practicality is not always better
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst practical special effects in
movies for this list we’ll be looking at
the big screen sequences where practical
effects like prosthetics animatronics
puppets etc or any other effects
achieved without computers were used
with disastrous results as will be
showing big moments from several of the
films we’re featuring there will be
spoilers so spoiler alert very eager
I’m never going to eat me
oh my god
number ten window crasher a Nightmare on
Elm Street yeah he’s got a common trope
of the horror genre is to incorporate
one last scare in the closing seconds of
the film – Freddy Freddy Krueger’s first
foray into the nightmares of the world
helped enforce that trend with this
terrifying sequence with Freddy
supposedly dispatched nancy’s and her
mother’s morning should be a bright one
I’ll see you that is until things get
unsettled and her mother is pulled
through the window of her front door
presumably to her demise the fact that
the body that flies at such velocity is
clearly a doll or mannequin of some kind
practically ruins the film’s entire
ending number nine
headless beetlejuice now what do you
think you think I’m qualified a film
from the heyday of director Tim Burton
Beetlejuice combines everything that
made him a force in the industry to
begin with what do you think of this
pairing an original heartfelt story with
unique and interesting visuals the
comedy fantasy is filled to the brim
with special effects that don’t
necessarily strive for realism but
instead are chosen for their unique
style that’s what makes the clunky cheap
looking effect used to show Alec
Baldwin’s headless torso and dismembered
head all the more off-putting in this
scene don’t believe us have a look for
yourself
yeah deliver me from l.l.bean number
eight not human Robocop
how can we help you officer when you’re
watching films from the past it’s only
fair that you look at the effects you
see in the context of what was possible
at the time of its production who are
you you can’t expect a movie to pull off
visuals on par with the modern effects
you see today but you should be able to
expect some level of competency for the
time dick Jones is watered for murder
using a model to replace an actor was
the norm then but the fact that the
effects team behind Robocop didn’t seem
to understand the length of a person’s
arms in relation to the rest of a human
body
it is simply egregious dick fire thank
you
number seven effects you can flush
street trash though this comedy horror
was written expressly with the intent to
offend every group on the planet we have
to assume it wasn’t also the intention
of filmmakers to insult the intelligence
of audiences that saw it’s awful effects
centering on bottles of wine that make
you melt when you drink them and their
sale to the homeless you’d think the
central concern of the men behind the
camera would be to perfect the very
effects to showcase this before making
their film
and this meltdown is the perfect example
to prove that the effects team could
have put a lot more effort into their
jobs number six troll face troll to
those evil creatures can transform
themselves into awesome web people when
you make a movie so poorly that it
becomes the subject of a documentary
called best worst movie it’s a good sign
that things didn’t exactly turn out the
way you intended highlighted by horrible
acting and absurd dialogue the terrible
effects featured throughout troll 2
sometimes don’t get the discussion they
deserve he began to feel ill very ill he
was sweating for a filled green from the
ridiculous dime-store caliber masks on
the goblins no they’re not even trolls
to the green slime effect used when they
devour their victims this film’s
laughable effects are practically
legendary
or so number five deflating man Spooky’s
the time has come a film highlighted by
multiple creature effects some of which
were good and others not so much
they’re inconsistent nature is perfectly
encapsulated in this particular Spooky’s
sequence the part in question features a
woman turning into a spider using
effects that are surprisingly good for
its time and budget but it’s when the
spider takes its victim that this indi
Horrors place on this list was insured
for some reason the attack involves him
having everything sucked out of his head
and this allows us to also be treated
with a visual akin to a balloon painted
with a face being deflated number four I
trauma The Terminator perhaps the best
regarded and most influential film on
this list the terminators place in
history was earned by its groundbreaking
unique story in spite of its effects
the story of this sequence which
features the titular cyborg self repairs
on its arm and I placed a something
guttural in the human mind seeing a
damaged eye is a sensitive subject for
nearly all mankind as we all know how
sensitive these organs are ignoring this
