they look so real for a reason welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
motion capture performances in film are
you fall for this list we’ve chosen our
entries based on the most memorable
performances that were first recorded
live and then recreated
three-dimensionally on the silver screen
number 10
Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug the hobbit
the desolation of Smaug step into the
light
refer to by critics as cinemas greatest
dragon incarnation this is one reptile
you wouldn’t want to mess with watch
them die
the long headed yellow eyed beast is one
of the main antagonists as well as one
of the titular characters in The Hobbit
sequel and Benedict Cumberbatch
reportedly had no easy time voicing and
animating the enormous creature visiting
the London Zoo and watching the reptiles
in their habitat inspired his reptilian
movements and who can forget
Cumberbatch’s interpretation of the
legendary dragons rumbling raspy voice
number nine
Bill Nye as Davy Jones Pirates of the
Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest you feel
you feel like da abyss he is the
fearsome captain of the Flying Dutchman
welcome to that crew a cursed human
slash sea monster that roams the seas
looking for souls to join him as slaves
on his ship
life is cruel why should the afterlife
be any different Bill Nighy was chosen
to take on the challenging role and to
get more into character
he was recorded while on set instead of
during post-production everything you
see on the screen is computer-generated
preferring a Scottish accent to the
originally decided on Dutch inflection 9
brings the tentacle faced character to
life and technical work on Joan’s
appearance was rewarded with an Academy
Award for Best Visual Effects I love
danger zone number 8 Andy Serkis as King
Kong King Kong and now we introduce the
king of motion capture playing the king
of all Apes hailed for his recorded
performance as the 25-foot mountain
gorilla Andy Serkis reportedly traveled
all the way to Rwanda to watch the
powerful creatures in the wild so that
he could better mimic their actual
movements
the resulting performance was admired
the world over as critics went ape over
Kong and it was no surprise when the
movie won an Academy Award for Best
Visual Effects and circus himself won
several film critic Awards number seven
Jim Carrey as ebony zur Scrooge Disney’s
a Christmas carol yes that is my name
and I fear it may not be pleasant to you
although this entire 3d movie was made
through motion capture Jim Carrey
definitely stands out as the stingy
unfeeling and miserable man who
undergoes a change of heart
don’t save you ah a book while he also
played the ghosts of Christmas past your
us present look upon me and yet to come
his voice and persona as Scrooge stands
out among the multitude of Scrooge
characters that have already been
brought to the screen Harry brings
warmth and enthusiasm to the role and he
won the 2010 Kids Choice Awards for
favorite voice from an animated movie
yes my book number six Toby Jones as
Dobby the Harry Potter franchise
shachon all night he’s one of the most
beloved characters in the Harry Potter
series this house elf originally owned
by the Malfoy family ended up becoming
one of the boy Wizards most dedicated
companions you shall not harm Harry
Potter becoming the eccentric emotional
character
I’m sorry Toby Jones found that creating
Dhabi’s voice was one of the more
difficult tasks it was very much me in a
sound studio working with the film that
already been shot and to this day he
claims to still have a difficult time
replicating his high-pitched speech
Dobby has no master
Dobby he is a free elf and Dobby has
come to save Harry Potter and his
friends although translating characters
from books onto the screen has proved to
be many an actor’s demise Jones
translates the little elf exactly as we
pictured him from the novel’s stupid elf
gonna kill me don’t be never meant to
kill don’t be only meant to me more
seriously injure number 5 Alan Tudyk as
sunny I Robot I did not murder him
hell I’m a toaster I’m a vacuum cleaner
appearing emotional
murder him although Will Smith is
stellar as the technophobic police
detective in this 2004 sci-fi flick it
is really Alan Tudyk screamingly
underrated performance as Sonny the
robot with a heart that drives the whole
film my father tried to teach me human
emotions they are difficult judex
brilliant interpretation of an Android
trying to be human can be felt in his
looks and his movements throughout the
entire movie I’m so sorry Sonny
like come on when does a robot ever make
us emotional the way sunny does when
he’s ordered destroyed and waits for his
impending doom lit hurt number 4 Andy
Serkis
as Captain Haddock the adventures of
tintin sneaking behind me and customi
with my trousers down circus is back on
our list and this time it’s for playing
the gregarious and perpetually drunk
Captain Haddock no captain close the
surgical spirits for medicinal purposes
only who also happens to be one of
Tintin’s best friends and partners in
adventure with only whiskey to sustain
my mortal soul donning a Scottish accent
that he felt would give the character a
primitive more Celtic vibe
Zac does a shepherd on account of his
animal husbandry circus read the comics
and studied information about sea men
extensively for the role help table
chosen by director Steven Spielberg
because of his funny style and
impressive resume circus added the
seafaring captain to his list of great
performances with a role that still has
us chuckling it’s a funny old life at
