Top 10+10 Practical Movie Effects (Most Realistic / Horror)

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Reaperguy67]

@@_dr.greenthumb_ nobody asked about your pointless comment number.

[@maciejszypelt7623]

Watchmojo What is it with those 10+ 10 lists

[@StanHalen1936]

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[@pyrocore]

The non inclusion of Rob Bottin's work in The Thing actually invalidates this entire list.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It WatchMojo.

[@karanvirkooner1993]

CGI may have it’s place but the power of practical and makeup effects is unmatched simplicity works best and less is more

[@Reaperguy67]

@@_dr.greenthumb_ why are you spam replying others.

[@virgilio0616]

John Carpenter’s The Thing had crazy and great practical effects!

[@gundamw3490]

True Masterpiece ❤

[@razielgeist1400]

I felt a little insulted when "The Thing" wasn't #1

[@Animeguy300]

The werewolf transformation is awesome even without GCI

[@robertmason837]

Yeah but some actors are uncomfortable while wearing all that makeup and props in the behind the scenes.

[@Kritacul]

An American Werewolf in London werewolf transformation is INSANE and still holds to today.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Ya, that’s kinda the countdown…

[@trinaq]

The effects for the shark in "Jaws" were really impressive for the mid 70's. It always scared little me to pieces! 😱

[@waynehersel3965]

I was a kid when 'An American Werewolf in London' came out. The movie still sends shivers down my spine. Pratical effects beat CGI, anyday.

[@MollyMcLaughlin]

We need a practical effects renaissance. Bring them back.

[@RandomFatGuy]

>number 1 Alien >not showing the practical effect that made it number 1 bravo watchmojo bravo

[@kelvinfoote9897]

Yes and not showing the blood fountain from the bed in Nightmare on Elmstreet. Why?

[@robbieking4070]

Honourable mention for Michael Dougherty’s effects in Trick r Treat and especially Krampus.

[@GabrielRuizBallard]

No matter how bad a practical effect is, it’s still always real

[@nlrproductions8106]

That’s what I say when I watch some low budget monster or sci-fi movie. In the early slashers from 70’s or 80’s at least you know all the blood within the film, it’s some real red liquid.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Tom Savini is a great craftsman of practical effects in films

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

I had NO idea that Linda Hamilton was a twin!

[@chrispanico2276]

I miss practical effects. Even bad ones were at least memorable, where CGI instantly takes me out of many movie moments Accidental alliteration

[@gundamw3490]

Blob The Thing Fly. Masterpiece

[@jasonisourhero]

The Jurrasic punk documentary is a great watch in relation to the subject 'Cgi'. In small doses, Cgi is great, but practical effects should ALWAYS be used and prioritised alongside Cgi. Terminator 2 is a perfect example of the sweet spot for Cgi effects usage.

[@TatankaTaylor]

A better documentary is the one on Disney+ because in that one you see everything in its proper context. For instance, when Jurassic Park was in early development there barely was any cgi in most movies. So when production for that movie started they were originally going to use stop-motion and practical effects. With no cgi whatsoever. However, two Industrial Light & Magic employees decided to work behind everyone's back to create a digital cgi dinosaur. Those two employees produced a realistic looking T-Rex. And they showed a prototype of it to Kathleen Kennedy. Who was so impressed that she gave them the greenlight to continue with their work. Eventually, their work was so impressive that Spielberg gave the word to replace all the stop-motion dinos with cgi dinosaurs. However, they use all the previous stop-motion animations of the dinos to create the cgi animations.

