The Lawnmower Man

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Watched With: Myself

Ahh yes, The Lawnmower Man. Starring that pilot from Lost and Pierce Brosnan giving it his all. It's kinda hoaky but there's some fun stuff there. I remember just watching the cg in this film over and over again as a kid, I was so fascinated by it. Man it looks primitive now, although isn't supposed to be realistic, they are supposed to be computery.

According to IMDB "The eight minutes of computer generated special effects took seven people eight months to complete on a budget of $500,000." It was the very early days and this would have been a huge job but it does play to the strengths of what they could do, not having to replicate real life in any way.

The story is pretty simple, I think Ghost in the Machine has more fun horror elements in it and is probably a better put together film overall. The story of this one is pretty much a digital Frankenstein and it's ok for what it is. But it's the effect work that probably makes this one a significant film.