VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 49

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[@CorridorCrew]

Thanks for watching er'body! If you want to watch this entire show from the beginning you can do that here ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWW6o36bpMqNns0

[@pwnisher]

It was good to be back! Can't wait to do it again!

[@AlmaSoulfist]

We love you, Clint!

[@dmbericsantiago7657]

Welcome back!

[@jerodtereshka3908]

We missed you Clint!

[@bhavyadevganiya1472]

Can't wait for Dynamic Machines montage

[@mooncat7009]

we love you Clint! good to see you again

[@The_RedVIII]

CORRECTION: The Matrix did win the Oscar for Visual Effects. What Dreams May Come came out in 1998, not 1999, therefore it won the Oscar in 1999, while Matrix won in 2000.

[@starkingbiker]

thank you for writing this. i was literally screaming at the screen haha. Obviously Matrix won an Oscar, it beat Star Wars Episode 1.

[@zilitonasgeriauuzps5600]

Do some FOCKEN research guys, it's not that hard.

[@Otrebor2099]

Yea, its always important to remember that when a movie comes out usually it contends for the oscars of the following year not the year that it premiers.

[@RossComptonthe19th]

This 100%

[@404statuscode]

Also the effects were insane in my opinion

[@RogueLeader728]

“What Dreams May Come” came out in 1998. Which it won the Academy Award for Visual Effects in the 1999 ceremony. Meanwhile “The Matrix” came out in 1999. And that also won Best Visual Effects in the 2000 ceremony. Both movies did win oscars, but it was a year apart from each other

[@jacklxv]

Yep I can't believe they got it wrong, it would have been illegal not to assign the visual effects Oscar to The Matrix in 1999.

[@brandonthesteele]

Those guys must have been on top of the world back then, feeling like King Midas

[@TheDeconstructivist]

@@jacklxv Honestly, What Dreams May Come is on par with the Matrix, imo, from a technical perspective. The "Living Painting" shot is only one of many absolutely stunning artistically produced VFX from the movie.

[@robertcampbell8070]

@@TheDeconstructivist Thank you. Yes, the Matrix shots are groundbreaking, but had they come out in the same year it wouldn't have been absurd for What Dreams May Come to have won.

[@arturomontes5884]

@@robertcampbell8070 agreed, What Dreams May Come is my favorite film.. excellent acting, writing, and effects made this movie undeniable..

[@WillWildsOutdoorAdventures]

"Have any of you seen Stargate?", "No, no" *eyes twitching

[@Michael_Ian_Blackface]

Niko: have any of you guys seen Stargate? Clint: no. Nice to have you back Clint.

[@ultrainstinctgoku3344]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3K6halvrZJ7jrc

[@2nd-place]

How has someone never seen Stargate? That’s like having never seen Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, or Firefly, just to start. TOP TIER SCI-FI TV.

[@shadowmahesh9876]

@@2nd-place probably someone who doesnt watch sci-fi. kinda sucks tho cuz the sci-fi genre is beautiful

[@dbrokensoul]

@@2nd-place I'm not from western country. In 3rd world country back when they aired, only the rich would have access to those. Cables were really expensive back then. Sci-fi was not big here on that era, so those only aired very late at night or never even get licensed. I was a kid back then, so obviously can't watch something that late.

[@kendra_t]

The og film was free with ads on KZbin last time I checked

[@chalmersmathew4831]

This probably won't get too much traction, but a movie that I would say you guys could pick apart for a few scenes is the Thief of Baghdad (1940). I don't know how influential it was vfx-wise, but from a quick wiki search it seems to be the first use of a proper chroma key. Though I don't know which sections specifically, it would probably be the genie, flying carpet, the spider fight, and the flying horse. Edit: Didn't think this many people would remember this film, so thanks for making this more seen. Hopefully the Crew gets to react to it in the future and maybe look into the use of miniatures, puppets and all the cool little things they put into the film.

[@tomkwibus]

good idea

[@mikesilva3868]

Good one 😊

[@birdgirl0073]

Yessss!

[@bellhopwalrus2517]

Chalmers: Is that the same one where the Vizir & the fat little Sultan look _exactly_ like their Alladin counterparts? (or vice versa)

[@drstrangelove4925]

Holy shit thanks I remember watching it when I was younger but could never remember it thanks man

[@BadPenny3]

I'm a simple woman, I see Stargate, I watch. It never gets enough love among the other "Star" franchises.