number three Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
avatar impressive because she is the
only female thespian on our list this is
sad Zoe Saldana certainly holds her own
as the strong and fiercely independent
love interest of human protagonists Jake
Sully what are you saying Jake
you knew this would happen playing the
daughter of the leader of a Nobby tribe
Saldana modeled her role after Katerina
in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
who is torn between love and a desire
for freedom is this true we automated
before a WA it is done Saldana
communicates this inner struggle well
and it gives the ten-foot female
character some depth in this James
Cameron epic yo I’ll never be one
something boy number 2 Andy Serkis as
Caesar the Planet of the Apes reboot
franchise circus obviously enjoys
playing animals because he’s back doing
what he does best as the chimp leader of
the ape rebellion against humankind in
this reboot of the Planet of the Apes
series in a mostly silent role that
required almost exclusive use of
gestures eye movements and other body
language circus is incredible in the way
that he helps us see exactly what’s
going on in Caesars mind widely
applauded for his performance in the
2011 film and nominated for several
awards circus returned to stun us in the
2014 sequel as well
together strong
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions nobody’s really
used that technology yet for traditional
character comedy vianora a talk with
fuzzy sex in the coat room actually you
weren’t so bad for a guy have no penis
yeah you know I’ve written so many angry
letters to Hasbro about that
the hoax facial structure is is so much
larger than Marc’s smash your Herald
summons you another world awaits let it
be done quickly
number one Andy Serkis as Gollum the
Lord of the Rings franchise and The
Hobbit spot please come on
who didn’t see this one coming mr.
turtle arguably the most colorful
character in one of the most popular
film franchises of all time Gollum is
known for three things his hideous
appearance his repulsive voice fat
Charles all sovereign words and his
endless search for the most precious
object in the world the ring does he
hates InTouch himself the whole
character was built around circuses look
the way he speaks and the way he acts
yeah oh wow
even the famous throat noise was
inspired by his cat choking on hair
balls pilot I did with the role that
made him famous circus without a doubt
change the motion capture world forever
sneaker today let’s hear it again do you
agree with our list
I support the establishments I have
mentioned those who are badly off must
get there what motion capture
performances had you filled with
amazement jokes father tonight for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com my
service spares my world
you
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
motion capture performances in film are
you fall for this list we’ve chosen our
entries based on the most memorable
performances that were first recorded
live and then recreated
three-dimensionally on the silver screen
number 10
Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug the hobbit
the desolation of Smaug step into the
light
refer to by critics as cinemas greatest
dragon incarnation this is one reptile
you wouldn’t want to mess with watch
them die
the long headed yellow eyed beast is one
of the main antagonists as well as one
of the titular characters in The Hobbit
sequel and Benedict Cumberbatch
reportedly had no easy time voicing and
animating the enormous creature visiting
the London Zoo and watching the reptiles
in their habitat inspired his reptilian
movements and who can forget
Cumberbatch’s interpretation of the
legendary dragons rumbling raspy voice
number nine
Bill Nye as Davy Jones Pirates of the
Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest you feel
you feel like da abyss he is the
fearsome captain of the Flying Dutchman
welcome to that crew a cursed human
slash sea monster that roams the seas
looking for souls to join him as slaves
on his ship
life is cruel why should the afterlife
be any different Bill Nighy was chosen
to take on the challenging role and to
get more into character
he was recorded while on set instead of
during post-production everything you
see on the screen is computer-generated
preferring a Scottish accent to the
originally decided on Dutch inflection 9
brings the tentacle faced character to
life and technical work on Joan’s
appearance was rewarded with an Academy
Award for Best Visual Effects I love
danger zone number 8 Andy Serkis as King
Kong King Kong and now we introduce the
king of motion capture playing the king
of all Apes hailed for his recorded
performance as the 25-foot mountain
gorilla Andy Serkis reportedly traveled
all the way to Rwanda to watch the
powerful creatures in the wild so that
he could better mimic their actual
movements
the resulting performance was admired
the world over as critics went ape over
Kong and it was no surprise when the
movie won an Academy Award for Best
Visual Effects and circus himself won
several film critic Awards number seven
Jim Carrey as ebony zur Scrooge Disney’s
a Christmas carol yes that is my name
and I fear it may not be pleasant to you
although this entire 3d movie was made
through motion capture Jim Carrey
definitely stands out as the stingy
unfeeling and miserable man who
undergoes a change of heart
don’t save you ah a book while he also
played the ghosts of Christmas past your
us present look upon me and yet to come
his voice and persona as Scrooge stands
out among the multitude of Scrooge
characters that have already been
