10 Groundbreaking Movie Special Effects (That Aged TERRIBLY)

The CGI in Terminator 2 was so awesome, people forget Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in another film that pushed the boundaries of special effects the previous year, Total Recall. Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi thriller has some of the best animatronics ever put to screen. The x-ray sequence looks stunning even though computer effects were in their infancy at the time.

Ironically, what was once regarded as Total Recall's best visual effect is now perceived as the worst one. In one scene, double agent, Quaid, attempts to sneak through the immigration office on Mars by disguising himself in a hyper-realistic woman's costume. When the outfit malfunctions, the woman's head splits open, revealing Quaid.

Well... it's supposed to be Quaid. In reality, it's an unconvincing dummy head of Arnie. Upon watching this scene for the first time, most people don't realise how fake this puppet looks because they're distracted by the woman head disconnecting (which still looks amazing). But when you clock Arnie's paper mache-looking noggin, it ruins this iconic scene. (His eyes aren't even symmetrical!)

Also, why did this shot need a dummy head? Surely, the real Arnold could've been behind the animatronic or something!?