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Re: More Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations

Posted By: Faux Pas, on host 68.32.218.102
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 19:35:24
In Reply To: Re: More Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations posted by Stephen on Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 11:57:37:

> > Another strange inclusion: Spiderman DOES NOT DESERVE BEST VISUAL EFFECTS. Yeah, Spidey webslinging his way through Manhattan looks good, but the vast majority of the CGI in that movie was so unconvincing as to break the suspension of disbelief.
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> Why was this nominated instead of "Minority Report?"

Because this award is actually called Best Obvious Visual Effects. Minority Report's visual effects were blended seemlessly in the movie. Spiderman's looked fake enough to make the viewer realize he's watching a flawed CGI shot.

-Faux "I speak the truth." Pas

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Message:	> > > Another strange inclusion: Spiderman DOES NOT DESERVE BEST VISUAL EFFECTS. Yeah, Spidey webslinging his way through Manhattan looks good, but the vast majority of the CGI in that movie was so unconvincing as to break the suspension of disbelief. > > > > Why was this nominated instead of "Minority Report?" > > Because this award is actually called Best Obvious Visual Effects. Minority Report's visual effects were blended seemlessly in the movie. Spiderman's looked fake enough to make the viewer realize he's watching a flawed CGI shot. > > -Faux "I speak the truth." Pas
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