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With ''Simone'' questioning the limits of computer-generated graphics, EW.com counts down the top CG characters of all time
| Aug 23, 2002
The all-time best computer-generated characters - FEATURE MAKER TEST2 | 122029__gollum_l
Lord of the Rings: New Line

Gollum made our list of best CG characters

CHARACTER STUDY Of somewhat human origin (he's actually a hobbit beneath that oily skin), Gollum has become a detestable, slithering slug. Possessed by the One Ring, he lurks in the shadows, following hobbits Frodo and Samwise on their journey to Mount Doom.

SOUND BYTE Obsessing about the One Ring: ''It came to me on my birthday?it's mine? my own? my preciousssss?''

WHY WE LOVE HIM He's ''The Goonies''' Sloth, ''The Twilight Zone'''s airplane gremlin, and ''Saved by the Bell'''s Screech all rolled into one -- simultaneously twisted, frightening, and dramatically annoying. Furthermore, he's got a wicked mullet that would make Billy Ray Cyrus blush. His brief appearance in ''Fellowship'' is enough to make audiences long for his gruesome star turn in ''The Two Towers.''

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