Forum Overview :: Peter Molyneux's The Movies :: Even the computer graphics in Escape from New York were practical effects.

[quote name="Jerry Whorebach"]<img src="http://i.minus.com/iQaNmuXfY8YZJ.jpg"> [quote name="<a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/max-headroom-and-the-strange-world-of-pseudo-cgi-82745.html">Neil Emmett</a>"]Early on in the movie we see what appears to be a wireframe model of Manhattan; in actual fact, a physical model was built for this sequence, with reflective tape placed along the edges of the buildings. Shot under ultraviolet light, this recreated the luminescent green-on-black effect of primitive CGI.[/quote] If this news makes you finally get around to watching The Ward, I'm very sorry :([/quote]