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Originally Posted by Von Tonner

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And the funny thing is – or not so funny – I really enjoyed it.

If you have seen it what did you think of it?

Me too! just to see Isabelle Huppert whom I adore and I don't know why! "The cruel irony is United Artists’ parent company at the time was Transamerica, a multibillion-dollar insurance company, and it only took them a few days to recoup the $44 million they lost on Heaven’s Gate. (And plenty of other movies in the last 30 years have lost more money, even when adjusting for inflation: Cutthroat Island, Mars Needs Moms, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and the aforementioned The Lone Ranger all burned through way more cash—studios these days are simply doing a much better job of spreading around the risk.) The real damage came not from the film’s price tag, but rather from all the negative press this movie generated, which prompted Transamerica to sell UA to MGM, and UA subsequently ceased to exist." I'll probably see the new version too. My take: all the directors were doing movies this way. Cimino simply took the rap and fall for worst- Except for cinematography and overlong drawn out scenes...a solid 'B-' oater and possibly now... "a restored classic"? http://www.agonybooth.com/movies/Heavens_Gate_1980.aspx There are several editions of Heaven's Gate: Hollywood runs on profit so I suspect eventually it will recoupe it's outlay!? Here are Hollywood's worst Money losers. http://business.time.com/2012/03/21/the-top-ten-biggest-money-losing-movies-of-all-time/slide/speed-racer/ Hey!! I loved the Thirteenth Warrior!