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00:00 Welcome to VFX Artists React
00:45 Mars Attacks!
06:01 Macrofying (Instagram)
07:26 Shin Godzilla
13:29 Wishmaster - Zábava
You guys should have a "practical vs CGI" challenge among yourselves and test each other to see who could tell the difference between them
They already did that with adam savage
They did one already, but I agree they should do more!
That would be a terrible challenge.
I hope they read your comment
@@meriiwlYa true, but more of it would be great
They ended up not using any of the animatronic shots in Shin Godzilla, just as a reference for the CG. The fact that you guys mistook some of those shots as being the practical puppet is probably a big compliment for the work they did! Godzilla was all CG in that movie!
That's not all--Godzilla's design in this movie was heavily inspired by his appearance in the original 1954 version, where he was made using suitmation long before CGI was invented. To pay homage to some of the practicalness of Godzilla's design, his skin has a slightly rubbery feeling, and many shots of Godzilla in CGI weren't just animated based on reference from the animatronic version, he was (like in the 2014 Legendary Pictures/WB film) portrayed with motion capture as well. Rather than trying to move like a dino however, the actor playing him based Godzilla's movements on Japanese folk dance. He also had to drag a heavy block that he was tied to so that Godzilla's weight and physicality could be more realistically shown.
@@yellohammer8571huh?
@@yellohammer8571 didn’t he also ask to wear a shin Godzilla mask to help get into character just like how creatures in the folk dance have to wear masks?
Corridor once again being confidently incorrect on something. Literally one Google could have avoided that.
The director of Shin Godzilla is Hideaki Anno, he's known as the guy behind Neon Genesis Evangelion. He is such a master at protraying the gravity of a terrible situation on film. There is such a pressure felt with the Angel Attacks in NGA and from these few clips here of Shin Godzilla I think it still comes across beautifully, even outside of the context of the full movie. Godzilla as he looks down and slowly rips his jaw open is so unsettling and a slow build up to an incredibly devistating blast that is so completely well made by the CGI and sFx crews.
Exactly that is why this scene is stuck with me as one of the most horrifying scenes of destruction and inescapable foom. The feel is really something that can't be explained properly and not everyone feels it. The terror of a giant monster wrecking doom and as you said unsettling too.
Ramiel attack?
He wasn't the only one--Shinji Higuchi, the other co-creator of NGA, also directed Shin Godzilla. He previously directed the 2014 live action Attack on Titan film, which was produced by Toho, Godzilla's creators, and even used "suitmation" to bring the titans to life, similar to the old Godzilla movies. Plus, Hideki Anno has done some acting as well; one of his roles was the protagonist of Studio Ghibli's 2013 animated film The Wind Rises.
Damn, that's why I felt some strong vibes of Evangelion, the vocals, the sound design, beautiful 🔥
@@nevofilms638 the music was done by shiro sagisu, probably known for his work along with hideaki anno since the 90s with nadia and evangelion. his music is phenomenal and fits perfectly with anno's direction
I am Japanese. The title "shin" has two meanings in Japanese: truth and new.
When Japanese people watch this movie on TV, they enjoy it by shouting things like ``Godzilla destroyed my company!!!'' and ``Now I'm off work starting tomorrow!'' on social media.
I thought it meant death/dead
@@russellcontreras394 Close, but that would "shi"「死」, Shin Godzilla is 「新ゴジラ」, which is a recent trend in Japanese cinema for rebooting old IP. Another example would be "Shin Ultraman" and "Shin Kamen Rider."
shin could also mean god
@@ajs8788the "Shin series" is actually not a trend. But, it's a set of project to revuve old IP headed by one Hideaki Anno (creator of r of Evangelion)
that's funny. no work do to Godzilla attack.
The wild thing about the giant Godzilla marionette is that they didn't end up using any of it in the final film. But it was used as reference for the VFX house. Shin Godzilla is an amazing movie. Considering the budget differences between Shin Godzilla and Godzilla vs Kong, it has no business looking as good as it does. The sense of scale and weight is so much more effective than the American movie.