[@chris746568462]

Have you watched The Expanse? If you are a stargate fan it's a must see. Amazon are in the process of buying MGM for ~$8.5B and there are plans to bring stargate back with original actors and writers from the TV series. Hope we get something good.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Yikes i never considered the "star" as a genre...huh

[@Oyakinya-Izuki]

@@serwinzzalot9989 Starwars Star trek Stargate And there's another one that I've seen which was about people discovering an alien spaceship in the antarctic that had a miraculous sugar which allowed people to live a life span hundreds of years longer, of which I forgot the name

[@noahh6186]

@@Oyakinya-Izuki There's also Battlestar Galactica! I used to love that one in particular. And with all the remakes you could argue A Star is Born counts, lol

[@callefalk4457]

SWEET!!!

[@TraceDominguez]

I remember watching the featurette about Stargate that was really great. In the scene where he's 'entering' the Event Horizon he's sticking his face in a bowl of water they can film into, opening his eyes, then 'acting backwards' as they put it. Stargate is one of the best sci-fi universes!

[@davidcarter3830]

I have the special edition DVD that has that featurette.

[@brygan4715]

Look upo

[@brygan4715]

@@davidcarter3830 Or

[@brygan4715]

Yes mom PLO

[@brygan4715]

Ok love m l

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Long time Corridor Crew viewers on seeing Clint: "You're just as beautiful as the day we lost you."

[@ultrainstinctgoku3344]

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[@AboveTopSecretGaming]

"Long time" vro, he left in March 😂😂

[@devong1838]

"Long time" maybe if you're 7

[@ilyamuromets2508]

@@devong1838 @AboveTopSecretGaming I know ya'll are having a pleasant time nitpicking, but you realize that's part of the joke? Implying that months ago is years ago just like in the scene the How to Train Your Dragon 2 quote the comment is using?

[@wespapes2054]

Clint's back for an episode. Just like old times.

[@far22186]

Spoiler warning :p

[@lmanproductions8680]

@@far22186 for the first 60 seconds of the video? Lol.

[@wespapes2054]

@@far22186 he's in the thumbnail

[@tekuaniaakab2050]

Wait... he’s not CG?

[@prometeu001]

​@@tekuaniaakab2050 maybe...

[@IAmAnAlbatross]

I'd love to see you guys take a film that has a lot of remakes or sequels, like the invisible Man, the mummy etc, and look at how effects evolved over the years. Like what you did with the lightsaber effect video

[@e.j.leonard2379]

This entire series could be sub titled: Niko makes sure his team knows that he still knows more than they do

[@buddabudda]

"I hate it! You're fired!!" "I love it! You're hired!" "But I hate this. You're fired!!" "I don't even know why, but you're hired!"

[@jacobl6714]

and, ya know what, for asking your job back you are, you guessed it (and quite obviously) fiiiiiiired

[@Dream0Asylum]

@@zomazoma3609 Nobody clicks on links that are without context; nothing says SPAM quite like a naked link.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Maybe Emmerich had reported a few crew members too few to the catering table and so he needed to fire the one guy every day over lunch break so they don't run out? :D

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

“Where were you? Photographing squirrels? You're fired” “Sir, we still have more effects shots to do” “Oh, right. You're unfired! I need you, c'mere!”

[@DukeSkylocker]

I mean we are talking about the guy who's so petty he included characters named Ebert and Siskel in his 1998 Godzilla just to get back at the real life critics for giving bad reviews to his films (the funniest thing about that whole ordeal was Ebert's reaction "if you're going to put me in your movie at least have Godzilla stomp on me!") Although, it is interesting hearing how much Emmerich was against visual effects at the start of his career, considering how fully he embraced them later on (then again, he also did a 180 on 3D, first calling it a gimmick and then referring to it as the way of the future).

[@Iceclaw77]

They actually made Clifford a brighter red because the color they used for his original design in the first promos was too dark, and people were complaining that it made Clifford look more like a dog that was covered in blood, and less like a dog that was simply born red.

[@Insertnamesz]

Now Clifford looks like dried blood! :P

[@xandermantheman6212]

@@Insertnamesz Dried blood is black

[@johnyesjustjohn]

It’s Clifford the Big Red Stab Wound!

[@scorpleeon]

Still don’t like this red but maybe it’s prelim. Meh

[@GottaGoBlast]

@@johnyesjustjohn A man of culture I see~

[@ashleyhoran5388]

Having been a huge Stargate fan since a kid I love these reactions and breakdowns

[@adriacreates]

1998's Small Soldiers would be fun! It's a great mix of live action, stop motion puppets and CGI! Love you guys!

[@ConnorCreed3]

It's weird we've gone from Clint to Special Guest Clint.

[@Xeno1001]

“Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” directed by Zack Snyder, 2010, DAY 200, PAIN, LITERALLY PAIN, HOW MUCH LONGER MUST I DO THIS.

