Sunshine is an underrated masterpiece - it’s a film made for cinema screens, watched it 3 times on the theater and each time it was a better experience
I always forget that Danny Boyle also directed this movie. Everyone talks about Trainspotting (rightfully so) and slumdog millionaire. But sunshine , along with 127 hours and Steve Jobs. I think those are films that really hold up
absolutely has to be experienced in theatre imo.... the size of the screen and often deafening speakers play such a part in the impression of scale and power the sun has.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. An underappreciated masterpiece made in 2003 with flawless VFX that still stand up today. It was WETA's first project after finishing Lord of the Rings, and featured a perfect blend of CGI, miniatures, studio sets, and full-scale ship replicas (one mounted on an enormous gimble) to depict naval warfare in the age of sail. Nothing has matched it since.
@@imtems6369idk when I saw the movie as a kid back in the early 2000 it really stuck with me. I remembered it vividly despite not watching it in almost 10+ years, then I watched it as a teenager and was able to appreciate it so much more!
I was lucky enough to see Sunshine on the huge true Imax screen at London's Science Museum in March this year as part of their Science Fiction Film festival. It had a video introduction from Cillian Murphy and a Q&A hosted by the BBC's "Sky at Night" host, Maggie Aderin-Pocock with the film's director, Danny Boyle and the science consultant, Professor Brian Cox. You can imagine how amazing it was to see a pristine print up on that huge screen with the booming sound system - and the Q&A was just as illuminating ;-) - truly an amazing night out at the cinema.
Man I envy you. I have watched sunshine quite a few times. I always catch a new detail in it. A small screen can never do justice for this underrated movie
Wow, absolutely blown away by your breakdown of these visual effects! Sunshine really is a gem and your detailed look into the sun CGI rendering threw a whole new light on things. 😀 It's amazing to think about the amount of planning that goes into every aspect, down to the minute details of light and colour reflection. Can't wait to see what you review next!
Good to see Sunshine having some love. From the very first time I watched it, it instantly became one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. It's tense, it's dramatic, sometimes scary. Such a masterpiece.
*_«Icarus, how close is this to full brightness?»_* *_«At this distance of 36 million miles you are observing the sun at 2 percent of full brightness.»_* *_«Two percent? Can you show me 4 percent?»_* *_«Four percent would result in irreversible damage to your retinas. However, you could observe 3.1 percent for a period of not longer than 30 seconds.»_* *_«All right. Icarus, I'm gonna reset the filter to 3.1 percent.»_* *[GASPS]*
Sunshine deserves so much more love as brilliant sci-fi. Same creepy, claustrophobic vibe of doom as the original Alien. I will always get chills at the scene where they're walking through the floating dust of the dead crew and it flashes single frames of them alive.
FIREFLY and SERENITY. The opening shot of Serenity where it transitions from the Universal logo to the apocalyptic Earth is done really well, and the shot around the 10 minute mark where they're entering atmosphere feels so real. Also! I LOVE the fact that throughout the entire series, there is no sound in space. The only audio during space scenes is either dialog or MAYBE music, but rarely.
Regarding the sound in space, yes, in the SERIES I believe that's the case, but I'm pretty sure they take some artistic liberties with that in the film.
@sandwiched I don't believe they do. I just watched it last week. Flying past the Ravagers, it's quiet. The shot I refer to at 10 minutes is quiet until they hit atmosphere. I don't recall a point where they have audio in space other than maybe when Mal fires the cannon they mounted to the roof at the Ravager ship. But that's a view point as is you're standing on the roof so you'd "hear" the cannon through the vibrations of the ship.
17:24 The opening shot was specifically planed to resemble the eye with iris closing when exposed to bright light such as the sun. Also the whole docking sequence is amazing SFX work.
I love sunshine. I remember when it came out. It was like our version of interstellar for mid 2000s Highschool kids. TH-cam was still very new to most of America. It was a special time for sure
The Battleground stuff being so good makes more sense when you realize it’s Brian Henson directing. Obviously pushing the envelope in this area is kind of in his blood.
Sunshine was a great movie. Rose Byrne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Cillian Murphy. Great cast, hard questions asked, and visually stunning.
I can't believe that you all are covering Sunshine!!! I just finished watching it last night again. It is STILL one of the most underrated sci-fi movies out. Yet, everyone in that cast has moved on to bigger and better things. It's just so damn good! Anyhoo, another fun video by you all. THANKS!!!
I emailed the "Sunshine" VFX team about how they did it, WAY back in the day. They were really helpful, exchanging emails with me, telling me how it all worked. Legends.
@@NikstSWE basically much of what was said. My questions were about the sun rendering. They mentioned contrast control, "white" being absolute max brightness, making the dark scenes darker and highlighting with orange to keep it all still good looking. It was a long time ago, so I don't recall the details.