Yeah, I agree, part of it has to do with the camera angles, it really adds a lot of that big buildings and big monster feel to it, the way it was filmed reminds me of the old classic Godzilla movies, they also used miniatures, but instead of CGI Godzilla it was an actor, actually probably a stunt actor in a suit with the jaw mechanical and probably puppeteered somehow, but they had similar camera angles and it gave a sense of a large city. Except for the CGI it looks like a lot of the same techniques were used for Shin Godzilla that were originally used in the old Classic Japanese Godzilla movies.
I haven't seen Godzilla vs Kong, but the American Godzilla movies focus too much on people instead of the monster
It's the classic Hollywood move of throwing tons of money at the problem instead of thinking around limitations. There are some exceptions, specifically when the director has both the vision and the power not to let shit dictated by moneybags in suits, but that's a rarity.
Less corruption, unions and hiring quotas in the Japanese film studio compared to Hollywood, that will explain much of the budget difference.
@@kylespevak6781 I think it's the same in shin Godzilla but actual political meetings from what I've heard
Yes! My dad was a digital effects artist on this Mars Attacks! One of his first big projects at ILM!
Corridor should get your dad on the show. I think that would be pretty cool.
@@IamRobinD Yes! We need more Mars Attacks!
Your dad is my hero. I loved that movie! I have it on DVD. 🥰
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The Godzilla destruction scene is stuck with me as one of the most horrifying scenes of destruction and inescapable doom. The feel is really something that can't be explained properly and not everyone feels it. The terror of a giant monster wrecking doom and and the unsettling behaviour too. Really glad that Niko felt that scene.
I'd love to see your reactions to Anaconda (1997). Janky GIANT CGi snake, interacting with real life actors. It's a treat. 🐍
Yeah that's next on my own list to check out to be fair! I remember it being a lot of wacky fun back in the day, like Arachnophobia 😅
And each movie after was worse than the last
Pretty sure that's one of the earlier episodes. The really need a better way to sort through these episodes..
Nostalgia xd
A great collection of movies would be: Anaconda - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The "Shin" in Shin Godzilla has multiple meanings, as showned in the Japanese version poster.
It came from the three Japanese words that has identical pronunciation:真(True), 新(New), 神(God).
Which I think stands for the film's legitimacy in the Godzilla franchise, and Godzilla's position in the story(embodiment of god, can't be conquered but only to coexiste).
And the reason that there are both CG version and model version of Godzilla, aside from filming angle, is because the director of this movie: Anno Hideaki, is a HUGE fan of Tokusatsu, movie that has actors actually dressed up in monster/hero suits to perform, the Ultraman being a iconic exemple.(Which Anno famously love, he even got to write the story of Shin Ultraman(2022).
It will funny if they ever react to Tokusatsu shows/movies
thank you for making me realize that the man behind evangelion is responsible for the best godzilla movie in a long long while
Ultraman and all other mech suit shit is trash and ruin kaiju shit
@@ernestobaldelomar9028 my guy, they never stopped. kid's shows still do it.
Shin Godzilla was directed by Hideaki Anno, creator of the Evangelion franchise, so a lot of stuff from it is basically a live action version of what he was doing in animation back in the 90s. Evangelion is definitely worthy of an Animators React episode.
I would adore an EoE episode. Minus maybe the scene in the hospital, I don't think that'd pass the CZcams censor
@@KokaKolaMusic - also, not particularly interesting technically as an animation sequence.
Gonna have to check it out then.
If they check out the Asuka vs. the MP Evas scene, that would be awesome.
@@covertcreator1174 - seconded.
Shin Godzilla was a masterclass in giant monster cinema. It went back to the roots of what made Godzilla the horrifying metaphor he started as. I loved every second of that movie and it’s a damn shame the sequel was scrapped
What is the metaphor behind Godzilla? I’ve only seen Americanized versions of it
Was there a sequel actually in the works?! Damn it! I too absolutely love that movie. I wanted to see where they went with it. Like would his tail fall off and form like a new Mothra or some other monster. What about the little Godzilla skeleton monster things at the end?!
