Sylvester Stallonehas appeared in many projects, maintaining a diverse and genre-spanning catalog throughout his career. After portraying a heavyweight boxer in the 1976 dramaRocky, which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay,Stallone famously returned for numerous sequels and the first twoCreedmovies.He is also known for making intense action blockbusters, includingCliffhangerand theRamboandThe Expendablesfranchises. Recently, he has been playing Dwight Manfredi in the Taylor Sheridan streaming seriesTulsa King.
Despite many strong performances and commercially successful releases over the years,Stallone has also been a part of some underwhelming movies.The comediesRhinestoneandStop! Or My Mom Will Shoothave garnered largely unfavorable reviews, while the filmsDrivenandD-Toxdisappointed at the box office. Additionally, Stallone’sEscape PlansequelsandExpend4blesfailed to resonate with wide audiences, and his 2025 movieAlarumcurrently holds a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
VFX Artists React To Armor
The Action Movie Was Panned By Critics
Among Stallone’s least favorably-received works isArmor, which premiered back in 2024. The heist action movie follows security guards on an armored truck, who unexpectedly face Rook (Stallone) and other criminals seeking to rob their vehicle. Along with Stallone, the cast includes Josh Wiggins, Dash Mihok, Blake Shields, and Jason Patric ofThe Lost BoysandSleepers. Upon release,Armoramassed negative audience reactionsandearned another RT Tomatometer score of 0%, while its Popcornmeter stands at only 26%.
During their latest “VFX Artists React to Bad and Great CGi” video,Corridor Crewlooked at sequences fromArmorand laughed at the absurdity. Initially, they commented on a scene where Rook and others were firing guns on a bridge,revealing that “they’re not even tracked.“Sam Gorski then called it “preposterous,” and explained how effects were added to the ends of their firearms. Read his comments below:
There’s a crazy thing you might not notice. They’re taking the suppressor at the end of the gun and putting, like, a motion blur and wiggle on it each time they shoot.
During a sequence that saw the truck filling with water,Corridor Crewnoted that a “dry for wet” technique was used, but they were perplexed by how the water looked. Read some of their comments below:
Wren Weichman: I find the water to be really interesting here because it simultaneously seems really well done and awful at the same time.
Niko Pueringer: It’s like they got some decent fluid sims from somebody. They just motion tracked and it’s masked correctly. It doesn’t look very real at all, but like, the movement is good.
Our Take On The Armor VFX
The Shoddy Effects Are Noticeable
Much of thepoor VFX inArmorstands out even more onceCorridor Crewhighlights them. The gunfire is noticeable because of how their projectiles are launched and how the smoke lingers around them and, when paying closer attention to that scene, the movement ofSylvester Stalloneand others’ guns is clear. A possible low budget may account for the quality ofArmor’s effects, but many of them, notably the water sequence, are easy to spot and that could have impacted how audiences responded to the movie.
Armor
Cast
Armor, directed by Justin Routt, follows armored truck drivers James and his son Casey as they navigate a perilous situation after being ambushed while delivering a suspicious package. Facing escalating danger, they discover the true value of their cargo and must collaborate to outsmart their assailants.