[@jacobbradshaw995]

I agree. That’s an awesome one.

[@Optimusprime809]

JUST FEATURE THIS CLIP ALREADY CORRIDOR!

[@tobbgoblin]

DO IT.

[@DeathBringer769]

Reminds me of how I've asked them for nearly a year to review the 70+ minute one-take action scene in Crazy Samurai Musashi (also called Crazy Samurai: 400 vs 1) for their Stuntmen React series, but has not happened yet. They ask for impressive one-take action scenes -- it's basically the longest in existence. They ask for good sword fights -- the whole movie is basically one giant sword fight. They ask for good foreign films -- it's a Japanese film that more people should be aware of. I've seen other people mention it as well here and there. Whoever reads their comment section for suggestions (I know it was Christian at least at one point) seems to really not want to acknowledge it, lol. I feel your pain for Legends of the Guardians as well. I've seen that recommended so many times but they've never acknowledged that one either. I get that they only have time for so much at a time, but at least a shout-out to be like "Hey, we see you, and we're getting there" would be appreciated, lol. Maybe they're just annoyed that I've asked so many times that they're ignoring it out of spite now. Who knows, but I hope not.

[@jacobbradshaw995]

@@DeathBringer769 Yeah, it's sad. I'm guessing they just don't read enough in the comments. I guess with how often they upload, sifting through the comments would be a full-time job.

[@bentaraalamgumilang6515]

Love these guys, it's like watching high school students explaining & reacting to cool stuffs. Wren is freshman, Clint is sophomore, and Niko is the senior.

[@AndyGilleand]

Clifford is not red enough, and if you're going to make him cartoony, he should be less realistic.

[@superheropow1]

Yeah, that my thought as well. Look at Sonic and even Scooby Doo. The more realistic they are, the worse they look. The movie should lean more into the cartoon look (though not as much as the Bullwinkle Movie did).

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Its a fucking dog It looks good whether it's realistic or a cartoon, it really doesn't matter in this case

[@AndyGilleand]

@@Alucard-gt1zf doesn't look good here

[@nemonomen3340]

While a “realistic” giant red puppy is not as horrifying as a “realistic” blue, sentient, shoe-sporting hedgehog, it does matter. Their fan base loves the cartoon. _Make it look cartoony._

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

Exactly.

[@nicksewatsky1482]

There's a very simple but seamless vfx shot in "Notting Hill" where Hugh Grant's character walks thru a market as all the seasons change around him. It appears as if its one continuous shot yet he's walking past the same vendors or background characters as the weather and time changes. For example- an extra starts pregnant and has a baby by the end of the scene. Check it out.

[@davidortega6236]

Correction: "What Dreams May Come" came out in 1998 and won the VFX Oscar for that year ("Armageddon" was the main competition). "The Matrix" came out in 1999 and DID win the Oscar (the competition was "Star Wars Episode I")

[@warren9148]

Beat me to it 👍

[@siukong]

Seems they were confused and conflated the 1999 Oscars with the year 1999. Since the Oscars usually take place in like February they generally apply to films from the previous calendar year (though IIRC sometimes if a film comes out in January it can be eligibile, not sure exactly how that works)

[@andandopalteatroconlospies8139]

Oh Stargate! I remember watching it as a kid just for the cool portals… Good old days

[@baxterwilson368]

“What Dreams May Come” came out in 1998. It and “The Matrix” won Oscars for Best Visual Effects for their respective years.

[@dominicmorlino30]

Yes! I caught that immediately. Looks like they got confused between the 1999 Oscars (for movies that came out in 1998) and the Matrix coming out in 1999 and winning the Oscar in 2000. They also say that Armageddon and Mighty Joe Young came out in 1999, which both came out in 1998.

[@Lionclaw]

Thank you. Now I don’t have to leave this same comment. Lol.

[@dankwarmouse6248]

Also come on that shit looks incredible. How often do we get to see glitch art like that in mainstream cinema?

[@ViktorRadoslavov]

That movie is phenomenal imo. Its a bit out there but the whole story gets you in the feels

[@gnaneshvora39]

I think you've got yourself a new challenge: "We recreated the scene from The Invisible Man" ?!!

[@CoolAsFreya]

I'd love to see this recreated with modern technology, see how far we've come!

[@BaukeSchildt]

@@CoolAsFreya "We recreated this scene from the Invisible Man in 2 hours."

[@joelbadger9661]

While talking about The Matrix sfx: "Almost like a Morph!"... I feel like a joke was missed here

[@stormqueen29]

EEEeeeeeee!! You guys did my Invisible Man request!! I've been sick and missed so much, and this just made my whole week!! I hope you decide to do more of them, and the differences in how they did the effects for the different movies.