@@Peace4Leisure91 the metaphor is basically the, violence hubris and destruction That humanity has caused around the time of WW2 coming back to bite them. the OG was based on the bombing of the lucky dragon 55 ship incident, thus creating the first inspiration for creating Gojira ( Godzilla ) in 1954. A Nuclear freak of nature born from the ruts of nuclear ash caused by Humanity. Since then, there's been more Inspiration and metaphors for the Kaiju, But the general metaphor for the original is shown above.
Godzilla is one of Japan's most of not the most popular and meaningful character and concept on history.
i watched shin godzilla 2 days after watching this video and i came back to say : HOLY SHIT
then i went fanmode in an internet rabbit hole and found out that is directed by the creator of neon genesis evangelion
ty corridor for showing this
@@JacobsenBrosShin godzilla is an always evolving organism. He is in constant pain and wants to die but his evolution is keeping him alive. The roars you hear are its screams of pain. To your question, small size parts of him were his next step of evolution to deal with human threats.
"it's trully Godzilla" this line is so great, because without knowing, he answered their last question of what Shin Godzilla means (true, God, or new Godzilla).
Godzilla is made in full CG, except for one cut in the last scene. Puppets were also filmed but were not used in the film.
OG Japanese Godzilla throwing an air kick while sliding on its tail is the best Godzilla
*FINALLY! IT'S HAPPENING BOYS! WE GOT SHIN GODZILLA'S ATOMIC BREATH SCENE IN VFX ARTISTS REACT! WE MADE IT!*
Edit: Dude, Niko just gets it. You can tell from him responding to the camp-allegations from Wren, he must be a closeted G-Fan.
LOL he was salty asf, the two on the left literally unable to say anything positive about it
117 likes and 1 Comments/replys? Lemme fix that problem
Japanese FX artists have perfected a style of CG where the kaiju look like they are physical objects that were filmed, basically men in suits. But then the kaiju do things that could never be done by a suited performer. To me, the kaiju look super real...especially in the recent Shin Ultraman. It's hard to explain. The new American Godzilla looks great, but I'm never fooled enough to wonder if he's an actual physical object.
Nobody can do kaiju like the Japanese. They literally invented the concept. That's why I love Power Rangers even to this day. Well, it's not the only reason I love Power Rangers, but man... Those megazord battles are tight! 👌🏽
Shin Ultraman and Shin Godzilla are both the same director.
@@KKomalShashankDepends how you define kaiju, because there are examples of giant monsters pre-Gojira and others outside Japan.
@@KKomalShashank unless if king kong is considered a kaiju
Producer Akihiro Yamauchi stated that the title Shin Gojira was chosen for the film due to the variety of meanings it conveys, such as either "new" (新), "true" (真), or "God" (神).
God Godzilla
More "God Gorilla-whale". Gojira is a combination of gorira/gorilla and kujira/whale.
Haha im just finding it funny theyre like woah check out this new thing like..shin godzilla came out years ago and is hugely believed. Its the best one, plus is co directed by the guy who made Evangelion, Anno. Its Eldritch abomination godzilla with a hyper realistic approach to the political response to that threat and mollasses speed of their bureaucratic nonsense hahah. Absolute classic.
I loved mars attacks as a kid, but starship troopers was the real shit in the late 90s though, you dont grasp the anti fascist commentary but love the gore and boobs in 6th grade haha.
"Shin" means "new". You'll see it used on many train stations in Japan like Shin-Osaka station, literally means "New Osaka station" which is obviously different from the much older Osaka station.
Shin used with singular noun mostly mean the original or/and superior form of, or the pure or ultimate form of something.. Shin Godzilla as in the one true and ultimate Godzilla (not literally but i hope you get my meaning) Japanese to English is more complicated as it requires a technical context..
With the new Doctor Who specials coming out in November, it would be great to see you do a video on how the VFX have evolved over time
Yes, I'd love for them to do a whole Doctor Who special!
YESS PLEASE I'VE BEEN BEGGING SINCE THE START
we need a lazarus experiment breakdown... 😂
I have been wanting for them to do a dr who episode for ages
This needs more likes!
@@maxkarts I can't wait to see them tear the lazarus experiment apart XD
Sam's look of pain during the Wishmaster reaction is priceless.
