Best movie with little or no special effects.

[Deef]

Almost every movie these days is riddled with special effects and CGI, it almost seems as if the focus is moving from plot to effects. So I ask you, what is your favorite movie with little or no special effects, made great in your eyes by some other quality?

My favorite is the Shawshank Redemption, I never noticed a special effect, but it was one of the best movies I'd ever seen.

 

[whitemidget]

Clerks. Had a microbudget, and the only special effect was having Scott Mosier yell at himself during the hockey scene. The movie's always had a soft spot in my heart, as I was 13 or something when I first saw it. It's been one of the big developing movies of my adolescence.

 

[sneakypenguin]

I just saw "Princess bride" so i'm gonna go with that.

 

[TaborMallory]

Monty Python!

 

[iJosh]

Probably monty python or Airplane.

 

[Christemo]

monty python, Forrest Gump, Pretty Woman, What Woman Want.

 

[Torian_Kel]

Take the Lead

Antonio Banderas was AWESOME in that flick

And Airplane!

 

[m_jim]

Reservoir Dogs didn't have any special effects that I can think of, and Pulp Fiction only had one (the background shot while John Travolta is driving). Whatever his latter day failings, Quentin Tarantino could make a damn fine movie the old fashioned way: story and dialog.

My favorite is the Shawshank Redemption, I never noticed a special effect, but it was one of the best movies I'd ever seen.

Nice pick. That's probably one of the greatest movies of all time.

 

[zen5887]

Ong Bak. Tony Jaa has no need for wires, cgi or stunt doubles!

 

[EvilMaggot]

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

 

[Deef]

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

Is that a youtube video by any chance?

 

[EvilMaggot]

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

Is that a youtube video by any chance?

its a movie made by fans with a budget on 5000$ 40 minutes long
its free
you can watch the entire movie here - http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/player_film-hd.htm

 

[zen5887]

Ong Bak. Tony Jaa has no need for wires, cgi or stunt doubles!

Pfft, Jackie Chan has been doing that for a while now.

Ooh! Fair point.

Add Drunken Master 2 to my list.

 

[Dr. UBAR]

"The Castle"
Awesome aussie movie but anyone that isn't aussie and decides to watch it will think we're insane.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Ong Bak (seconded), Se7en (there's a lot of costume/mannequin stuff, but actual CGI? I don't remember any), The Usual Suspects (stuff gets set on fire, that's about it), Pulp Fiction (There's... A cartoon square) and maybe Fight Club (I say maybe because some extremely subtle CGI may have been worked into the film in single frames or something just to mess with my head. It's that kind of movie.)

Actually, most Tarantino movies. Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, True Romance (he wrote the script), Reservoir Dogs... I think Kill Bill is about the only movie(s) of his that might have CGI special effects. It has anime, so I guess maybe that counts. I think Death Proof has some CGI. It's still great, though.

 

[Jenkins]

No country or old men

 

[herr.Didi]

Ong Bak (seconded), Se7en (there's a lot of costume/mannequin stuff, but actual CGI? I don't remember any), The Usual Suspects (stuff gets set on fire, that's about it), Pulp Fiction (There's... A cartoon square) and maybe Fight Club (I say maybe because some extremely subtle CGI may have been worked into the film in single frames or something just to mess with my head. It's that kind of movie.)

I second that.

 

[Zand88]

Death Proof. |D