1. Blood Is Thicker Than Most Liquids, Actually
Culprits: Midnight Meat Train, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Wanted
Horror and action have a long history with the good ol red stuff from the very beginning blood has been a staple of the genres. Perhaps the most shining examples were Dawn of the Dead, whose use of effects and mainstream success made it one of the first successful gore films, and Peter Jacksons Braindead, where the over the top application of guts and gore , all of which was very real, provided equal amounts of comedy and horror. Many modern filmmakers seem afraid to spend that little bit of extra time and cash to apply real blood to their scenes. Sure, a spray of CGI blood works in an R-Rated action film where a blood pack or a close up shot may not fit the scene, but horror films have a lot more to play around when it comes to these things. Friday the 13th managed to create realistic effects that have stood the test of time, looking far better than the slow motion CGI sprays that play to the Cheap-Shalsher-in-3D fad of recent times. Midnight Meat train is a prime example of this. It wasnt made for 3D, admittedly, but every other reunion of hammer and face involved very cartoonish close up shots of an exploding head. Sure its gruesome, but it just looks cheesy, and in a pretty grim, serious film with otherwise great effects, it truly is a shame. CGI blood is one of the lesser used and more recent CGI trends, but it is the one that makes the least sense, especially when it is done as poorly as it regularly is. Blood is thrown from a body with the viscosity of Ketchup and bone flies around with about as much texture as the animals of the previous point. It is all rather sordid when you consider that most action and horror film fans are there for the violence and the gore; to ruin this crucial point on something as stupid as bad CGI.