Some corrections: Shin Godzilla came out in 2016. They DID NOT use the animatronic built in the final film, and instead used ONLY CGI, because the animatronic did not match properly. They did tweak the design, texture, and animation of Godzilla to look more like a rubber suit.
You guys could do an entire episode on just Godzilla. The original was revolutionary and the series has persisted for several decades. You could easily see the progression of VFX over the years, just by analyzing the Godzilla franchise.
I would love to see them break down the 3 American Godzilla movies. In my opinion the 2014 one works the best from a realism standpoint in the same way as Pacific Rim, the camera angles and shots feel much more grounded and realistically achievable than the two sequels
@muffinman3052 100% Agree on Gareth Edwards' film! The framing is so epic and scary. My favorite Godzilla, and just one of my favorite action films. Stoked to see his new release this weekend.
@@muffinman3052 I rewatched 2014 Godzilla specifically to count shots that are made not from a human height. I don't remember the specific number, but it was, like 3 or 4, with one of them made from a helicopter POV and camera previously establishing that exact helicopter. Others were from the drop scene from the trailer. The rest of the movie - from finish to the end were made from a human perspective and that's amazing.
@@muffinman3052 Yea, comparing the styles would be interesting. Because like they say, Shin vs GvK isn't bad, but it's *different*
@@muffinman3052 14 is a different style of Godzilla compared to KOTM and GvK, and I enjoy both.
In case anyone didn't know, Shin Godzilla can mean a couple of things depending on the spelling. It could mean "New Godzilla" "True Godzilla" or even something like "God Godzilla" or "Evolved Godzilla". Because it's spelled in katakana instead of hiragana and kanji, it leaves the true definition open ended, but normally "shin" just means "new"
I think the gnarliest shot in shin godzilla is when it's dragging itself through the streets. That was SICKKKKKK!
Haha, what a great surprise! It so cool just seeing my own video here - Thanks so much for the kind words, this is really motivating!
Shin Godzilla was such a good and fresh take on the monster. Effects were great but the most realistic thing about it is how the Japanese government reacts to it. From the evacuation, to holding fire until TWO people are deemed safe, to how the American military members left the country immediately after notifying Japanese gov they were going to nuke the monster with B-2’s.
It is a criticism of the Japanese govt, especially in regards to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Like half of the movie is just the japanese govt having constant meetings and not accomplishing anything. It is a criticism of bureaucracy and red tape slowing down disaster response.
@@M4rk58 Yes, it’s a great political horror story, where every time they’ve agreed on a plan, the monster has mutated and the plan can’t work anymore, and then that failure causes them to fight over a new plan for _just_ too long... and finally people start dying.
This was a great episode! The segment about Shin Godzilla was probably one of my favorite ever. A small correction though, while animatronic/miniatures of Godzilla were made, they weren't used in the final cut of the movie.
Jordan described Shin Godzilla almost perfectly. He's not just a giant zilla, he's an abomination and incarnation of nature's ability to evolve and adapt, a monster, that have almost infinite evolution possibilities, almost like Ghidorah, but made on earth and even worse. He's not here to communicate, to have emotions, facial expressions or anything that useless. It's just a creature of destruction that turned out to be a zilla as a basis.
Damn, I didn't expect Michael Jordan to be so into Godzilla.
@@rustybungle Ah sheit, i was confused. I meant Niko 😂
It's not about nature's ability to evolve and adapt. It's about man's ability to create a city-destroying monster. Every gojira movie has always been about the atomic bombs and you can really feel it with that blast.
Peter Jackson's King Kong, the bug scene, is one that should be reacted too.
Fun fact about Wishmaster: the security guard is played by Kane Hodder, who’s best known for playing Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th movies.
SHIN GODZILLA was directed by Hideaki Anno, who also did NEON GENESIS EVANGELION *and* was an animator on NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (check out the part near the end with the God Warrior and its energy beam attack - compare to the opening battle of NGE (as well as some of the others) and the Godzilla energy breath)
To be fair, most older Godzilla films focused alot on giant monster battles as well, the only 3 films that didn't were: Gojira [1954], Return Of Godzilla [1984] and Shin Godzilla [2016]. Most of the other films were pretty action packed and campy.
