinSchou]

@@ipraytovodka Yeah. You can see an example of it in the clip at 8:50. Notice how the guy on the left is holding his radio. That is very clearly a guy holding a weapon of some sort with his finger off the trigger (safe). As the kids start flying, notice the guy on the right. He's also holding a "radio", but for some reason it clearly exerts some serious torque on his wrist as he sort of "gives up". Why would a radio, that is just slightly taller than his hand, do that? Because in the 1982 version, those weren't radios - they were full length shotguns.

[@Neufertful]

I only saw the new version once, I didn't like it because they made ET look almost cartoonish

[@_.Jon._]

Just to make it clear to everyone, all the releases of E.T. since at least 2012 have been only of the original 1982 version. The "enhanced" 20th anniversary version is not produced anymore. Some years after it was released, Spielberg said he regretted doing it and that he would never again make digital alterations like that to any of his films. Good on him for admitting his mistake, IMO.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@_.Jon._ wasn’t there a joke in south park about that

[@dupersuperrevolution]

The breaking bad shot is mind blowing. Motion and physics is the hardest thing to make feel right with cgi in my opinion and that shot is an absolute masterclass.

[@lonelylama5222]

Yup, there is very little CGI in Breaking Bad but the CG is great.

[@ericstief5596]

For the record, I can actually tell you how they did the filming part of the ET clip since I'm the one in the grey hoodie (no joke). I was cast to be Michael's double for the anniversary edition and for the added shot of the older boys seeing the ship land, I looked straight into the camera cause I thought I heard "cut".

[@ericstief5596]

Also, for the flying bike scene, each one of the boys on the anniversary edition were shot on separate takes over a blue screen with a very smooth rig with a BMX bike on it (same bike for all boys) with like 4-5 people moving it around in conjunction with the camera to try and make it work with the existing background footage.

[@BoshMind]

Funny story. I saw cgi ET first without knowing. So for years every time I saw the original version, I always wondered why he looked more stiff. I only learned about cgi ET today, and life makes much more sense now.

[@lindgrenland]

I'm glad you had some closure to this confusing and scary affair

[@EclipseAnimationStudio]

I n t e r e s t i n g

[@kryse4806]

no one asked wait, Im not finished no one asked, so I will: so which version do you like/prefer?

[@lindgrenland]

@@kryse4806 and the Best way to phrase a question-award goes to.. me?

[@kryse4806]

@@lindgrenland you cant do this to me! do you know how much I sacrificed?

[@name-uh5ee]

I sometimes forget that Breaking Bad has VFX and they're not just actually killing people on set

[@jacobshirley3457]

Honestly, that car scene was a bit janky when I watched the series. It stood out, but didn't matter much due to the emotional/narrative impact.

[@Dino23968]

8:58 sums up generation z these days

[@M50A1]

​@@Dino23968literally has nothing to do with the comment

[@murkywters]

I remember seeing Alien 3 in cinemas when it came out. Watching these clips feels like I slipped into a different reality. They looked R E A L back then, I swear

[@EricLS]

Modern digital monitors/TVs have vastly different gamma curves, it probably did look way more real.

[@FyreWulff]

@@EricLS Yeah, I think it also needs to be noted that the gamma curves on modern displays/players tend to trend towards brighter/washed out. I can imagine it looked more coherent in theaters with a gamma curve that didn't push the black parts of the screen into gray.

[@NoriMori1992]

I always remember stuff looking better than it did. Like, the Crash Bandicoot remakes? That's how I remember the _originals_ looking.

[@murkywters]

@@NoriMori1992 You're right. Back then you weren't used to the idea that CGI could be BAD or GOOD. It was used to sparingly anyways. Also, your suspension of disbelief was cranked to 100% already, because you were watching a movie. That's something I definitely miss from the o l d d a y s

[@chrisytfc879]

@@murkywters It didn't look great at the time, Alien 3 was a big step down in effects from the first two, but no-one expected perfect CGI in 1992 because it didn't exist. Okay Terminator 2 but that was the most expensive film of all time (up to that point).

