you know this isn’t as magical as we all
remember it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 movies with special effects
that didn’t age well for this list we’re
taking a look at movies that had
impressive overall effects when they
first came out but now look pretty dated
astronauts in the following order will
enter freezing tubes and prepare for
launch we’ve excluded movies that looked
crappy from day one such as Mortal
Kombat annihilation impressive you come
prepared but not good enough
we’re not even touching that one
number 10 lost in space that’s one cold
fish I’d love to thaw considering that
this film was inspired by a corny sci-fi
show from the 60s the 1998 version of
lost in space felt like a major visual
upgrade at the time this database has
star maps of all the known galaxies I
don’t recognize a single system looking
back on this adaptation though the
effects have ironically aged similarly
to the original source material lost in
space displays some of the worst CGI the
late 90s had to offer with poorly
rendered creatures like blarp and that
creepy dr. Smith Spider acting as
glaring examples you should have killed
me when you had that chance no you were
right I couldn’t kill a man
I can kill the monster we can see where
the movies 80 million dollar budget went
but none of it is put to effective use
it’s a flick that certainly warrants a
danger warning got it right now number 9
Star Wars Episode one The Phantom Menace
always remember your focus determines
your reality when the Phantom Menace
initially hit theaters audiences were
blown away by the film’s eye candy
now however the effects are about as
convincing as jabba the hutt in a New
Hope’s special edition anything is gonna
run did you get gallo cooper where the
original trilogy still immerses us in a
galaxy far far away with its
revolutionary practical effects Star
Wars Episode one just feels like a
cartoon by comparison a droid army is
about to attack the Naboo
we must want we saw no like da Naboo
every once in a while there’s a
set-piece that still manages to amaze
alas nothing can compensate for the
computer-generated atrocity that is Jar
Jar Binks how would number 8 The Mummy
Returns honey what you’re doing these
guys don’t use doors Stephen Sommers
original mummy movie was a campy romp
back in 1999 time has only made the
action-adventure campy ER as The Mummy
itself is nothing but blatant CGI table
scraps
it’s 2001 follow-up is arguably even
more laughable by today’s standards not
only does the mummy still look like
Voldemort’s decrepit cousin oh but the
film also has quite possibly the worst
CGI creature ever in the Scorpion King
while The Mummy Returns is only about a
decade and a half old the effect here
look like an ancient artifact from a
primitive period well at least Dwayne
Johnson got better over time
number seven Jurassic Park 3 Jurassic
Park notably claimed our number one spot
for the top 10 movies with special
effects that aged well
given what a game-changer the original
film was you’d think that its successors
would be even more visually astounding
yet Jurassic Park 3 managed to become a
series low point in every conceivable
way where its predecessor almost
flawlessly mixed digital effects with
animatronics this installment primarily
relies on CGI puppets
as a result you never believe the
dinosaurs are really there and all
suspense is removed from the equation do
that again
the good dinosaur felt like a nature
documentary compared to this spot well
are you just the cutest finally number
six flubber is flying rubber its flubber
if you haven’t already noticed
filmmakers were exploiting CGI big time
in the late 90s and few movies exploited
this innovative technology more than
flubber
the film is kind of like the
computer-generated equivalent of
dangling your keys it’s slightly amusing
and colorful when you’re little but
distracting and obnoxious when you start
to grow up the entire plot basically
revolves around throwing this green hunk
of gelatin at the screen which gets old
pretty fast
okay flubber it’s time that you and I
got to know each other while it may have
looked neat at the time now it just
feels like a commercial for hi-c ecto
cooler hey number five virtuosity in
mobile you know how sometimes you replay
an old Nintendo 64 or Playstation game
and say to yourself I can’t believe we
actually thought this looked advanced
back in the day the same could be said
about this virtual reality flick
feast your eyes on the over-the-top
world it creates full of set-pieces so
ridiculous that they practically invite
the actors to chew the scenery where’s
the girl if a movie like this came out
today audiences would assume it was
supposed to be an intentionally lame
satire
in the 90s though this was apparently
what serious sci-fi looked like number
four Flash Gordon who are you
Flash Gordon quarterback New York Jets
Flash Gordon is a rare movie in that
it’s at once become worse with time and
also somehow better do you know why it’s
really failed I can’t imagine there’s no
denying that the space opera is the
epitome of silly especially in the
visual effects Department
everything about Flash Gordon feels
artificial but that is part of its retro
charm and why the film has developed an
adoring following over the years don’t
you love me I don’t trust you it’s your
choice if watching the title character
flee from Hawk men on a space scooter
doesn’t put a smile on your face nothing
will
what’s more it’s a movie you can laugh
