To me, The Fall Guy was the perfect popcorn flick. It’s a shame the marketing team didn’t know how to sell it. I’ve watched it five times, and you pick up new little details every time.
Cool video. Late Night With The Devil used it's practical effects so well, so strategically. My enjoyment of that movie really hinges on how much retro fun the effects provide.
I’m glad you pointed out the practical effects of Furiosa. It annoyed me that so many people ignored them in favor of saying it was “too cgi” I know I was yapping about Rebel Moon on the VFX post, but I think it had some pretty incredible practical effects as well, mainly for the makeup with the aliens, especially Jena Malone as the freaky spider lady
The practical was really cool for Rebel Moon! I just feel like they did so much CGI and VFX to everything that you couldn't even really appreciate some of the practical stuff. Just my opinion of course
I think it's because the crap CGI will always pull you out of what otherwise would have been a good movie, especially when the other movie everyone is going to compare it to is the practical-effects driven Mad Max (with the ending-ruined-by-absolutely-horrendous-CGI excluded, of course.) It's hard not to complain about it.
6:16 The James Bond Record was a "plan B" for that movie. They wanted to flip the Aston with a ramp, but the thing was so planted that it would just return to all four wheels and slide to a stop (after almost taking out a crew member in rehearsals). So they installed the pneumatic canon-system, and decided "if we do it like this, let's go BIG"
"It took about 45 minutes to get them out of the harness and back into it again." Does that include the regular time for a human poop, which is 42 minutes?
Nice ad segue 😉 Props. The forest fire was pretty cool but not sure it was worth the risks. I'm glad CGI is replacing the riskiest stunt work considering how many in that line of work still die or suffer catastrophic injuries. Practical makeup effects are still highly appreciated but CGI is getting to the level that brings impossible worlds/dreams to life and I'm here for it.
As a 3D artist inspired by practical effects to begin with, I'm so glad you made this video to highlight the return of practical, and a lot of these films I didn't know about and will now check out! Subscribed!
8:26 The reason there's no "Oscar for stunts" (there are the Taurus Awards, which are ONLY for stunts) is that the academy doesn't want stunt crews to be pushed to negligent attempts in order to secure the award.
I've heard that argument but justmake each nominee have to present safety records and accounts of how they safely did stuff. Make safety a part of the calculus for the award.
Not sure if I missed it but I thought alien Romulus had some great practical effects. Not at least mentioning (without visuals) Terrifier is something I can't wrap my mind around.
The zero-g effect was solved ages ago; you turn the scene on its side and use vertical movement for forward and backward. Easy for everyone involved and very convincing due to much of the obvious tells with wirework not being an issue. Any production not doing it like that is just wasting money and effort.
A distinct lack of Terrifier 3's INSANE practical effects is present here (though thise clips would certainly make a video quite hard to monetize on TH-cam!)
Wait, you telling me that the Oscars doesn't have awards for best stuntman performances etc? That's criminal considering how straight up crucial they are to making things happen in movies of so many genres...
Never been a "Dune-er" not with the book or the 1984 version. My wife enjoyed both of these, but I consider the story as "Dallas" for "Dynasty" in space.
Primarily the effect is with Film Converts emulation software that features halation. I add a couple other blur filters in there as well but then with the test I do a bit of a black border around it so the halation has something to bleed over to give it that pronounced halation effect. In the description, I have links to the discounted emulation software! They are actually one of our long term sponsors and are super great!
No love for Terrifier 3? Whether your thing or not, the whole franchise’s successful run has been built on the use of practical effects, which are alarmingly good and important given the penchant to do everything in post these days. Besides the villain, the story of how these films came to be are built on the talent of the creator-a major proponent of practical- now slowly becoming a horror director to be mentioned with some of the greats. Plus a $2M budgeted film nearing $100M box office shouldn’t be ignored.
And in Challengers they also had a robot-knee that actually broke! Pretty cool and there are pictures of it online. Maybe they replaced it with cgi eventually but hey
Tbh I didn't see that film didn't really see anything that interesting when I looked at it for the list. Tbh, we could spend 2 hours or more talking practical effects this year 😅
Great vid, and thanks for acknowledging CGI Would be rad to get a moment more warning to skip sections before big spoilers though - mostly not a big deal, but the Substance reveal was a bummer
(Has anyone felt like a lot of media lately has a similar look? This hyper clean, almost fake, look?) I just really feel that Hollywood used to be so much better at figuring out how to create a visually appealing aesthetic for each project. Now there's this weird fixation on this bland realism? We need to bring back all sorts of different techniques we used to use in order to create a certain atmosphere and feel to different movies. We need to reconnect with different VFX techniques and practical techniques as well, also this one's very important we need to bring back animation!
theres plenty of visually diverse movies out there, anyone that claim otherwise honestly needs to expand their horizons beyond not only just hollywood productions but also to foreign productions. also animation never went away, just because people want to be elitists about it doesnt mean 3d animation shouldnt count. some of the best animated movies out there are 3d animated. it also ignores the renaissance animation has been going through as of recent years, and the absolute bangers of movies we been having.