fact though the moments where you see
the terminators face from the front
while he makes cuts into his eye look so
fake they are downright laughable
number three arm of justice samurai cop
this is one of those movies that is so
bad it’s become something of a cinematic
legend and continues to perpetuate
itself as such as new generation stumble
upon it year after year idiots get my
men dead or alive in this action
sequence the titular cop throws a katana
at a man that somehow causes the victims
arm to be chopped off the result is
absolute hilarity as we cut to a plastic
looking arm hitting the ground and a man
with his arm in his shirt and a fake
stump exposed number two wheelchair
underwater Mac and me
for fans of bad special effects it’s a
shame that this film has become known
for its shameless product placement
highlighted by a dance sequence inside a
McDonald’s with Ronald joining in
what has somehow managed to fly somewhat
under the radar is how truly
spectacularly awful the effects are from
the beginning of Mac and me to the end
this must be like what they drink on
their own planet the apex of the
awfulness is the sequence where the
wheelchair using protagonists slides
down a hill and falls into the water
below only to be saved by the mysterious
alien creature
before we reveal our top pick here are
some honorable mentions rinse off rinse
let’s be realistic I mean my apartment
zillions of miles from here you’re three
feet taller than I am
Oh Oh number one shark attack Jaws 3-d
attempting to recreate the magic of the
original film with a first-time director
behind the lens was an undoubtedly
unenviable task the decision to change
the focus of the series from story based
to targeting the burgeoning and
underwhelming 3d trend at the time may
have been the nail in the coffin for
this jaws sequel or take the money and
run to Venezuela with all my crew the
film’s worst moment in most people’s
opinion is when the shark crashes
through glass to attack those on the
other side of it not blinking or moving
in any way other than its slow straight
floating towards the glass
this effect is arguably one of the most
unforgettable terrible in cinematic
history
do you agree with our list
what’s the worst practical special
effect in movies I can use the male be
Rabbani for more fun top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com every time she says that
the paint peels and some wild creature
tries to kill us
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst practical special effects in
movies for this list we’ll be looking at
the big screen sequences where practical
effects like prosthetics animatronics
puppets etc or any other effects
achieved without computers were used
with disastrous results as will be
showing big moments from several of the
films we’re featuring there will be
spoilers so spoiler alert very eager
I’m never going to eat me
oh my god
number ten window crasher a Nightmare on
Elm Street yeah he’s got a common trope
of the horror genre is to incorporate
one last scare in the closing seconds of
the film – Freddy Freddy Krueger’s first
foray into the nightmares of the world
helped enforce that trend with this
terrifying sequence with Freddy
supposedly dispatched nancy’s and her
mother’s morning should be a bright one
I’ll see you that is until things get
unsettled and her mother is pulled
through the window of her front door
presumably to her demise the fact that
the body that flies at such velocity is
clearly a doll or mannequin of some kind
practically ruins the film’s entire
ending number nine
headless beetlejuice now what do you
think you think I’m qualified a film
from the heyday of director Tim Burton
Beetlejuice combines everything that
made him a force in the industry to
begin with what do you think of this
pairing an original heartfelt story with
unique and interesting visuals the
comedy fantasy is filled to the brim
with special effects that don’t
necessarily strive for realism but
instead are chosen for their unique
style that’s what makes the clunky cheap
looking effect used to show Alec
Baldwin’s headless torso and dismembered
head all the more off-putting in this
scene don’t believe us have a look for
yourself
yeah deliver me from l.l.bean number
eight not human Robocop
how can we help you officer when you’re
watching films from the past it’s only
fair that you look at the effects you
see in the context of what was possible
at the time of its production who are
you you can’t expect a movie to pull off
visuals on par with the modern effects
you see today but you should be able to
expect some level of competency for the
time dick Jones is watered for murder
using a model to replace an actor was
the norm then but the fact that the
effects team behind Robocop didn’t seem
to understand the length of a person’s
arms in relation to the rest of a human
body
it is simply egregious dick fire thank
you
