Salzmank Watches “Star Wars”

Salzmank Watches “Star Wars” Dec 1, 2018 2:55:16 GMT No Morpho, Only Bánh mì, coldenhaulfield, and 1 more like this

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Post by Salzmank on Dec 1, 2018 2:55:16 GMT

Dec 1, 2018 2:48:48 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

I think the Cushing FX are very impressive in a couple of shots I watched (where he was partially in shadow). Could I have believed it was him or his cousin in some archival footage?--maybe—but it was completely RUINED by the voice.
Nothing like him.
And they used someone taller than him for the part. If they are going to try to do a convincing fake they really should go all out.
It’s interesting though-for Revenge of the Sith they used makeup on an actor (I missed him) however they did two different makeup tests. That first was vastly superior. The makeup artist said Christopher Lee visited when he was showing someone the second makeup but Lee didn’t make any comment.
But if you go back even further, in 1974’s Madhouse, Vincent Price puts on “Peter Cushing makeup” at the end. It’s a weird effect because it looks halfway like him and halfway like Price.

I was interested in reading your opinion on the special effects because I know you’re a Cushing fan too.

I pretty much thought the same thing–I could almost believe it when he’s in shadow, but when they did this one close-up I could immediately tell it was a (creepy!) computer duplicate.

And you’re right about the voice (and the height). I think I’d be able to do a better Cushing impression! And no patented Peter Cushing finger! That’s unforgivable.

They used the second make-up test for Sith? As much as I love Cushing, I’d be fine with recasting the part in future movies; I’d prefer that over a CGI clone.