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Reminds me of one New Years Eve party where Aliens was playing on the TV and a friend walks past and says "Watch Bishop's severed body now as he grabs Newt to s

Reminds me of one New Years Eve party where Aliens was playing on the TV and a friend walks past and says "Watch Bishop's severed body now as he grabs Newt to stop her getting sucked out the air lock...", and clear as day you can see the lower part of the actors body come out a hole in the ground when he grabs Newt. I had probably seen the movie a dozen times before but never noticed it. In a similar vein, just after having watched X-Men 2 in a cinema a (different) friend who did CGI animation for a living pointed out that during the scene where Magneto moved the bridge, you can see that the shadows on the water don't move with the bridge. His theory was that the special effects team were likely completely aware, but looked at the amount of effort required and hoped no one would notice. I never noticed the problem myself until it was pointed out. I guess back then when special effects were monumentally difficult and computers weren't as capable as they are now, directors often relied on the audience's attention being elsewhere at that moment and thus being less likely to notice.

noja 5y ago
> and clear as day you can see the lower part of the actors body come out a hole in the ground Screencap: https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs?file=A2blactorholep1.jpg https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs?file=A2blactorholep... (fixed in the bluray) from https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs
RubberbandSoul 5y ago
There's a couple of those. The "caseless" ammo assult rifle is obviously ejecting spent casing in some scenes. The rotating light on top of the mecha suit loader is smashed when the queen drags it down into the airlock but is whole again once down in the pit.
Crontab 5y ago
> directors often relied on the audience's attention being elsewhere at that moment Your comment reminds me of this Raiders Of The Lost Ark scene: https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/8u3aey/in_the_last_scene_of_the_chase_sequence_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/8u3aey/in_the... I have to admit not noticing this for decades.

noja 5y ago

> and clear as day you can see the lower part of the actors body come out a hole in the ground Screencap: https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs?file=A2blactorholep1.jpg https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs?file=A2blactorholep... (fixed in the bluray) from https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Aliens_goofs

RubberbandSoul 5y ago

There's a couple of those. The "caseless" ammo assult rifle is obviously ejecting spent casing in some scenes. The rotating light on top of the mecha suit loader is smashed when the queen drags it down into the airlock but is whole again once down in the pit.

Crontab 5y ago

> directors often relied on the audience's attention being elsewhere at that moment Your comment reminds me of this Raiders Of The Lost Ark scene: https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/8u3aey/in_the_last_scene_of_the_chase_sequence_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/8u3aey/in_the... I have to admit not noticing this for decades.