@@formula93 I know this was an odd video to post this on but I felt like it was still relevant because media has had a weird look to it lately & it's less common to see good art design & execution nowadays..
Oops... totally my bad. I was looking forward to watching The Substance now i spoiled myself on it a bit. Eh, probably more likely to getting around to watching it now! Oddity wasn't even on my radar but it is now!
The Cyan filter you mentioned about Nosferatu... I now get curious. Is that the same filter they used to make the panchromatic black and white negative behave like orthochromatic in The Lighthouse?
Supposedly it's a new filter specifically made for this film. Unfortunately the details are a bit vague on it currently but we cover it a bit more in depth on our Nosferatu video!
This is so cool!!! To me, it feels like Hollywood has not been caring about practical effects as much because there's so much c.G.I everywhere, but I loved being proved wrong!!!
I think it's more productions have gotten a lot better at integration between practical and digital and opening more lines of communication between departments during principal filming and pre-production. Both digital and practical effects have a part to play and nothing is really all practical anymore. I'm always happy to see the collaboration between the 2 makes something special!
The red sunglasses guy has bad trigger discipline. This oversight is why actors and directors need to have firearms training. It sticks out like a sore finger. I was skeptical of Furiosa but it was the best new-to-me film I saw in 2024 (including movies of other years), which was a great year for movies.
SO happy practical effects are somewhat making a comeback, especially in horror/gore. I fucking HATE GCI. I'd even take BAD practical effects over GOOD CGI anyday
The 80s thing is completely intentional/tied to the main character. Not just a surface thing. And it's fantastic. A twist on The Portrait of Dorian Grey. But you do you Lolbro...
man i dont like these cursed thumbnails for the last couple of videos dude. I like the channel but if I see clickbait horror stuff like that then I'm not clicking
None of it is click bait. It's all in the video. This is a photo of an actual practical effect that we show in the video. Both horror photos are from the content we are covering. I'm not sure what you'd like me to do? If you don't like horror films it's totally fine! But we cover a broad range of content so it's not always a movie for everyone. But it's not click bait
@@FrameVoyager ya I got you, it just looks like it's clickbait gore stuff like those weird bot farm channels. It's not for me but appreciating the content dude! I'm more into the techy camera/equipment side of things rather than SFX or things like that
We do. Most of the latest ones are released around Films when the review embargo is released. The gladiators ones had an issue where I didn't realize it was released a week early in the U.K. but if you back before that we've had some successful videos. 2024 was hard for this specific content niche because of the lack of films due to the sag aftra strike and end of covid effects. 2025 has a lot more trending content this year for us to cover. But the last 3 videos we've released are actually performing pretty well
Late Night With The Devil is legitimately the dumbest movie I've ever seen. Felt like a complete waste of my time when it was over. If i could sue to get my 2 hours back i would lol.
@kateapple1 I absolutely LOVED Heretic. It was different from most movies I've ever seen, and at no point did I fully understand what was going on until the end, lol. I'm definitely not the smartest, though. This was definitely a great year for horror films, though it feels like they are having a big comeback.
Yeah, that thumbnail is not clickbait. It's real and we cover it in the video 👀
It took me a second to realize it was from Late Night with the Devil, loved it
@vinylcomets I've had a lot of people upset with the thumbnail and it being "click bait" 😅 I'm glad someone recognized it 😉
That alone is worth the thumbs up. Tired of movie channels using clickbait and my complaint getting ratioed.
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To me, The Fall Guy was the perfect popcorn flick. It’s a shame the marketing team didn’t know how to sell it. I’ve watched it five times, and you pick up new little details every time.
Cool video. Late Night With The Devil used it's practical effects so well, so strategically. My enjoyment of that movie really hinges on how much retro fun the effects provide.
