CGI moments that seemed good at the time but didn't age too well

These days, with Marvel’s superhero films grossing essentially all of the money, it’s almost impossible to imagine a Hollywood blockbuster that doesn’t make liberal use of computer-generated imagery (CGI). This particular form of special effects, however, has a history that runs far deeper. In fact, the first two movies to feature CGI were 1973 thriller Western Westworld (which inspired the hit HBO show) and its 1976 sequel Futureworld. Forty-six years later, we sure have come a long way, haven’t we?
By today’s standards, the original Westworld’s computer-generated graphics look pretty shoddy and prehistoric. But don’t snicker at it quite that quickly. Even movies made as recently as this decade have had CGI that was… Let’s just call it questionable. These special effects may have looked decent at the time, but they have aged about as well as box wine. These are Hollywood blockbusters from days of yore with CGI that looks like it was part of a kindergarten project today.
[post_page_title]Garfield – Mondays, are we right?[/post_page_title]
The Garfield comic strip has been running in thousands of newspapers worldwide, with more than 200 million people enjoying the exploits of the lasagna-loving, Mondays-hating orange tabby. Known for its prolific merchandising as much as it is for actual comics, in 2004 Garfield expanded to the big screen.

With a $50 million budget and Bill Murray voicing the titular cat, you’d think they would’ve nailed how the character the movie’s named after looks. Nope! Garfield was a CGI creation that looked cartoonish and fake even then, let alone in 2019.