"That's not CGI, this really happened": Netizens react hilariously to CGI effects of 'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl' with nostalgia

Scenes with CGI effects from the old, nostalgia-provoking film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl are making netizens go wild with their humor on X. A post shared by one of the netizens displays a short clip from the movie, invoking a mix of feelings.

Some netizens are poking fun at the odd-looking CGI, constructed with the technology available at that time. Others, however, are defending the old CGI with fun-filled logic.

Fans who grew up watching the film feel that the CGI was so impressive that it gave them a hard time telling the difference between what was real and what was fake.

If you also want a taste of the old CGI scene, here's the video for you:

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl is an American superhero film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez that came out in 2005.

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Netizens react hilariously to CGI effects of 'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl' with nostalgia

A funny netizen and admirer wrote, (@ThorDKidd/X)

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Another netizen funnily wrote, (Via @gookyjhit/X)

This movie used to hit with a nice meal. Man I miss 2016

Another user humorously chimed in, (@kirawontmiss/X)

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Another humorous X user dropped this comment, (Via @Crazymoments01/X)

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A clever joke followed, (Via @JPT_Arts/X)

"People don't watch Sharkboy and Lavagirl cause the effects look good. They watch it cause it's weird and fun."

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Another person humorously replied (Via @MuseumCommodore/X)

"My daughter loved watching this, and I was thinking in my head this CGI is rubbish, but I can't talk I grew up in the 70s and 80s with bad green screens - which I didn't notice until I was an adult too."

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Another user added a humorous comment, (Via @Frontiersettle1/X)

"This was the only move I watched where the 3D effect felt real for a moment and I think it was like a purple or red pill floating in the air and I actually reached out to touch it. I’ll be honest, the CGI of him as a shark is somehow better than him as a wolf"

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A netizen also chimed in, (Via @animerch_x/X)

"So hilarious those days"

Someone else humorously pointed out, (Via @atamanoyare/X)

"Nah we knew it was bad, we just didn’t really care. Tho I admit it looks worse now is a tad more cringe lol"

Another user replied, (Via @30Alexandre2019/X)

"Wasn’t this the time where each character played a real life like role that we all kids wanted to be one of them? I remember for example The Power Rangers. Hahaha"

An X user quipped, (Via @BEASTonX/X)

"It’s just how I thought N64 graphics were realistic. We weren’t ready for today back then"

This social media user wrote, (Via @Update1page/X)

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