I’m glad you pointed out the practical effects of Furiosa. It annoyed me that so many people ignored them in favor of saying it was “too cgi”
I know I was yapping about Rebel Moon on the VFX post, but I think it had some pretty incredible practical effects as well, mainly for the makeup with the aliens, especially Jena Malone as the freaky spider lady
The practical was really cool for Rebel Moon! I just feel like they did so much CGI and VFX to everything that you couldn't even really appreciate some of the practical stuff. Just my opinion of course
I think it's because the crap CGI will always pull you out of what otherwise would have been a good movie, especially when the other movie everyone is going to compare it to is the practical-effects driven Mad Max (with the ending-ruined-by-absolutely-horrendous-CGI excluded, of course.) It's hard not to complain about it.
20:08 "Tent" Rezner. 😂😂😂
😅😅😅 I did not catch that I said it that way. Lmao
Legendary pioneer of industrial camping.
Surf Wisely.
@@FrameVoyager I believe it's called a "spoonerism" 😆
@@FrameVoyager It's right up there with Benedict Crumblypant's "Penwins"
Trent rezner tents ⛺️
20:17 “Tent reznor” is so good, and it sounds intentional
Alright I’m gonna let it slide but so help me, put some respect on his name from here on out. 😅
I would go camping on the regular.
Honestly just didn't catch it 😅 likely a typo in the script
@@FrameVoyager You gotta sneak mis-pronunciations into future videos now. "Ribbet Downey Jr.", "Jan Carpenter." It's a feature, not a bug.
@@MoistBananaFantasmagoria honestly, I should 😂 that's a great idea.
6:16
The James Bond Record was a "plan B" for that movie. They wanted to flip the Aston with a ramp, but the thing was so planted that it would just return to all four wheels and slide to a stop (after almost taking out a crew member in rehearsals). So they installed the pneumatic canon-system, and decided "if we do it like this, let's go BIG"
"It took about 45 minutes to get them out of the harness and back into it again."
Does that include the regular time for a human poop, which is 42 minutes?
Nice ad segue 😉 Props.
The forest fire was pretty cool but not sure it was worth the risks.
I'm glad CGI is replacing the riskiest stunt work considering how many in that line of work still die or suffer catastrophic injuries.
Practical makeup effects are still highly appreciated but CGI is getting to the level that brings impossible worlds/dreams to life and I'm here for it.
Yea.. it's safe to assume everything is CGI where you just don't know it.
20:06 You might be pitching a tent during this movie, but it is still "Trent" please.
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As a 3D artist inspired by practical effects to begin with, I'm so glad you made this video to highlight the return of practical, and a lot of these films I didn't know about and will now check out! Subscribed!
I'd love to see the wildest VFX of 2024 too.
Man... It's like you know what I'm working on right now 👀 That one comes out tomorrow or Monday 😂 and a "Worst vfx" after Christmas
Well... it was until I got a really bad ear infection. Coming out here today!
I think you deserve an award for just about the best segue into your sponsor. Excellent 😄
Haha appreciate it!
I like this kind of videos like compilation of a particular topics .like top 50 art direction,top 50 storytelling devices ..etc
Yeah, these were pretty fun to put together. Though I did spend an entire year going to a ton of movies so helps to do that 😅
8:26
The reason there's no "Oscar for stunts" (there are the Taurus Awards, which are ONLY for stunts) is that the academy doesn't want stunt crews to be pushed to negligent attempts in order to secure the award.
I've heard that argument but justmake each nominee have to present safety records and accounts of how they safely did stuff. Make safety a part of the calculus for the award.
Not sure if I missed it but I thought alien Romulus had some great practical effects. Not at least mentioning (without visuals) Terrifier is something I can't wrap my mind around.
@jasonschilcher5686 yeah we talked about the set designs! But I uh, forgot that other movie was released in 2024 😅
The best dry for wet was Underwater(2020)
I watched that one on a plane 😂
Solid monster flick.
Oh yeah for sure!
The zero-g effect was solved ages ago; you turn the scene on its side and use vertical movement for forward and backward. Easy for everyone involved and very convincing due to much of the obvious tells with wirework not being an issue. Any production not doing it like that is just wasting money and effort.
Or do it with that lift thing Nolan used in Interstellar.
Barbarella did it well in the Sixties.
Hey, hey, there was a scene in Dune: Part Two where the Fremen ate spice-laced food with Paul. 😭
@@peterproductions5015 just eating more spice. How do you know the spice isn't making you hallucinate food 👀
I totally agree that stunts should have a category in the Oscars.
A distinct lack of Terrifier 3's INSANE practical effects is present here (though thise clips would certainly make a video quite hard to monetize on TH-cam!)
I mean... sure, but TH-cam would have demonetized him for showing literally any of them.
@vectorwolf yeah, that's why I said it would make it hard to monetize, lol
Tent Reznor..... LOL! Happy Holidays all!