[@nureek73]

The shot I’d like to see you discuss is the Borg Queen’s head and shoulders being lowered onto her body, while she delivers dialogue, before walking away all in one shot. That sequence from Star Trek: First Contact is still one of my favourite effects shots ever.

[@djlr1g10]

Would be cool to see an entire episode focused on star trek! Could compare how effects have changed throughout the different series from the early days right up to today - not many TV franchises/series have been around as long as star trek has

[@melaniehoyt5068]

That is a great scene

[@abigailblackmon1144]

That stargate effect is so iconic, I can't believe the artist got fired over it

[@Oceanic2409]

don't worry, he got rehired!

[@curtsanchez9897]

@@Oceanic2409 then got fired again

[@Oceanic2409]

@@curtsanchez9897 yeah... that was a shame...

[@toastycarp]

For the people who recommended Stargate, we are friends

[@dtebarrett]

There is some really egregious VFX in stargate atlantis, namely, the episode in which Ford gets attacked by a wraith, they fall to the water, it is one of the funniest bits of VFX I’ve seen.

[@MusicDecomposer]

Since you reacted to The Invisible Man, you should also react to Hollow Man.

[@chadross]

And Lawnmower Man!

[@pupuslinger]

I remember being blown away by Hollow Man....

[@jessebear4740]

I will second this motion.

[@mikesilva3868]

King Kong movie from 1933 too🧞‍♂️

[@martinbrookscreative]

I feel like they have already?!

[@kevybost]

I normally upvote these, but I'd like to let you know that I'm liking THIS episode specifically because of Stargate.

[@OdinYG]

I honestly love how cool you all are and how good to each other you are. Thats awesome.

[@bradholderman8462]

Invisible Man is not only one of my favorite films, but favorite books. You guys recreating the unmasking scenes would be awesome.

[@Gabreya]

Also, “The Matrix” did win the Best Visual Effects Oscar, but that was in 2000 which is a year after “What Dreams May Come” won the award.

[@MrGittz]

Seriously. The misinformation on this channel really bugs me sometimes. What Dreams May Come was released in 1998, not 1999. Also, how are these guys into visual effects but have never seen Stargate? That’s so odd

[@Robroy333]

Also He was supposed to walking through his dead wife's paintings in those scenes,,,not just dodging bullets; like in the Matrix.

[@Chiggs]

Glad someone caught it.

[@jec1138yt]

Yeah when he said 1999 I was like no hold up. I don’t have a good memory but I always remember the year movies came out

[@jec1138yt]

@@MrGittz they’re young. Stargate is probably a “hidden gem” to them lol

[@Nick-zc1fe]

Really surprised none of the Corridor guys have seen Stargate. It's such a classic Sci-fi flick!

[@Idlewildist]

I’ve been waiting to see it pop up in a VFX episode, this makes a lot of sense now.

[@gabriel120300]

Atlantis is my favorite, always loved these history channel aliens stuff

[@marcfuchs6938]

I think that movie is alright, but I liked the first original show a lot more. Great characters, and for starting in 1997, great VFX and CGI!

[@Sipheren]

Or more importantly, they haven't seen the series SG-1!

[@The_Curious_Cat]

I guess when it's not their thing, they just miss it. There are other movies I get surprised they didn't see, since they are VFX heavy and some of them considered movie classics by now.

[@Phuskooz]

11:10 “This literally looks painterly” Well, it’s supposed to because his version of heaven is supposed to be within his wife’s paintings.

[@jedediahurban7014]

VFX React Suggestion: Ella Enchanted snake. I recently saw this movie again, and I was impressed by how well the snake held up.

[@mikeywood1516]

WHAT DREAMS MAY COME is a phenomenally beautiful movie. That scene looks like an oil painting because he's essentially IN an oil painting. An afterlife based on his wife's paintings.

[@BlobVanDam]

Since you reacted to The Invisible Man, there's a bit in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) at around 1:08:00 that to this day I cannot figure out 100% how they did. The invisible man runs up some stairs and down a hallway, with only his head half transparent, with a moving camera. I can only imagine they must have shot it twice without him in the shot and masked out his head frame by frame? No idea.

[@justinbellotti7838]

I wonder if it is similar to Star Wars, in the original the plates for the ships were semi see through. you can still see it in the original print, same with empire strikes back with the snow speeders. I can see that if they used the same tech from their era, how an effect that semi worked for solid objects would be perfect for a semi invisible person. Idk, that shot just reminded me of the masking plates from star wars.