Sidenote: Toho is a company who are just absolute masters at large scale miniature work, highly recommend looking at their older stuff to see. Oh, and they've also released some cool one-off short films here on CZcams that heavily dive into digital VFX.
Mars attacks was the first movie to give me nightmares as a child. They truly succeeded in giving the aliens a horrific quality.
I had nightmares because of this movie as well :( Not because of the aliens, but because of human disintegration and these dog-human hybrids :/
@@angrypotato_fz yeah, the turning into skeletons thing got me pretty bad
Yes! Good Lord, this movie scared me BAD as a 9-year-old, seeing it in the theater
I was 6 when it traumatized me. Watching it back to back with Volcano, people melting me and all that. It did not help that I was coming down with the flu and the memory of the alien's heads exploding made me wretch so bad when I was under the weather. Easter 1998 was one to remember.
Even back when he directed Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hideaki Anno's lifelong dream was to make a Godzilla film.
That's why a lot of the shots are very similar.
Definitely felt the similarities, mostly in the editing
Not to mention reusing some of the soundtrack from End of Eva.
the campy aspects of even the serious godzilla movies are always some of the best parts
IVE BEEN WAITING 4 YEARS FOR YOU GUYS TO FINALLY TALK ABOUT SHIN GODZILLA. IM SO HAPPY IT FINALLY HAPPENED
Love how you can hear the entire room acoustics when Wren is talking
So glad to see Shin Godzilla getting some love. Not enough people have seen it!
I have thought about that scene from Wishmaster frequently over the years. The expression change and forced turn when the guard wishes for him to leave is comedy gold. I'm so happy that you're sharing it with so many people.
I just love that destruction scene of shin gojira. moments before that scene, the human government still thought they are in control, but when the drill missiles struck it's back, they stepped on the tigers' tail. and it's too late when they found out everything just became BIBLICAL, and everyone is hopeless to stop it, no one knows what's going on, they can only watch the wrath and fire rain down from the sky, and quietly watch while fate closing in on them
it's poetic, it's beautiful, it's like a painting.
The shot design shines in Shin Godzilla. In the nighttime shots, the contrast between light and dark draws your eye to the focal point of each shot; it's easy to follow the action because you always know where you should be looking, and there isn't lots of extraneous visual information. So many big vfx finales feel muddy and overwhelming in comparison
Given Anno's background in animation it's not surprising he brings such an artist's eye to his framing.
The Sam, Niko, Wren episodes are always the best
I have been requesting Japanese Godzillas movies since the show started. ‘bout time you got to it. Thank you for pointing out the camera angles and the mix of miniatures and cg. To me that’s the big difference. You really get the sense of scale.
Man, you missed the money shot on Sin Godzilla where all the lazers shoot out of his back.
That was badass !!
Not sure if this is of interest at all, but I was rewatching Shrek and I was impressed by the mead bursting out of the giant keg as well as on the ground in the Duloc fight scene. For 2001 I felt like they did pretty good on the thickness of the liquid.
Thicker liquids have stronger surface tension, so they tend to move slower and have bigger clumps with less surface detail, so they're easier to simulate than thinner liquids like water. It actually kind of sucks for CGI artists that water, the liquid that's by far the most simulated in VFX, is one of the thinnest and hardest to simulate.
Water has very high surface tension btw. I guess it must be the viscosity though, as water has pretty low viscosity (like one centipoise).
I feel like that scene is carved in my head lmao thank you, you’re totally right haha
I would personally love an evolution of the Toho Company effects and films. They evolved and grew so much, and its really cool to see the evolution of the vfx over the decades.
Also, we desperately need some scenes with someone who worked on Deep Canvas with Treasure Planet or Tarzan. It was so revolutionary, but came out at exactly the wrong time as cgi was picking up
Thank you so much for checking out Shin Godzilla. It's my second favorite Godzilla movie, but it's really getting up to be my favorite. I'm a hudge Godzilla fan and love referencing Shin Godzilla in my videos 😂 his atomic breath scene is my favorite scene from the movie!
"Beyond the Black Rainbow" has some incredible effects, would love to hear what the crew thought of it.
