the first thought that popped into my head when i saw this skeleton was the climatic scene in indiana jones and the last crusade. you know the one where the guy has to pick a grail, preferably a holy one, to drink from and gain immortality. i remember seeing the effect as a kid and finding it both cool and really scary. thinking about it now still makes me a little scared. in fact even re-watching it on youtube does the trick. i think the blonde's screams add to the impact, but it's also the non-cgi effects which only look a little dated because they're not shiny, rendered and obvious computer creations. man i'm starting to sound like a grumpy old curmudgeon huh? i tells ya back in my day if you wanted to rip the flesh of someone's face you wouldn't simply press a few buttons on a computer, you'd get your hands dirty. uh-huh, it really was a simpler, better time back then.

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the first thought that popped into my head when i saw this skeleton was the climatic scene in indiana jones and the last crusade. you know the one where the guy has to pick a grail, preferably a holy one, to drink from and gain immortality. i remember seeing the effect as a kid and finding it both cool and really scary. thinking about it now still makes me a little scared. in fact even re-watching it on youtube does the trick. i think the blonde's screams add to the impact, but it's also the non-cgi effects which only look a little dated because they're not shiny, rendered and obvious computer creations. man i'm starting to sound like a grumpy old curmudgeon huh? i tells ya back in my day if you wanted to rip the flesh of someone's face you wouldn't simply press a few buttons on a computer, you'd get your hands dirty. uh-huh, it really was a simpler, better time back then.

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