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    I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

    What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

    Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

    Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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    Idle Hands if you like Army of Darkness and gross out practical effects.

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      I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

      What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

      Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

      Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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      That Mad Max with Tom Hardy had great rrsl stunts.

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      • D [email protected]

        I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

        What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

        Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

        Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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        Gotta go with The Thing. Seriously next level and gross special effects. One of John Carpenters best movies.

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        • D [email protected]

          I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

          What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

          Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

          Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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          Hellraiser

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            I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

            What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

            Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

            Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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            The Fall

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_(2006_film)

            Singh stressed the importance of on-location filming and lack of special effects, as he found that modern techniques would not age well in comparison.

            When shooting scenes of the blue city in Jodhpur, Tarsem provided locals with blue paint to refresh the paint on their houses. This alternative to post-production effects resulted in the vibrant blue of the city in the film.

            This entire film is practically a love letter to early film practical special effects. Is it the best story? No, the story is flat in many respects. Yet the film to this day is visually stunning, and stands as one of my favorite films due to it's visually captivating presence. The film surely does have small amounts of modern special effects, but by and large Singh worked very hard at producing mostly practical effects.

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            • D [email protected]

              I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

              What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

              Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

              Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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              What’s your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

              The Thing has to be up there if the criteria is just an overall great movie heavy on practical effects.

              Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

              The "digital" wireframe view of the city from Snake's glider in 'Escape From New York'.

              It was accomplished with miniature buildings which is rad.

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              • D [email protected]

                I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

                What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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                Not at all like Army of Darkness, but my fave hasta be 2001: A Space Odyssey

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                  Not at all like Army of Darkness, but my fave hasta be 2001: A Space Odyssey

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                  This movie still looks stunning!!

                  Also 2010, just beautiful!!

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                  • setsneedtofeed@lemmy.worldS [email protected]

                    What’s your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                    The Thing has to be up there if the criteria is just an overall great movie heavy on practical effects.

                    Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                    The "digital" wireframe view of the city from Snake's glider in 'Escape From New York'.

                    It was accomplished with miniature buildings which is rad.

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                    The Thing is a great one that I haven't seen in too long. I'll add it to my list.

                    That is super cool about the digital wireframe!

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                      Not at all like Army of Darkness, but my fave hasta be 2001: A Space Odyssey

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                      Never a bad time to drop some acid and watch 2001 A Space Odyssey. I've been tripping everytime I've watched it but I'm pretty sure the story makes no sense if you're sober

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                        The Fall

                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_(2006_film)

                        Singh stressed the importance of on-location filming and lack of special effects, as he found that modern techniques would not age well in comparison.

                        When shooting scenes of the blue city in Jodhpur, Tarsem provided locals with blue paint to refresh the paint on their houses. This alternative to post-production effects resulted in the vibrant blue of the city in the film.

                        This entire film is practically a love letter to early film practical special effects. Is it the best story? No, the story is flat in many respects. Yet the film to this day is visually stunning, and stands as one of my favorite films due to it's visually captivating presence. The film surely does have small amounts of modern special effects, but by and large Singh worked very hard at producing mostly practical effects.

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                        Interesting ty! I'll check it out!

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                        • setsneedtofeed@lemmy.worldS [email protected]

                          What’s your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                          The Thing has to be up there if the criteria is just an overall great movie heavy on practical effects.

                          Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                          The "digital" wireframe view of the city from Snake's glider in 'Escape From New York'.

                          It was accomplished with miniature buildings which is rad.

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                          Thats super interesting about the wire frame intro to Escape From New York. I've seen that movie a ton of times but I always thought that part was early digital.

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                            That Mad Max with Tom Hardy had great rrsl stunts.

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                            Cool I've been meaning to watch the Mad Maxes. What is an rrsl stunt?

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                              I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

                              What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                              Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                              Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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                              Be Kind, Rewind

                              Kind of a joke answer because if you don’t know it, the entire premise is some guys remaking classic movies based on their memory and just a bunch of whatever junk they can find. It’s adorable, clever, inventive, and bewilderingly creative. It’s by the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, several White Stripes videos, the Daft Punk video for Around the World, and so much other brilliant stuff.

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                              • D [email protected]

                                I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

                                What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                                Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                                Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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                                Dead Alive and Bad Taste come to mind.

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                                  Cool I've been meaning to watch the Mad Maxes. What is an rrsl stunt?

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                                  Typo. R is real close to e and s is real close to a.

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                                    I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

                                    What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                                    Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                                    Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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                                    Dark City. When the city transforms overnight. I wish there was more behind the scenes footage of how they pulled some of them off.

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                                      I recently rewatched Army of Darkness for the first time in forever and I was so charmed by all the practical effects. The eyeball in the shoulder still gets me lol. Practical effects aside, the whole movie was a lot of campy silly fun. It's just a gem of a movie.

                                      What's your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

                                      Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

                                      Any movies like Army of Darkness you'd recommend?

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                                      Mad Max Fury Road. Pretty impressive what they were able to accomplish.

                                      Here's the behind the scenes shot of my favorite effect near the end of the film. Link is timestamped but the rest of the video is pretty cool too.

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                                        Be Kind, Rewind

                                        Kind of a joke answer because if you don’t know it, the entire premise is some guys remaking classic movies based on their memory and just a bunch of whatever junk they can find. It’s adorable, clever, inventive, and bewilderingly creative. It’s by the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, several White Stripes videos, the Daft Punk video for Around the World, and so much other brilliant stuff.

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                                        There are a lot of digital effects in that film.

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                                          Gotta go with The Thing. Seriously next level and gross special effects. One of John Carpenters best movies.

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                                          Yeeesssssssss nothing has looked so good to me since. It's not that the effects look photorealistic to anatomy or something tangible, they do but that's not what sells it. it's that they're textured and made by someone who is inspired by things that are tangible.

                                          Beth Cavener is a sculptor from Washington who's got a similar grasp on that vibe

                                          Also stop motion animation moves creepy

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