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xiayun
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 Visual Effects Semifinalists are announced "Batman Begins"
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
"King Kong"
"Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith"
"War of the Worlds"
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Chippy
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Re: Visual Effects Semifinalists are announced xiayun wrote: "Batman Begins"
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
"King Kong"
"Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith"
"War of the Worlds" I am gauranteeing this right now...
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xiayun
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Sin City didn't make it.
From these, I'd guess:
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
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Christian
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xiayun wrote: Sin City didn't make it.
From these, I'd guess:
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Same.
(Though Batman Begins could really spoil - in my dreams.  ) _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Maverikk
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Charlie and The Chocolate factory??? Fantastic Four and Sin City seem to be more effects movies than that. Batman Begin's effects was it's weakness because it was so pedestrian. Oh well, it's not like any of those had the chance to win anyway.
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Dr. Lecter
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I, for one, am very glad that Fantastic Four is not among the semifinalists!
King Kong and Star Wars: ROTS are locks. The third spot is open.
I am thinking Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, since after the amazing effects of Minority Report not having been nominated, I am not sure that every Spielberg flick is a lock for an effects nom.
I surely hope it's not Narnia.
So I go with Potter, Kong and ROTS.
The win is going to be between Kong and ROTS. King Kong is more deserving, but ROTS is the last movie in a series that defined special effects over years. I think it will win, instead of the Oscar going to WETA once again.
In my personal opinion I rank the them from those that deserve it the most to those that deserve it the least:
1. King Kong
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
4. War of the Worlds
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6. Batman Begins
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
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BennyBlanco
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xiayun wrote: From these, I'd guess:
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith I hope so. That's a quality line-up.
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Dr. Lecter
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By the way, interesting that Kingdom of Heaven is not on there.
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Riggs
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1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. King Kong
3. Star Wars: Episode III
I don't see why Batman is on the list.
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neo_wolf
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War of the worlds
King Kong
Sith
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Harry Warden
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Whatever the finalists, Kong deserves to win and will win. The effects for Kong himself are amazing.
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Dr. Lecter
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Just saw Kong again and it'd be a freaking SHAME if it loses out to any other movie.
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Chris
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
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BJ
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BJ thinks
Potter 4
Stih
and Kong
Narnia would be my 4th choice, fallowed by war of the worlds, that film had some out of this world CGI.
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Rev
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Re: Visual Effects Semifinalists are announced xiayun wrote: "King Kong"
"Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith"
"War of the Worlds"  with SITH winning.
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iluvjuanki
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Dr. Lecter wrote: Just saw Kong again and it'd be a freaking SHAME if it loses out to any other movie. I must be in the minority, but I'm not impressed. King Kong doesn't deserve to win because they spent all the money on King Kong himself and they neglected the rest of the movie. I'm really disappointed.
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Nazgul9
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iluvjuanki wrote: King Kong doesn't deserve to win because they spent all the money on King Kong himself and they neglected the rest of the movie. I'm really disappointed. Dunno what you're talking about. Must have seen another movie. The rest was just fine, excellent in fact (save a few glitches which happens in every effects heavy movie)... _________________
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BJ
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Kong visually eclipsed every film that came out this year.
Kong looked freekin reel in every single scene, it was awesome  PJ is the man _________________The Force Awakens
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android
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Kong
Episode III
War
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Harry Warden
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BJ wrote: Kong visually eclipsed every film that came out this year. Kong looked freekin reel in every single scene, it was awesome PJ is the man Agree. The ape looked as real as can be.
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MikeQ.
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I'm pretty much 100% sure that two of the nominees will be King Kong and Revenge of the Sith. The third is up in the air. If it were my decision, I'd put War of the Worlds there, because regardless of what you think of the movie, it's special effects are absolutely amazing, pretty much flawless in my opinion.
PEACE, Mike.
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neo_wolf
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MikeQ. wrote: I'm pretty much 100% sure that two of the nominees will be King Kong and Revenge of the Sith. The third is up in the air. If it were my decision, I'd put War of the Worlds there, because regardless of what you think of the movie, it's special effects are absolutely amazing, pretty much flawless in my opinion.
PEACE, Mike. Agreed,if i had a vote WOTW would get it.
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bABA
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Riggs27 wrote: 1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. King Kong
3. Star Wars: Episode III
I don't see why Batman is on the list. Visual Effects <> computer generated effects. Thats why Begins is probably there. It was a return to traditional effects.
In any case, don't think it should be nominated. The problem is that some people loved the way the effects were handled while it fell flat for others completely.
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Erendis
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Kong's probably more likely, but I'm going to root for Sith. It's rare that the SFX voters do that lifetime-achievement award thing, but face it, Lucas deserves it.
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Sauron
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Erendis wrote: Kong's probably more likely, but I'm going to root for Sith. It's rare that the SFX voters do that lifetime-achievement award thing, but face it, Lucas deserves it. The opening sequence alone deserves it  _________________
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