It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about Superman or Snow White , CGI is an important part of the modern blockbuster. Trivia nerds know that CGI has been a part of movies since computers were used to help make the opening titles of 1958’s Vertigo . But when most people think of the beginning of CGI in cinema, they think of the 1990s—and often at its worst, a la the goofy virtual worlds of The Lawnmower Man or the ugly hellscapes of Spawn . However, there are a surprising amount of movies that still look pretty great, even decades later.

Whether it’s just the initial explosion of technical innovation or the understanding that sometimes restraint is better than excess, the visual effects artists on these movies helped create images that stood the test of time.

Terminator 2: Judgm

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