I feel like for the aliens in Mars attacks, they could have done stop motion without the glass covers on the heads. Then added the glass covers and any reflections they wanted to show on them in CG. Regardless, they certainly got the job done. It was hilarious and ridiculous.
I assume they thought of that?
'Add the glass covers and all reflections in CG' that would be difficult nowadays, never mind in the 90s.
I didn't see too many reflections except for a clearly intentional shot of a bird. So, especially given the camp vibe, I could see a lot of ways to get a look like that. You have all had insightful takes on it too. Cheers!
I love the japanese Godzilla movies. I was a huge fan as a kid and Shin Gojira converted it perfectly into the modern era. You guys described perfectly how japanese are visually different from the american ones. This year Godzilla Minus One comes to cinema. Can't wait for it.
13 ghosts has some cool effects, like the guy getting cut in half lengthwise or the ghost that's just a torso and arms. I even remember that there is behind the scenes footage from this film. I think I rented it on dvd 2 decades ago.
Mars attacks is one of my favorite movies. I remember being absolutely terrified of that movie when I was a kid but I loved it.
I've been waiting for Shin Godzilla for the longest time. Commenting almost every week. Glad they reacted to it, but if I remember correctly none of the shots using the animatronic model were actually used in the film, but rather for reference. In the end, the studio did not like the way the model looked, so they just the CG shots for the entirety of the film.
Now that a Haunting in Venice is out, I'd be interested in seeing a breakdown of Branagh's three Poirot movies. The VFX in the first is quite good, the second... not so much. But then again that's the appeal of a breakdown, explaining why one thing worked while another didn't.
I'll say it again. Return to Oz (1985) has incredible claymation work by Will Vinton in it and you're missing out if you haven't watched it.
So glad you went for Shin Godzilla. I absolutely love this movie
You guys need to look at more shin Godzilla, especially that part where he shoots lasers out of his back during the day
"Shin" has multiple meanings and is written in such a way that it dares not be known which meaning it has.
(Japanese "kanji" are ideograms that contain both pronunciation and meaning, but the title of "Shin Godzilla" is written in "katakana," which is different from them. (Japanese "katakana" characters represent only pronunciation, allowing for multiple homonyms.)
The word "Shin" can mean "new," "true," "trembling," "godlike. Or it could also mean "sin" in English.
I'm so thankful you guys did Shin Godzilla. I believe Shin means "Resurgence", also Shin Godzilla recieved the Japanese big Picture award in 2016. It's truly an asstounding work. You guys should check out the trailer for the next Japanese Godzilla film, "Godzilla: Minus Zero".
Thank you so much for doing Shin Godzilla! There’s a new Godzilla movie coming out in Japan next month-Godzilla Minus One-which is a kind of a stand alone reboot that takes place in 1947. Would love to have you guys review the effects. It comes out in US theaters Dec. 1.
you have got to do an episode on effects from The Shadow! that movie has some really incredible visuals all throughout (including the cranky dagger that bites people)
Just watched an episode about that the other day, cranky knife! Was that JoBlo movies? Or Mr.Sunday movies? One of them is doing a series on old superhero movies from the 90s
"The Shadow knows"
I also remember being impressed at the time by the shot of the invisible building appearing, but I'm not sure how well it would hold up.
Also, Shin Godzilla is my personal favorite Godzilla to date. AMAZING design, and it’s transformations are terrifying
Mine too. can't wait for the new godzilla minus one
It’d be cool if you guys found a difficult vfx or practical shot like the mars attacks alien mask removal clip and then you make the crew have to figure out how it’s done and recreate it. I think a series like that would be very entertaining but also very informative too
I second this. excellent idea!
That’s why I really loved 2014 Godzilla, Gareth Edwards did a really good job on showing the scale of Godzilla and the Muto
Always love that bit before the battle at the airport. Godzilla just looks PISSED and I am here for it!
I loved Shin Godzilla. “Shin” means new, if I’m not mistaken. The movie basically swept Japan’s version of the Oscars that year.
"Shin" indeed means "New". So "Shin Godzilla" would be "New Godzilla".