[@TheReactorSings]

I remember watching Alien 3 in like 1995 and the effects seemed completely convincing to me. Wild how different it seems now.

[@1LightWeightBaby1]

It's the same for me with video games, back in the day, Gamecube games looked so damn good to me, like almost real. Today I look at them in disgust. Our standards are getting so high and we don't realise it.

[@TheRealWoofer]

I would really love if you guys took a look at some of the shots of the animals in the first Chronicals of Narnia series. Was a real blast from the past to see just how far we’ve come since those days of early “photo realistic” animal renders, compared to the amazing work now being done with fur and everything else that makes animals look almost real these days. Don’t get me wrong, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver look okay, but take a look at Mr. Fox, and also take a look at the great way they went from full CGI wolves to real wolves for 5 seconds, back to CGI…quite jarring 😂

[@josh29221]

yo those wolves are cursed from the originals - they added some real unease to the movie, but it was cool to see that way back when and see how the newer films adjusted the concept

[@TheRealWoofer]

@@josh29221 Absolutely, and it’s funny how just a couple of years can make a big difference, because we have The Golden Compass where the polar bear looks markedly better. But then you have the differences in advancement from company to company to consider as well. I think it’s be really interesting to see the boys do a VFXAR that covers the history of animal renders over the decades or even just over the past couple decades. So much good material they’ve already covered, but it’d be great to do more side by side comparison over time.

[@nicholasmedich7493]

True, though Aslan had way more emotion than anything from Lion King 2019

[@MistrFlux]

i remember seing a bts about them having to digitally replace the wagging tails of some dogs since they where supposed to be angry. that blew my mind at the time.

[@benjamincolbert5706]

It would be amazing to have them also look at the BBC version which was made in 1988. The effects have not aged....well.

[@sleeper-cassie]

8:40 - Niko’s comment here about _E.T._ now offering up two different kinds of jank (the original special effects vs. the “updated for its time but now it’s outdated again” remaster) reminds me of the fortieth anniversary remaster of _Star Trek_ (the original TV series). It gives you this weird whiplash of Shatner and crew crouching behind styrofoam rocks and holding plastic laser-guns on the one hand, and then space battles that are fully CGI on the other. I think taking a look at those changes might be a good subject for a future episode.

[@jasonblalock4429]

I agree. I'm not a big fan of the TOS remasters for that exact reason. The CGI just sticks out way too much. At least by the time of TNG they were already experimenting with CGI, so the updates are less intrusive.

[@EdwardM104]

@@jasonblalock4429 It would work better if the remasters weren't done 16 years ago. They sometimes look like PS3 graphics. The original model work wasn't awful but had some lighting issues that the CGI doesn't have, CGI has mostly better weapons effects and planets (especially the scale of planets while in orbit). I think the best use case for the remastered CGI was Tomorrow is Yesterday, specifically the slingshot around the sun, where the sun isn't seen at all in the original effects.

[@DangerousDac]

I'd rather they talk about TNG remastered, but that actually did the process they described of recomposting the existing FX composites, to varying degrees between seasons, most notably Season 2, which did not correct errors that had formed in the film negatives over the intervening decades, whereas the team on Season 1 did correct warped composites, noise, and errors that had occured in the original show.

[@TheTripleBogeyBoys]

Just wanna say huge shoutout to Niko and Sam for creating the most dynamic team on the internet. Corridor crew just continues to create, motivate and inspire! Thanks for that Corridor!

[@fenx3371]

Wren: "Yeah, chemistry!" *changes to Breaking Bad segment* Lovely work by the lovely editors 😂

[@icelandicbanks6473]

That Breaking Bad scene is soooo masterful. Even from the sound design and everything. They absolutely nailed that, so much so that I still winced and went "oooooh" when those guys get hit. If you ever do anything regarding reacting to sound, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are insanely good aural experiences.

[@DCJayhawk57]

I didn't discover how great the sound mixing was until I watched some episodes recently with good headphones. There were times I literally jumped from simple things like hearing a dog bark in the distance or a door shut. Very subtle but realistic and immersive.

[@Kairi1416]

This scene literally made me gasp the first time I watched it. That's how good it is.

