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Top 10 Music Videos with Cringe-Worthy CGI


we get that they all can be avatar but

we get that they all can be avatar but no one could have expected these

no one could have expected these

no one could have expected these atrocities

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top

be counting down our picks for the top

be counting down our picks for the top 10 music videos with cringe-worthy CGI

for this list we’re focusing on musical

for this list we’re focusing on musical artists that either had grand visions of

artists that either had grand visions of

artists that either had grand visions of CGI or made half-ass attempts to blow

CGI or made half-ass attempts to blow

CGI or made half-ass attempts to blow our collective minds in post-production

as the largely forgotten fourth single

as the largely forgotten fourth single from Cisco’s song a debut album the Dru

from Cisco’s song a debut album the Dru

from Cisco’s song a debut album the Dru Hill frontman gave us a variety of

Hill frontman gave us a variety of

Hill frontman gave us a variety of interesting visuals including that

interesting visuals including that

interesting visuals including that dragon microphone but most notably the

dragon microphone but most notably the

dragon microphone but most notably the CGI monster that probably didn’t come

CGI monster that probably didn’t come

CGI monster that probably didn’t come from the minds of JJ Abrams do you think

from the minds of JJ Abrams do you think

from the minds of JJ Abrams do you think you’re doing

you’re doing

you’re doing caught up in scaring people Stephanie

caught up in scaring people Stephanie

caught up in scaring people Stephanie one cause just the appearance alone was

one cause just the appearance alone was

one cause just the appearance alone was it all too bad hey you gotta give Cisco

it all too bad hey you gotta give Cisco

it all too bad hey you gotta give Cisco props for the effort the video truly

props for the effort the video truly

props for the effort the video truly starts going downhill when that thing

starts going downhill when that thing

starts going downhill when that thing starts wagging his tail around while our

starts wagging his tail around while our

starts wagging his tail around while our favorite thong expert sings in the

favorite thong expert sings in the

favorite thong expert sings in the streets not quite what we were hoping

streets not quite what we were hoping

streets not quite what we were hoping for

in 1984 the Norwegians from aha produced

in 1984 the Norwegians from aha produced a synth classic with take on me

and sixteen years later a group of

and sixteen years later a group of British Norwegians calling themselves a

British Norwegians calling themselves a

British Norwegians calling themselves a one demonstrated the dark side of

one demonstrated the dark side of

one demonstrated the dark side of ill-advised boy band music videos

if you’re wondering what’s going on here

if you’re wondering what’s going on here well the gang popped on a set of virtual

well the gang popped on a set of virtual

well the gang popped on a set of virtual reality glasses allowing them to explore