Jordan is starting to become my favorite dude in the crew, his sports VFX video was one of the best i've seen from you guys in a while, and he brightens up every react video
you guys should invite Scott from "Scott prop and roll" along with Adam savage for an episode of "propmasters react". Have them bring their favorite props in, too. Props can be "visual effects" too, right? They are a physical form of tricking the camera into seeing something that isn't actually there.
Well, technically, "visual effects" means manipulating images outside of the context of a live-action shot, and all the stuff in the shot, like puppets, squibs, prosthetics, animatronics, are all "special effects." Like in Jurassic Park, they have Stan Winston and the special effects team making the big mechanical dinosaurs and car rigs, fake goat legs, and such, and they have the visual effects team making the CGI dinosaurs and doing comp shots, that kind of thing.
Aside from the gorgeous visuals… Sunshine’s score is also a colab with Underworld (of Trainspotting OST fame) - just about one of the best electronic groups out there, providing it just incredible ambience to underpin the melancholic plot.
Fun fact about Sunshine: During the making of the movie's vfx shots (especially Sun) director Danny Boyle got so exhausted and frustrated that he decided that he will never make another vfx heavy movie ever again. I would loved if you have discussed the final shot of the film, where Cillian Murphy experiences the event horizon.
A super underrated movie is "Moon" from 2009, which has some excellent cloning shots using motion control, as well as a lot of nice miniature work and a killer soundtrack. All with a budget of just $5 million.
SO happy you covered Poltergeist! I am such a fan of those movies!!! And so cool to see you all talk about the behind the scenes and how they did some of the special effects!!
I love vfx, animators, and stunt folks react. I’d love a practical makeup artist reacts. Especially for tv shows. Those guys have to throw together some cool stuff on short notice.
Considering the awesome first short shown, have you guys ever seen any of Mike Jittlov's short films? He did several _amazing_ animated shorts back in the 1970s. At one point he was hired to make an animated short for a Disney TV special, about the ultimate Micky Mouse fan, so there are _countless_ Micky Mouse merch figures being animated. But when it aired, the music he had written and had for it was replaced. He was _not_ happy. So when they hired him again, and he made his classic short _The Wizard of Speed and Time_ (eventually he made a feature film about that character he created), Mike animated himself singing the song he'd written for the short. Now, Mike had been given carte blanche to do as he liked, and after he submitted the finished version, he received an enraged phone call from some empty suit exec over the fact Mike had _sung_ in the short, meaning they couldn't remove and replace the music. He was always mischievous so he smiled on the call and essentially replied, "𝘠𝘦𝘱...!" Tied with _Wizard of Speed and Time,_ my favourite short of his is _Animato,_ and while it's not a narrative film it's very visual, it utilizes Petula Clark's _I Know a Place_ song.
Very good rec, the full movie has the film exec ask 'What's the hardest kind of special effect?' and Jittlov replies 'Stop motion with Pixilation' - Pixilation being the use of real actors in frame-to-frame stop motion. The fact that we also see Jittlov also plan out mouth movements per single frame to sync up with prerecorded sound in editing is an absolute marvel.
I watched poltergeist with my 13 year old son this Halloween, and we both couldn't believe how good the house implosion scene looked. He genuinely asked "how did they make films look so good back then?" And I explained the mix of miniatures/practical effects and well placed cgi. He started to talk about how older films looked more real than most modern films
For the poltergeist 3 thing with the mirror, her hands are remaining very very still, so I think they're actually prosthetics sticking out of her sleeves, and her actual hands are holding onto something through a hole in the mirror that is being covered by her outfit.
So glad you did Sunshine. It's such a great film in so many different ways, but the brightness and heat and scale was really important to making it all work 😊
I just went to look, they haven’t released it in 4k Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray is out of stock. Release a UHD version, I wanna watch this on my OLED in full quality!!
Sad fact: Heather Rourke, the blonde child from the Poltergeist movies, got sick and died during the filming of Poltergeist 3, and they had to shoot her remaining scenes with a body double.
It's not the stunt double getting out of the way in the Poltergeist shot because they're wearing shoes and long pants, the actors are barefoot. He/she might have been there to stop the stuntwoman from hitting the stairs to help her land on the cushion (you can see it behind the sneaker). Film crews did some riskier things back then but the "two shotguns" idea is verrry hard to believe. Love the MPC shout-out on Sunshine.
It was true actually. Gotta remember this was back in 82, they did a lot of weird and dangerous stuff lol. Also, they had no one close to the model when they did it, everyone was quite a distance away from it as everything was attached to the wires and vacuum
Some friends and I saw Sunshine on a whim because we had seen everything else in the theater. I fell in love with that movie the first time I saw it. The cast is amazing, the plot is amazing, the visuals are amazing. You're right, it really is the most under rated sci-fi movie ever.
I wrote Sunshine off when it first came out. Figured it would be forgettable. 10 years went by and I saw it on sale at a used video game store for like 3 bucks. My mind was blown when I watched it. It's one of my favorites of all time now. I also found out why it was for sale so cheap... It was the Blu-ray that had the commentary show up randomly no matter what you did. 😂 I later bought a version that didn't have the commentary constantly out"shine" the movie. The actual commentary is great though as it's Dr. Brian Cox who helped out with the science aspect.
