BollyWood's "Special Effects Dept."

Stiffler2

What do you make of Bollywoods special effects Dept. ??

I personally think it's a load of s***e but at the same time something has me smiling when I re-watch their special effects.

Maybe it's done so badly on purpose that it's good, I just don't know.
What make you of Bollywoods special effects dept. v's Hollywood Special Effects.

Here is an example, the special effects here should make you lol :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z3j3IIMCYs

Having said that I think Hollywoods effects have gotten so good that they're crap.
Example - Transformers films, the fighting between the autobots was good but far too fast for my eyes to actally register what was going on.

It was mostly a blur during the fight scene, I think less would have been better in this case or less is more if you know what I mean

IM0

the effects in that are grand or whatever but the editing is ****e though
hollywoods are bad but in a different direction, not one for the SE me.

Tom

Cool - Burnout Stunt Mode.

For Forks Sake

IM0 wrote: »

the effects in that are grand or whatever but the editing is ****e though
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Agreed. Also, what sort of script called for a man on rollerblades armed with an anchor?

Where To

Sorry couldn't pay attention to the effects with that Ferris Buelleresque soundtrack.

Awesome.

FatherLen

what film is this and where can i get my hands on it?

IM0

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Agreed. Also, what sort of script called for a man on rollerblades armed with an anchor?

whats this 'script' you speak of

xzanti

Is that a budget version of the Terminator?

Chuck Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSPvvVfcoAw

Stiffler2

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Agreed. Also, what sort of script called for a man on rollerblades armed with an anchor?

who knows, if you watch his rollerblades ( i think ) when he jumps on the car bonnet one minute he's wearing rollerblades, the next he is wearing shoes, then rollerblades again.

The end bit as well when he "jumps" onto the pallet from the crane is pretty awesomely bad.

Hard to think Bollywood grosses more cash these days than Hollywood but maybe if Bollywood are cutting their computers costs / graphics then maybe I could see why + there's alot of people in India so..............

The King of Moo

That was a great example of some practical effects and stuntwork!

I'd much prefer that to a Hollywood film with bigger crashes and more elaborate set-pieces that were clearly CGI.

Though yeah, the editing's not great.

IM0

The King of Moo wrote: »

That was a great example of some practical effects and stuntwork!

I'd much prefer that to a Hollywood film with bigger crashes and more elaborate set-pieces that were clearly CGI.

Though yeah, the editing's not great.

I actually hope they didnt get a first year film guy to do the editing and synching on that, think they just picked some randomer out of a pub temple and got them to do it.

shockingly bad

wobbles-grogan

The editing was terrible!

The cars were on fire one minute, then werent again, then flew up in the air for a second time and exploded. Wierd.

Also, why did the car explode in the end? It was just flying mid air and then exploded...

Also, special effects were 90's hollywood by the looks of it!

Stiffler2

I agree, bad as it is, I prefer it to hollywood's CGI.

It instantly throws any film into the comedy genre as well

BBDBB

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Agreed. Also, what sort of script called for a man on rollerblades armed with an anchor?

come on, we've all been there on a Friday night after a few too many

mike65

That was fun, sure the editing is very "chainsaw" but the stunts/effects (complete with visible launch sticks) are expressive which fits the Bollywood genre.

Cuddlesworth

Tamil Films are where its at. Bollywood is about the musicals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tC5wqPqoo

Bollywood/Tamil special effects aren't necessarily CGi, which is the way Hollywood has gone. It's mostly mechanically done or camera angles. I mean, I would love to see a big budget Hollywood movie using the same techniques as they do over there - guess the result would be somewhat like Inception.

The_B_Man

Where did all those cars come from, when he was roller blading passed the flaming trucks?? There was at least 3 cars that magically came from space!!

Capt'n Midnight

Chuck Stone wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSPvvVfcoAw

Thriller was the most expensive video ever made at the time

Capt'n Midnight

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Tamil Films are where its at. Bollywood is about the musicals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-tC5wqPqoo

Magneto does the same in Hollywood.