[@gundamw3490]

T 1000

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 19:30 I wonder if the same crew had worked on Michael Jackson's Thriller. 🥶

[@tombruncker7013]

The animatronic dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park are my favourite practical effects in film, you really feel like you are watching real dinosaurs (the CGI in both films have also really stood the test of time as well) the shark from jaws is also really impressive when you consider the time period it was made and how much of a bitch it was to get working. Also The Thing, The Fly, The Blob and American Werewolf in London have the best practical effects of any horror movie

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Fish muppets and puppets to stir the fears up. I squeeze screams out of chocolate syrup! I’m the best mamma jamma ever stood behind the camera!” Alfred Hitchcock

[@razorramone63139]

🤘 Props for the ERB reference. 😁

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Practical effects are always more impressive than CGI

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

so easy to see when stuff is filmed in the Volume these days, lazy writing and cgi companies goes hand in hand these days!

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I love that scene in Raiders!! It is up there with the "bringing a gun to a knife fight" scene as one of my favorite scenes.

[@Tikis-World]

Hellraiser part one where Uncle Frank comes back to life in the attic!!! Clive Barker won awards for the effect and much deserved!!!

[@gargoyleb]

4:30 I remember seeing an interview with, I think the director or one of the actors, but they said that there was a preview screening of the movie AT THE WHITEHOUSE. Said it felt reeeeeely weird sitting in a building you're watching explode on tv. And American Werewolf in London changed my life.

[@Urban-Legends97]

It's incredible how practical make-up effects from 1981 (An American Werewolf in London) can still out perform most CGI from modern times!

[@joeclark1621]

It actually out performed all of them.

[@sandyclark8092]

American Werewolf in London and The Howling are great movies and the transformation of them changing is still awesome

[@MADBD619]

No amount of current CGI Or advanced movie-making technologies can ever replace the old school, natural talents and special effects that were made by man from back in the days, for it’s effects like these that truly makes movies such as these on this list INCREDIBLY Special!

[@errormachine5056]

I just couldn't figure out what terminator 2 scene you were talking about. I've seen the movie a dozen times and had no clue and thought maybe you had the wrong movie. Then I looked it up, apparently that was a cut scene and only certain countries or places for the version with that scene. I've, never seen that version. Pretty neat.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

While The Thing is king, this double listing filled with movies getting double entries.

[@gundamw3490]

Mojo 😂 forgot everything Again

[@rmannayr2129]

OMG THOSE EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sharcam2010]

smh Jeff Goldblum is so goated. LOL

[@Buskieboy]

You didn't include 1982's "The Thing"! Which would have been #1 ! WTF?! .

[@gundamw3490]

😂 Mojo mistake again Forgot everything

[@ViperBiotch]

7:28: I remember this as if I jst watched it, tho I was only 3 yrs old when it came out & I feel it's still 1 of the scariest movies of all time.😊 Some of the other's I saw & feel they're on the rght list. 😊😊

[@KhalielLekyam]

When will WatchMojo learn what chapters are? It's a basic youtube feature for years now...

[@M.W.K6996]

"Top 20 Greatest Boxers Of All Time"

[@alifuller1658]

oĥ hell yeah 👊

[@marywooten9722]

A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 The Dream Master Debbie's Cock Roach Scene As Well As Joey's Water Bed Scene And The Entire Earth Being Turned Into A Junk Yard I Truly Love The 4Th Film The Most It's My Absolute Favorite Nightmare ❤🎉😅😊

[@watsonsmith4126]

The cockroach transformation is really terrifying!!

[@G1Grimlock94]

Early the film without CGI

[@SPAnComCat]

We must bring back Practical Effects into Film! It still holds up Today!

[@peteharris556]

The thing!!

[@gundamw3490]

Best Thing

[@Cuckoorex]

Pumpkinhead...?

[@timthegem]

I clicked on this video feeling skeptical that you would include Elm Street at all. Phew!

[@Howlingburd19]

Just came to check if The Thing was on here 👍

[@gundamw3490]

Not mojo😂

[@Howlingburd19]

@@gundamw3490 it is on here lol. It’s at the ending of the video

[@danielvillamonte7102]

Can't believe you didn't pick "The Howling " as better werewolf transformation, Robert Picardo's transformation is more gruesome, painful yet you feel and see his pleasure and bone breaking joy knowing what he's about to do. The use of light and shadows makes the wolf skin more realistic than the well illuminated scene, showing the rubbery transformation.

