Research: Film - Effects

We are capable of creating effects to a much higher detail than we were years ago.
These effects range from costumes, to environment, to CGI.
I noticed the drastic change when watching the new 'Planet of the Apes' film.

Planet of the Apes, 1968

Planet of the Apes, 2001

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011

These stills show the advancement in our digital technology to the point where these 'apes' become genuinely believable creatures. Development in motion capture have made it much easier to create CGI creatures that walk realistically.

Because every year that goes by, we see a new blockbuster feature released which is full of new CGI set pieces, our expectations in films are rising higher and higher, meaning less impressive looking films go straight to DVD, or worse, Syfy.