Did you not know at the time it was directed by Danny friggin Boyle and written by Alex Garland AKA the madlads who made 28 Days Later?? Like bro, the hype for this was real back in the day
Sunshine is still up there as probably one of my favourite films. It touches on so many topics in such a nice way, some very dark themes at that, and wrestling with an inevitable end. The music score is top-tier.
Sorry Wren, that shoe at Poltergeist cannot be the stunt because she was barefoot while flying. Maybe some assitant was holding a mattress to help the stunt?
I think they were describing a stuntperson pulling their leg out of the shot late, after tossing the lead actress. Thusly, why they said they were only noticeable by pulling their leg. If the had stayed still, wearing black, 99.9% of people would have never noticed.
@@EbuneezerSplewdge The commenter is probably referring to Wren's actual statement which, in point of fact, only mentioned the visible leg belonging to the stuntperson who leapt backwards. From the way he said it, it could not be interpreted another way. That's not to say that Wren is blind, but at that moment, he didn't explain his theory correctly. By the by, I made the exact same comment as this one, and I will defend this interpretation to death and beyond.
I thought they'd just rotoscoped the actress onto the stuntperson (who could be wearing anything), because that initial launch through the air looks very hand-drawn.
They also said they wouldn't notice if HE didn't move. I think the stunt person was a woman. So they wouldn't have referred to the leg moving as belonging to a he.
100 year old challenge for you. The 1922 German film 'Phantom' has some nice early Inception moments in it (at 1:27:00), but the shot worth focusing on is at 1:27:15 - shadows changing at different rates whilst outside.
Battleground looks awesome!! And Sunshine? Maybe I WILL watch that movie! o_o Loved this episode! I was away from the computer and kept rushing back to see what you guys (and Wren) were going crazy about! XD
Under appreciated scifi with awesome effects. My 2 favourite that come to mind are Moon (2009) and Cloud Atlas (2012) I would have included Sunshine here too, such a good film
@@runswithjedi I found the link but couldn't watch it, youtube just shows "this video is unavailable" but here it is, maybe is just region locked and depends on what country you live in. watch?v=y9HlHiL97TE
i want to see you pick apart some of the early effects of the stargate sg-1 series. it was particularly amusing. Then end of the series had wonderful work. it might be cool to show the contrasts across 10 seasons.
Old school practical and special effects are something else. When you put work and effort into them, they end up up looking so cool and well done. Full of charm. I know tecnology has advanced so much, but still.
The sun one reminded me of the amazing CG work done in The Wandering Earth 2 that came out last year. Those shots of the earth being pushed by those mega giant rockets past the sun was phenomenal. That whole movie turned up their effects to 11 honestly.
Great shoutout to Sunshine! Love that movie. Oppenheimer & Captain America go to space! Underrated effects movie is Big Fish (2003). The effects in that movie are a great mix of practical and CG.
I've learned so much from this react show, i cant thank y'all enough and i really hoping one day to see an animators react to some high tier action scenes like in jujustu kaisen, mob psycho, fog hill of the 5 elements and more!
Sunshine is one of the best sience fiction/space thriller/horror movie of the past 20 years. It's superb cast, soundtrack and visuals and the storytelling is on point. Love it so much
One of my favorite effects in modern cinema is in the movie Contact! Young Ellie runs down a hallway to get to a medicine cabinet in the bathroom but then it's revealed you had been watching her *reflection* the whole time.
I've been saying from the first time I watched Sunshine, that movie is so underrated...too underrated Such a great movie, picturing the mightiness of the sun up close and how humans are just a tiny speck compared to it
I like the fact that they use a different person in each of their sponsor segments that you absolutely know uses the items they sponsor. But mor importantly I just can't get enough of VFX artist reacts. I love that they try to figure it out and then show any BTS shots if they are available.
Another absolute banger of a video! Seeing you guys get so excited and be passionate about this stuff makes me enjoy it so much more and I can't even begin to express my gratitude and appreciation for y'all's work! Love you guys and please continue to put those incredibly creative and amazing brains and personalities to work!