[@philleclerc4283]

How can you not include The Thing???

[@gundamw3490]

😂The Thing Best of Best

[@ThePhobos100]

Practical effects is underated

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

The Thing is king. No contest

[@ninetailsclub]

Can you talk about how in the movie Peggy Sue got married. The opening scene where they have the mirror and stuff, and then it zooms out. And then it's actually a stunt double trying to mimic the stuff and then at the end of the movie they're going into the mirror and it's all practical going through it and filming the actual actress, and having the reflection mimic her in a wig. At least I think it was a wig.

[@ninetailsclub]

Nobody talks about that. Also, the person who plays Peggy Sue is our girl from Cereal mom I think.

[@glennbabic5954]

How did that alien corn dog on a stick make #1?

[@briancottingham1674]

Where's The Passion of Christ, Jeepers Creepers, its a couple of more but I am too high to remember! These films have great effects!

[@robconway370]

Can somebody explain why the effects that are in both videos are not in the same order? This makes no sense.

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

They combined two separate videos together. So they might have been made months or even years apart.

[@dreamguardian8320]

That 1988 version of the Blob made the Blob look like such a messy eater, and made it really hard for me to watch. It makes me like the 1958 version much more.

[@elliesaint1984]

Has anyone noticed the trend in the Nightmare On Elm Street movies? Character A: Whatever you do, don't fall asleep Character B: Okay Character B: Zzzzz 😴 !!!THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE JUST TOLD NOT TO DO!!! 😮‍💨 they had one job, just one 😮‍💨😒

[@sornord]

The Thing from the 80s. I've watched it dozens of times and it's still scary.

[@gundamw3490]

True Horror Masterpiece ❤ Give us Among us

[@CodyFairlessLee]

I like INDEPENDENCE DAY and I love JURASSIC PARK.

[@ChrisCreats]

How can u not put the thing on this list sacrilege lol

[@gundamw3490]

Completely forgot 😂 The Thing Masterpiece

[@randallintx]

for me, it would be Reagan's spinning head in The Exorcist,

[@josh72456]

From the realistic bit I think some are well-made and of their time.

[@stvnsvids]

Wait! I call BS...why isn't "The Thing" On BOTH lists??? >:(

[@gundamw3490]

😂 yes 👍 The Thing ❤

[@gundamw3490]

The Thing Alien 2. Power lorder ❤❤ Masterpiece ❤❤

[@shawnw.mcfeely9972]

8:45 Actually they used the screech/ bark of a Koala to get that sound

[@mattylee777]

Gooood dammmmmn

[@rockero1313]

Part 1: #9 Fountain of Blood - NOT SHOWN #8 Melting Head - NOT SHOWN #1 Baby Xenomorph - NOT SHOWN Part 2: #6 Henrietta Knowby - MOSTLY STOP-MOTION SHOWN #4 Chestbuster - NOT SHOWN (AGAIN) Come on, if you're gonna mention a scene SHOW IT, not just talk about it! The video, not the list, gets 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 from me

[@chrissorensen803]

The T-Rex in Jurassic Park is a classic

[@dreamguardian8320]

When I first saw Jurassic Park, the T-Rex and other dinosaurs looked so real, that it really looked like the dinosaurs were truly brought back to life.

[@chelseacanales8763]

And yet these movies are still the best horror movies ever because they wasn’t any CGI. Still I wonder how they done the transformation in the horror movie The Howling

[@Wildhunters.big_cats]

Woo .. 👌👍 ‏‪

[@twillacatron7596]

An American Werewolf in London is the reason why I reather be a Wolfwalker instead

[@kristennelson3190]

Are we not mentioning "The Thing"?? Really??

[@gundamw3490]

Mojo fxck it Again 😂

[@Terelon]

And to this day Glen's ANOES death can't be explained in the real world.

