• lost_faith@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Ok, I am being misunderstood. The “practical effects” were amazing by the standards of the day, and are now basically a thing of the past. The ingenuity was second to none, but the light sabers, blaster bolts etc “special effects” were not the best. And yes I did see that atrocity and hate that I can’t find copies without the added crap. If George had waited another 5 or 10 years it could have been better. My main point, and it goes beyond star wars, is much of cinema and TV rely on CGI special effects and the writers hope that will get them over the line.

    Clunky = takes a lot of space, expensive = self explanatory, time consuming = getting models to behave properly

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Ah, thanks for clarifying. That’s an interesting position. I never found the light sabers or blaster bolts in the original trilogy to look that bad. And the practical effects, models, and sets, certainly look superior to the CGI sets in the prequels.

      If George had waited another 5 or 10 years it could have been better.

      I’m not so sure about this. I think that the limitations George had at the time ended up being part of what made the original trilogy so good. If George had access to better special effects, would we still have gotten scenes like these?

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      Or would we have gotten this instead?

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      George being able to do “whatever he wants” does not necessarily lead to the best movie.

      and hate that I can’t find copies without the added crap

      Search up “Harmy despecialized” and “4k77”. There are many other Star Wars fans who feel the way you do, and they have taken matters into their own hands :)