10 Vintage Film Special Effects That Make A Mockery Of CGI

6. Tina€™s Death Scene - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

If you€™ve seen the 2010 Nightmare On Elm Street remake then you€™ll surely agree that the €œupdated€ visual effects not only did not improve the film but made it incredibly lame and not scary in the tiniest bit. Indeed, if you want to see Mr. Freddy Krueger at his most terrifying than look no further than the original Wes Craven NOES. We all know the story, in a nutshell, Freddy Krueger kills teenagers in their dreams€gruesomely. The greatest kill of the film (if not the entire series) is ultimately the very first one via young Tina Gray (Amanda Wyss). One night when she falls asleep she is attacked by Kruger; her struggles awaken her boyfriend Rod (Steve McFellgood) who watches Tina get slashed by Freddy€™s glove and dragged up the wall and across the ceiling, screaming his name before she falls dead onto the bed in a huge pile of blood. The scene is pretty brutal and still holds up today, much better than the remake which is only a few years old. While the scene is impressive, what€™s even more impressive is how they pulled it off. The crew created a full rotating room; taking a cue from Fred Astaire's Famous Ceiling Dance in 1951€™s Royal Wedding. Everything in the room was nailed down while the cameraman was attached to the wall. So if you like the zero gravity fight scene in Inception, you should pay homage to one of the originators.