Was it the terrible
CGI fight sequence that opened the film?
There are some incredible sans -
CGI fight sequences early on in the film featuring Parkour - style movements that will absolutely blow your mind.
Not exact matches
With all three elements in place, the film unravels as the expected
CGI - laden mess the trailer promises, rendering dialogue, story and mis - cast star Worthington secondary to
fight sequences.
«Rhino
Fight» is a
sequence that was planned but never filmed; we see storyboards and a
CGI rhino test.
Spider - Man
fights bad guys; jumps around as an amazingly - poor - at - times
CGI puppet; climbs the Washington Monument in a scene that reminds me of a dream Miles had on «Murphy Brown» about being a dolphin erupting from the tip; and tries to hold the Staten Island Ferry together in a scene that recalls - without - surpassing the runaway - train
sequence from Spider - Man 2.
For all that Michael Bay clearly loves action
sequences, the
fighting between giant
CGI robots becomes routine far too quickly to sustain an experience of this length.
Marshall knows how to work with a star studded casts, and his handle on action cinema is impressive, opting for choreography over shaky cam theatrics or
CGI heavy
fight sequences (as many first time action directors tend to do).
With an amusing array of slapstick
sequences and supporting characters up its
CGI sleeve, Ferdinand boasts a vibrant voice - cast, with John Cena surprisingly fine as Ferdinand — the bull who, faced with a future as a meal or a matador's opponent, refuses to
fight.
Other topics arising: costumes (which included
CGI armor), linguistics,
fighting styles, production design, visual effects (from the unsettling depiction of X-ray vision), set pieces (the tornado
sequence, Lois Lane's complicated single shot work escape), underwater filming, and filming locations.
Combining wire acrobatics and
CGI can be used together seamlessly to create memorable stunts and
fight sequences.
Some of the early explosions in the film, from a distance, look like they've been dragged out of ’95 with some shoddy
CGI but the close - up
fight sequences and chorography as a whole are deeply impressive, really dragging you into the action like a first - person shooter with the additiona of some hilarious one - liners kicking in.
Every
fight sequence is the same with the various heroes firing or chainsawing the air, while
CGI sharks are added later, often flying uncontrollably in the background.