I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's all about the special effects.
I'm not afraid of special effects, but I see them very much as a means to an end.
There were challenges with production because of the special effects. There are just some things that, although written, special effects just isn't able to do.
Special effects movies have taken over the universe. That and scary movies.
If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
I found it to be more challenging to be in a huge effects movie, because a lot of the things aren't there. You have to trust the director and react to nothing.
To try and raise a budget for a film that is strictly for adults and both strong and graphic in content is not easy, especially when there is pressure to spend serious money on good special effects.
I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can't suspend disbelief.
There are many applications for which film is going to be better, for a very long time.
I don't really think too much about special effects because that's not really something I can clearly visualize, so I leave that to the pros.