On a somewhat positive side, the fast action and
special effects of the violence are emphasized over the gore it could produce.
Not exact matches
The premiere episode lives up to that pledge, with lots
of violence,
special effects and laser - fast editing.
On the plus side, the first six episodes are impressively free
of sorcery and
special effects, and instead rely on the stuff
of any deeply dark HBO epic: corruption, deceit, illicit sex (incest in this case), unflinchingly gory
violence, and a willingness to kill off a prominent character or two in the service
of plot.
The graphic
special effects (which sometimes suggest a shotgun Jackson Pollock) are less upsetting than Romero's way
of drawing the audience into the
violence.
Imelda Staunton, star
of new film Finding Your Feet, claims that ageing audiences want real characters, not
violence and
special effects
The big draws include no - splatter
violence on an industrial scale, rendered through dizzying
special effects but with the leavening agent
of humor to keep the sullen aspects
of the story from dimming the enjoyment; and the characterizations
of those superhero Avengers as they test their powers against an implacable foe.
Action films then expanded in the 80s and 90s, with the growth
of special effects techniques and in response to jaded audiences who demanded faster plots (coherent or not), greater
violence, and stimulation.
Special special effects wizard Rick Baker was hired to create the creatures and it was scheduled to shoot after «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» But after the scope, violence and intensity of that Tunisia - set shoot, Spielberg was all too happy to switch gears to the more tranquil «E.T.» and «Night Skies» was abandoned (it didn't help that Sayles» one and only draft needed work and they had parted
Special special effects wizard Rick Baker was hired to create the creatures and it was scheduled to shoot after «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» But after the scope, violence and intensity of that Tunisia - set shoot, Spielberg was all too happy to switch gears to the more tranquil «E.T.» and «Night Skies» was abandoned (it didn't help that Sayles» one and only draft needed work and they had parted
special effects wizard Rick Baker was hired to create the creatures and it was scheduled to shoot after «Raiders
of the Lost Ark.» But after the scope,
violence and intensity
of that Tunisia - set shoot, Spielberg was all too happy to switch gears to the more tranquil «E.T.» and «Night Skies» was abandoned (it didn't help that Sayles» one and only draft needed work and they had parted ways).
Some
of the first things about Total Recall I latched onto as a young cinephile were its dazzling production design and
special effects, its breathless action sequences, its over-the-top
violence — i...
True, the plot is riddled with more holes than one may bother picking, but the combination
of fantastic
special effects, intense
violence and situations, an uniquely downcast tone and ending makes for a not - to - be-missed film; one which at times is difficult to have been actually produced by Hollywood.