Turn off the words, Feel the force.
『SFX』ISSUE 127, FEBRUARY 2005（THE FUTURE NETWORK社）という英国の雑誌に、
特殊効果による映像表現（シークエンス）のオールタイムベスト50傑を選んだもの（TVは除く）。読者投票を反映させてるらしいが、集計結果が載ってるわけではないので、多分に編集部の恣意的コントロールで選ばれてそうではある。
キーワード的に特撮（VFX）シークエンスが記されてるところが興味深いので、メモっときます（50位から順に）。
50 Starship Troopers (1997) {THE KLENDATHU DROP}
49 ET (1982) {FLYING BICYCLES}
48 Flash Gordon (1980) {SKYSCAPES}
47 Independence Day (1996) {BLOWING UP THE WHITE HOUSE}
46 Total Recall (1990) {ARNIE'S OLD WOMAN DISGUISE}
45 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) {THE BATTLE ON THE PELENNOR FIELDS}
44 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) {ATLANTIS}
43 Aliens (1986) {LOADER BAY BATTLE}
42 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) {THE FLIGHT OF THE HIPPOGRYFF}
41 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) {SPIDER VS MAN RUMBLE}
40 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) {GEORGE AND GRACIE}
39 Superman (1978) {BALCONY SEQUENCE}
38 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) {GENESIS PROJECT}
37 The Abyss (1989) {WATER TENTACLE}
36 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) {HUMAN DOG}
35 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) {ENTERPRISE BLOWING UP}
34 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) {THE ASTEROID FIELD}
33 Superman (1978) {THE PHANTOM ZONE}
32 The War of the Worlds (1953) {MARTIAN DEVASTATION}
31 The Valley of Gwangi (1969) {THE LASSO SEQUENCE}
30 X2 (2003) {NIGHTCRAWLER IN THE WHITE HOUSE}
29 Star Wars (1977) {ATTACK ON THE DEATH STAR}
28 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) {FINALE}
27 The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) {PRETORIUS'S MINIATURE PEOPLE}
26 Blade Runner (1982) {OPENING SCENE}
25 Peter Pan (2003) {THE FLIGHT TO NEVERLAND}
24 The Invisible Man (1933) {UNWRAPPING THE BANDAGES}
23 Planet of the Apes (1968) {FINAL SCENE}
22 Videodrome (1983) {MAX RENN'S VAGINAL STOMACH SLIT}
21 Metropolis (1927) {THE CITYSCAPES}
20 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) {AT-AT5}
19 The Time Machine (1960) {EVER-CHANGING MANNEQUIN}
18 Jurassic Park (1993) {THE FIRST SIGHT OF THE BRACHIOSAURUS}
17 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) {JEKYLL'S FIRST TRANSFORMATION}
16 Le Voyage dans la lune (1902) {ONE IN THE EYE FOR THE MAN IN THE MOON}
15 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) {MOTHERSHIP ARRIVES}
14 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) {ORION III TRAVELS TO THE SPACE STATION}
13 Scanners (1981) {THE EXPLODING HEAD}
12 Metropolis (1927) {THE CREATION OF THE ROBOT MARIA}
11 An American Werewolf in London (1981) {THE TRANSFORMATION}
10 Spider-Man 2 (2004) {TRAIN FIGHT}
09 Alien (1979) {CHESTBURSTER}
08 The Matrix (1999) {BULLET TIME}
07 Forbidden Planet (1956) {KRELL MACHINERY}
06 The Lord of the Rings (2001-3) {GOLLUM}
05 Jason and the Argonauts (1963) {THE SKELETONS}
04 Terminator 2 (1991) {THE T-1000}
03 The Thing (1982) {THE SPIDER HEAD}
02 King Kong (1933) {CLIMAX}
01 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) {OPENING SCHENE}
（2005.04.14追記）
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[28th January 2005]
