10 most expensive films of all time,

[Gerald]

1. Avatar - $500 million (£332 million)

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - $300 million (£199 million)

3. Titanic - $285 million (£189 million)

4. Spider-Man 3 - $258 million (£171 million)

5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $250 million (£165 million)

6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $225 million (£148 million)

7. King Kong - $207 million (£136 million)

8. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $200 million (£132 million)

9. Quantum of Solace - $200 million (£132 million)

10. Superman Returns - $200 million (£132 million)



http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2010/03/my-entry.html

[Takeda Shingen]

So much money for that list, and not a single film worth seeing.

[Gerald]

So much money for that list, and not a single film worth seeing. which will you take? :hmmm:

[SteamWake]

Meh half of them are worth renting at the dollar box :haha:

[Gerald]

Meh half of them are worth renting at the dollar box :haha: :DL

[HunterICX]

I must say the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy was very enjoyable to watch.

HunterICX

[UnderseaLcpl]

I must say the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy was very enjoyable to watch.

HunterICX

Ninjas disagree with you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK8SsHV3yLs

[Weiss Pinguin]

I must say the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy was very enjoyable to watch.

HunterICX
I'd also say King Kong and Quantum of Solace were worth watching as well. :yep: (Granted, I did see the latter at the dollar theaters...)

[frau kaleun]

I didn't expect to like the King Kong remake, but I loved it.

Having had the misfortune of seeing the other remake of it, I probably appreciate Jackson's version even more.

I loved the first PotC movie, but the second one for me overdid it in so many ways. It seemed like they looked at everything that made the first one so much fun and then just did more of all it, as though more = better, and it wasn't as fun anymore. Scenes that might have been entertaining for two minutes became tiresome after five.

The third one I think I liked a little better but I've only seen it once or twice and both the sequels have sort of blended together in my memory.

Avatar and Prince Caspian I haven't seen. I rented the first Narnia movie, and it wasn't awful, but it didn't motivate me to continue with the series. I didn't read the books as a child (and when I tried as an adult, I got bored before finishing the first one) so I have no nostalgic attachment to the stories, which might've made me cut it more slack than I did.

Avatar I'll prolly rent eventually, but it's not on my list of Must See Films.

Titanic, I saw in the theater and enjoyed well enough the first time through. Somebody gave me a copy when it came out for sale - I dunno why - and I couldn't get through it a second time. Best part of the movie was the actress playing the elderly Rose, needed more of her and less of the endless hours of Jack and Rose running around yelling "Jack!" and "Rose!" at each other. I seem to remember the effects were pretty good. And of course the emotional impact of seeing such a tragedy depicted, does not go away ever.

Spidey 3: eh. First one's still the best IMO. The third one lost me when they had Harry get hit in the head and develop temporary amnesia so the Green Goblin could be conveniently eliminated from the storyline while the rest of the "plot" developed. Second one was still pretty enjoyable. The worst thing about all of them IMO is Mary Jane, don't know if it's Dunst in the role I don't like or if the part as written is just lame.

Superman Returns - another "eh." Certainly not as cheesy as the Chris Reeve flicks seem now, but they're entitled to feel dated I think. Didn't leave me eagerly awaiting a sequel, but then I never was a big Superman fan anyway.

I know I saw Quantum of Solace but I'll be danged if I can remember anything about it. Other than Daniel Craig, who is the first Bond who's knocked my socks off since Sean Connery's first go 'round in the role. (Oh and somebody needs to start cloning Judi Densch so she can keep being badass for the next million years or so.) Only saw QoS once though, and I've seen Casino Royale several times so it sticks in my head while the sequel doesn't.

And having read (and bought) all the Potter books and seen (and bought) all the movies, I'm not gonna slag on The Half-Blood Prince. Despite all the flaws in both the books and the movies, I've enjoyed the series a lot. I don't think any of the latter movies have the same charm as the first ones... the kids growing up and the storyline getting progressively darker may be a factor in that. The Prisoner of Azkaban is still my favorite and unless The Deathly Hollows 1&2 really surprise me, it prolly always will be.

But I bet one or both of the Harry Potter finales knocks somebody off that top ten list.

[CCIP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Expensive_Films

According to this, if you adjust for inflation, the most expensive would actually be the Soviet production of War and Peace at about $700mil in today's money.

Known for being one of the longest feature films around (8 hours), and with some outstanding battle scene filming (the Borodino scene featured 120,000 extras, mostly Soviet soldiers dressed in Napoleonic-era uniforms).

[stabiz]

120.000 extras! Those russians sure like waves of humans.:)

Btw, looking at that list, I bet Superman returns is the movie that gave the least back to the investors. I also agree that none of them are very good.

[Jimbuna]

Nothing on that list really stands out above the rest. :hmmm:

I wonder where U-571 ranked? :dead:

[jumpy]

haw haw ...u571 lol was that even a film, not some odd spoof?

I liked king Kong too, it had something of the air of the saturday matinee movie of king kong I remember watching as a child. The style of the film and the music brought this out for me.

