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My favourite point of comparison is car chase scenes. To this day, it's just so blatantly obvious when they're CGI cars that don't actually exist. Though actio

My favourite point of comparison is car chase scenes. To this day, it's just so blatantly obvious when they're CGI cars that don't actually exist. Though action is pumped up to 11 (not to mention occasional Michael Bay syndrome of fast zooms,a whole separate gripe), it's not as believable and impactful than physical cars at their actual limit. That being said, that's me, and a few fellow car chase geeks and possibly film nerds.

Joeboy 5y ago
I know that at least one vehicle in this[1] car chase scene does not exist, but only because I've heard a director's commentary. I'm guessing most people wouldn't spot it either. And it wouldn't surprise me at all if there were others. I don't think it's a problem. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARFyrM6gVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARFyrM6gVs
- NikolaNovak 5y ago
  I mean, it's a 6 min clip; and the red subaru definitely exists (they went on sale after production ended if I recall, a bit out of my price range:)... although why they took a canonical AWD rally car and made it RWD is beyond my understanding. There are what - hundred or more individual shots linked in there? So we'd have to narrow on which one is CGI augmented and how much. But it's a lot more "Weighty" of a setup either way than most car chase scenes these days, and received praise at the time accordingly :). I just watched Red Notice last night, and beyond all the other horribleness, the car chase scenes had the classic shiny, unbelievable Star Trek Warp Space feel to them that's common in so many movies today - and with 5-6 times the budget of Baby Driver, it's not that it's a "cheap movie with cheap effects". edit after a brief Google: Indeed Edgar Wright takes tremendous pride on the car stunts and practical effects in the movie: https://www.inverse.com/article/33512-how-baby-driver-did-car-stunts-edgar-wright-george-miller-ansel-elgort https://www.inverse.com/article/33512-how-baby-driver-did-ca... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-baby-driver-subaru-awd-rwd/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-baby-driver-subaru-awd-rwd/ In fact, the Baby Driver stunt drivers are complaining wildly about CGI in other movies: https://carbuzz.com/news/baby-driver-s-stunt-driver-condemns-cgi-in-car-movies https://carbuzz.com/news/baby-driver-s-stunt-driver-condemns... So I feel if anything, that movie proves my point :-)
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Joeboy 5y ago

I know that at least one vehicle in this[1] car chase scene does not exist, but only because I've heard a director's commentary. I'm guessing most people wouldn't spot it either. And it wouldn't surprise me at all if there were others. I don't think it's a problem. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARFyrM6gVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARFyrM6gVs

NikolaNovak 5y ago
I mean, it's a 6 min clip; and the red subaru definitely exists (they went on sale after production ended if I recall, a bit out of my price range:)... although why they took a canonical AWD rally car and made it RWD is beyond my understanding. There are what - hundred or more individual shots linked in there? So we'd have to narrow on which one is CGI augmented and how much. But it's a lot more "Weighty" of a setup either way than most car chase scenes these days, and received praise at the time accordingly :). I just watched Red Notice last night, and beyond all the other horribleness, the car chase scenes had the classic shiny, unbelievable Star Trek Warp Space feel to them that's common in so many movies today - and with 5-6 times the budget of Baby Driver, it's not that it's a "cheap movie with cheap effects". edit after a brief Google: Indeed Edgar Wright takes tremendous pride on the car stunts and practical effects in the movie: https://www.inverse.com/article/33512-how-baby-driver-did-car-stunts-edgar-wright-george-miller-ansel-elgort https://www.inverse.com/article/33512-how-baby-driver-did-ca... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-baby-driver-subaru-awd-rwd/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-baby-driver-subaru-awd-rwd/ In fact, the Baby Driver stunt drivers are complaining wildly about CGI in other movies: https://carbuzz.com/news/baby-driver-s-stunt-driver-condemns-cgi-in-car-movies https://carbuzz.com/news/baby-driver-s-stunt-driver-condemns... So I feel if anything, that movie proves my point :-)
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