[@LuisSierra42]

@@Kairi1416 dude i almost died of anxiety when i first watched it

[@icelandicbanks6473]

@@DCJayhawk57 somehow they go even crazier on Better Call Saul. This series and its adjacent media are some of the absolute best sound work I've ever heard.

[@howdyzach]

Have they ever done the Meet Joe Black car hit? A classic of the genre.

[@Rainforestdelight]

You guys should really check out 1988 The Blob. The special effects especially when the blob is digesting it’s victims is really astounding.

[@howkel]

Great movie! I worked at a theater upon its release and I watched it at least 10 times.

[@OjStudios]

Super gross practicals on that one.

[@icelandicbanks6473]

That reminds me of Society, too! They should check out some of the ending scenes in that

[@varndeanpsych]

Some of the most disturbing and gruesome deaths I've ever seen in that film

[@phoenixcoursey6711]

its*

[@AlexSchmandgesicht]

There is a german movie called "Victoria" from 2015. It's over two hours long and ît is filmed in one shot without any cuts. Not really any VFX but it's the only movie, I know of, which is filmed in one single shot. Maybe show it to some people and see how long it takes for them to realize there is no editing 😁

[@SingularityEngine]

I love this format where their sudden thoughts and ideas underway about other films and series segways into them talking about said works

[@stefangrosser6466]

I'd love to see some more old school VFX covered like in Big Trouble in Little China! Those VFX should be very nostalgic for you guys as its very similar to early KZbin-style VFX

[@mikeshirleyforever]

Ironic as Boss Films also did Alien 3.

[@bobboby1115]

Yes dude that’s exactly what I wanted to say

[@jamborox]

Nothing beats hand animated lightning

[@JamesNeave1978]

Yep. Do it! DO EEEET!!

[@thepayne7862]

Or even special effects from old silent movies.

[@Jack_Wolfe]

8:00 i agree with Sam, having those remake parts where they just composite stuff better, using the origonal footage, is just better. replacing stuff entirely seems off. Removing the jank with new tech now that we've learnt how to do the things they did but better, i like that. Replacing ET entirely with CGI... ehhh. not so great.

[@AdrianParkinsonFilms]

That's what they did with Star Trek TNG when they released it in HD. They found all the original negatives of the miniature shots and recomposited them without the janky matte lines and VHS fuzziness of the original.

[@romxxii]

CGI was just not that mature in the early oughts. If they redid the CGI ET today, with enough time, money, and love, it could probably look as close to the original puppet. Or alternatively, they could go with the Mandalorian route of using a puppet with some final CGI touches to make it look more alive.

[@B0UB3RT]

Yeah, and that’s also a problem I have with the 2011 version of the original Star Wars trilogy: It’s really cool that the colors are much better, widescreen and better effects, but then there are scenes where they added way too many CGI character, especially in the bar scene.

[@chrisytfc879]

Imagine replacing Bruce with a CGI shark in Jaws. Even if it was perfect it wouldn't work, because Jaws as a film is 50 years old and you can't just suddenly change a huge part of it.

[@Ghazlawl]

I recently watched the 40th anniversary of ET in IMAX and I was hoping based on the thumbnail that it was that version in this video. I don’t believe they used the CG version a la the 20th anniversary in it; I believe they stuck with the original and just remastered it. Would definitely love an episode about remasters, especially a segment on the same movie being remastered multiple times.

[@MealDealSupreme]

Spielberg hates the 2002 version and regrets doing it, so that's probably why

[@aderpyperson]

I didn’t even realize that all the shots of the elephant’s toothpaste in Ms. Marvel we’re CG, I thought that almost all of them were practical because of how flawless those sims looked

[@rome8180]

I saw E.T. at a drive-in theater recently. Honestly, the only effects that didn't look great were the flying shots. I do think the 20th Anniversary improved on that one area. But I don't think a computer-generated E.T. is an improvement. There's a palpability and a "there-ness" to the original E.T. that is essential to make us feel a connection to him.

[@vamwolf]

lighting/shade. the og model help sale. cgi. god no.