[@justinbellotti7838]

@@MrCrazyhamster28 I'm sorry, I meant the view from the cockpit, the plate for the ship's structure, you can see the terrain behind it. it is more apparent in 5 when inside the snowspeader. you can see the background clearly. effects using the same overlay method were probably used. Maybe underdeveloping the invisible man film and overlaying that on top of a fully developed copy. or a slightly underdeveloped copy so the overlay adds up to what would be proper exposure for the background and a semi invisible man. now I really hope a vid does happen. I am vested.

[@g1rthburg3r2am7]

Indeed.

[@ultrainstinctgoku3344]

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[@chindleymuffin]

The one thing you forgot to mention with What Dreams May Come is that they used early LIDAR technology to track the movement, which up to that point was mainly used by the US Army. The most recent use of LIDAR was in the Black Mirror episode with the sentient robot dog called Metalhead, which uses actual footage from a LIDAR camera as the POV from the dog.

[@STSGuitar16]

I've never done any type of vfx ever at all in my life, but this channel is so dang good. I find every single second super interesting lol....then again, I am one of those types who knows a little bit about a lot of different subjects, so I guess this also falls in that category. Keep it up!

[@eccentricorbiter1390]

The big problem I'm noticing with the dog is that it's moving as if it has the mass of a regular sized dog; it doesn't move like it's a giant animal.

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Truuuu

[@anam00090]

Yees he'd be slower, take more time before committing to a jump, everything would shift underneath him. And the ground he stands on, area around him all would constantly shake and vibrate just from his weight interacting with it. When he moves around a closed place, the windows would vibrate and curtains would probably move around from the air that he pushes around by quickly turning or jumping.

[@ezrarichardson279]

I think Clint probably just secretly sleeps in a tent on the roof. Legend has it he’s still up their waiting for the next time he’s needed. Ha! (Corridor: if you see this I would love a small spoof video like that!)

[@owenw23]

Another good natural phenomenon used for special effects was in Darren Aronofsky‘s The Fountain. One of my favorite movies on a personal level, but also some really amazing effects during the space sequences.

[@royday5522]

Can ya’ll check out the camera work in Birdman!? There is one particular scene where the reflection completely eliminates the camera and yet the matching on the other end is spot on!

[@DECODEDVFX]

When they were making the "woosh" effects for the portal in Stargate SG1 they didn't know how much pressure to use for the air cannon. They fired it at about 50 pounds per square inch, which totally emptied the tank. Later, they found out that the original movie production team only used about five pounds of pressure.

[@Yrouel86]

Also fun trivia, in-universe the woosh is basically an hard start for the Stargate, in other words is not really supposed to do that. In an episode someone (I don't recall if it was a Goa'uld) starts the Stargate very cleanly (the portal just appears in a smooth transition inside the frame) and mocks SG-1 for mistreating the equipment like that

[@brandonpersaud5634]

@@Yrouel86 the goa'uld at many times are seen activating the gate with a woosh, that's how the goa'uld normally activate it as well. The only time the woosh doesn't happen was when the Nox or the Asgard used it.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@Yrouel86 If you happen to remember the episode, let me know- I vaguely recall it, but kinda need to see that scene again

[@Yrouel86]

@@Sephiroth144 I found it maybe, it's Season 2 Episode 21 "1969" Cassandra toward the end of the episode opens the Stargate cleanly to send SG-1 back to their time. She doesn't acknowledge the absence of the whoosh though but I distinctly remember an episode where it's acknowledged but I can't find it

[@jeffl0385]

@@Yrouel86 This is just not true, the Kawoosh is part of the normal function of the Stargate. It is most evident by the fact that it happens even when dialing with a DHD which were created by the ancients along with the Stargates as a means to dial them. The fact that these more advanced species can open the gate without a Kawoosh is never addressed and the Tau'ri certainly were not insulted for it, if anything the advanced races were impressed that they were able to make it work at all without a DHD.

[@LonelySandwich]

I'm a simple man: I see stargate, I press like.

[@Jake-jo1iz]

I asked for it under their last video! whether or not they saw that request is less important than the fact that they actually did it.

[@joeytheghost4211]

I'm a simple man, I see someone like Stargate, I like

[@DoctorDewgong]

What's up checkmark?

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

yasureyoubetcha

[@Mynameischef]

@@Jake-jo1iz yea, i stopped asking a while ago

[@astronot28]

Please react to "Salvatore Ganacci - Step-Grandma". I'm curious how they did the moving trees shot and I also think you guys will find the video hilarious

[@thedman-zx1ip]

Relating to The Invisible Man’s early effects, I would love to see you guys react to the skeleton scene in Jason And The Argonauts. Ray Harryhausen’s masterpiece, inserting stop motion skeletons into one of the most memorable fights in the history of cinema

[@musguelha14]

They already did it on the "The Mummy" episode.

