Top 10 Landmark CGI Movie Effects

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For better or worse, CGI wouldn't be everywhere without these trendsetters. While CGI continues to advance with each film, the mind-blowing standouts are the firsts of their kinds. These range from the light-cycles of Tron, to the liquid metal T-1000 in terminator and the motion captured Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com and today we'll be counting down the top 10 Landmark CGI movie effects.

#10: oodbye Miniatures "The Last Starfighter" (1984)
#9: lass Knight "Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985)
#8: enesis Effect "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982)
#7: irst Animal "Labyrinth" (1986)
#6: dvanced Motion Capture "Avatar" (2009)
#5: inosaurs "Jurassic Park" (1993)
#4: otion Captured Gollum "The Lord of the Ring Series" (2002)
#3: irst Water Effect "The Abyss" (1989)
#2: -1000 "Terminator 2" (1991)
#1: ight Cycles "Tron" (1982)

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