RichieC

it's the jarring editing more than anything..

Capt'n Midnight

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Example - Transformers films, the fighting between the autobots was good but far too fast for my eyes to actally register what was going on.

It was mostly a blur during the fight scene, I think less would have been better in this case or less is more if you know what I mean

That's just bad directing.

in the old cowboy films the good guys wore white hats and were always seen coming from the right hand side of the screen

one of the reasons for the conventions was that it made it clear to the audiance what was going on , Hollywood has lost that , sometimes it's so confusing you just don't care. in a lot of the transformers fights I couldn't be arsed trying to figure which robot was which in the meleé scenes

AnonoBoy

I can't wait to see the finished cut of the LUAS crash in the Dublin Bollywood movie:

Underdraft

Stiffler2 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z3j3IIMCYs

Wow! Raiders of the lost Ark could have been 50 times better if Indy had just happened to be on rollerblades and carrying a giant anchor around with him for no reason!

AnonoBoy

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

That's just bad directing.

in the old cowboy films the good guys wore white hats and were always seen coming from the right hand side of the screen

one of the reasons for the conventions was that it made it clear to the audiance what was going on , Hollywood has lost that , sometimes it's so confusing you just don't care. in a lot of the transformers fights I couldn't be arsed trying to figure which robot was which in the meleé scenes

When I watched Transformers in the cinema the most confusing thing was how the hell I ended up in there in the first place.

sensibleken

If you really want to laugh your ass off at bad special effects google Turkish superman and Turkish star wars

Underdraft

sensibleken wrote: »

If you really want to laugh your ass off at bad special effects google Turkish superman and Turkish star wars

Good review/comm here ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkkTqG9pRHk

Capt'n Midnight

suspension of disbelief

and forget physics , same rules as Hollywoodland really , except Bollywood doesn't pretend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn6vN6hj8w

Skip to 2:00 for the horse



In other news , I'm going to have to watch Kung Fu Hustle again

mike65

That was awesome! Why the hell isn't Filmfour showing that rather than Independence Day After Tomorrow every 28 hours?

Capt'n Midnight

In fairness Channel 4 has shown a lot of Bollywood over the years.

Stiffler2

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

suspension of disbelief

and forget physics , same rules as Hollywoodland really , except Bollywood doesn't pretend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn6vN6hj8w

Skip to 2:00 for the horse



In other news , I'm going to have to watch Kung Fu Hustle again

Oh Man - that horse at 2.00 in made me lol, this is the class I want brought back to the big screen.

Celly Smunt

Wouldn't be as bad if they didn't shoot the movie with a calculator.

yeppydeppy

They don't care much about the horses, do they? There'd be no message about no animals being harmed in the making of this film in the credits.

Underdraft

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

suspension of disbelief

and forget physics , same rules as Hollywoodland really , except Bollywood doesn't pretend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn6vN6hj8w

Skip to 2:00 for the horse

My favourite is 2:13 where they bothered to have a shot of the real horse getting up so that the continuity isn't broken!

Duggy747

Those movies are ace, it's like they keep making 80's action movies.

Anywho, I give you this horror:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWZJWvEO9yE

You want cheap? I'll give ya cheap! Here's an Indian superstar typing a document out on Windows Media Player :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DURk7VQhW-k

This scene is pretty good, though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZs6RvCGQw

It's the awful editing that let's these movies down as opposed to their wreckless but awesome ways with practical effects.

Turkish Rambo, I love how he finds rockets everywhere:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l72gxO2l2E

Capt'n Midnight

Duggy747 wrote: »

This scene is pretty good, though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IZs6RvCGQw

Pure make believe

Except for the part where one guy without a gun takes on 40 thugs on a train.

Bishnu Shrestha was that guy. Since he was retired could he be considered an oldboy?