With J. J. Abrams championing practical effects over computer generated imagery for the next Star Wars movie (although there's plenty of CGI on display in the trailers) and recent comparisons between the CG-heavy Jurassic World and the puppets from the original casting the former in a more favourable light, it seems as if the film industry is slowly but surely going back to basics. While Mad Max: Fury Road does utilise CGI for some of the shots throughout the movie, for the most part computers have been used judiciously to enhance the background landscapes and remove rigs and other contraptions used by the stunt performers. It's seamlessly done and barely noticable. The result is a film which looks thoroughly believable from start to finish. The same can't really be said for Furious 7 which, although it frequently looks great, is let down by the predictably cartoonish physics of its CGI sequence. The high speed chase through a series of skyscrapers is just one scene which stands out - it's a lot of fun but you're never under the impression you're watching real stunt drivers hurtling through the sky.
