Uncanny Valley

[4thofeleven]

We need to give George Lucas and the prequels more credit. Sure, nobody liked Jar-Jar Binks, but that was because of his dialogue and actions - not because the CGI set off an instinctive "Kill it with fire!" response. If Star Wars could do it twenty years ago, you'd think modern film-makers could manage the same thing...

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[nic]

You make a really good point! (What did you just watch that is terrible?)

[4thofeleven]

The combination of the Cats trailer and the Sonic trailer, both of which must have somehow passed through dozens of hands without anyone realizing they'd set up camp deep in the Uncanny valley...