36 Completely Real Special Effects That Told CGI to Hold Their Beer

Take the night off, CGI. The practical effects got this one

Wed give you a condescending “back in my day” rant about special effects before CGI, but awesome old-school practical effects are still being pulled off today. It doesnt have to be a CGI versus practical debate. Its whatever happens to be best for the shot — and the budget. 

We just wanted to give the real-deal effects their due today since you could easily mistake these for CGI.

Harry Potter

Captain America: Civil War

Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Avengers: Endgame

The Amazing Spider-Man

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Mary Poppins Returns

It

Midsommar

2001: A Space Odyssey

Interstellar

Edge of Tomorrow

Independence Day

Jurassic Park

Spider-Man

Iron Man 3

The Lord of the Rings

Skyfall

28 Days Later

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Evan Almighty

Alien: Resurrection

Escape From New York

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Thor: The Dark World

Cabin in the Woods

The Force Awakens

2012

Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood

Evil Dead

First Man

Goldfinger

Hereditary

The Blob

The Flintstones

Terminator

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