number seven effects you can flush
street trash though this comedy horror
was written expressly with the intent to
offend every group on the planet we have
to assume it wasn’t also the intention
of filmmakers to insult the intelligence
of audiences that saw it’s awful effects
centering on bottles of wine that make
you melt when you drink them and their
sale to the homeless you’d think the
central concern of the men behind the
camera would be to perfect the very
effects to showcase this before making
their film
and this meltdown is the perfect example
to prove that the effects team could
have put a lot more effort into their
jobs number six troll face troll to
those evil creatures can transform
themselves into awesome web people when
you make a movie so poorly that it
becomes the subject of a documentary
called best worst movie it’s a good sign
that things didn’t exactly turn out the
way you intended highlighted by horrible
acting and absurd dialogue the terrible
effects featured throughout troll 2
sometimes don’t get the discussion they
deserve he began to feel ill very ill he
was sweating for a filled green from the
ridiculous dime-store caliber masks on
the goblins no they’re not even trolls
to the green slime effect used when they
devour their victims this film’s
laughable effects are practically
legendary
or so number five deflating man Spooky’s
the time has come a film highlighted by
multiple creature effects some of which
were good and others not so much
they’re inconsistent nature is perfectly
encapsulated in this particular Spooky’s
sequence the part in question features a
woman turning into a spider using
effects that are surprisingly good for
its time and budget but it’s when the
spider takes its victim that this indi
Horrors place on this list was insured
for some reason the attack involves him
having everything sucked out of his head
and this allows us to also be treated
with a visual akin to a balloon painted
with a face being deflated number four I
trauma The Terminator perhaps the best
regarded and most influential film on
this list the terminators place in
history was earned by its groundbreaking
unique story in spite of its effects
the story of this sequence which
features the titular cyborg self repairs
on its arm and I placed a something
guttural in the human mind seeing a
damaged eye is a sensitive subject for
nearly all mankind as we all know how
sensitive these organs are ignoring this
fact though the moments where you see
the terminators face from the front
while he makes cuts into his eye look so
fake they are downright laughable
number three arm of justice samurai cop
this is one of those movies that is so
bad it’s become something of a cinematic
legend and continues to perpetuate
itself as such as new generation stumble
upon it year after year idiots get my
men dead or alive in this action
sequence the titular cop throws a katana
at a man that somehow causes the victims
arm to be chopped off the result is
absolute hilarity as we cut to a plastic
looking arm hitting the ground and a man
with his arm in his shirt and a fake
stump exposed number two wheelchair
underwater Mac and me
for fans of bad special effects it’s a
shame that this film has become known
for its shameless product placement
highlighted by a dance sequence inside a
McDonald’s with Ronald joining in
what has somehow managed to fly somewhat
under the radar is how truly
spectacularly awful the effects are from
the beginning of Mac and me to the end
this must be like what they drink on
their own planet the apex of the
awfulness is the sequence where the
wheelchair using protagonists slides
down a hill and falls into the water
below only to be saved by the mysterious
alien creature
before we reveal our top pick here are
some honorable mentions rinse off rinse
let’s be realistic I mean my apartment
zillions of miles from here you’re three
feet taller than I am
Oh Oh number one shark attack Jaws 3-d
attempting to recreate the magic of the
original film with a first-time director
behind the lens was an undoubtedly
unenviable task the decision to change
the focus of the series from story based
to targeting the burgeoning and
underwhelming 3d trend at the time may
have been the nail in the coffin for
this jaws sequel or take the money and
run to Venezuela with all my crew the
film’s worst moment in most people’s
opinion is when the shark crashes
through glass to attack those on the
other side of it not blinking or moving
in any way other than its slow straight
floating towards the glass
this effect is arguably one of the most
unforgettable terrible in cinematic
history
do you agree with our list
what’s the worst practical special
effect in movies I can use the male be
Rabbani for more fun top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com every time she says that
the paint peels and some wild creature
tries to kill us
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