King Kong vs. Godzilla debate

[Gfan54]

[Lysocanth]

Racmount said nothing can move like a CGI character. Most of them move as if there is no gravity. Then tend to float through the scenes.
Exceptions being PJ's King Kong but he was motion captured from Andy Serkis.

Like others said, CGI is just one tool in the box. One tool doesn't fit every job, and you shouldn't ignore a tool if it is the best choice.

This is what I think.
1. I will take an in-camera effect any day over a post production effect.

2. Flying creatures look best in CGI.

3. However, space ships look like crap in CGI (Cept for the new Battlestar Galactica). Give me a good model any day. Expecially an 11' Starship Enterprise.

Just becarefull, anytime you make a general statement there will be exceptions ALLWAYS.

lol...

[Robert Saint John]

[william newell]

My opinion on all this, for what it's worth, is that while I love "suitmation", I'll be the first to admit that every suit(to my knowledge)from Godzilla to Jim Henson's creations all have the same flaw. The feet. You would think that with all the work that goes into the animatronics for the head and other areas, someone would come up with feet that actually look like their part of a living body and not just out-sized slippers. To be honest though, regardless of what SFX technique is used, story and acting are more important to me. I'll take a great story with good acting and mediocre effects over a SFX masterpiece with a lousy story and wooden acting anyday. Just my opinion....

[MouthForWar]