Worst special effect I've ever seen in a movie…
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scarlettsdad — 10 years ago(May 15, 2015 07:05 PM)
I was 14 when this came out in the theater, along with Sensurround. The vibrating chairs brought out giggles, but the animated blood splat caused several minutes of laughter and even well into the movie, a person behind me started snickering and said, "I can't get over that elevator thing," or something to that effect. I just saw it again on TCM and had another good laugh. Just awful!
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MaeBeaBaeBea — 10 years ago(May 15, 2015 09:00 PM)
The blood splatter is the only thing worth remembering in the movie. We saw it in the theater and after the first 1/4 second of "eeewww", everyone started laughing. It was dreadfully funny!
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GlennME — 10 years ago(May 31, 2015 03:13 PM)
The big selling point for Earthquake was the "Sensurround" gimmick, which was really just a bunch of subwoofers.
They must've run out of money, and couldn't afford some fake blood.
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!!!deleted!!! (49761343) — 10 years ago(March 26, 2016 09:13 AM)
I just don't understand why the animation was left in there. The movie didn't have to actually show blood splattering to convey the horror of the elevator crashing. Hell, it could've cut to black or something as soon as the elevator hit the bottom, followed by a loud crunching noise.
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Woodyanders — 6 years ago(May 28, 2019 05:06 PM)
That's one of the single most unintentionally uproarious moments in the film. I always bust a gut when that particular moment happens.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 13, 2021 11:20 AM)
Late to the party here.
That was the CGI blood of the era….
I remember that effect as an 8yr old kid and I thought it was effective to depict them getting crushed and squished. I was distressed by much of the mayhem in this film.
I don't think the deaths were that exploitative in the film and neither in
The Poseidon Adventure
. They all worked in well with the narrative, the possibility for depiction in a similar disaster and for emotional impact.
The Towering Inferno
had more of a mean-streak to it I find.
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