Always glad to see Sunshine getting the respect it deserves I remember coming home and my dad had it on the counter as a rental from netflix (yes kids, back in the day netflix would MAIL you the dvd of the movies you wanted to see, there was a queue and waitlist and everything) I had nothing to do and was bored, and he usually gets the dumbest c list movies, so i figured I would watch it til i got bored and then do homework. Man was I wrong, one of the best "real" sci-fi movies I have ever seen, and one of the first times I ever found myself liking the a-hole in the movie the most (captain america) Ending got a little weird for a few minutes, but other than that, it as gold
Thanks for covering Sunshine guys! I’m a PhD spaceflight scientist and appreciate whenever attention is given to this forgotten gem. It deserves all the praise. Did a review of it on my channel if you’re interested
Sunshine is amazing. Most people I've seen talk about it talk about how the left turn in the third act completely ruins it, but I firmly believe that those people don't know how to have fun in life 😂
Well done Niko. I used to complain about your "subscription pushes" all the time. But I did hit that button, and I hit the like every time I enjoy a video. You are welcome my friend thank you for the awesome content over the years
The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that. The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning! And for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight
I’ve been hyping this film for years , so glad you guys mentioned it! Saw it in The Tower Theatre in Sacramento when it came out. Deep space sci-fi’s aren’t common for big budget or theatrical releases. & less common that they’re good/rewatchable. Mission To Mars is another underrated sci-fi
Hey fellas...I worked on Sunshine. A friend sent me this link. The sun I'm afraid wasn't CG. I painted several versions of the sun in Photoshop. All based on the Nasa photos on the 70's pictures from Skylab. These were high res photos of the sun at the time, but back then there wasn't anything better. I love your reaction. Hats off to that!
Honestly, that title shot in Sunshine is gorgeous, but that film goes out of its way to nail every single shot of the Sun. It cannot be overstated how simply impressive it is that you cannot get bored of looking at basically the same object throughout the entire film. Cillian Murphy deserves all the credit he gets for Oppenheimer, but I genuinely love what he does with this film so much more.
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Sunshine is not free on TH-cam like you said
Sunshine is an underrated masterpiece - it’s a film made for cinema screens, watched it 3 times on the theater and each time it was a better experience
It's a shame that it doesn't get talked about enough.
I always forget that Danny Boyle also directed this movie. Everyone talks about Trainspotting (rightfully so) and slumdog millionaire. But sunshine , along with 127 hours and Steve Jobs. I think those are films that really hold up
@@christie_brown And it was written by Alex Garland, who became a really good director himself! I’d add Millions to Boyle’s best of list
@@christie_brown I think his Steve Jobs movie was boring and predictable
absolutely has to be experienced in theatre imo.... the size of the screen and often deafening speakers play such a part in the impression of scale and power the sun has.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. An underappreciated masterpiece made in 2003 with flawless VFX that still stand up today. It was WETA's first project after finishing Lord of the Rings, and featured a perfect blend of CGI, miniatures, studio sets, and full-scale ship replicas (one mounted on an enormous gimble) to depict naval warfare in the age of sail. Nothing has matched it since.
I Second this!
I third this! There is stuff so good you completely forget special effects are a thing.
I can’t believe Sunshine is getting some love. It is such an underrated gem. One of the best sci-fi movies ever made.
They could do a whole episode on it tbh. Great movie, amazing use of CGI.
100%. It geta a hard time for its slasher 3rd act, but it's an incredibly visceral film. One of the best original soundtracks aswell
@@imtems6369idk when I saw the movie as a kid back in the early 2000 it really stuck with me. I remembered it vividly despite not watching it in almost 10+ years, then I watched it as a teenager and was able to appreciate it so much more!
I don't mind the slasher element, fits the film's themes@@imtems6369
Love that movie so much
Sunshine is Nick Mason's favourite film
cillian murphy unbeatable frl... grab that gem 🤭
Jurassic park 3*
Oh yeah? But what did he think about Whiplash? 😅
Mr Scumbag Movies is summoned by any thumbnail with a Sunshine in it.
Glad to be here for this episode of Nicktrivia!
I was lucky enough to see Sunshine on the huge true Imax screen at London's Science Museum in March this year as part of their Science Fiction Film festival. It had a video introduction from Cillian Murphy and a Q&A hosted by the BBC's "Sky at Night" host, Maggie Aderin-Pocock with the film's director, Danny Boyle and the science consultant, Professor Brian Cox.
You can imagine how amazing it was to see a pristine print up on that huge screen with the booming sound system - and the Q&A was just as illuminating ;-) - truly an amazing night out at the cinema.
Man I envy you. I have watched sunshine quite a few times. I always catch a new detail in it. A small screen can never do justice for this underrated movie
Cillian Murphy is simply God at this point
I'm amazed they convinced Brian Cox to go to that. The amount of stick given him by Robin Ince about the story is enough to forest the sun.
Wow, absolutely blown away by your breakdown of these visual effects! Sunshine really is a gem and your detailed look into the sun CGI rendering threw a whole new light on things. 😀 It's amazing to think about the amount of planning that goes into every aspect, down to the minute details of light and colour reflection. Can't wait to see what you review next!
Good to see Sunshine having some love. From the very first time I watched it, it instantly became one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. It's tense, it's dramatic, sometimes scary. Such a masterpiece.
I haven't watched these videos in a while, but seeing sunshine in the thumbnails me watch this. Time to binge!
