Movies With the Best CGI Performances
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Movies With the Best CGI Performances

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

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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.
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