[RiderSkyward]

I just feel meh about the trailer. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't amazing either. I know, terrible Toku fan. Godzilla (the original one) is the only film I have ever fallen asleep whilst watching though, so that probably has something to do with it.

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Originally Posted by Birdman

I just think it's overused these days (ex. Blood Effects)...and I profoundly miss practical special effects, which as an artist, I can appreciate a bit more as a craft.

While I understand CGI does require a lot of work, I will always have a stronger appreciation for someone who took the time to build an animatronic, cast a mask, or use miniatures. It looks more real to me.

I kind of agree here. Sometimes it feels as though a film has to use CGI, like it's trying to hit a quota. Heck even YouTube videos/fan films feel the need to thrown in tacky looking explosions and stock muzzle flares. I still think it's that that put me off slightly with pacific rim and Avengers. Same for horror as well. My film student brain tells me it's a bunch of numbers or funky make up and any suspension of belief/level of escapism/engrossment in the film is just reduced to a minimum. On the other hand, a guy in a rubber suit smashing up a model village just feels all that more real to me. Probably nostalgia's fault that...