{"id":1101,"date":"2015-07-23T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2015-07-23T16:05:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:05:52","slug":"movies-worst-special-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/movies-worst-special-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Supercut Shows Movie History’s Worst Ever Special Effects!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all love movies, right? Whether it’s a night in on the couch with some microwave popcorn or an evening at the cinema with ten dollars’ worth of popcorn and a soda the size of a small child – you can’t beat catching a flick. And some of the big blockbusters you can catch now? The special effects are just INSANE, aren’t they? But do you think there’s a chance they might look a bit lame in a few years’ time? Just think back a few years. We remember thinking, ‘they can’t improve on this!’<\/em> every week. And yet Hollywood<\/a> does improve.<\/p>\n

In fact, take a look at some of these old films and their special effects. Some of them are pretty embarrassing now. And, hey – some of them were embarrassing then<\/em> too! And to prove it, we bring to your attention to an amazing compilation video that supercuts some of the worst movie<\/a> special effects offenders altogether in one place.<\/p>\n

There’s Jaws 3, Mortal Kombat, The Mist, Deep Blue Sea, Birdemic (our personal favorite!), Sharknado, Howard the Duck… The list goes on. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zEVi9dfXjiQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all love movies, right? Whether it’s a night in on the couch with some microwave popcorn or an evening at the cinema with ten dollars’ worth of popcorn and a soda the size of a small child – you can’t beat catching a flick. 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