with since few people on the set likely
took the project that seriously bring me
the boy ones no not the ballrooms number
three
Tron I’ve got a little challenge for you
sock a new recruit
when Tron first hit the scene in 1982 it
was unlike anything audiences had ever
seen the film was a major landmark in
computer-generated imagery Brad let’s be
honest though Tron was more of a preview
for grander things to come today it
looks about as high-tech as a screen
saver the heart of the whole system this
80s cult classic still has a look that’s
all its own and should never be
forgotten for its impact on filmmaking
rein 9 r45 48 degrees if you’re looking
for a movie with more polished effects
however you’re probably better off
checking out its 2010 follow-up there
turn it around not by choice their
vehicles aren’t designed to go up grid
they’ll malfunction on this terrain
number two Superman oh let’s do drain
that’s all bad Oh to this day Richard
Donner Superman remains the best
cinematic interpretation of the Man of
Steel well I certainly hope this little
incident hasn’t put you off flying this
while the film’s drama comedy and mythos
still hold up the same can’t entirely be
said about its effects if you need a
friend
under fly to Superman might have made
audiences believe a man could fly in
1978 but now we can spot every single
blue screen effect
the film at least looks more
sophisticated than some of the sequels
that followed in this day and age
however the effects are about as
conceivable as reversing time by
spinning the earth
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions
pughnell Jason
one last kiss
times sake
ha
you got to be kidding
number one the lawnmower man did it hey
good let’s play another game
although the lawnmower man seemed
groundbreaking in 1992 its novelty
lasted for about a second once I’ve
entered in a neural net my birth cry
will be the sound of every phone on this
planet ringing in unison
upon release the only highlight of the
film was its use of CGI producing a
cyber world and 3d characters what you
really want Marty lashes
keep in mind this was one year before
the first photorealistic CG creatures
were unveiled in Jurassic Park and three
years before the first fully digitally
animated film Toy Story I thought you
didn’t mean to
sorry howdy my name is woody and this is
Andy’s room after those cinematic
landmarks came out the lawnmower man was
rendered completely obsolete and quickly
faded from our minds
do you agree with our list what other
movies haven’t held up in the special
effects Department please show me how to
tune into Dale you have to persuade me
much better than that for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
enjoying the show
remember it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 movies with special effects
that didn’t age well for this list we’re
taking a look at movies that had
impressive overall effects when they
first came out but now look pretty dated
astronauts in the following order will
enter freezing tubes and prepare for
launch we’ve excluded movies that looked
crappy from day one such as Mortal
Kombat annihilation impressive you come
prepared but not good enough
we’re not even touching that one
number 10 lost in space that’s one cold
fish I’d love to thaw considering that
this film was inspired by a corny sci-fi
show from the 60s the 1998 version of
lost in space felt like a major visual
upgrade at the time this database has
star maps of all the known galaxies I
don’t recognize a single system looking
back on this adaptation though the
effects have ironically aged similarly
to the original source material lost in
space displays some of the worst CGI the
late 90s had to offer with poorly
rendered creatures like blarp and that
creepy dr. Smith Spider acting as
glaring examples you should have killed
me when you had that chance no you were
right I couldn’t kill a man
I can kill the monster we can see where
the movies 80 million dollar budget went
but none of it is put to effective use
it’s a flick that certainly warrants a
danger warning got it right now number 9
Star Wars Episode one The Phantom Menace
always remember your focus determines
your reality when the Phantom Menace
initially hit theaters audiences were
blown away by the film’s eye candy
now however the effects are about as
convincing as jabba the hutt in a New
Hope’s special edition anything is gonna
run did you get gallo cooper where the
original trilogy still immerses us in a
galaxy far far away with its
revolutionary practical effects Star
Wars Episode one just feels like a
cartoon by comparison a droid army is
about to attack the Naboo
we must want we saw no like da Naboo
every once in a while there’s a
set-piece that still manages to amaze
alas nothing can compensate for the
computer-generated atrocity that is Jar
Jar Binks how would number 8 The Mummy
Returns honey what you’re doing these
guys don’t use doors Stephen Sommers
original mummy movie was a campy romp
back in 1999 time has only made the
action-adventure campy ER as The Mummy
itself is nothing but blatant CGI table
scraps
it’s 2001 follow-up is arguably even
more laughable by today’s standards not
only does the mummy still look like
Voldemort’s decrepit cousin oh but the
film also has quite possibly the worst
CGI creature ever in the Scorpion King
while The Mummy Returns is only about a
decade and a half old the effect here
look like an ancient artifact from a
primitive period well at least Dwayne
