10 More Terrible CGI Moments In Big Budget Movies
Skinny Rock, dodgy lizards, and other times big budget films had horrendous CGI.
Computer-generated imagery has become as commonplace in cinema as a hero suddenly returning from the grave, or a person going from nerd to stud after simply taking off a pair of glasses.
And while there have been some truly remarkable CGI effects in the likes of the MCU, Star Wars, and a ton of other high-profile movie franchises over the last few decades, not every big-budget flick has boasted the same level of digital wizardry seen in the creation of The Mad Titan Thanos, or many a gripping space battle.
Hell, a number of the biggest projects of recent times have actually thrown some truly jarring digital effects into theatres, with VFX artists working for Marvel Studios in particular being asked to meet unworkable deadlines as the studio pumps out a ridiculous amount of new content.
Simply put, chucking a ton of money at a flick still doesn't guarantee a feature stuffed full of mesmerising digital set-pieces and characters.
So, from ugly-looking moments of action in the middle of a Netflix picture, to some of the most distracting body-swapping you're ever likely to witness, these are the times big money movies produced CGI that made you cringe in your seats.
10. A Pretty Poor Lizard Return - Spider-Man: No Way Home
Now sure, Spider-Man: No Way Home did unleash a few awesome moments of digital madness, but there was one particular villain return in the star-studded Phase Four entry that unquestionably felt like a CGI miss when all was said and done.
With Rhys Ifans only returning as the voice of his Dr. Curt Connors during the Spider-epic (the shot of him reverting back to his human form was a deleted Amazing Spider-Man shot) the character spent most of his moments in the film wreaking havoc as Lizard.
And a rather cartoonish one at that, especially when colliding with his Spider-foes at the Statue of Liberty.
In fact, throughout No Way Home (a film with a $200 million budget), this particular version of Lizard somehow looks noticeably less impressive than the version fans first saw taking on Peter Parker in 2012.
That Amazing Spider-Man reptile felt like a rather convincing and tangible force to be reckoned with, whereas the MCU Lizard just ended up looking like a digital afterthought the creators likely hoped you'd be too busy enjoying the film to notice.