[@Durwood71]

Redoing the ET character as CGI seems entirely unnecessary, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with the original puppet.

[@MagicScorpio]

Original is way better. Agreed.

[@maximusprime3459]

I agree, the bike effects were well done. I wish they could release a lightly enhanced Special Edition...or maybe a fan cut.

[@iansmith3301]

Too much texture was removed, he looks too smooth :(

[@TheArisar]

I'm 40 so I can't speak to which version a kid, the age I was when I first watched ET, would prefer. But my vote definitely goes to the original. The charm of the practical effects for me almost always wins out against CGI. However using cg to enhance the practical makeup, miniature or puppet can be perfection.

[@TimSheehan]

Definitely the charm of the puppet over CGI that hasn't aged so well, the remastered bike shots were a huge improvement though.

[@Draenen]

I can definitely say, as a 25 year old, the original is my preferred version. Same with the Star Wars movies and others. I think a mix of practical and CG is best, but there's something amazing about just practical and the skills of the puppeteers and prop builders that adds into the enjoyment of it

[@romxxii]

There's gotta be a happy medium. Keep the puppet from the original, add the composite shots from the 20th edition. This binary either-or for practical vs CG is a bad argument that _has_ to stop. I get people are trying to keep model makers in business, but it shouldn't be to the detriment of the thousands of underpaid and overworked VFX artists.

[@LazzyVamples]

There's just something about it. Did you ever see the Neverending Story? Tons of practical effects that were incredibly cool back then but look janky today. but despite the jank, that kinda thing has an unmatched charm to it. Though I think part of it is also one's own appreciation for that sort of thing. You end up focusing less on the jank and you instead think "Man, look at how clever they were back then and how much work they put into these shots."

[@chrisytfc879]

Yeah like with Star Wars, using CGI to remove compositing flaws etc is fine, but we didn't need a CGI Jabba, that was just crap and every version of it is crap.

[@HenryAcevedoNCHV]

It's funny. The first time I saw the first video about *VFX artists react* I only had a general idea about the use of computer graphics in movies, now I can understand a lot about the 3D modeling, animation, compositing, FX, Roto and all things you talk about... All thanks to this videos, not that I want to be an artist myself but it feels good to be able to better appreciate the effort from artists working on this industry. Now, when a good MOVIE/TV SHOW comes out I´m usually asking myselft...HOW DID THEY DO THAT? *Great Work Guys!*

[@michaelveloso]

Thanks for another great episode. Glitch that bothered me sooooooo much was in the intro of the TV show Fringe (2008). You will spot it. Think its in all seasons. Not sure why it was never fixed. Reminds me of my days doing 3d text, and not having time to fix it

[@sdommiller]

CGI ET looked like a Dreamworks animation character. Like he came out of ANTZ. I almost wonder if Spielberg involved some of the animation design team for the art.

[@Jesses001]

That car hit from Breaking Bad is a work of art. I am struggling to see the transition there. It is so well done, my brain can not subconsciously pick up on anything.

[@trogo5858]

How did I only now notice that when Nico is talking about the Ms. Marvel cut...they put in their own cut after the hand gesture. CLEVER! 13:50

[@Tclans]

13:49 cut the shot, hand animation. Nice cut with Nico’s hand movement 😄

[@Shaderox]

I don't think that 3rd eye effect from the second Dr.Strange movies has been on this show yet, but it definitely deserves to be.

[@powerofanime1]

Wren: "Chemistry!" Walter: "You're damn right."

[@cesarhugs]

WATCHING Corridor BIG 3 ! in the same couch... you know it's going to be the usual best VFX Artists React!! I love this so much

[@amarissimus29]

Thanks for including Walt's 'Run' at the end there. That clip was screaming for the punchline.