Johnson got better over time
number seven Jurassic Park 3 Jurassic
Park notably claimed our number one spot
for the top 10 movies with special
effects that aged well
given what a game-changer the original
film was you’d think that its successors
would be even more visually astounding
yet Jurassic Park 3 managed to become a
series low point in every conceivable
way where its predecessor almost
flawlessly mixed digital effects with
animatronics this installment primarily
relies on CGI puppets
as a result you never believe the
dinosaurs are really there and all
suspense is removed from the equation do
that again
the good dinosaur felt like a nature
documentary compared to this spot well
are you just the cutest finally number
six flubber is flying rubber its flubber
if you haven’t already noticed
filmmakers were exploiting CGI big time
in the late 90s and few movies exploited
this innovative technology more than
flubber
the film is kind of like the
computer-generated equivalent of
dangling your keys it’s slightly amusing
and colorful when you’re little but
distracting and obnoxious when you start
to grow up the entire plot basically
revolves around throwing this green hunk
of gelatin at the screen which gets old
pretty fast
okay flubber it’s time that you and I
got to know each other while it may have
looked neat at the time now it just
feels like a commercial for hi-c ecto
cooler hey number five virtuosity in
mobile you know how sometimes you replay
an old Nintendo 64 or Playstation game
and say to yourself I can’t believe we
actually thought this looked advanced
back in the day the same could be said
about this virtual reality flick
feast your eyes on the over-the-top
world it creates full of set-pieces so
ridiculous that they practically invite
the actors to chew the scenery where’s
the girl if a movie like this came out
today audiences would assume it was
supposed to be an intentionally lame
satire
in the 90s though this was apparently
what serious sci-fi looked like number
four Flash Gordon who are you
Flash Gordon quarterback New York Jets
Flash Gordon is a rare movie in that
it’s at once become worse with time and
also somehow better do you know why it’s
really failed I can’t imagine there’s no
denying that the space opera is the
epitome of silly especially in the
visual effects Department
everything about Flash Gordon feels
artificial but that is part of its retro
charm and why the film has developed an
adoring following over the years don’t
you love me I don’t trust you it’s your
choice if watching the title character
flee from Hawk men on a space scooter
doesn’t put a smile on your face nothing
will
what’s more it’s a movie you can laugh
with since few people on the set likely
took the project that seriously bring me
the boy ones no not the ballrooms number
three
Tron I’ve got a little challenge for you
sock a new recruit
when Tron first hit the scene in 1982 it
was unlike anything audiences had ever
seen the film was a major landmark in
computer-generated imagery Brad let’s be
honest though Tron was more of a preview
for grander things to come today it
looks about as high-tech as a screen
saver the heart of the whole system this
80s cult classic still has a look that’s
all its own and should never be
forgotten for its impact on filmmaking
rein 9 r45 48 degrees if you’re looking
for a movie with more polished effects
however you’re probably better off
checking out its 2010 follow-up there
turn it around not by choice their
vehicles aren’t designed to go up grid
they’ll malfunction on this terrain
number two Superman oh let’s do drain
that’s all bad Oh to this day Richard
Donner Superman remains the best
cinematic interpretation of the Man of
Steel well I certainly hope this little
incident hasn’t put you off flying this
while the film’s drama comedy and mythos
still hold up the same can’t entirely be
said about its effects if you need a
friend
under fly to Superman might have made
audiences believe a man could fly in
1978 but now we can spot every single
blue screen effect
the film at least looks more
sophisticated than some of the sequels
that followed in this day and age
however the effects are about as
conceivable as reversing time by
spinning the earth
before we get to our top pick here are
some honorable mentions
pughnell Jason
one last kiss
times sake
ha
you got to be kidding
number one the lawnmower man did it hey
good let’s play another game
although the lawnmower man seemed
groundbreaking in 1992 its novelty
lasted for about a second once I’ve
entered in a neural net my birth cry
will be the sound of every phone on this
planet ringing in unison
upon release the only highlight of the
film was its use of CGI producing a
cyber world and 3d characters what you
really want Marty lashes
keep in mind this was one year before
the first photorealistic CG creatures
were unveiled in Jurassic Park and three
years before the first fully digitally
animated film Toy Story I thought you
didn’t mean to
sorry howdy my name is woody and this is
Andy’s room after those cinematic
landmarks came out the lawnmower man was
rendered completely obsolete and quickly
faded from our minds
do you agree with our list what other
movies haven’t held up in the special
effects Department please show me how to
tune into Dale you have to persuade me
much better than that for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
enjoying the show
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