[@grunt12g]

I'm so happy Stargate got a segment. One of my all time favorite sci-fi shows

[@alc4117]

“WHAT! That’s all it took?” “The tear of an orphan.” Lmao it sounded unintentionally mean but it’s hilarious

[@quietdemon8138]

Cool fact about The Invisible Man (1933) is that Claude Rains’ laugh and overall voice for the character directly inspired Mark Hamill when he was crafting his voice for The Joker in 1992 for Batman: The Animated Series

[@mavenous22]

What Dreams May Come came out in 1998...it won the Oscar in 1999. The Matrix came out in 1999 and won the Oscar in 2000.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Clifford is a good example of "not everything works in live action"

[@jbaketkd]

"Have either of you seen stargate?" Has Clint been gone that long, Niko?

[@cpltrickie]

They make me feel old. I was 23 when stargate was in theaters.

[@JCFrost]

So glad to see Clint back in vfx artists react!!

[@rickschaier9977]

I would love to see you guys do a video about matte paintings. Something like old school matte paintings vs. cgi backgrounds? I would love to see you guys break something down like that!

[@JK-xn4mj]

CC: “…can’t harshly criticise the effects in a trailer!” Also CC: *literally retches in disgust at the original Sonic movie trailer*

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

Sometimes things are just so fucked you can't even stop to be rational about it.

[@zachkeene212]

The difference in that was that the effects weren't really that horrendous it was the design of the character that was horrible

[@alyssabrown-carleton6173]

There's a difference between criticizing shadows and character design

[@bigbossignition]

Yep. They’re way to afraid of poking fun these days. That is a perfect example. Clifford looks bad, just like sonic did.

[@zachkeene212]

@@bigbossignition what u talking about Clifford doesn't look that bad

[@jp3813]

12:58 What Dreams May Come, Armageddon, & Mighty Joe Young all came out in 1998. The Matrix won Best Visual Effects against The Phantom Menace & Stuart Little.

[@zakattack1362]

Wait legit? That makes more sense

[@noahgiamei]

Yeah, because the Oscars are always the Spring after the nominees’ year of release. So, The Matrix won the Best VFX for 2000 while being released in ‘99.

[@aleaanderson6600]

TriStar's Godzilla came out the same year too.

[@jp3813]

@@aleaanderson6600 It wasn't nominated.

[@aleaanderson6600]

@@jp3813 Yeah, and understandably so. I like that Mighty Joe Young's effects were nominated.

[@clarysshow3253]

About the invisible man, that was actually a short story written by a very famous writer. It's in one of the english academic book in India as well. The sane story with a little bit if less detail

[@unprofessionallyamateur6354]

Would love to see some clips from a UK tv series called Primeval. Had a bunch of CG creatures I remember looking pretty good by tv standards. great vid as always!

[@averyhall4079]

Pleaseeeee do more stargate. The show in particular has a lot of good and bad cgi. You could do a whole episode on it

[@McGregor43]

Yeah, I'd love to see them react to the development of the CG for the Asgard. It was pretty garbage in the first season they used CG (season 2 I think?) But it genuinely gets good in the later seasons.

[@danilooliveira6580]

@@McGregor43 the Asgards are so funny, specially when they jump from the weird puppet to the bad CGI.

[@jacobsoper4708]

Honestly, Roland Emmerich lashing out at his VFX leads is diva behavior that should never have been tolerated. Filmmaking is collaborative, and part of the collaborative process is bouncing ideas off others. These people are working really hard to bring abstract concepts to life visually.

[@jacklxv]

It was that time in the movie history when things where changing completely and some people had a hard time accepting cgi. Emmerich got over it pretty quickly considering that right after Stargate he shot Independence Day, which was soaked in cgi. Something similar happened during the production of Jurassic Park, the vfx artist got told not to bother with a cgi t-rex, but proceeded to do it anyway and it was so good it elevated the whole movie to something never seen before in history.

[@hyper_tex9834]

Yeah, but then we might not have gotten the legendary Kawoosh! Not that I'm defending Emmerich, but still.

[@jonofbrienthe95th37]

Back to the future 2! When the taxi drops him off and then flies off into the night sky. Crazy VFX shot.

[@lindsayodonnell8780]

Great scene to look at is Atonments 5 minute long one track shot at Dunkirk, such a great and technically sound scene

[@wrathfirex]

I feel old when vfx artists say they haven't seen stargate. I'm 40 by the way

[@nuclear_war_games]

I was around eighteen when I watched it that was three years ago

[@omen4s976]

I am 16 and i have seen all of them. My father has all of the episodes.

