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WeirdCGImoments can smash movies by distracting the hearing from the plot of ground with at least one strange scene they can not forget . CGI has advanced immeasurably in the past 20 years and is a great asset to filmmakers , especially in the sci - fi and phantasy genres . Despite how far engineering has fall , bad visual impression moments still look in movies for various reasons , include lack of proper budget , pissed deadlines , or other logistics interference . However , the want of originative vision for the film can also diddle a part in scenes with pitiful optic upshot .
Sometimes , studios are too surefooted in what can be carry out with visual effect in post - yield . For example , James Cameron is a master key of human race design , but he has never overestimated what uncommitted CGI software can do . Cameron waited years for the proper technology to be developed before makingtheAvatarmovies . With so much newfangled applied science now widely available , audiences are even more aware of what is a good VFX nip and what is n’t , which is why some awful scenes are becoming even more hard to ignore or forget .
CGI has advanced the hypothesis of picture and is creditworthy for some fantastic world - construction , but terrible CGI has ruin some great movies .
15Ryan Reynolds' Green Lantern Suit
Green Lantern (2011)
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Many scenes inRyan Reynolds’Green Lanternmovieare drag down by bad CGI . Green screens , aliens , and the superpower of the Green Lantern Ring take up a wad of blind clip , and none of it looks proficient . Unfortunately for the motion-picture show , the risky CGI follows Reynolds ' Green Lantern wherever he goes . Sir Joshua Reynolds ' master costume is a CGI suit that glows while he is in action and does n’t link up to his neck opening and face . to boot , most of the special effects ofGreen Lanternwere fork up in the last two months of berth - output . The inclusion of too much CGI and the rush liveliness are among thereasonsGreen Lanternflopped .
14Dwayne Johnson’s Face In Another Person’s Body
Black Adam (2022)
For a flashback inBlack Adamthat shows the championship part ’s human form thousand of year earlier , Dwayne Johnson is made to look much smaller than his common hulking body-build . The attempt to paste Johnson ’s face onto another player ’s eubstance is n’t properly executed , and it is not assist by the residuum of the motion-picture show showing what Johnson see like . WhileBlack Adam is immortaland it would n’t have made good sense story - wise to hire a new actor to play him in the flashback , it still would have looked well . Captain America : The First Avengerdid it better more than a decennium originally .
13CGI Jabba The Hutt
Star Wars: A New Hope (1997)
A tantrum with a human Jabba the Hutt was filmed for the originalStar Warsbut was n’t include until its re - release 20 year later . Jabba was a homo , played by actor Declan Mulholland in this scene . Time and resources did not allow Lucas to create the Jabba he wantedin berth - production , and the scene was ultimately cut . However , the CGI Jabba subsequently inserted intoA New Hopedoes not attend as good as the version of Jabba created with practical effect inStar war : riposte of the Jedi . Jabba ’s cheap CGI and unnatural movement seem out of place in the view with real people and aliens with prosthetic costumes .
12Will Smith’s Genie
Aladdin (2019)
Will Smith was with child as Genie in the live - activity remake ofAladdin , but mainlyin the scenes where he is a even person and weird CGI does n’t unhinge from his tattle and playacting . swarm of negativereactions to Smith ’s Genieappeared online as soon as Disney revealed what the character look like in a prevue . Despite the secure effort of the VFX squad and a character result , Genie just is n’t a quality who see good in live - action . The " Friend Like Me " sequence quickly becomes overwhelmed with CGI as Genie stay in his blue form , summoning various picayune marvel to impress Aladdin .
11The Scorpion King
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Scorpion King , also played by Dwayne Johnson , is notoriously regarded as one of the big CGI momentsin cinematic history . The concept itself was too challenging , and the filming circumstances spelled disaster . Johnson was still a professional grappler at the clock time of filming and did n’t have the time to provide the team with much reference footage ( viaCollider ) . This meant even more of the sequence had to be created with CGI . The spectacular moment when the Scorpion King appear is instantly ruined when the interview realizes how faux he look .
10Wolverine’s Claws
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
For the first fewX - Menmovies , Wolverine ’s claws were make using practical effect . This was changed to CGI forX - Men Origins : Wolverine , resulting in claw that were not altogether in sync with his hands . The film maker face a dilemma concern Wolverine ’s claws for this flick : While some may think that CGI will look more realistic , the franchise really should n’t have change tactics if the practical issue were work . That say , CGI was deemed necessary becauseHugh Jackman accidentally stab others on coiffe and spite himself many times with Wolverine ’s clawsin the former movies ( viaCBR ) . Fortunately , other sequels got it right .
9Eric Bana’s Hulk
Hulk (2003)
In the 2003Hulkmovie , the Hulk is bright greenish and looks almost like a cartoonagainst a realistic backcloth , while his movements also wait affected . Eric Bana ’s Hulk conscientious objector - star Josh Lucas think that the engineering of the fourth dimension was n’t ready for the Hulk , read ( viaThe Playlist),“I do n’t remember the applied science was quite where his [ manager Ang Lee ] Einstein was . [ … ] I imagine the technology evolved , and he ’s one of the people who pushed the technology to evolve . “Lucas suggests that Lee ’s work inspired future VFX artists , including those who render better versions of the Hulk in Edward Norton ’s 2008 reboot and laterThe Avengers .
8Dwarves In Live-Action Snow White
Snow White (2025)
A recently released still from Disney ’s upcominglive - actionSnow Whiteprovoked negative responses online to the CGI dwarf . TheSnow Whitecontroversyled some to consider that the dwarves would not be let in in the movie . Disney dropped"and the seven dwarves"from the title and would reportedly include unspecified"magical creatures " thatwould replace the midget . Many were therefore surprised when the still of the nanus was released . The characters regrettably look too silly for a live - activity flick , with unearthly - valley feature and some constituent derived from their designs in the original film .
7Axl’s Hologram Head
Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)
In the most recentThormovie , Thor briefly speaks to Heimdall ’s Logos Axl via holographic communication that look like it is from a movie 40 geezerhood older than the one it is in . Korg even says"floating fountainhead alert"when Axl first appears , as if to warn the viewers that this will be the most memorable view in the movie . Thor : Love and Thudner’sbad CGIis part due to misuse of Volume Technology and , most probable , the amount of work in the MCU pipeline . Other pick apart Marvel sequences , including thefinal fight with Killmonger inBlack Panther , have also made clear that there is a bigger problem when it fall to blockbusters and the amount of VFX shot call for .
6Legolas Getting On A Horse
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Legolas is constantlypulling off impressive manoeuvre and more telling shot , but a CGI - rendered stunt of his about midway throughThe Two Towerslooks ridiculous . Legolas is standing on a hill when a regiment add up up behind him , andhe pulls himself onto Gimli ’s horse to ride into battle in a totally farfetched way . It even looks like he is going to get on one side of the horse , which still would n’t have looked real , but then suddenly changes directions .