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7 part Alien series you say?!?! I'm on it lolol
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4:55 in some iterations they have a massive dinner,
Sidenote: i cook dune recipes i find online.
Wait, you telling me that the Oscars doesn't have awards for best stuntman performances etc?
That's criminal considering how straight up crucial they are to making things happen in movies of so many genres...
Civil War was the scariest film of the year
Never been a "Dune-er" not with the book or the 1984 version. My wife enjoyed both of these, but I consider the story as "Dallas" for "Dynasty" in space.
Is The Pink Opaque a nod to the Cocteau Twins?
Wasn't the smile 2 demon practical?
Yes
FYI, I think it's "Golem" not "Gollum." Gollum is from Lord of the Rings and is not made of wood. ;-)
@@tom7728 lol, you're right. Where did I put that? In the timestamps?
sometime around 13:30 when you bring up the Wooden Man/ Golem
I've heard it pronounced both ways depending on the temple I was in.
15:30 I've never laughed so much in a movie like I did in this movie.
Love Love Love Late Night With The Devil ❤❤❤
I’m going to wear it out…. I watch it Sooo Much!!! 😅
what do packages do you use for your font/glow etc?
Primarily the effect is with Film Converts emulation software that features halation. I add a couple other blur filters in there as well but then with the test I do a bit of a black border around it so the halation has something to bleed over to give it that pronounced halation effect.
In the description, I have links to the discounted emulation software! They are actually one of our long term sponsors and are super great!
No love for Terrifier 3? Whether your thing or not, the whole franchise’s successful run has been built on the use of practical effects, which are alarmingly good and important given the penchant to do everything in post these days. Besides the villain, the story of how these films came to be are built on the talent of the creator-a major proponent of practical- now slowly becoming a horror director to be mentioned with some of the greats. Plus a $2M budgeted film nearing $100M box office shouldn’t be ignored.
And in Challengers they also had a robot-knee that actually broke! Pretty cool and there are pictures of it online. Maybe they replaced it with cgi eventually but hey
That knee scene hurts my knee watching it
Great video, not sure about the dig on Longlegs tho. Nosferatu earns that crown
4:44 WOW BRAV O 👏👏👏
I know it wasn't a great film, but nothing WILD happened in Beatlejuice Beatlejuice? Didn't they rebuild the house in the original?
Tbh I didn't see that film didn't really see anything that interesting when I looked at it for the list. Tbh, we could spend 2 hours or more talking practical effects this year 😅
What's your favorite practical effect from any movie?
Basically anything from the first Ghostbusters.
John Carpenter's THE THING.
Thanks for giving the spoilers warning before you gave away that the witch flies at the end of the movie!! Geeze. Heheheh
😂😂😂
Great vid, and thanks for acknowledging CGI
Would be rad to get a moment more warning to skip sections before big spoilers though - mostly not a big deal, but the Substance reveal was a bummer
Agatha All Along had some great practical effects, also definitely worth watching if you haven't already.
(Has anyone felt like a lot of media lately has a similar look? This hyper clean, almost fake, look?) I just really feel that Hollywood used to be so much better at figuring out how to create a visually appealing aesthetic for each project. Now there's this weird fixation on this bland realism? We need to bring back all sorts of different techniques we used to use in order to create a certain atmosphere and feel to different movies. We need to reconnect with different VFX techniques and practical techniques as well, also this one's very important we need to bring back animation!
theres plenty of visually diverse movies out there, anyone that claim otherwise honestly needs to expand their horizons beyond not only just hollywood productions but also to foreign productions. also animation never went away, just because people want to be elitists about it doesnt mean 3d animation shouldnt count. some of the best animated movies out there are 3d animated. it also ignores the renaissance animation has been going through as of recent years, and the absolute bangers of movies we been having.
see - Into the Spiderverse series.
Did you just copy and paste this comment from literally any other video about movies?
@@formula93 I know this was an odd video to post this on but I felt like it was still relevant because media has had a weird look to it lately & it's less common to see good art design & execution nowadays..
Hey, i dont know if youll see this comment but i love the voice over snoothness. May i ask what mic you use?
"Tent" Reznor??
Oops... totally my bad. I was looking forward to watching The Substance now i spoiled myself on it a bit. Eh, probably more likely to getting around to watching it now! Oddity wasn't even on my radar but it is now!
as much as I love Late night with the devil... A small New Zealand film called DEAD ALIVE did the face split 1st !!!
'Tent' Reznor lol
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The Cyan filter you mentioned about Nosferatu... I now get curious. Is that the same filter they used to make the panchromatic black and white negative behave like orthochromatic in The Lighthouse?