[@mohammedli5822]

Well, I have friends that feel old when they see kids today do not recognize Clifford'Tv show and most of us are from late 90's to euarly 2000's

[@crackstuntman22]

Ironic Roland Emmerich would be complaining about CGI considering all his movies are CGI vomit fests now.

[@dylanb2990]

Yeah he’s like a bad version of Michael Bay

[@Zaku_Meister]

Even just 4 years later with Godzilla he was playing with CGI.

[@gablewriter]

I'd love to see you all take a look at the amazing in-camera effects of Murnau's 1928 film Sunrise, which required an amazing level of precision.

[@rexmgr2567]

Love you bro always getting chance for learning something new .

[@satsujin4027]

I still want to hear what you guys have to say about Disney's Dinosaur. That scene where Aladar is leaving the sea and his paw steps on rocks with waves from the water, it still impress me to this day and I rly wanted to know how they did that. It looks even more impressive than the water shot from Avatar imo

[@baynesdevontae94]

💯💯 I hope they do!

[@mainstream2226]

"Root Insurance" doesn't translate the same way here in Australia unfortunately lads.

[@DarthWombat]

There should be insurance for rooting lol

[@richardcavner2095]

So glad you did What Dreams May Come. It’s a criminally under appreciated Robin Williams movie.

[@eskreskao]

I think it's been like a year ago when I suggested Stargate in the comments. I'm glad they finally got around to talking about it, and I'm even more glad that there were probably very, VERY many other people doing it as well for them to pick it.

[@Rocksteady72a]

In Stargate Universe, the initial whoosh of the gate travels extra far when they dial it for the first time (due to in-story reasons). It looks very impressive, and I was kind of disappointed when that wasn't shown, but they _did_ show a lot of other shots from SG1, so I guess it's okay :3

[@hunterwaechter2931]

CLINT! THE LEGEND! Why do I feel nostalgic even though it's been like a few months lmao

[@bonsloweffect1449]

Yeah same here 😂😂😂 like he always brought funny moments to the crew

[@jhc3115]

Hey Sam and Niko i was watching Robocop 2 and the attack of the robot cain in the warehouse is still amazing. I was scared as hell when i saw it as a kid for the first time. The cgi face on the monitor is still scary. I think it holds up pretty well. The sound design is amazing.

[@andreamarchetta160]

Hey guys! I've been following this series since ep 1 and it never disappoints! The way you guys break down each scene is funny and informative at the same time, keep it up! And please react to Tag (2015) particularly the bus scene, it's... I don't even know how to describe it 😂

[@Sierlea]

A million cells is NOT a lot of cells! He's gonna have, like, a bone hanging by a thread.

[@DarthWombat]

There isn't a trillion+ people on the planet to click the like button, though.

[@firdanharbima6997]

@@DarthWombat it's possible but well life just say no with black death and plaque so here we are

[@BlazeMiskulin]

Just a note if you haven't seen the movie: The effects in What Dreams May Come were intended to look like he's inside an oil painting. It was amazing when it first came out.

[@devj5946]

Johann v Hellboy Locker scene in Golden Army (the way the smoke moves the glass and beer can ALSO appears in the reflection)

[@wcsah]

The stargate effect was insane. So cool. The only thing that would have made it better would be if it had been done to-scale, or closer to scale, before they comped it in, I think

[@feliprolo]

It’s all fun and games until Clifford needs to go potty.

[@jasonblalock4429]

You'd need a backhoe for a pooper-scooper.

[@licentiousdreams]

Or you don't teach it to wait for its food and it eats you instead.

[@Leukick]

Ohhh.... never thought of that

[@AndreJNick]

@@Leukick onions 6jm. Green

[@AndreJNick]

@@jasonblalock4429 o no. I'm kf m gjf7

[@ChristoCairns]

I’d gladly watch a whole episode on Stargate.

[@K.D.Meyers]

Yes! My favorite sci-fi series!

[@lordofthecats6397]

Boosting this!

[@kendra_t]

That would really engage my chevrons

[@jomadi9088]

Would love to see you react to box office busts with underrated special affects ie... cloud atlas, John Carter, Black cauldron, 13th warrior, The Fall, The Frightners, The Dark Chrystal.

[@blakejones409]

Every environment shot from the 5th element! I'd love to see how they did that

[@shannond7437]

I guess they didn’t figure out that Dreams was released after the cut off date in 1998, giving them the 1999 Oscar. The matrix has the same issue and won the 2000 Best Visual Effects award.