reality glasses allowing them to explore

reality glasses allowing them to explore a poorly constructed CGI world that may

a poorly constructed CGI world that may

a poorly constructed CGI world that may just draw you in due to the pure lunacy

just draw you in due to the pure lunacy

just draw you in due to the pure lunacy of it all

think about the worst Nintendo game that

think about the worst Nintendo game that you’ve ever played and you got a ones

you’ve ever played and you got a ones

you’ve ever played and you got a ones virus-infected world of take on me

first of all it’s important to know that

first of all it’s important to know that this music video actually received a

this music video actually received a

this music video actually received a Grammy nomination but from the looks of

Grammy nomination but from the looks of

Grammy nomination but from the looks of the CGI trainwreck the Grammy voters

the CGI trainwreck the Grammy voters

the CGI trainwreck the Grammy voters must have been a pack of militant

must have been a pack of militant

must have been a pack of militant toddlers or recently unblinded cave men

toddlers or recently unblinded cave men

toddlers or recently unblinded cave men enthralled by primary colors

overall go West feels a bit creepy and

overall go West feels a bit creepy and even a bit hypnotic but it all goes to

even a bit hypnotic but it all goes to

even a bit hypnotic but it all goes to hell once the floating beach balls

hell once the floating beach balls

hell once the floating beach balls appear

then you get one of the soldiers just

then you get one of the soldiers just walking around in the CGI sky almost as

walking around in the CGI sky almost as

walking around in the CGI sky almost as if the director said yep that’s good

if the director said yep that’s good

if the director said yep that’s good enough and apparently it was for 1993

number seven sweets

number seven sweets like chocolate shanks and Bigfoot for

like chocolate shanks and Bigfoot for

like chocolate shanks and Bigfoot for this video from UK garage duo shanks and

this video from UK garage duo shanks and

this video from UK garage duo shanks and Bigfoot there’s a cute premise at work

Bigfoot there’s a cute premise at work

Bigfoot there’s a cute premise at work at least on paper but as you can see the

at least on paper but as you can see the

at least on paper but as you can see the CGI is just a little bit too childish

CGI is just a little bit too childish

CGI is just a little bit too childish and well slow which only reminds viewers

and well slow which only reminds viewers

and well slow which only reminds viewers of more CGI savvy bang furthermore

of more CGI savvy bang furthermore

of more CGI savvy bang furthermore nothing really happens as her pigtailed

nothing really happens as her pigtailed

nothing really happens as her pigtailed character ultimately trances out on a

character ultimately trances out on a

character ultimately trances out on a bench amid her chocolatey landscape

under the right circumstances think

under the right circumstances think herbal self-medicating the CGI may seem

herbal self-medicating the CGI may seem

herbal self-medicating the CGI may seem impressive but one shouldn’t have to put

impressive but one shouldn’t have to put

impressive but one shouldn’t have to put in such an effort just to follow a music