*_«Icarus, how close is this to full brightness?»_*
*_«At this distance of 36 million miles you are observing the sun at 2 percent of full brightness.»_*
*_«Two percent? Can you show me 4 percent?»_*
*_«Four percent would result in irreversible damage to your retinas. However, you could observe 3.1 percent for a period of not longer than 30 seconds.»_*
*_«All right. Icarus, I'm gonna reset the filter to 3.1 percent.»_*
*[GASPS]*
The fact that they named the ship Icarus cuz he flew too close to the sun in the myth is the chef's kiss.. lol such a human thing to do.@@hoon_sol
Sunshine deserves so much more love as brilliant sci-fi. Same creepy, claustrophobic vibe of doom as the original Alien. I will always get chills at the scene where they're walking through the floating dust of the dead crew and it flashes single frames of them alive.
FIREFLY and SERENITY. The opening shot of Serenity where it transitions from the Universal logo to the apocalyptic Earth is done really well, and the shot around the 10 minute mark where they're entering atmosphere feels so real. Also! I LOVE the fact that throughout the entire series, there is no sound in space. The only audio during space scenes is either dialog or MAYBE music, but rarely.
when there is dialogue, it is either radio or touching helmets, which would totaly work
Regarding the sound in space, yes, in the SERIES I believe that's the case, but I'm pretty sure they take some artistic liberties with that in the film.
@sandwiched I don't believe they do. I just watched it last week. Flying past the Ravagers, it's quiet. The shot I refer to at 10 minutes is quiet until they hit atmosphere. I don't recall a point where they have audio in space other than maybe when Mal fires the cannon they mounted to the roof at the Ravager ship. But that's a view point as is you're standing on the roof so you'd "hear" the cannon through the vibrations of the ship.
17:24 The opening shot was specifically planed to resemble the eye with iris closing when exposed to bright light such as the sun. Also the whole docking sequence is amazing SFX work.
With Oppenheimer releasing on digital next week, it would be cool if you guys reacted to the practical effects used in the film.
Woof! There is a channel that actually recreated 3 of them. Really solid practical effects teams.
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I love sunshine. I remember when it came out. It was like our version of interstellar for mid 2000s Highschool kids. TH-cam was still very new to most of America. It was a special time for sure
The Battleground stuff being so good makes more sense when you realize it’s Brian Henson directing. Obviously pushing the envelope in this area is kind of in his blood.
Ooooooooooooooh. Yep, that makes sense.
I cannot find it on Imdb - do you have a link to it?
@@emilsn91came to say this. Not on IMDB or Letterboxd.
I’m so glad you’re covering Sunshine. SUCH an underrated movie
Sunshine was a great movie. Rose Byrne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Cillian Murphy. Great cast, hard questions asked, and visually stunning.
even more of the cast are very well known in the US via TV or otherwise
I can't believe that you all are covering Sunshine!!! I just finished watching it last night again. It is STILL one of the most underrated sci-fi movies out. Yet, everyone in that cast has moved on to bigger and better things. It's just so damn good! Anyhoo, another fun video by you all. THANKS!!!
..."better things" is debatable
I emailed the "Sunshine" VFX team about how they did it, WAY back in the day. They were really helpful, exchanging emails with me, telling me how it all worked. Legends.
Soo you going to share, ooor?
@@NikstSWE basically much of what was said. My questions were about the sun rendering. They mentioned contrast control, "white" being absolute max brightness, making the dark scenes darker and highlighting with orange to keep it all still good looking. It was a long time ago, so I don't recall the details.
@@aidencoder ok, thanks :-)
Jordan is starting to become my favorite dude in the crew, his sports VFX video was one of the best i've seen from you guys in a while, and he brightens up every react video
It'd be fun to see you guys do a practical effects challenge amongst yourselves!
This would actually be so fun to watch, and see how different people approach the same problem.
0:02 - I appreciate the beat in sync with Wren's hands!!
you guys should invite Scott from "Scott prop and roll" along with Adam savage for an episode of "propmasters react". Have them bring their favorite props in, too. Props can be "visual effects" too, right? They are a physical form of tricking the camera into seeing something that isn't actually there.
Well, technically, "visual effects" means manipulating images outside of the context of a live-action shot, and all the stuff in the shot, like puppets, squibs, prosthetics, animatronics, are all "special effects." Like in Jurassic Park, they have Stan Winston and the special effects team making the big mechanical dinosaurs and car rigs, fake goat legs, and such, and they have the visual effects team making the CGI dinosaurs and doing comp shots, that kind of thing.
Dude I was just thinking about Scott collabing after seeing his new series on Propmasters React
Aside from the gorgeous visuals… Sunshine’s score is also a colab with Underworld (of Trainspotting OST fame) - just about one of the best electronic groups out there, providing it just incredible ambience to underpin the melancholic plot.
Fun fact about Sunshine: During the making of the movie's vfx shots (especially Sun) director Danny Boyle got so exhausted and frustrated that he decided that he will never make another vfx heavy movie ever again. I would loved if you have discussed the final shot of the film, where Cillian Murphy experiences the event horizon.
Sunshine’s marketing had me hooked from the go when their posters basically said all the characters die
Nice to see the spotlight on Sunshine
A super underrated movie is "Moon" from 2009, which has some excellent cloning shots using motion control, as well as a lot of nice miniature work and a killer soundtrack. All with a budget of just $5 million.
