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For me the most memorable parts of these films are the amazing prosthetics and makeup that Weta Workshop created, especially the orcs. They are so well done and

by flh 5y ago

For me the most memorable parts of these films are the amazing prosthetics and makeup that Weta Workshop created, especially the orcs. They are so well done and give the films such a realistic quality. When I first saw these films in theatre as a teenager I remember being blown away by all of the CGI which was obviously great for its time, but nowadays I appreciate these and the other practical effects so much more. The various videos Adam Savage has made on his Tested channel with Weta Workshop are great as well, I can't recommend them enough to anyone interested in this type of thing.

panick21_ 5y ago
The CGI in some places is really not very good at all, in other places its pretty good. The practical effects hold up amazingly well. All the parts of the movie that are non CGI just look amazing, and in some places the used CGI in a small way and that stuffs looks good as well. The difference between LotR and the Hobbit couldn't be bigger. Hobbit is a gigantic trashy CGI shitfest. But what can be said is that the Hobbit was so terrible for so many other reasons that the CGI part didn't really matter.