There are so pretty big movies out there that where a lot of money went into them yet the special effects are just awful. Here is a list of some of the worst special effects in films that had big budgets.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
While most of the special effects in this movie are not too bad considering the tv series it is based on, the C.G.I. battle sequence at the end is unforgivable. It offers some of the ugliest special effects I’ve ever seen.
- Spawn
Even the defenders of this film cannot deny that the C.G.I. on display here is atrocious. The demonic Malebolgia looks like something from an early PlayStation game. Spawn’s C.G.I. cape also looks completely fake. It’s a shame because some of the practical effects are actually okay.
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
The first “Mortal Kombat” had a few dodgy special effects in it but the overall look was not too bad. However, “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” has horrific special effects in many scenes. The worst sequence has to be the climactic fight where the characters transform into giant monsters. It just looks pathetic.
- Scooby-Doo
The live-action “Scooby-Doo” from 2002 features some really awful C.G.I. throughout it. First off, Scooby-Doo himself looks horrendous but even worse are the demon creatures that he gets pursued by. It all leads to a finale with a terrible C.G.I. Scrappy-Doo beefed up to giant monster size.
- The Lawnmower Man
“The Lawnmower Man” contains some of the most laughable special effects in a mainstream movie. I get that’s it meant to be showing us cyberspace but this came out a decade after “Tron” yet it looks absolutely abysmal. It’s distractingly bad and looks like something from an animation test.
Dishonourable mentions:
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition) and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)