Also means "True"
The TRUE Godzilla
The REAL Godzilla
Smth like that
@@FGOboi I never knew it meant "new", just "true" or "real" so I'm glad you pointed it out. I thought I'd had it wrong for years. 😅
Also means "god"
The GODzilla
The GOD Godzilla
or smth like that
@@NeuroTheory It can also mean "god", which is probably the most thematically interesting for the film.
So glad you guys finally took a look at shin Godzilla! 3 years of waiting finally paid off. I’m happy now
Thanks for showing the macro video one. Just saw the match stick the other day and was going to suggest you look at that one.
Someone mentioned that the effects in "Mars Attacks!" was supposed to look like stop-motion. The visual quality of the flying saucers was a direct homage to the work of Ray Harryhausen in, "Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956). Remember, it was all done one frame-at-a-time!
Sam is either the most enthusiastic one or giving off “ I am contractually obligated to be here” vibes lmaooo
I would love to see some breakdowns of different scenes from "The creator". After the trailer you guys watched and discussed, I'm invested in your opinions on the rest of the film.
They'll probably do it but for now there's no way to get the footage. I mean... The movie is JUST coming out in cinemas, it'll take some time to be avilable on BluRay or streaming
@@Schizm1 yeah, that's fair, but there have been many full length clips released by the studio onto youtube. I'm not sure if they are allowed to use that footage, but it's always worth a shot to ask.
@@codyjacobs8272 Yeah, don't get me wrong. I LOVE the look of the movie and I'm planning to see it next weekend. So VFX breakdown would be great. I just think we need to wait a little for that.
I hope you guys also look at Shin Ultraman! Anno, the director, made it clear it is a love letter movie to the original show and due to that there are some flaws (like seeing the costume's zipper hider) which is purposefully on display as well as the characters looking like wearing costumes while being CGI. It's an extremely charming decision that enriches the experience, imo.
One thing that blew my mind recently is the Music Box scene from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and how they managed to hide the camera with all those mirror shots
2014's Godzilla had really grounded shots. Made Godzilla feel like a force of nature.
Yeah, 2014 is the closest that occident will get to a japanese godzilla movie. Hollywood had problems understanding that godzilla isn't the hero/villain of the movies, godzilla is a force of nature, a context and a crisis for humans to overcome. Just like a storm, a volcanic eruption or a meteor in disaster movies.
I remember seeing Mars Attacks on TV as a kid and the aliens terrified me 😂. I rewatched a couple times sense then with friends and it's actually a pretty fun movie
I’ve been asking for a shin Godzilla episode forever. Cannot wait!
You should check out the combined VFX and practical effects of The Quantum Terror, especially the miniatures and forced perspective shots or the Jabberwocky.
Shin Ultraman also fantastic with its blend of modern and classic effects
Hideaki Anno and the creative team from Gainax in the 90s are some real artistic big brains, the whole shin Japan heroes universe collection is a love letter to the genre
Wait, the GAINAX crew made the shin films?
Bruh
@@KokaKolaMusic Kinda? A few major players in the trilogy definitely are (Anno, Higuchi, most of the concept artists) but it is much more a Studio khara endeavor.
Saw Mars Attacks as a kid in the early 2000’s, and I’ve loved it ever since. Seen it a countless amount of time. Truly a gem.
Sam getting up for water is the best intermission or hype-pause break ever
I think the juddery way the ships fly is supposed to be reminiscent of 50s Creature Features, where the budgets were low but the imagination was high and many of the props were literally operated by strings. It's a cute reference if so.
I still think that the Shin Gojira atomic breath scene, is arguably one of the best destruction scenes in the entire history of destruction scenes. Then the close up shot of his face in the burning city is just... *chef's kiss*
Been watching since episode 1. Absolutely love this channel
I would love to see an episode of Stuntmen React that focuses on staff combat. I've noticed it's kind of difficult to find good reactions and breakdowns of staff combat specifically, and I really like how staff combat ends up working.