I saw Avatar when it came out, in 3D. Was it worth it? Well, it was easily the best looking film I have seen in a very long time. In places it was almost like moving art, so to speak. And the whole 3D gimmick really made such a difference for a film like this with the illusion of depth etc it was almost possible to feel a little vertigo along with the on screen characters at times. Uniquely engaging. I don't think I would have appreciated it as much had I rented it out on dvd.
But (and there's always one of those...) the whole plot was a bit 'dances with wolves'.
Don't get me wrong, I liked dances with wolves with kevin costner, but that's basically the story of avatar... and with that plot line, I liked it better with costner tbh.

[Raptor1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Expensive_Films

According to this, if you adjust for inflation, the most expensive would actually be the Soviet production of War and Peace at about $700mil in today's money.

Known for being one of the longest feature films around (8 hours), and with some outstanding battle scene filming (the Borodino scene featured 120,000 extras, mostly Soviet soldiers dressed in Napoleonic-era uniforms).

I've always wanted to watch that one...

[Oberon]

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor. :hmmm: Or Alexander Nevsky. :hmmm: Not that I've seen either...they just stand out as classic Soviet era filmography to me.

[Raptor1]

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor. :hmmm: Or Alexander Nevsky. :hmmm: Not that I've seen either...they just stand out as classic Soviet era filmography to me.

Want to see those too. Well, I've seen some of Alexander Nevsky, but I should really see the whole thing.

There was also a very long Soviet movie about WWII, but I forgot it's name.

[Oberon]

Battle for Moscow runs up an impressive five, nearly six hours, but I believe, like many Russian films, it is split into several different parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy8mxh0P63M

I have no idea the Nazis used T-72s...but there you go...could be worse, they could be using M-47 Pattons painted grey... :hmmm:

It's up on youtube...but only with Spanish subtitles... :hmmm:

Looks a pretty good film the more I watch of it.

[Raptor1]

The movie I was talking about is called Освобождениe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xev7PvC65Fs

[nikimcbee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Expensive_Films

According to this, if you adjust for inflation, the most expensive would actually be the Soviet production of War and Peace at about $700mil in today's money.

Known for being one of the longest feature films around (8 hours), and with some outstanding battle scene filming (the Borodino scene featured 120,000 extras, mostly Soviet soldiers dressed in Napoleonic-era uniforms).


That movie is aweome!:salute:

[nikimcbee]

Want to see those too. Well, I've seen some of Alexander Nevsky, but I should really see the whole thing.

There was also a very long Soviet movie about WWII, but I forgot it's name.

I just watched "Admiral" yesterday and I started watching "They Fought For the Motherland" with the same director as WaP, S Bondarchuck, and yes he's in the movie too:haha:.

[frau kaleun]

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor. :hmmm: Or Alexander Nevsky. :hmmm: Not that I've seen either...they just stand out as classic Soviet era filmography to me.

I rented Potemkin even though I don't usually enjoy silents that much (granted, I haven't seen that many - probably because the first one I tried to watch, I couldn't get through). But Battleship Potemkin comes up so much in any discussion of influential early films - especially in what I've read about later directors or films that I admire - that I figured I had to see it at least once just to know what all the fuss was about.

Was amazed to find myself bawling my eyes out by the end of the famous scene on the stairs. Incredibly moving and yes, now I know what all the fuss is about. That and Metropolis have really shown me what's possible with a silent film in the hands of a gifted filmmaker.

[kiwi_2005]

Battle for Moscow runs up an impressive five, nearly six hours, but I believe, like many Russian films, it is split into several different parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy8mxh0P63M

I have no idea the Nazis used T-72s...but there you go...could be worse, they could be using M-47 Pattons painted grey... :hmmm:

It's up on youtube...but only with Spanish subtitles... :hmmm:

Looks a pretty good film the more I watch of it.

Damn wish i could read Spanish, wonder if there is an English version out there. Some of my favorite movies are based on the Russians in ww2, 'Stalingrad' and 'Enemy at the gates' are favorites and now I need to see this 'Scared war'

[Raptor1]

Damn wish i could read Spanish, wonder if there is an English version out there. Some of my favorite movies are based on the Russians in ww2, 'Stalingrad' and 'Enemy at the gates' are favorites and now I need to see this 'Scared war'

Sacred War is the name of the (famous) song. The movie is called Битва за Москву (Battle for Moscow).

[kiwi_2005]

Sacred War is the name of the (famous) song. The movie is called Битва за Москву (Battle for Moscow).

ahh thanks

[Oberon]

What I quite like about it, and it might be down to the fact that I think it was a joint Russian-GDR production, is that the Germans speak German with dubbed Russian. Would be nice to get a version with subtitles for both and no dubbing. That would be very nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyZw4QTFcLA

For those who understand Russian and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrru9g5MVEg

For those who understand Spanish.

[Schroeder]

According to this, if you adjust for inflation, the most expensive would actually be the Soviet production of War and Peace at about $700mil in today's money.

And that is what no one wants you to know. So every new film can be "The most expensive film ever" or "The most successful film ever".:nope:

[Gerald]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Expensive_Films

According to this, if you adjust for inflation, the most expensive would actually be the Soviet production of War and Peace at about $700mil in today's money.

Known for being one of the longest feature films around (8 hours), and with some outstanding battle scene filming (the Borodino scene featured 120,000 extras, mostly Soviet soldiers dressed in Napoleonic-era uniforms). update :DL