[@josh2zak]

I was born is 97, I remember seeing 2 different versions of ET. When I saw the CG version I told my parents to show me the “better one” because he looked too fake. So as a kid back in 2002 I liked the original way more

[@thelastobasknight3966]

Ok, so I binged all the VFX Artists React and compiled a list of stuff for you to look at. Blade (1998)- La Magra ritual/fight scene. Blade 2 (2002)- Blade vs. Nyssa, Blade vs. Nomak, Ron Perlman cut in half. Ghost Busters: Afterlife (2021)- Ghost Egon Spangler. Demolition Man (1993)- Wesley Snipes death scene. Thirteen Ghosts (2001)- Shannon Elizabeth, JR Bourne & F. Murray Abraham death scenes. Krull (1983)- Any VFX. Death Machine (1994)- Any VFX. Monkeyboned (2001)- Any VFX. Beetlejuice (1988)- Everything. Also, yes I'm still subscribed. Thanks for all you guys do. I feel a lot more enlightened after watching that whole playlist. I'll never be able to look at movies the same way again.

[@arn8386]

love your channel man. Thanks for doing these videos. You are a fantastic speaker and teller. Keep up the good work. I feel the same way as Anakin behind your back.

[@limsat2947]

In Lost in Space, Season 1 Episode 4 at around 23:45 just before the robot claps, his left hand disappears for a second. Don't know if that got mentioned already. Saw it a while back, maybe it's worth taking a look at. Great episode, as always. Always looking forward to your videos.

[@BigTallLankyDude]

I'd love to see you guys take on Dark City's city morphing scenes, which apparently were taken as inspiration for Inception. And any of their other weird stuff while you're at it.

[@melaniehoyt5068]

Such an incredible movie

[@helenl3193]

Dark City deserves more love

[@selenemoon2249]

Finally someone mentions Dark City! That movie has a t m o s p h e r e

[@palecurve]

Anything from Dark City, man. That movie is criminally underappreciated

[@JamesNeave1978]

Yes!

[@horroranimelover1421]

Alien 3 is a super underrated film, I absolutely love it and the dedication that was put in for the dog alien despite its rougher appearance.

[@scottanguish2714]

Completely agree. Love the 2003 special edition.

[@LuisSierra42]

I think people generally don't like it because the previous ones were so much better

[@LeonTh3Duke]

Recently got a projector and made a home theather, and it is especially noticable on a large screen how much more enjoyable the practical effects are in a lot of these older films. That middle period of mid-90's into the 2000's where the CGI wasn't there yet but studio were moving away from practical stuff is the hardest to watch.

[@wormarchive]

so good. i'd love to see you all react to how psychedelics are portrayed in movies/ film. Movies like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Mandy or Enter the Void. Or pretty much any music video by ASAP Rocky because his production budget goes crazy sometimes.

[@KobyashiMaru1]

The best E.T. style CGI replacement for an anniversary edition I’ve ever seen was on the 25’th anniversary edition of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’. They added shots at the end using CGI from the original story boards for VFX they had planned for but ran out of money to create. It all fit so seamlessly because it was supposed to be part of the story in the first place and it kinda felt like they’d completed something instead of just gratuitously adding on to it for no good reason. There were other shots too that got a makeover like the Klingon battle cruiser when it first meets VGER’s energy cloud and fires at it. All in all, a really great example of how CGI can add value to a story instead of detract from it. Hope you guys check it out someday!

[@peterboren14]

I feel like you could do a whole episode on the car hitting a person effect and how it’s evolved. From the locked off shot of the silent ninja car that instantly appears from the edge of the frame (popular in the early 00’s) to the more difficult and believable effects of today.

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

Back when I first saw that shot in Breaking Bad I thought it looked amazing, cool to see you guys finally cover it!

[@SylviaCrisp]

Yo! That's awesome that my idea got into one of these! A few weeks ago, i asked the team to look at that specific rooftop scene from Ms Marvel, and they actually did it! (granted i'm probably not the only one who requested it but that's still awesome!)

[@Sarged40]

In Alien 3, the vfx crew tried putting a xenomorph costume on a whippet for the chestburster scene. I wish they played that footage. It's hilarious.

[@CR1SPYofficial]

The transition from wren saying "Chemistry!" To breaking bad was so funny to my idk why

[@vamshikaveti7139]

I could listen to Nice tutorialm talk for hours man what a passionate dude ❤️

[@jknorratl]

Very cool. @12:43 you show that they CGed the street sign (Decatur St). I live in Atlanta and love seeing locations I know and how they adjust it to be other cities... Like the side entrance to the Fox Theater. They call it the Egyptian Room. And it has been used at least three times in Marvel for different locations. A mosque in Ms Marvel

[@Smile-pf3iq]

It's crazy how far CGI has come over the years.

