Special effects are a quick technique to make a blockbuster film stand out from the crowd. It can, however, have the same negative effects and doom a potentially wonderful film.
CGI is a quick way to make a blockbuster movie stand out from the rest. It can also have the same adverse effects though and send a potentially great movie straight to its grave.
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Budget: $170,000,000
Anaconda (1997)
Budget: $45,000,000
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Budget: $230,000,000
League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003)
Budget: $78,000,000
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Budget: $98,000,000
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Budget: $70,000,000
Justice League (2017)
Budget: $300,000,000
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Budget: $185,000,000
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1997)
Budget: $11,000,000
Note: This scene was not originally in the film and was added in 1997.
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Budget: $18,000,000
Lost in Space (1998)
Budget: $80,000,000
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Budget: $50,000,000
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
$30,000,000
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
Budget: $10,000
Die Another Day (2002)
Budget: $142,000,000
Air Force One (1997)
Budget: $85,000,000
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Budget: $130,000,000
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Budget: $72,000,000
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Budget: $38,000,000