And now for the remaining three movies nominated for visual effects:
1 nomination
- Visual Effects
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Lydia Peckham
This was pretty strong. It had lots of good surprises and the main character is great. But act two is kinda boring, I’m afraid, and I frequently felt ahead of our protagonist, Noa. Still, I had lots of fun, there was much good action, and the visual effects were very good. I am ok with them continuing to nominate the Planet of the Apes movies in this category—even if they don't win. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was nominated in 2012, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2015, and War for the Planet of the Apes in 2018. This movie doesn't really live up to the greatness of those three movies, but they were really good, so I can't be too mad. This had a lot to live up to, and if the pacing of Kingdom wasn't quite great, the effects were still absolutely top notch.
Will win: N/A
Could win: N/A
My rating: #57 out of 99
1 nomination
- Visual Effects
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn, Robert Bobroczkyi, and a CGI version of Ian Holm voiced by Daniel Betts
I am not really into this kind of movie, but this works. It’s just so fucking gross. I know that's part of the appeal of this kind of horror—the fluids and the sheer disgust of it all—and I guess it's not for me. I also find the Alien universe’s interest in babies and pregnancy to be really nasty, as well. Like, as soon as one of the cast of characters in this film (played entirely by models, apparently) told us she was preggers I thought uh oh here we go: it’s Alien: Prometheus all over again. This movie’s third act is pretty great though. I was enjoying myself a lot... while also screaming about how nasty everything was. I felt gross for hours afterward. This is why I don’t watch stuff like this. Yuck. In other words, Alien: Romulus does what it promises it will do.
Will win: N/A
Could win: N/A
My rating: #73 out of 99
1 nomination
- Visual Effects
Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Raechelle Banno, Kate Mulvaney, Frazer Hadfield, Damon Herriman, Jake Simmance, Alison Steadman
This movie is a conventional musical biopic that is made insanely, amazingly unconventional—to the point of being deranged—by the fact that Robbie Williams, the musician in question, is portrayed for the entire length of the film as a chimpanzee. He is a very realistic looking chimpanzee, too! The effects are great. The musical numbers here are really the highlight, though. Gracey had a movie musical hit with The Greatest Showman, and this is just as much of a musical. “Rock DJ” is insanely good; it's a total blast. “She’s the One” is excellent too. In fact, the whole thing really works. The reason I didn't love this movie is that Better Man's plot is just so conventional. You've seen this story a hundred times. And this makes its overly long running time—140 minutes—very silly indeed. For me, the chimpanzee gimmick really doesn't run out of steam; it keeps working for the entirety of the movie's length. But the story the movie has to tell is not nearly as cool as the style in which it is told, and for the last twenty minutes of this film, I was impatient for it to end..
Will win: N/A
Could win: N/A
My rating: #63 out of 99
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