[@ChineduOpara]

Yep. We have silicon wafers and miniaturization to thank for our sci-fi lifestyles and amazing entertainment options.

[@Prettyboysad]

I think the original ET bike flying stuff looked better simply because of the color grading

[@Mattened]

Yep, the color grading and sun position for sure.

[@thiagovidal6137]

You can't do a fair comparison over a split youtube video.

[@Prettyboysad]

@@thiagovidal6137 i can do whatever I’d like

[@ThePatank]

@@Prettyboysad sweet, can you please make the MCU good again

[@Prettyboysad]

@@ThePatank nah it’s more fun when it sucks and everyone cries

[@tamlynburleigh9267]

What I really like about your program is the nu,Myer of clips. Plenty of clips makes it very interesting.

[@hot-noodles]

Long time watcher, first-time commenter (and just subscribed too). You guys do amazing stuff and am always looking forward to the next video! While not a CG glitch, there are a bunch of glitches/errors in the lightsaber effects from the original Star Wars trilogy. I know you've covered lightsabers pretty thoroughly already, but there are some fun glitches to discuss from misaligned rotoscoping to the sabers swapping colors mid shot (from blue to red and vice versa) to the lightsaber beam coming out the wrong end of the hilt and many more. If interested I can send over some screenshots and timestamps.

[@ryanmeyers7652]

I just saw an episode of Binging with Babish were he talked about his career as a commercial VFX artist before he got into making content. I think it would be so cool to try to get him on the show to maybe talk about his previous work or maybe some food VFX

[@uekernas]

Yes, classic movies! Now that you’ve talked about Alien 3, please do a VFX artists’ reaction to Aliens: some of the best old-school effects ever captured on film!

[@JamesNeave1978]

I know it's called "good and bad CGI" but.... Everybody wants VFX! People just aren't excited by CGI.

[@mikeymoo27]

Man I get so excited whenever I see a new one of these pop up :)

[@patrickmarsh7421]

Don't think I didn't notice that subtle cut when talking about cuts right there 13:50, Niko.

[@jscott4reel]

The Princess on Hulu starring Joey King is chock full of stunts and effects that would be great for a Corridor Crew React!

[@boonebanterra]

Omg y’all FINALLY did another Breaking Bad scene! 🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jordanrobson83]

I've just been watching Toy Story 4 with my 5 year old and had to rewind it when I noticed a film/animation glitch...the scene when Woody and Bo-Peep are escaping the playground behind the frisbee, there are two children in the background to the right, one on a swing, and they both freeze (in mid air)/reset as Woody and Bo-Peep exit the scene! It's probably been noticed before but the first time I've seen it! Great series as always!! Jordan

[@CarlosGomez-mf2gp]

The Alien 4k remaster you speak of is a fanmade project by @Project A34K, not an official studio remaster. I suggest people look it up. It's awesome.

[@gavintiel1994]

Yall should really check out VelociPastor. There's a shot early in the film where they just straight up forgot to add a burning car so there's only a sound effect and words on screen describing what's supposed to be happening. Also the movies a gem

[@MealDealSupreme]

they didn't forget, it's a parody film

[@JJPassmore12]

I would love to see animators react to Primal. That show is incredible!

[@ianwhelan-miller90]

Wow, yes, this please!

[@fuchsiebabe]

I re-watched that episode of Breaking Bad literally just last night and was thinking "hey that shot looks really convincing, I wonder how they did it".

[@jacobburnette6345]

My parents have recently gotten into Once Upon a Time on Disney Plus and I would love to see y'all touch upon some of the good and bad CGI because some parts of the show The Magic that you use just looks bad but then they're able to create full CGI ogres that actually look really good

[@burnout1256]

Glad everything is okay after the unfortunate events recently, excited that VFX react is back on schedule!