Thanks for shouting out Macrofying, that was insane stuff
American Godzilla is just your average monster movie
Japanese Godzilla is the real deal
Also I noticed that american always focused on the monster's fight, while the japanese focused on the people on the ground, how scared they are, the terror that they felt
And thats why i love japanese big G
I hope you react to Godzilla Minus One later in the future
Mars Attack is underrated 😂
Me and my girl arent talking rn, this channel helps a lot. You guys are always so happy!
I've requested shin Godzilla wayyy back when and now you guys finally cover it. That's great!
I liked the 2014 American Godzilla movie. Godzilla had a real sense of scale and mass in that film. Gareth Edwards understands that stuff. Every subsequent sequel failed in that regard.
Watching this video, I had the EXACT thing in mind.
I just LOVE the way Gareth shoots giant things.
Yeah, the monster stuff in that movie worked great - it was a shame it was the last 5 or 10 minutes. I get building tension before you show the monster, but most of the live-action stuff was just some boring soldier guy and his wife and kids. I seriously don't remember anything that happens between Bryan Cranston dying and the stuff at the very end
Props for being so diplomatic and not dogging on films (that maybe deserved to get dunked on) so we can actually hear from talented artists who work on all types of movies. Great stuff as always.
The movie Equilibrium has some very interesting behind the scenes stuff. Low budget and looks way better than it probably deserves to, a lot of which what because of creative choices that ended up working i their favor.
Just the shot where they modified the beretta to top eject so they could get an overhead shot of the spent shell coming up towards the camera is it’s own micro episode
I liked the part where you said, “do you want to see something cool Wren” and then it cut to an ad. I see you channel admin. That was slick and it got me.
Awesome work as always.
I would definitely recommend the other shin films. Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider. Also, some of the latest from the Ultraman shows.
Also, The Monkey King Movie with Donnie Yen. And Immortal Demon Slayer.
Are Shin Ultraman and/or Kamen Rider accessible without knowing the source material? I've never gotten around to diving down those rabbit holes.
Oh, they absolutely need to do Shin Kamen Rider. That movie has enough material to warrant an episode all by itself.
@jasonblalock4429 I feel like they are. They do have callbacks and references, but it really doesn't feel that will steer off first-time viewers. Took some friends who didn't know much about tokusatsu to a screening of Shin Kamen Rider for the first time, and they had a blast.
Not sure if this answered your question.
@@the0dd1 It did, thanks!
@@jasonblalock4429 I appreciated Shin Kamen Rider so much more after watching the original first episode of Kamen Rider for some context. It's available on youtube and just that one episode is enough to appreciate where things are referencing the original show
You guys should do your own version of that Wish Master FX shot.
OMG yall finally did Mars Attacks! I'm so happy i've requested it several times : )
The one thing I'd be interested in seeing on this channel, apart from all the great work you do, would be music videos. I think these would be an interesting look into essentially short movies with very differing budgets at interesting points of the visual effects history. I think a few watch-worthy videos might be; Freak on a Leash - Korn (both visual and animated) Pretty much anything by Rammstein, particularly Ich Tu Dir Weh, how he lights the inside of his mouth is worth looking at. And a whole host of other iconic music videos from older bohemian rhapsody through some 90's savage garden to more modern taylor swift, i think music videos could be a whole other series worth checking out.
They tried to do that a couple of times, but basically the entire vid gets gobbled up by the copyright goblins, so they've abandoned the idea. The two videos they've made are still on their site somewhere, though.
Mars attack use to give me nightmares as a child but now I only have fond memories of it
I had a legit fear of aliens invading earth because of that movie
Old lady (forgot the actress's name), cackling: They blew up Congress!
Jack Nicholson: We gotta let the American people know that we have 2 out of 3 branches of government, and that AINT BAD!
There were so many famous actors in this movie! And endlessly quotable. We were yelling "we come in peace ACK ACK ACK" for weeks
vfx artists react episodes are much better than the sh**y secret invasion.
1000000 times better
Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard pool shot right at the start is excellent early VFX.
Love these videos you guys make it feel like we’re hanging out with y’all
Wow, that Japanese Godzilla movie's gotta take the Cake for most realistic and well put together Monster Movie. The creepy red and dark mutated skin of Godzilla made it feel more like a horror movie as well lol. I gotta see this version of Godzilla.