I watched Death Becomes Her last night, as I had recorded it earlier in the week off of Sci-Fi. It’s an enjoyable black comedy from director Robert Zemeckis.
The film’s effects (from ILM) were amazing in 1992, and they still hold up today. Sure, like any geek nitpicker, I had to replay some of the scenes in slow-mo, and I did see the occasional instance of less-than-perfect motion tracking. But, that's just a minor quibble. And, I’m still not sure how ILM achieved those shotgun-blast holes in Goldie Hawn’s character (Helen).
My only real critique is with its foley. At times, it was just overdone. Hey, I enjoy overdone-foley as much as the next guy, when it’s appropriate for its genre. But, in Death Becomes Her, it just seemed exaggerated at times. For instance, through the course of the movie, three bodies fall down stairs. And, as the visual appeared, along with the “stair falling sound”, I could just picture the foley artists dropping shoes and other objects onto a wooden plank in their studio.
Oh, and why Sci-Fi didn’t air it in widescreen is beyond me :-/. It’s not like Sci-Fi has a no-widescreen policy, as they consistently air the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series as such. I want my missing 40%, dammit ;).