BRING BACK THE CHEESY SPECIAL EFFECTS

Computer generated imagery has transformed the world of movie special effects. “Whereas, before, if they were making The Attack of the Killer Ants, they’d have papier mache ants chewing someone in half, now they’ll use a computer graphic ant, because it’s cheap and they can get bigger shots.” But the amazing imagery has gotten predictable, and now there’s talk of a backlash. – National Post (Canada) 03/18/00