Sunshine is one of the few films that make me literally gasp at some of the shots. Absolutely stunning.
SO happy you covered Poltergeist!
I am such a fan of those movies!!! And so cool to see you all talk about the behind the scenes and how they did some of the special effects!!
I love vfx, animators, and stunt folks react. I’d love a practical makeup artist reacts. Especially for tv shows. Those guys have to throw together some cool stuff on short notice.
Considering the awesome first short shown, have you guys ever seen any of Mike Jittlov's short films?
He did several _amazing_ animated shorts back in the 1970s. At one point he was hired to make an animated short for a Disney TV special, about the ultimate Micky Mouse fan, so there are _countless_ Micky Mouse merch figures being animated. But when it aired, the music he had written and had for it was replaced.
He was _not_ happy.
So when they hired him again, and he made his classic short _The Wizard of Speed and Time_ (eventually he made a feature film about that character he created), Mike animated himself singing the song he'd written for the short.
Now, Mike had been given carte blanche to do as he liked, and after he submitted the finished version, he received an enraged phone call from some empty suit exec over the fact Mike had _sung_ in the short, meaning they couldn't remove and replace the music. He was always mischievous so he smiled on the call and essentially replied, "𝘠𝘦𝘱...!"
Tied with _Wizard of Speed and Time,_ my favourite short of his is _Animato,_ and while it's not a narrative film it's very visual, it utilizes Petula Clark's _I Know a Place_ song.
Very good rec, the full movie has the film exec ask 'What's the hardest kind of special effect?' and Jittlov replies 'Stop motion with Pixilation' - Pixilation being the use of real actors in frame-to-frame stop motion. The fact that we also see Jittlov also plan out mouth movements per single frame to sync up with prerecorded sound in editing is an absolute marvel.
I was so happy to see Battleground show up. It's such a great short film, and they're able to do so much with so little (virtually no dialog at all).
I love it when the video i want to watch starts after just 5 minutes!
I watched poltergeist with my 13 year old son this Halloween, and we both couldn't believe how good the house implosion scene looked. He genuinely asked "how did they make films look so good back then?" And I explained the mix of miniatures/practical effects and well placed cgi. He started to talk about how older films looked more real than most modern films
For the poltergeist 3 thing with the mirror, her hands are remaining very very still, so I think they're actually prosthetics sticking out of her sleeves, and her actual hands are holding onto something through a hole in the mirror that is being covered by her outfit.
So glad you did Sunshine.
It's such a great film in so many different ways, but the brightness and heat and scale was really important to making it all work 😊
5:55 Lol, everyone would notice that switch xD She legit changed direction as she was falling back
Yes!! Sunshine is one of my favorites
Best sci-fi movie ever made!
I just went to look, they haven’t released it in 4k Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray is out of stock. Release a UHD version, I wanna watch this on my OLED in full quality!!
Sad fact: Heather Rourke, the blonde child from the Poltergeist movies, got sick and died during the filming of Poltergeist 3, and they had to shoot her remaining scenes with a body double.
It's not the stunt double getting out of the way in the Poltergeist shot because they're wearing shoes and long pants, the actors are barefoot. He/she might have been there to stop the stuntwoman from hitting the stairs to help her land on the cushion (you can see it behind the sneaker).
Film crews did some riskier things back then but the "two shotguns" idea is verrry hard to believe.
Love the MPC shout-out on Sunshine.
It was true actually. Gotta remember this was back in 82, they did a lot of weird and dangerous stuff lol.
Also, they had no one close to the model when they did it, everyone was quite a distance away from it as everything was attached to the wires and vacuum
@@Schnipps I'd love to see a link to a real picture of it. These guys miss the mark sometimes with their speculation after all.
Some friends and I saw Sunshine on a whim because we had seen everything else in the theater. I fell in love with that movie the first time I saw it. The cast is amazing, the plot is amazing, the visuals are amazing. You're right, it really is the most under rated sci-fi movie ever.
I wrote Sunshine off when it first came out. Figured it would be forgettable. 10 years went by and I saw it on sale at a used video game store for like 3 bucks. My mind was blown when I watched it. It's one of my favorites of all time now.
I also found out why it was for sale so cheap... It was the Blu-ray that had the commentary show up randomly no matter what you did. 😂 I later bought a version that didn't have the commentary constantly out"shine" the movie. The actual commentary is great though as it's Dr. Brian Cox who helped out with the science aspect.
Did you not know at the time it was directed by Danny friggin Boyle and written by Alex Garland AKA the madlads who made 28 Days Later?? Like bro, the hype for this was real back in the day
Sunshine is still up there as probably one of my favourite films.
It touches on so many topics in such a nice way, some very dark themes at that, and wrestling with an inevitable end. The music score is top-tier.
Sorry Wren, that shoe at Poltergeist cannot be the stunt because she was barefoot while flying. Maybe some assitant was holding a mattress to help the stunt?
Still a failed take that made the final cut.
