20 Recent CGI Movie Moments You Can't Unsee

5. Awful Green Screen - A Minecraft Movie

Until Dawn Rami Malek CGI
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Mixed reviews didn't stop A Minecraft Movie being a stonking box office success, grossing almost $1 billion worldwide, nor did its resolutely, routinely horrible VFX work.

Even though the film was unfairly mocked pre-release when a workprint with unfinished CGI was leaked online, the final "polished" product was still packed to the gills with positively revolting visual effects.

A big part of the problem is that it's incredibly difficult to convincingly realise flesh-and-blood human beings within the surreal, blocky world of Minecraft.

But even accepting that, it's obvious at almost all times that our leads are simply running around a green or blue-screened environment and effectively reacting to nothing.

You can certainly argue that the art direction is also at fault here, ensuring there's a garish, offputting clash between the organic and cartoony, digital elements.

Either way it's ugly as sin, yet that didn't stop everyone and their uncle from heading out to see it.

 
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