[@YourDog25]

Dont get me wrong i love seeing whats possible with CGI nowadays, but theres something very comforting about old janky VFX that just gets me.

[@rasengan703]

Thanks for the reminder to double check that we are still subscribed cause I didn't even think about that during the hackening

[@maxleveladventures]

"Oh gosh! That literally just felt like you-uhdoooooood..." I rewatched this part like 5 times.

[@amitymeans]

The smoke in Ghostbusters: Afterlife was incredible.

[@nehemiahsomers4141]

The movie sucked but the effects were great

[@scottking8189]

So I didn’t expect that breaking bad shot to be cgi, I literally just finished rewatching it and I thought they were gonna talk about the plane crash, because I noticed how weird that shot looked but this I didn’t even think of how they did it. Amazing

[@ChandlerJamesNepo]

As a late 90s child who grew up in the early 2000s, the only version of ET I’ve ever known was the original. And it absolutely filled me with childhood wonder, it truly made me want to fly my bike around the neighborhood lol

[@notned_]

you guys should react to the end of episode 5 of Heels - the bone breaking was such a shock and pretty well done for a show with really minor vfx

[@XIII76448]

Personally I loved the jank old 80s ET just bc… that was the technology of the time and it still became a hugely great movie regardless even to this day it’s still a fun movie

[@Jogwheel]

Never miss an episode. Thanks for all the hard work, Crew 👍

[@Shloofi]

You missed one stop lying

[@1Soniccool]

Oh hi Jon (Jogwheel)

[@sam8404]

@@Shloofi only time I ever miss an episode is if it's for something new I haven't seen yet. I always go back and watch it later on though.

[@Jogwheel]

@@Shloofi It's in my Watch Later! I really do watch every one! :-D

[@Shloofi]

@@Jogwheel Fair enough lol

[@pixel.catcher]

5:21 They've done some roto on Weaver to get the Xenomorph's shadow on the pipes behind her, the edges are dodgy on that too, which means it can't just be a despill issue.. Also the it's just a pretty bad matte overall because there's a hard edge where the shadow spills onto her

[@gabetowers5624]

Can have another render challenge were the crew picks a shot from a movie, try to remaster, update, or redesign and compete who has the closest to the original or improvement of old scene?! I would love to see Aliens 3 updated or another movie that can be "fixed" like birdemic. BTW, awesome vids :)

[@haitolawrence5986]

When they killed off Newt and Hicks offscreen in the first five minutes I remember thinking 'there's still two more hours of this to sit through now?' The ambitious but failed VFX were just the icing on that sh*t cake of a movie.

[@kadosho02]

Totally agree Alien 3 should not have been a thing. Missed opportunity to use a better story instead 🤦 But Fox does what Fox does

[@JC-lk3oy]

@@kadosho02 it was such a bad experience Fincher didn't want to work with Fox again. It took a lot of convincing for him to do Fight Club with them... thank God he did.

[@stevenlornie1261]

Glad they were killed off. We dont need more 10 yr girl screams through films. Urgh. Bad enough in Aliens.

[@Nueztoy]

E.T. was re-released in it’s original glory. No more CGI E.T. or walkie talkies. It’s amazing.

[@B0UB3RT]

11:52 I think the problem with the scene is not only that we can clearly that the girl is animated, but the motion blur looks really weird and it looks like she’s leaving a trail behind her.

[@TheGusMad]

When they talked about the Beatles 100th anniversary edition with improved singing on all songs, I gotta say, my head instantly imagined a Beatles album that is all on mute.

[@MeribelNova]

I definitely prefer the nostalgia and visual effect of the old puppet ET, but the remaster definitely adds some nice visual smoothness.

[@nikolaip4947]

I was one of the kids on the bikes in the et remake. All the flying bike scenes were done in front of a blue screen, and the scene at the scene at the end where the ship lands to pick up ET

[@Vesohag]

17:20 I feel the bandana was flying weird. The knot would be heavier so it should have pulled the whole thing down, instead of the position it has and the speed should be exponential. Other than that, that moment was incredible!!

