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Most jaw-dropping visual achievements in computer animated films?
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Yeah, Legends of the Guardians in 3D is pretty damn stunning. Loved both Rango and Tangled as well.
I feel like adding: Wii-360-PC tags on the corner of each picture.You're right, that's exactly what happens from step 3 to step 4 below. ;P
You're right, that's exactly what happens from step 3 to step 4 below. ;P
Reminds me of:
Exterminieren
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It's not a good film, but Cars 2 does some incredible things with lighting. Look at that Tokyo race, man.
But yeah, Rango. I find it off-putting to watch, but it really is on another level.
But yeah, Rango. I find it off-putting to watch, but it really is on another level.
Reminds me of:
The ILM way.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Without a doubt, Avatar.
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The Bookerman
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Tangled for me is the best of all of those. It's all hand animated and more enjoyable than rango.
robertsan21
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Nothing beats avatar.
Himynameischris
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The flying scenes in How to Train your Dragon in 3D were amazing, I wish I could see that in the theater again.
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maybe if you a WoW player, avatar looks odd to me like a WoW game, and I find it looking too fake same with tintin trying to real and cartoon like just looks odd one or other the art style play a big part
SCULLIBUNDO
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It really isn't even a competition. Avatar is leaps ahead of the competition.
Exterminieren
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Wow, I forgot How to Train Your Dragon's flying sequences. Put me down for a bit of that.
Still the best application of 3D in movies that I've ever seen.
Still the best application of 3D in movies that I've ever seen.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Although it doesn't compete with the new candidates in 2005 i was shocked by how little recognition this got, this was practically HD
Trickster
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Man, I really need to watch Avatar again.
Nemesis121
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Rango...
Jill Sandwich
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Well for some reason, i'm still more impressed by the Pirates of the Caribbean dude.
Lately i was also impressed with Tangled and Toy Story 3.
(Haven't seen Rango nor Tintin).
I am crying. Everyone needs to check that out.
SunhiLegend
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In terms of a fully computer animated feature I thought Tintin was frickin insane.
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In terms of a fully computer animated feature I thought Tintin was frickin insane.
The opening to Bagghar with the marketplace and camels is unreal.
Rango is defiantly one of the most technically impressive to date, with Tangled and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs being the most impressive in how closely they resemble 'cartoony' animation, IMO. Still need to see Tintin.
Also some of the new 3D Looney Tunes shorts have been stunning. Like Daffy's Rhapsody.
Also some of the new 3D Looney Tunes shorts have been stunning. Like Daffy's Rhapsody.
Definitely my favourite film of last year.In terms of a fully computer animated feature I thought Tintin was frickin insane.
My only nitpick was the facial animation.
I'll probably watch it again tonight.
^If I were to take a film [and a HD projection technology] to the past with the intent of showing off 21st Century CGI, Tintin is what first comes to mind.
Howerver, I strongly feel that we should factor into account the level of artistic influence that motion-capture has on films using CGI.
That being said, Rango blew my mind as being the first non-MoCap animated film to truly push the photorealistic visual boundaries.
Being an Australian, I cannot miss mentioning Happy Feet; Animal Logic did some ground-breaking work, to the extent of being confident enough to blend in live action with the CGI, a childhood dream that I never thought would happen. They were the first to make me believe that pure CGI films had a brilliant future ahead.. never would have thought an Australian studio would make me a believer.
Howerver, I strongly feel that we should factor into account the level of artistic influence that motion-capture has on films using CGI.
That being said, Rango blew my mind as being the first non-MoCap animated film to truly push the photorealistic visual boundaries.
Being an Australian, I cannot miss mentioning Happy Feet; Animal Logic did some ground-breaking work, to the extent of being confident enough to blend in live action with the CGI, a childhood dream that I never thought would happen. They were the first to make me believe that pure CGI films had a brilliant future ahead.. never would have thought an Australian studio would make me a believer.
shinobi602
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Dat Avatar.
Max Armstrong
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TinTin and Avatar
How does her "bra" stay in place? Seriously.Without a doubt, Avatar.
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Maybe its not the most technically impressive CG movie out there, but goddamn if Puss In Boots isn't the most unexpectedly lovely looking thing I've seen in ages.
Probably down to Del Toro's involvement, its got a beautiful painterly quality about it. Super colourful, but never garish, artistically its really fucking good and truthfully, far better than it really needs to be.
Probably down to Del Toro's involvement, its got a beautiful painterly quality about it. Super colourful, but never garish, artistically its really fucking good and truthfully, far better than it really needs to be.
Tintin's five minute one-shot chase. Visually this movie is probably Spielberg at his most creative point since god knows when.
Avatar's 20 minute war sequence. Shit's crazy.
Tangled, the whole thing: it's by far the best animation I've seen in a CGI film. Greg Kleane's style was captured in the most perfect way, the facial animation is spectacular. It's like watching a 90's Disney film come to life in CG.
Rango gets a special mention, the movie is pretty much ILM's technical reel.
I need to give it a rewatch.SunhiLegend
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Avatar still to this date has the most technically impressive CG, but I'm pretty sure the OP was talking about fully animated features.
That may have been my favorite scene and it gets little love.
If we are counting movies like Avatar I have to go with Avatar and TinTin. I was thinking films distinctly in the cartoon family. I'm not a techie so rendering in and of itself does nothing for me so I probably don't notice the best of the best. I will say the ones that made me say "Wow" are :
The Incredibles
Ratatoille
Avatar
Happy Feet
Tangled
How To Train Your Dragon
For some reason TS3 did not move to to new heights of animation glory.
Antiwhippy
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Tintin's five minute one-shot chase. Visually this movie is probably Spielberg at his most creative point since god knows when.
Completely agree. Tintin had spectacular visuals and blew me away more than any other CGI film.
Miggytronz
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Tin Tin over Rango, but its damn close. Both had different art styles so they both look crazy good.
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