I think they were describing a stuntperson pulling their leg out of the shot late, after tossing the lead actress. Thusly, why they said they were only noticeable by pulling their leg. If the had stayed still, wearing black, 99.9% of people would have never noticed.
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The commenter is probably referring to Wren's actual statement which, in point of fact, only mentioned the visible leg belonging to the stuntperson who leapt backwards. From the way he said it, it could not be interpreted another way. That's not to say that Wren is blind, but at that moment, he didn't explain his theory correctly.
By the by, I made the exact same comment as this one, and I will defend this interpretation to death and beyond.
I thought they'd just rotoscoped the actress onto the stuntperson (who could be wearing anything), because that initial launch through the air looks very hand-drawn.
They also said they wouldn't notice if HE didn't move. I think the stunt person was a woman. So they wouldn't have referred to the leg moving as belonging to a he.
the combination of cinematography and score in sunshine is absolutely masterful.
94% of shields in full sunlight..
Sunshine is an amazing film and always makes me cry- the music is also incredible
Sunshine is one of my all time fav sci fi movies. So underrated. A literal 💎
Bro, wren's vfx senses were on fire this episode
100 year old challenge for you.
The 1922 German film 'Phantom' has some nice early Inception moments in it (at 1:27:00), but the shot worth focusing on is at 1:27:15 - shadows changing at different rates whilst outside.
Battleground looks awesome!! And Sunshine? Maybe I WILL watch that movie! o_o Loved this episode! I was away from the computer and kept rushing back to see what you guys (and Wren) were going crazy about! XD
you guys manage to keep the feeling I got when watching your old videos. Back when youtube was really popping off. thank you.
Sunshine has a huge cast how come I never heard of it omg i need to watch it!
Under appreciated scifi with awesome effects. My 2 favourite that come to mind are Moon (2009) and Cloud Atlas (2012)
I would have included Sunshine here too, such a good film
Man, Sunshine is one of my favourite movies! It's so good! The cast is amazing!
Love Brian Cox! The fact that he was the technical advisor on Sunshine settles it-I’ll watch it.
I LOVE SUNSHINE. I’m so happy you guys are reacting to it! What a fantastic film.
Niko's Poltergeist pun at 8:30.. hahaha so good, I had to rewatch it a few times
Haven't seen Sunshine but that opening shot got me excited to watch. It's not free on YT tho, Niko. D: I looked elsewhere.
It's an amazing movie, you should totally watch it. I couldn't find the free listing either. Perhaps they could share the link?
@@runswithjedi I found the link but couldn't watch it, youtube just shows "this video is unavailable" but here it is, maybe is just region locked and depends on what country you live in. watch?v=y9HlHiL97TE
@@Onimirare Yeah, that's the buy/rent link. It seemed like they were talking about something that was totally free.
How have i never wven heard of Sunshine before?? That cast and the mood evoled by those brief clips. Looks amazing.
i want to see you pick apart some of the early effects of the stargate sg-1 series. it was particularly amusing. Then end of the series had wonderful work. it might be cool to show the contrasts across 10 seasons.
Old school practical and special effects are something else. When you put work and effort into them, they end up up looking so cool and well done. Full of charm. I know tecnology has advanced so much, but still.
Sunshine is amazing and the paired soundtrack is perfection.
The sun one reminded me of the amazing CG work done in The Wandering Earth 2 that came out last year.
Those shots of the earth being pushed by those mega giant rockets past the sun was phenomenal.
That whole movie turned up their effects to 11 honestly.
Sunshine is SO slept on. Interesting premise, shocking twists, great tech, incredible visuals
Great shoutout to Sunshine! Love that movie. Oppenheimer & Captain America go to space! Underrated effects movie is Big Fish (2003). The effects in that movie are a great mix of practical and CG.
Sunshine was directed by Danny Boyle of 28 days later fame and that’s why I went to see it when it came out and it did not disappoint.
I've learned so much from this react show, i cant thank y'all enough and i really hoping one day to see an animators react to some high tier action scenes like in jujustu kaisen, mob psycho, fog hill of the 5 elements and more!
Really happy to see Corridor Crew take a look at Sunshine. Really good effects.
I would love to see some Black Sails effects looked at. The show was amazing, super underrated.
Sunshine spacesuit is probably my favorite cinema spacesuit. Reminds me of one of those ancient clay sculptures, but gold.
Sunshine is one of the best sience fiction/space thriller/horror movie of the past 20 years.
It's superb cast, soundtrack and visuals and the storytelling is on point.
Love it so much
One of my favorite effects in modern cinema is in the movie Contact! Young Ellie runs down a hallway to get to a medicine cabinet in the bathroom but then it's revealed you had been watching her *reflection* the whole time.
I've been saying from the first time I watched Sunshine, that movie is so underrated...too underrated
Such a great movie, picturing the mightiness of the sun up close and how humans are just a tiny speck compared to it
‘Sunshine’ made me bawl crying during one scene, purely from the soundtrack. One of my fav sci-fi films of all time.
