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For as long as movies have existed, filmmakers have used every tool available to create fantastical worlds, especially when it comes to science fiction. As special effects grew more sophisticated, directors had a greater ability to let their imaginations run wild, allowing them to create aliens, flying saucers, cyborgs ... anything the mind could possibly dream up. The quality of these effects reached an apex in the 1980s, a time when nascent computer-generated imagery was utilized alongside old school techniques like models, miniatures, and makeup. As modern blockbusters have become increasingly reliant upon CGI, there's been a growing nostalgia for the days when more practical effects were used. Not just because they were more ta

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