[@defractmedia]

My fave glitch in a movie is in ambuLAnce where they have a slow motion shot of a bullet being fired at the hero actor but they bullet was left out of the comp!! just tracking thin air :') Also the blood squib that pops out of the back of him when shot is a full speed dispite the shot being a slowmo

[@blueninja8094]

That breaking bad transition was great man! Perfect timing

[@chrisbell292]

Really glad they finally discussed the effects in the Alien movies. I personally like the effects in Alien 3: janky as they are, they were still able to show us the xenomorph moving in a way that was not obviously a guy in a suit and with much more detail than we saw in Aliens.

[@windowsVD]

I don’t think it’s as bad as people made it out to be, but I don’t really think that the sacrifice is worth it either just to get more detailed movement. It’s same thing in Alien Covenant for me. Yes, there’s a lot of possibilities in terms of what we can see the Xenomorph do, but when the effect just isn’t good enough to make my eyes feel like the creature is actually there, it just takes me out of the movie. I’d rather have the limited movements from Aliens over what we got in Alien 3 and Covenant.

[@romxxii]

When I rewatched the original Alien, I was surprised at how much of it was just "guy in a suit" and how much _not_ showing it helped to keep the magic alive. Aliens had better suits, plus some puppetry with the Alien Queen. I think it's not until the Joss Whedon one where we get fully-CGI aliens that looked grounded in the scene, and even then not for every scene -- closeups were still puppets. Pity that movie also had the horrendous-looking hybrid. Oh and a batshit-insane plot.

[@chrisbell292]

@@windowsVD I barely remember Covenant. Please don't make me watch it again just to compare the effects.

[@chrisbell292]

@@romxxii After watching Aliens, it really strikes you just how languid the Alien movies in the first one. And I think of Resurrection like a bonus mission in a game: adds nothing to the plot, can be safely ignored and just exists for fan-service.

[@windowsVD]

@@chrisbell292 Trust me, I wished that I didn’t remember it either. 😂

[@siddharthiyer1987]

Funnily enough, I think I noticed a cut when Niko.talks about cutting the shot at 13:50 (watch his hand). Could also just be a compression / encoding glitch.

[@loda9782]

Would love to see you guys cover “What we do in the shadows” show…lots of little tricks they use and would love to se your breakdown!

[@StuffedGamer]

I love how in the original ET flying bike scene, you can see through the bike's parts like the rear wheel which reflects the bluescreen like what is probably the rim (or maybe a reflective strip?)

[@DescallD]

I don't know if this movie is well known in the US since it's a french film, but my favorite movie growing up was Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (live action). I would love it if you guys could talk about some scenes from it, especially the pillar fight. And if you've never seen the full movie before, boy do I recommend it. The comedy is still great!

[@maxek46]

Can you please talk about the Borg Queen entrance in Star Trek: First Contact; it's the shot when she is just a head and shoulders attached to wires being lowered into her body, it's still amazing!

[@adilelarbi8497]

It's an honour to be finally featured on your channel with Ms.Marvel !!! Would love to meet you guys one day insha'Allah !

[@DirtyDee0711]

I was hoping they will cover that one shot where the characters turn into skeletons. That one was really a bit wonky. Besides that, the show was much better than I expected it to be.

[@blofeld39]

I'm sorry about "Batgirl". :-( I hope you guys find another opportunity soon... *very* soon.

[@MuertaEterna]

Arts graduate here, I really appreciate the work you do to inform people of the techniques

[@EvaldasKasnauskas]

Stuff for future episodes to discuss: in S08 E07 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Netflix release), Pappy Boyle is supposed to be an amputee and the hand is not present in the initial shots, but later he is seen with a green glove in a couple of shots. They literally forgot to CGI the hand out!

[@erikdunbar9423]

Hello. One set of effects I was always curious about was in the movie The Core (Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank). There are two scenes I always come back to, one looks like they sold the effect and one didn't. The one that worked was during the scene when the shuttle lands in the LA spillways. The fluid effects during that scene seem really well done. The other is near the end when they are (spoiler alert :-D) setting off the nuclear explosions in the Earth's core. It just doesn't work. Anyway, thank you for the continued fascinating content!