[@chrishampton8842]

Well, without Carpenters The Thing included in this list I’m afraid this list becomes null and void😂

[@aaronjackson2126]

Funny how Ms. Mojo just uploaded a video a minute ago.

[@shadowshake2058]

Really no Bruce from Jaws?

[@hilairebeatz]

the lord of the rings, orcs, elves , urakai etc etc

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

The Martians 🔫 "Mars Attack!" (1996)

[@charliekuski5986]

I agree! I never see that movie get the attention it deserves.

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

Hello good afternoon

[@PaulJonesPromethianImager]

How many times do we wanna see the same clips in one video?

[@RomaroBrandon]

We need more 10+10 list like this

[@timthegem]

No we don't. This channel puts out so many videos that their creators are literally tripping over each other, which is what this proves.

[@RomaroBrandon]

@@timthegem a lot of videos they make are kinda unnecessary like the 10-20 best/worst whatever of the century so far and it's not only been 20+ years. This would be a great replacement for those "Top 10 Even More..." videos

[@emilycoffin3106]

Just why i Have Cursed whole time i'm Alien already in Men in Black

[@CH-uk1il]

Can't you just call it Top 20?

[@renthay2982]

WHERE IS IT AUDREY II?!?!?

[@dreamguardian8320]

You mean from Little Shop of Horrors? Yeah, that talking plant really looked like a real plant to me, at least back when I was young.

[@joshuaschroeder8027]

Yea.... so maybe show the scenes

[@Piitaa_Pain]

did someone say Tom Savini ?

[@HeelSection3825]

This would have been a really good list. But you mentioned The Thing and DIDN'T have it anywhere on the list!?! TERRIBLE LIST!

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Spoiler: it’s on the list. Your comment needs to be deleted or edited.

[@HeelSection3825]

@@AncestorEmpire1 It wasn't on the first list. Which was about pre 21st century effects. It SHOULD have been. I stand by my original post.

[@gundamw3490]

Mojo Things 😂

[@ZackBlackwood97]

Have you forgotten the number 20?

[@MohamadFirja]

This Horor the Devil!😱

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Are you single Phoebe?

[@Reaperguy67]

Again with the creepy comments. It's none of your business to know 🤡

[@360whiplash]

I really hate how Hollywood today has just gotten real lazy. They rely too much on CGI now. Everything looks just fake now.

[@ChrisJensen-se9rj]

"Scanners" was a cheap jack film. If you look at the "exploding head" scene, you see a close up of the exploding head, with bits flying everywhere, then a moment later, a wide shot of the audience panicking, showing the desk on the stage as empty of everyone except Darryl Revock. There is not even a prosthetic person in the chair next to him, despite, apparently, his head exploding into nany pieces. "Scanners" was a cheap jack attempt at a " scary" film that i just couldn't take seriously. Typical Canadian cinema. Cheap and nasty.

[@caronstout354]

That effect was achieved by a stagehand shooting a mock-up of the actor, filled with "stuff", with a double-barrel shotgun...how much more practical of an effect could you get on set?

[@LucasGnagy]

Stop doing combined lists!

[@LokiDWolf]

Lol! Wait,what?! That's all this channel is about. They pick a topic then give to 10's.

[@LucasGnagy]

@@LokiDWolf Yes, and that’s fine, but these “10+10” videos are literally just smushing two previous lists together.

[@the.notifier]

They can do whatever videos they like dont watch it if you hate it

[@LucasGnagy]

@@briandesens144 How come any time even the slightest bit of criticism is made, someone comes up with that bullshit?

[@LucasGnagy]

@@briandesens144 And my opinion are that these combined lists should stop. Don’t like it? Don’t reply

[@feldspar3858]

No mention of “The Thing”?!?!? Damn WM, do your f’n research!!!!

[@gundamw3490]

Yes 👍 The Thing ❤