10 Most Embarrassing CGI Moments In Recent Movies

10. Feral Baboons - Gladiator II

Gladiator II is an undeniably bombastic spectacle, though given the $300+ million allegedly spent on its production, some of the dodgy animal effects are pretty damn disappointing. And we're mainly talking about the early action sequence where Lucius (Paul Mescal) and the other slaves battle a pack of feral baboons. Except, the VFX are so cartoonishly over-the-top that you'd be forgiven for assuming these creatures were actually fictional animals created solely for the movie that have never existed in reality.

It all becomes even less persuasive when Lucius has a one-on-one fight with the baboons' pack leader, where any remaining thread of verisimilitude is promptly snapped.

While some have theorised that Ridley Scott might've had the VFX team make the animals look "otherworldly" on purpose in order to make the audience less sympathetic towards them, the ultimate result is that their unconvincing presence is more of an unfortunate distraction than anything.

Again, this is a $300 million movie.