They just don't make 'epic' movies anymore.

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The mid 90s- early 2000s was full of epic war movies (I mean epic in terms of the genre, not how great the movies were). Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, The Last Samurai, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Alexander, Enemy at the Gates, the Patriot, the Lord of the Rings series, King Arthur, Alexander, 300, Letters from Iwo Jima etc. Spiderman started the trend towards superhero movies, and it was pretty much unstoppable by the time Ironman came out in 2008.

What do we have now? The Hobbit? Warcraft? I think a big part of it is the superhero movies can follow a cookie cutter formula that focuses on action and humor and they are usually pretty enjoyable/well done/well received by critics. And they easily make over half a billion dollars. Even the misfires like Suicide Squad can make 3/4 of a billion. Some of the epics were expensive and terrible.

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Originally Posted By 4everalone⏩

I hate Avatar. Most bland & predictable movie ever.

I also hate super hero movies. Avengers made me sleepy AF

Do you like anything you miserable phuk?

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Originally Posted By krazy33⏩

I get it. Those arent as highly rated but this is the one i was talking about. Its a tad bit lower than those ones you listed but rated high

Hacksaw ridge:http://m.imdb.com/title/tt2119532/?p...m_chttp_tt_127

Thanks bro. Will check out.

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Also they may not make them because theyve already been done..

Also, isnt nolans new one supposed to be a war movie?

The epic recently seems to evolve quantum/ science/ superhero

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Here's a movie that most probably haven't seen but was definitely pretty GOAT for a foreign film...

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Dem feels.... probably best battle scene in movie history...

GOAT speech too...

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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩

There are some in the 2000's 2010's

Nothing like scarface and good fellas though.

the only decent ones in like the past decade are the departed and that one movie josh brolin is in, forgot what its called

goodfellas will always be the GOAT tho. perfect cast, perfect acting, perfect everything

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Originally Posted By butwhowasfeel⏩

the only decent ones in like the past decade are the departed and that one movie josh brolin is in, forgot what its called

goodfellas will always be the GOAT tho. perfect cast, perfect acting, perfect everything

Fans of good fellas need to watch Casino. Its a good movie srs.

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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩

Fans of good fellas need to watch Casino. Its a good movie srs.

Before John Wick there was Joe Pesci...

lol

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Originally Posted By faxanadu⏩

Before John Wick there was Joe Pesci...

lol

Oh god John Wick was good (rest in peace small pupper) but again massive cgi. I havent seen John Wick 2 yet. Hopefully its good.

02-17-2017, 04:07 AM

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But who was Dunkirk

02-17-2017, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted By Bar182⏩

Don't worry they are already planning a remake of this which will end up being complete horse chit like all the other 80s remakes.

So they're doing a remake of remake but...why? (Scarface was already a remake of a movie from the 50's lol)

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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩

Oh god John Wick was good (rest in peace small pupper) but again massive cgi. I havent seen John Wick 2 yet. Hopefully its good.

John Wick had no cgi. It was all practical stunts.

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I think TV shows are so much better than movies now. With Netflix, HBO and other networks we can now have shows that can push boundaries and not worry about holding back due to censorship. TV also allows for better story and character development.

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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩

The days of movies like Braveheart, The Patriot, and Saving Private Ryan. GOAT movies. Everything is computer generated now.

These old war movies are great.

Also they just added Saving Private Ryan to netflix if y'all care.

Not everyone's definition of a "epic movie" are old war movies. Some may ask what happened to old classic westerns?
Do you think old war movies are what today's younger target audience want to see that film makers will make movies for?

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Don't forget the classics.
Ben Hur for example. No CGI there boyo. Just thousands of extras roasting in the sun all day to get the right shot. LOL que??

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I fukin hate cgi

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moana was pretty epic

02-17-2017, 05:16 AM

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They've become obsessed with all that superhero crap and they're milking the HELL out of it, which has literally zero appeal to me.

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The old JB movies were the best

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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩

- No epic movies anymore
- You *******s love Leo Di Caprio
- Revenant stars Leo Di Caprio
- Not sure if srs

The story was lackluster for a 2,5 hour movie.

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Originally Posted By Datsek⏩

Even medieval movies like LOTR, Troy etc

Such is life with special effects

medieval movies are boring as fuk, brb everybody is living in sht and dies by a sword

wow didnt see that coming....

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First, certain themes and styles fatigue the audience after awhile, e.g. Do we need another Braveheart? Secondly, the more times you rehash it, the more it is compared with the last great one, e.g. Gladiator and 300 are inevitably compared with Braveheart.

There ARE "epic" movies out there but they are not historical.

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Originally Posted By alwaysfocus⏩

yeah man. You nailed it. They keep rehashing those ****ing super hero movies these days.

Brb spiderman already remade twice in my generation and im 32.

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Originally Posted By Lietuviss⏩

And no mafia movies anymore.

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lol, no, it doesn't. I think Hacksawridge in my book is high a high 80's low 90's movie, Saving Private Ryan is a solid 95+

Hacksaw Ridge is ****ing fantastic. Best movie in years for old war movies

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