10 most expensive films of all time,

CCIP · 07-20-10, 02:27 PM

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 · 07-20-10, 02:31 PM

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 · 07-20-10, 02:49 PM

Nothing on that list really stands out above the rest.

I wonder where U-571 ranked?

jumpy · 07-20-10, 03:08 PM

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 · 07-20-10, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 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).

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

Oberon · 07-20-10, 04:43 PM

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor.

Or Alexander Nevsky.

Not that I've seen either...they just stand out as classic Soviet era filmography to me.

Raptor1 · 07-20-10, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor.

Or Alexander Nevsky.

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 · 07-20-10, 05:20 PM

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.

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...

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

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

Raptor1 · 07-20-10, 05:36 PM

The movie I was talking about is called Освобождениe.

kiwi_2005 · 07-20-10, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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...

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

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 · 07-21-10, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

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).

nikimcbee · 07-20-10, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

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

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frau kaleun · 07-20-10, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor.

Or Alexander Nevsky.

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.

nikimcbee · 07-20-10, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 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).

That movie is aweome!

Schroeder · 07-21-10, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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".

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	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. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,651 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nothing on that list really stands out above the rest. I wonder where U-571 ranked? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The movie I was talking about is called Освобождениe. __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Thought you'd be more a Battleship Potemkin man, Raptor. Or Alexander Nevsky. Not that I've seen either...they just stand out as classic Soviet era filmography to me.

07-20-10, 05:20 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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. 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... It's up on youtube...but only with Spanish subtitles... Looks a pretty good film the more I watch of it.