in such an effort just to follow a music

in such an effort just to follow a music video

you may remember the song from the 1999

you may remember the song from the 1999 film ten Things I Hate About You but

film ten Things I Hate About You but

film ten Things I Hate About You but it’s unlikely that spider baits

it’s unlikely that spider baits

it’s unlikely that spider baits complimentary music video left a mark on

complimentary music video left a mark on

complimentary music video left a mark on your psyche

essentially the CGI looks like a

essentially the CGI looks like a compilation of stock footage images or

compilation of stock footage images or

compilation of stock footage images or perhaps someone using Google search for

perhaps someone using Google search for

perhaps someone using Google search for the first time

there’s simply nothing to grasp onto no

there’s simply nothing to grasp onto no mind boner moments whatsoever and then

mind boner moments whatsoever and then

mind boner moments whatsoever and then boom it’s just over and you’re like well

boom it’s just over and you’re like well

boom it’s just over and you’re like well that happened next

known for the style over substance

known for the style over substance nature of his music videos dollar Mandy

nature of his music videos dollar Mandy

nature of his music videos dollar Mandy opted to embrace the art of blue screen

opted to embrace the art of blue screen

opted to embrace the art of blue screen CGI creating some questionable landscape

CGI creating some questionable landscape

CGI creating some questionable landscape visuals to go alongside his smiley face

visuals to go alongside his smiley face

visuals to go alongside his smiley face aw when you combine the campy

aw when you combine the campy

aw when you combine the campy performance with CGI images that

performance with CGI images that

performance with CGI images that resemble a young adults novel cover oh

resemble a young adults novel cover oh

resemble a young adults novel cover oh and also include a giant fan well you

and also include a giant fan well you

and also include a giant fan well you just have to wonder how the initial

just have to wonder how the initial

just have to wonder how the initial creative meeting went it went quickly

everything goes fast with let’s get

everything goes fast with let’s get rocked as a creepy CGI kid emerges along

rocked as a creepy CGI kid emerges along

rocked as a creepy CGI kid emerges along with deeply offensive images of a

with deeply offensive images of a

with deeply offensive images of a computer-generated throat and dangling

computer-generated throat and dangling

computer-generated throat and dangling UPA nothing says let’s rock quite like

UPA nothing says let’s rock quite like

UPA nothing says let’s rock quite like gag-inducing imagery and somehow the

gag-inducing imagery and somehow the

gag-inducing imagery and somehow the entire production manages to become even

entire production manages to become even

entire production manages to become even more cumbersome as Def Leppard performs

more cumbersome as Def Leppard performs

more cumbersome as Def Leppard performs on a low-grade CGI aah as their creepy

on a low-grade CGI aah as their creepy

on a low-grade CGI aah as their creepy subject continues to scour around town

subject continues to scour around town

subject continues to scour around town doing god-knows-what

let’s say this if there was a CGI

let’s say this if there was a CGI Dateline NBC this guy would make the

Dateline NBC this guy would make the

Dateline NBC this guy would make the show

nominated for a 1998 Aria Music Award

nominated for a 1998 Aria Music Award this video spawned from an album

this video spawned from an album

this video spawned from an album entitled unit and given the mentally

entitled unit and given the mentally

entitled unit and given the mentally active subject of the production the

active subject of the production the

active subject of the production the crew from regurgitator seem to have been

crew from regurgitator seem to have been

crew from regurgitator seem to have been looking for a cute way to further

looking for a cute way to further

looking for a cute way to further explore themes of sexuality

on a fundamental level there’s plenty to

on a fundamental level there’s plenty to process but one certainly can’t ignore

process but one certainly can’t ignore

process but one certainly can’t ignore the disproportionate CGI figure of

the disproportionate CGI figure of

the disproportionate CGI figure of polyester girl and one might even be

polyester girl and one might even be

polyester girl and one might even be inclined to believe it’s a polyester boy

inclined to believe it’s a polyester boy

inclined to believe it’s a polyester boy considering the massive CGI bulge

ah Danish bubblegum music such as Jean

ah Danish bubblegum music such as Jean Republic be found on your latest Spotify

Republic be found on your latest Spotify

Republic be found on your latest Spotify playlist and that’s because of this

playlist and that’s because of this

playlist and that’s because of this music video destroyed the genre back in

music video destroyed the genre back in

music video destroyed the genre back in 1999

we’re kidding of course but maybe not as

we’re kidding of course but maybe not as not only does this song sound like we

not only does this song sound like we

not only does this song sound like we don’t know Barbie girl but it’s evident

don’t know Barbie girl but it’s evident

don’t know Barbie girl but it’s evident that someone was really trying hard with

that someone was really trying hard with

that someone was really trying hard with the effects sadly however they don’t

the effects sadly however they don’t

the effects sadly however they don’t exactly pop off the screen especially

exactly pop off the screen especially

exactly pop off the screen especially when you throw in the lame-ass

when you throw in the lame-ass

when you throw in the lame-ass lightsaber sequence

before we unveil our number one pick

before we unveil our number one pick here are a few honorable mentions

my reflection

my reflection a snow-covered it

number one blue double D a full 65 I

number one blue double D a full 65 I moved all the beat of a

moved all the beat of a

moved all the beat of a be our guy

be our guy

be our guy well here we are another Europop CGI

well here we are another Europop CGI

well here we are another Europop CGI affair but that in itself is not the

affair but that in itself is not the

affair but that in itself is not the problem the problem here is the penis

problem the problem here is the penis

problem the problem here is the penis shaped heads of the CGI aliens that are

shaped heads of the CGI aliens that are

shaped heads of the CGI aliens that are duking it out with the blue ball and

duking it out with the blue ball and

duking it out with the blue ball and gang of Eiffel 65 how would you actually

gang of Eiffel 65 how would you actually

gang of Eiffel 65 how would you actually pick the worst moment here is it in fact

pick the worst moment here is it in fact

pick the worst moment here is it in fact the phallic alien characters or is it

the phallic alien characters or is it

the phallic alien characters or is it the performance sequence well we think

the performance sequence well we think

the performance sequence well we think we pinpointed the low point of blue as

we pinpointed the low point of blue as

we pinpointed the low point of blue as the CGI of the fight sequence doesn’t

the CGI of the fight sequence doesn’t

the CGI of the fight sequence doesn’t come across as funny

come across as funny

come across as funny innovative unique or anything that might

innovative unique or anything that might

innovative unique or anything that might be considered not just completely

be considered not just completely

be considered not just completely terrible

so do you agree with our selections what

so do you agree with our selections what music video do you think has the most

music video do you think has the most

music video do you think has the most visually offensive CGI

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