Saturday, July 30

Amazing CGI in 'Wedding Crashers!'

The hit comedy "Wedding Crashers!" gets a Dullard rating of so-so. It's actually a perfectly suitable summer diversion, just too predictable to get the coveted "rocked" designation.

Some notes:

-- Vince Vaughn once again does a great job of playing Vince Vaughn.

-- Vaughn's counterpart is a remarkable piece of special effects. The film makers have digitally created an "actor" code-named Owen Wilson. He's part Ellen DeGeneres, part Rod Stewart and part Muppet. For extra laughs, the CGI wizards have given Wilson a long and oddly bent nose that hints at a kinky sensuality.

Building on the triumphant legacy of Jar-Jar Binks and Gollum, this "actor" is the next step in the process of eliminating flesh and blood from modern movie-making altogether. I, for one, welcome our CGI overlords.

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