Matthew Chmiel

Disagree. I thought the post-production work on the film was terrible and it became more distracting than anything else.

I think as it stands, the best "CGI sets," are that of NYC during the climax of The Avengers.

inri222

Zodiac had some good CGI sets

Mabuse

Then and now the quality of rear screen for driving differed greatly. When done well it is barely detectable. It's still done today and has been perfected to the point where you can barely be noticed. Ronin, 12 Monkeys, Zodiac and Children of Men all have rear projected driving scenes that you probably would never notice.

Solid Snake

I still haven't seen Ronin. So I can't say shit about it.

And it's been a while w/ 12 Monkeys. But...where in Zodiac and Children of Men? Was it LITERALLY rear projection or cgi background?

Mabuse

It was cgi background, the modern version of the technique.

Solid Snake

Ok. I was thinking the latter cuz the former I couldn't believe.

devilshalo

Rear projection just usually looks really washed out. But really, it's how it's integrated with other shots to help it be invisible (or realistic).

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bluetoast

I mean for driving, if there's a shallow depth of field, then that's also a case where it should look good if all else goes well, since the projection is going to be out of focus, but we still sense movement. That's provided the car isn't weaving in and out but going straight at an even pace.

Solid Snake

Cameron has always amazed me w/ how he's done it. Aliens has some damn fine work in there.

devilshalo

I think it comes from his days with Roger Corman and being forced to do low budget films.

Solid Snake

Has he ever talked a lot about that? I hear him mention it but I'd love to hear more about those times. See what molded him into the man he is now.

bluetoast

Check out entry #1 on this list. Hell check them all out, but also follow the links in Cameron's for more info.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19687...cinema_p2.html

dugan

The special edition laserdisc had a featurette specifically about rear projection and its use in T2. There was one DVD edition that had all of that laserdisc's featurrettes.

bluetoast

Is that the Ultimate Edition with the metal cover?

dugan

It must be. I don't personally own it (the Ultimate Edition DVD), but I have a friend who did, and the menus looked exactly like what was on my laserdiscs.

bluetoast

Cool I'll have to take another look at that. The commentary was pretty good from what I remember, although Cameron did talk over the other guy a lot.

UAIOE

Was Connery ever in the USA for the movie? Because I really thought him at the stud farm was really Kentucky.

Movie magic fooled me!

rennervision

That continuous shot in Superman: The Movie where Lois says goodnight to Superman and then walks to her door to let Clark in still looks really good to me.