Razzie for worst effects?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Invaders from Mars
TheSonomaDude — 13 years ago(August 23, 2012 08:13 PM)
I can easily understand the acting nomination, but why for worst special effects? I thought they were actually pretty well made. The only problem I had was that they moved way too slow and roboticand the space-ship landing. I mean, what was that, a piece of paper being edited into the film to make it look like a space ship was landing?
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rascal67 — 13 years ago(December 02, 2012 07:17 PM)
I would say that the dodgy effects were deliberate in keeping in context with the films B grade origins and homage to the original. The razzie noms awarded this film were 'tongue in cheek'.like most of them are.some films deserve them. I happen to think the effects in this film are rather quaint and amusing.
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rascal67 — 13 years ago(January 20, 2013 09:24 PM)
Cannon fodder.the kings of 80's crud.
They had probably spent most of their money on Hooper's 'Lifeforce' the year before, which only returned around half of what it cost to make. 'Lifeforce' may have had better optical effects than 'Invaders.', (which was 1\2 the budget of 'Lifeforce') and had it been a smash at the BO, they may have had more money to invest on 'Invaders From Mars'.
Looking at the credits, it does appear that they did have some top name technicians working on this film. They probably did what they could with what they had. I ended up enjoying 'Invaders.' more than 'Lifeforce', which surprised me..I just accept it for what it is. -
TheSolarSailor — 9 years ago(September 05, 2016 08:40 AM)
The razors obviously missed the point
The effects were supposed to be reminiscent of the 1950's B films
People always make that claim, but there is not one single thing that points to the effects purposely being bad. If that were true, then there would be interviews where those involved talked about the effort to look like a B-film on purpose. They are simply a product of the time and of the budget the film was allotted, and they were rather cool looking back in the day. Definitely no where near the worst that Cannon Films had to offer. I mean, Superman IV, anyone? Oh, I guess those effects were on purpose too, a wink to the George Reeves series.
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