10 recent movies that revolutionized special effects

James Cameron's 'Avatar' didn't spring out of nowhere.
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10 recent movies that revolutionized special effects
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While CGI and digital effects, when done badly, can elicit groans, there are amazing digital effects out there in movies, often so skillfully crafted that you didn't even notice them.

Today's movies are enhanced (perhaps overloaded) with a amazing technologies that can bring almost anything to life. CineFix takes a look at just how we got here, with 10 movies that each brought something new to the table in the 21st century.

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Jonathan Keshishoglou

Jonathan Keshishoglou (he often shortens that last part to just "Kesh") was an editorial intern on the Mashable Watercooler team. Watch him ramble coherently on Twitter: @keshception


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