Yes more Django-esque squibs please instead of CGI.
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I dunno, I thought it looked good. I also liked the pink mist too and thought it was a more realistic addition that most movies don't have. After talking to friends that have been in wars, they've told me that you see a pink mist

Agreed. The ridiculous CGI blood marred what was an otherwise enjoyable action romp. The Expendables over did the CGI blood as well.
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I watched it again on Blu-Ray, and what gets me isn't the fact that it's merely just CGI blood. It's HORRIBLY rendered CGI blood. That's what irritates me the most. It takes you out of the action sequences.
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If they could film headshots without CGI in the 80s the for sure can do it now as wellthey are just to lazy to do it, that is why its so much overuse of CGI bloodeasy to to do retakes.
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Agreed. The only time they should go with cgi blood is to enhance an otherwise impossible to film headshot or large caliber hits like the .50 cal damage in Rambo 4

The worst part is they were using real squibs, but they ruined it by smearing beep red CGI smoke all over them. I guess it wasn't bloody enough for them, but even a bloodless hole in someone's clothes has more impact then cartoon blood spraying everywhere.

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Jason Statham's films and Stallone's feature heavy use of CGI in place of squibs. Its so painfully noticeable and distracting I feel like I'm watching a DSLR student project made by 18 year olds.

Add me to the voices. CGI blood looks fake and doesn't belong in action movies. I hate the trend.

Agree with everything above. Squibs look amazing, and CGI blood simply looks cartoonish.
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I'm personally getting sick of the fad of CGI blood. I can understand a film with a budget less than 10M using it, but this boasted a relatively mid sized budget.
It's lazy and the results are always as realistic as a cartoon - but this has little to do with budget than just laziness. Squibs and practical blood effects have obviously been around for decades from prestige studio films to the lowest Z-grade slasher made for under $100k. After Hill's idiotic director's cut of The Warriors complete with cartoon bookends to scenes - I expected loads of digital trickery in this film, so I find only his overuse of CG blood an actual bit of restraint on his part.

I agree. The same can be said for a few other action films.
Studios can't be bothered these days. I'm personally getting sick of the fad of CGI blood. I can understand a film with a budget less than 10M using it, but this boasted a relatively mid sized budget. It didn't feature a mass amount of people getting killed at once. Use some f_ckin' squibs, please.
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