FINALLY GETTING TO SUNSHINE!! A critically underrated movie. how did you guys miss the final scene though?!?
Hopefully they revisit it on another future video
I like the fact that they use a different person in each of their sponsor segments that you absolutely know uses the items they sponsor. But mor importantly I just can't get enough of VFX artist reacts. I love that they try to figure it out and then show any BTS shots if they are available.
Sunshine is great. It looks so good, has a great cast, interesting concept and gets unsettling at moments.
Your reactions and appreciation for the art form gets me so hyped to watch movies. I hope you never stop making these.
The Fountain with Hugh Jackman is really neat. Great effects! Very unappreciated.
I really liked the scene in the foreign film 'Night Watch' where the guy rips out his own spine and reveals it's a sword! so cool!
Sunshine is so underrated. Fantastic movie!
Another absolute banger of a video! Seeing you guys get so excited and be passionate about this stuff makes me enjoy it so much more and I can't even begin to express my gratitude and appreciation for y'all's work! Love you guys and please continue to put those incredibly creative and amazing brains and personalities to work!
Hey... Sunshine isn't free, unless I'm looking in the wrong place.
It was for a few months. Limited time I guess. Sorry mate.
Always glad to see Sunshine getting the respect it deserves
I remember coming home and my dad had it on the counter as a rental from netflix (yes kids, back in the day netflix would MAIL you the dvd of the movies you wanted to see, there was a queue and waitlist and everything)
I had nothing to do and was bored, and he usually gets the dumbest c list movies, so i figured I would watch it til i got bored and then do homework.
Man was I wrong, one of the best "real" sci-fi movies I have ever seen, and one of the first times I ever found myself liking the a-hole in the movie the most (captain america)
Ending got a little weird for a few minutes, but other than that, it as gold
I've seen Sunshine 5 times and Jordan still had me believing the opening shot was a flashlight for a split second
Sunshine is one of my fav Sci-fi movies. So many truly epic shots. Saw poltergeist when I was a really little kid. It scared the bejesus out of me.
Thanks for covering Sunshine guys! I’m a PhD spaceflight scientist and appreciate whenever attention is given to this forgotten gem. It deserves all the praise. Did a review of it on my channel if you’re interested
I'm so glad you did Sunshine...... YOU were the one who told me watch it
Sunshine is amazing. Most people I've seen talk about it talk about how the left turn in the third act completely ruins it, but I firmly believe that those people don't know how to have fun in life 😂
The "left turn" was not only absurd but entirely unnecessary. The movie would have been better without the supernatural BS in the second half.
@@stiimuli you're "absurd" and "entirely unnecessary"
@@phillipgriego4675 Was really hoping for a better defense than personal insults and liking your own comment.
@@stiimuli 🤣 I didn't realize I hit the like button. But...I kinda do like my comment tho, so...
@@stiimuli I could get into a philosophical debate with you, but 9 out of 10 experts agree: debates on the interwebs are completely pointless 😁
Well done Niko. I used to complain about your "subscription pushes" all the time. But I did hit that button, and I hit the like every time I enjoy a video. You are welcome my friend thank you for the awesome content over the years
The "CHARGE " Blender short would be awesome
for the VFX series. As well as *Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia!* where you could do a comparison to the "live action" Lion King. Also at the end of second Chronicles of Narnia movie there's a big water creature, so it might be cool to see what you think about that.
The *last agni kai fight from ATLA* would be perfect for for the Animators React. It's so stunning!
And for stuntmen react It would be cool to see you react to the duel from "Potop", it's really good sword fight
Your Highness has some very fun special effects on what seems like a small budget. Id love to see some of them broken down or at least laughed at
"The Fountain" is one of the greatest VFX films ever - they didn't use any CGI
THANK YOU. Stunningly beautiful film.
I’ve been hyping this film for years , so glad you guys mentioned it! Saw it in The Tower Theatre in Sacramento when it came out. Deep space sci-fi’s aren’t common for big budget or theatrical releases. & less common that they’re good/rewatchable. Mission To Mars is another underrated sci-fi
Sunshine is at the same time amazing and depressing. Such a great movie!
As is often the case, just like The Road.
Hey fellas...I worked on Sunshine. A friend sent me this link. The sun I'm afraid wasn't CG. I painted several versions of the sun in Photoshop. All based on the Nasa photos on the 70's pictures from Skylab. These were high res photos of the sun at the time, but back then there wasn't anything better. I love your reaction. Hats off to that!
Amazing! What was your role exactly?
Where is Sunshine free to watch?
Honestly, that title shot in Sunshine is gorgeous, but that film goes out of its way to nail every single shot of the Sun. It cannot be overstated how simply impressive it is that you cannot get bored of looking at basically the same object throughout the entire film. Cillian Murphy deserves all the credit he gets for Oppenheimer, but I genuinely love what he does with this film so much more.
Wren is always SO HYPE
I'm feeling it!
YO! Sunshine is one of my all time favorite movies! So glad yall are talking about it!