What older movies made a good use of either side stepping special effects or have effects that somehow still hold up today? Why are they good movies?
What older movies made a good use of either side stepping special effects or have effects that somehow still hold up today? Why are they good movies?
The Thing (J Carpenter version) is the best SFX movie ever, imo, and holds up incredibly well. The original Dracula didn’t need anything fancy. And for the best practical FX using camera angles and other filming tricks, any film by Buster Keaton is a masterpiece of cinema.
Technically the original ‘Dracula’ is Austrian/Hungarian film ‘Dracula’s Death’, released in either 1921 or 1923. Considering that Dracula is either the most- or second-most-frequently adapted character ever, I wouldn’t be surprised if more films were made between this one and the 1931 one.
Also, funny thing, a Spanish-language version of ‘Dracula’ was filmed simultaneously with the 1931 film, on the same sets. It’s considered better made, because the crew had access to the dailies of the English version and could adjust the direction based on the flaws they noticed.