Let's take a five minute break from Food Week to watch this compilation of some incredible moments in the history of visual effects, from silent films to recent blockbusters. Oh, and pay attention to the background track. The tune's nice.


The movies included in this clip span over 100 years of cinema history:

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing

1903 - The Great Train Robbery

1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent)

1927 - Sunrise

1933 - King Kong

1939 - The Wizard of Oz

1940 - The Thief of Baghdad

1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1956 - Forbidden Planet

1963 - Jason and the Argonauts

1964 - Mary Poppins

1977 - Star Wars

1982 - Tron

1985 - Back to the Future

1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1989 - The Abyss

1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1993 - Jurassic Park

2004 - Spider-Man 2

2005 - King Kong

2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007 - The Golden Compass

2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Did your favorite visual effect get left out? The comments allow for videos and pictures for a reason, so show us! [YouTube]