Supposedly it's a new filter specifically made for this film. Unfortunately the details are a bit vague on it currently but we cover it a bit more in depth on our Nosferatu video!
dat Neumann tho
I am getting the impression from your video sponsors that you ... don't ... like ... to cook!? 🤣🤡🥳
I actually love cooking 😂 just not in the middle of projects
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Oddity was so refreshing and unique after the disappointment of Longlegs.
crazy how late night had so many great practical effects, then used AI images for the fucking cards
Tent Reznor : I
such a chalk and cheese list of films. the best and the worst films of the year in here. I have forgotten about The Watchers; wow that was bad
I wish you spent more than a few seconds on each of them
The Late Night With The Devil practical effect shown in the thumbnail was pointless as the VFX part of the shot made it look terrible
barrel roll barrel woohoo
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I saw the tv glow is not a horror...
They categorize the film as horror/fantasy
This is so cool!!! To me, it feels like Hollywood has not been caring about practical effects as much because there's so much c.G.I everywhere, but I loved being proved wrong!!!
I think it's more productions have gotten a lot better at integration between practical and digital and opening more lines of communication between departments during principal filming and pre-production.
Both digital and practical effects have a part to play and nothing is really all practical anymore. I'm always happy to see the collaboration between the 2 makes something special!
The red sunglasses guy has bad trigger discipline. This oversight is why actors and directors need to have firearms training. It sticks out like a sore finger.
I was skeptical of Furiosa but it was the best new-to-me film I saw in 2024 (including movies of other years), which was a great year for movies.
Alien Romulus storyline was crap.
yuuuhhh
@@EastonBawden-bq6eq 😎😎😎
SO happy practical effects are somewhat making a comeback, especially in horror/gore. I fucking HATE GCI. I'd even take BAD practical effects over GOOD CGI anyday
Furiousa definitely have the worse CGI in 2024. Every shot just looks fake.
What an epic video!!!
Can anyone point me to a clip of the fall guys 8.5rolls? I've searched but can only find edited videos that show 6 rolls:(
th-cam.com/video/vyM_QMFcFvA/w-d-xo.html
CGI can take you to uncanny places, but practical effects bring the impossible to life!
Why is everyone on about...the substance...it looked total corny crap from a cheap 80s movie lol
The 80s thing is completely intentional/tied to the main character. Not just a surface thing. And it's fantastic. A twist on The Portrait of Dorian Grey. But you do you Lolbro...
Oddity was my biggest deception. A good beginning for a terrible movie.
man i dont like these cursed thumbnails for the last couple of videos dude. I like the channel but if I see clickbait horror stuff like that then I'm not clicking
None of it is click bait. It's all in the video. This is a photo of an actual practical effect that we show in the video.
Both horror photos are from the content we are covering. I'm not sure what you'd like me to do?
If you don't like horror films it's totally fine! But we cover a broad range of content so it's not always a movie for everyone. But it's not click bait
@@FrameVoyager ya I got you, it just looks like it's clickbait gore stuff like those weird bot farm channels. It's not for me but appreciating the content dude! I'm more into the techy camera/equipment side of things rather than SFX or things like that
Nah, totally get it haha. It was honestly just too good not to use 😅
But there are actually a few techy things in the video they did with cameras!
Was female astronauts a practical effect? It sure looked realistic 😂
The ISS movie did exactly what NASA does by filming on earth.
I kind of feel sorry for some of your latest videos performing so badly, but you really need to play the algorithm if you want this to be sustainable.
We do. Most of the latest ones are released around Films when the review embargo is released. The gladiators ones had an issue where I didn't realize it was released a week early in the U.K. but if you back before that we've had some successful videos.
2024 was hard for this specific content niche because of the lack of films due to the sag aftra strike and end of covid effects. 2025 has a lot more trending content this year for us to cover.
But the last 3 videos we've released are actually performing pretty well
@@FrameVoyager I could think of more click-bait-y titles for the video at least.
@@graealex God please no. Things are bad/lame enough!
Late Night With The Devil is legitimately the dumbest movie I've ever seen. Felt like a complete waste of my time when it was over. If i could sue to get my 2 hours back i would lol.
Really?! Albeit the end was a little meh-but I enjoyed it. What movies DID you like this year? ❤
@kateapple1 I absolutely LOVED Heretic. It was different from most movies I've ever seen, and at no point did I fully understand what was going on until the end, lol. I'm definitely not the smartest, though. This was definitely a great year for horror films, though it feels like they are having a big comeback.
A year removing the tethers in post-production.... Alas! what a waste of Life!