[@vfplayer]

You might be confused on when released movies are awarded their Oscars. Movies released in 1998 would have been awarded their Oscars in Feb/Mar 1999, and movies released in 1999 will get theirs in 2000. What Dreams May Come was a 1998 release. It might have been a limited release just at the end of the year to qualify for the Oscars, but it competed against Armageddon for Best Visual Effects, which it beat, for 1998 released movies.

[@RENN0C]

Either way they are correct. The Matrix did win the Academy Award for 1999. The award ceremony in 1999 was for the movies released in 1998 which why there seems to be confusion about Dreams beating it...which it did not. They weren't even up against each other.

[@shannond7437]

@@vfplayer no that is exactly what I was saying they were confused about. They said Matrix didn’t win, when they actually did just the following year as per the cycle.

[@shannond7437]

@@RENN0C yeah that was my point exactly. The crew specifically said Matrix didn’t win the award when they did, just in 1999, the proper timing

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@Shannon The only category still having a different cutoff from Jan 1st to Dec 31st is "Short film" in all its various forms (documentary, animated, live action) which has Oct 1st to Sept 30th of the year before an award ceremony (so to qualify for a 1999 Oscar your run has to lie somewhere between Oct 1st 1997 and Sept 30th 1998. allother categories including visual effects go with the calendar year of publication, with some rules about how many showings in L.A. County you need to have had to qualify on top) That said next year will be a slight deviation as due to the delayed Awards ceremony they seem to have changed the qualification period to March 1st 2021 to Dec 31st 2021 in the 94th Academy Awards Rules, the Short Film period stays Oct 2020 to Sept 2021. Also the rules for foreign movies have been slightly relaxed to adapt to many countries having had even more stringent cinema closure laws than the US. www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility

[@willysquints2591]

In Stargate you can see the film crews reflection in the actors sunglasses when they're in the desert. Its hilarious.

[@michaelbeleut6480]

No way… how did I not notice this!? I have to go look now.

[@callefalk4457]

SNORLOSKA I LÖFBLÅSAREN!!!

[@stootoob8326]

It was be awesome to see you folks react to The Mayor cgi giant snake from the finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3! It’s so iconic but it’s the one scene in the show I’ve always wanted to see updated with a more menacing version of the monster.

[@user-hr8bq2wz2g]

Would love to see you react to two movies for two very different reasons: Castaways with Hayley Mills - the effects are not only not very good, they also have little to do with the actual point of the of the movie. It’s pretty funny Sully: Miracle on the Hudson - the effects are amazing. I would love to you guys break them down!

[@ERhymesD]

Niko: "Have you guys seen Stargate?" Clint: "No" Ahh Clint, how we've missed you haha

[@mathunit1]

Yeah sure, let's make fun of the relatable one who doesn't have time to watch every single movie showcased in this series.

[@definitelyacabbagefarmer5996]

SG1 is my favorite. Continuum is one of my favorite movies ever

[@WillWildsOutdoorAdventures]

@@mathunit1 Come on people are going to poke fun IN JEST at a guy that's critiquing movies but hasn't seen most movies a lot of us would consider essential watching. So yeah people will make jokes when you haven't seen Stargate, Predator, The Matrix, Avengers & so on.

[@callefalk4457]

DUNDER I BRALLAN!!!

[@JoeyKickz]

Y’all should have a Sound Foley Challenge. Who can come up with the realest sounds in a scene.

[@Csonic6]

The first flying scene from Hook where robin William remembers how to fly always gets me

[@ampretzel5967]

Can we see a reaction to orphan black? Amazing how seamless the clones are

[@GeneralAnonymity]

"Him being invisible, is just him being complete void of light" - That was more profound than I'm comfortable with.

[@VivekYadav-ds8oz]

Deep meaning: Go outside and touch more grass, people will notice you and you'll start making friends.

[@jacobspeck]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest! Specifically when Will steals the key from Davy Jones

[@Nipponing]

Pretty sure they did that one.

[@jacobspeck]

@@Nipponing oh sweet do you know the link or the episode

[@A_Turner]

@@Nipponing they reacted to Davy Jones in general but not specifically that scene

[@noob_127]

Hey uh I know this may sound like an odd request and im not really sure if its at all possible, but I feel like you guys would really enjoy "The Bourne Stuntacular". Its this show at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida and it is insane, amazing stunts, amazing use of tech and practicals. I just think itd be interesting to see yall break it down.

[@SharnRiver]

The Invisible Man is unabashedly one of my favourite movies. The effects are fantastic and the whole thing is 100% camp, start to finish. Highly recommended. Should've mentioned the mirror scene where they had to do that four-plate take.....*twice*. Ouch.