Fav. special effect in a movie?

For Their Respective Times, I Would Say:

#5 Mary Poppins - 1964 (for 64...you kidding me, every fx shot)

#4 Superman - 1978 (The first time he takes off in the Fortress of Solitude & the "can you read my mind" love flight with Lois.)

#3 King Kong - 1933 (Kong on the Empire State Building)

#2 Jurassic Park - 1993 (T-Rex with Dr. Grant and his flare)

#1 Star Wars - 1977 (The Falcon's jump to lightspeed & the Battle of Yavin scenes)


Honorable Mentions:

-Blade Runner (establishing cityscape)
-The Empire Strikes Back (the Hoth battle scenes)
-E.T. (the flying over the moon sequence)
-Return of the Jedi (speeder bike chase)
-An American Werewolf In London (the werewolf loosed on the busy street)
 
A lot of Asian stuff has been catching my eye over the past 2 years. Nice blendings of green screen, 3D and mad layering from hell.

"Cassern" has a fantastic opener.
"Natural City" has some cool stuff as well.

The one that kicks all of the ass is the first 20 minutes of "Night Watch".
The effects aren't big and bad, they are just really cool and very well done. "Night Watch" is one of those movie that I can't get enough of. If you haven't seen it, find it!
It's Russian and should be in the states by now.
 
When I was a kid, the one's that WOW'd me were.
1. Clash of the Titans - Pegasas, Medusa, etc.
2. Jason and the Argonauts - Giants, creatures, skeletons fighting, etc.
3. Back to the Future - car disappears with flaming tracks left behind.
 
i have to agree with bullet time. thank you, john gaeta.

the cursed pirates in the moonlight from pirates of the caribbean were pretty kickass, too.

oh, and one more: GOLLUM
 
well, I think the whole Titanic is awesome (although some scenes look today a bit funny)
 
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