Movies With the Best CGI Performances

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1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gollum hit all the right marks with his spot-on expressions and scenes "between" Good Gollum and Bad Gollum. 34 46

2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Nighy's turn as the eternally sad pirate is particularly impressive when you consider his face is covered in writhing tentacles. 16 32

3 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Robert Patrick's silvery, slithery, shape changing T-1000 stole the show and made a CGI character the star. 11 27

4 King Kong
When has an animal ever expressed so much emotion? Kong's range includes rage, confusion, and love. 6 34

5 Spider-Man 3
Thomas Haden Church's Sandman was most impressive in scenes where he was part-sand. 6 32

6 X-Men: The Last Stand
Shape-changers and colored skin have been done before; it takes skills it takes to play a convincing younger you. 5 27

7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Dobby walks the line of almost-annoying without quite crossing over -- which is more than can be said for some human characters in Potter's world. 4 28

8 The Incredible Hulk
Scrawny white boy Edward Norton's morph into a giant green Norton look-a-like was made believable by subtle facial expression. 4 26

9 Beowulf
There's no arguing with a golden, naked Angelina Jolie emerging from a pool to seduce, well, all of us. 0 24

10 Casper
Casper manages to avoid what could have been a cartoony cheese-fest with translucent, almost 3D ease. -7 21

Which movie boasts a CGI performance that outshines the human actors?

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