brought to the screen Harry brings
warmth and enthusiasm to the role and he
won the 2010 Kids Choice Awards for
favorite voice from an animated movie
yes my book number six Toby Jones as
Dobby the Harry Potter franchise
shachon all night he’s one of the most
beloved characters in the Harry Potter
series this house elf originally owned
by the Malfoy family ended up becoming
one of the boy Wizards most dedicated
companions you shall not harm Harry
Potter becoming the eccentric emotional
character
I’m sorry Toby Jones found that creating
Dhabi’s voice was one of the more
difficult tasks it was very much me in a
sound studio working with the film that
already been shot and to this day he
claims to still have a difficult time
replicating his high-pitched speech
Dobby has no master
Dobby he is a free elf and Dobby has
come to save Harry Potter and his
friends although translating characters
from books onto the screen has proved to
be many an actor’s demise Jones
translates the little elf exactly as we
pictured him from the novel’s stupid elf
gonna kill me don’t be never meant to
kill don’t be only meant to me more
seriously injure number 5 Alan Tudyk as
sunny I Robot I did not murder him
hell I’m a toaster I’m a vacuum cleaner
appearing emotional
murder him although Will Smith is
stellar as the technophobic police
detective in this 2004 sci-fi flick it
is really Alan Tudyk screamingly
underrated performance as Sonny the
robot with a heart that drives the whole
film my father tried to teach me human
emotions they are difficult judex
brilliant interpretation of an Android
trying to be human can be felt in his
looks and his movements throughout the
entire movie I’m so sorry Sonny
like come on when does a robot ever make
us emotional the way sunny does when
he’s ordered destroyed and waits for his
impending doom lit hurt number 4 Andy
Serkis
as Captain Haddock the adventures of
tintin sneaking behind me and customi
with my trousers down circus is back on
our list and this time it’s for playing
the gregarious and perpetually drunk
Captain Haddock no captain close the
surgical spirits for medicinal purposes
only who also happens to be one of
Tintin’s best friends and partners in
adventure with only whiskey to sustain
my mortal soul donning a Scottish accent
that he felt would give the character a
primitive more Celtic vibe
Zac does a shepherd on account of his
animal husbandry circus read the comics
and studied information about sea men
extensively for the role help table
chosen by director Steven Spielberg
because of his funny style and
impressive resume circus added the
seafaring captain to his list of great
performances with a role that still has
us chuckling it’s a funny old life at
number three Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
avatar impressive because she is the
only female thespian on our list this is
sad Zoe Saldana certainly holds her own
as the strong and fiercely independent
love interest of human protagonists Jake
Sully what are you saying Jake
you knew this would happen playing the
daughter of the leader of a Nobby tribe
Saldana modeled her role after Katerina
in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
who is torn between love and a desire
for freedom is this true we automated
before a WA it is done Saldana
communicates this inner struggle well
and it gives the ten-foot female
character some depth in this James
Cameron epic yo I’ll never be one
something boy number 2 Andy Serkis as
Caesar the Planet of the Apes reboot
franchise circus obviously enjoys
playing animals because he’s back doing
what he does best as the chimp leader of
the ape rebellion against humankind in
this reboot of the Planet of the Apes
series in a mostly silent role that
required almost exclusive use of
gestures eye movements and other body
language circus is incredible in the way
that he helps us see exactly what’s
going on in Caesars mind widely
applauded for his performance in the
2011 film and nominated for several
awards circus returned to stun us in the
2014 sequel as well
together strong
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions nobody’s really
used that technology yet for traditional
character comedy vianora a talk with
fuzzy sex in the coat room actually you
weren’t so bad for a guy have no penis
yeah you know I’ve written so many angry
letters to Hasbro about that
the hoax facial structure is is so much
larger than Marc’s smash your Herald
summons you another world awaits let it
be done quickly
number one Andy Serkis as Gollum the
Lord of the Rings franchise and The
Hobbit spot please come on
who didn’t see this one coming mr.
turtle arguably the most colorful
character in one of the most popular
film franchises of all time Gollum is
known for three things his hideous
appearance his repulsive voice fat
Charles all sovereign words and his
endless search for the most precious
object in the world the ring does he
hates InTouch himself the whole
character was built around circuses look
the way he speaks and the way he acts
yeah oh wow
even the famous throat noise was
inspired by his cat choking on hair
balls pilot I did with the role that
made him famous circus without a doubt
change the motion capture world forever
sneaker today let’s hear it again do you
agree with our list
I support the establishments I have
mentioned those who are badly off must
get there what motion capture
performances had you filled with
amazement jokes father tonight for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com my
service spares my world
you
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