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[Brera]

So which is it?

Lords of the Rings trilogy had a sense of epicness to it that many modern films have lacked, Troy to a certain extent matched it with its dialogue in places, usually when it stuck closely with Homer but both would have been even more epic if they stuck with the timescales of their literature, both of which were set over decades rather than the few weeks the films felt.

Lawrence of Arabia is another that comes to mind, but what's the definitive epic?

 

[Soda]

Space Jam

 

[blame space]

Epic Movie (2007)

 

[Neuromancer]

Edit: god damn it blame space

 

[Reuenthal]

For me it is definitely The Lord of the Rings trilogy. With Seven Samurai, Ran, Lawrence of Arabia following all closely.

 

[Divius]

Maybe this one?

 

[elseanio]

Maybe this one?

Yep, came to post this

 

[The Technomancer]

Avatar

 

[SmithnCo]

Birdemic

 

[wolfmat]

2001
Stalker

 

[Loofy]

LotR is cheating since youre including all 3 movies as one.

Braveheart for me.

 

[Fritz]

Just for me personally

The New World


followed by Apocalypto

New World just wins for the use of Wagner alone. It's really monumental.
Apocalypto - dunno - it just clicked somehow.

I don't think in an objective assessment they have an edge against Ben Hur and the like.


TLOR is crap imho, mind ya I loved them when they were released.

 

[Kinyou]

Maybe this one?

Definitely. Just look at how huge those letters are.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Once Upon a Time in the West = most epic Western

Star Wars trilogy = most epic space opera

and it's not a movie but: Battlestar Galactica 2003-2009 = most epic TV sci-fi

Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire is going to be a pretty huge epic story too. Hopefully one that George RR Martin finishes!

images:

 

[Neuromancer]

OK my serious answer is Last of the Mohicans. Amazing visuals (especially the war scenes) and music. One of Michael Mann's best films.

 

[strafer]

JP.

 

[Cat Party]

Ben Hur probably deserves this title.

 

[mjc]

Lord of the Rings trilogy hands down.

 

[Fari]

Shockingly underrated to boot.

 

[The Technomancer]

Lord of the Rings trilogy hands down.

I wouldn't say hands down but its definitely a contender, and that mere fact is awesome.

 

[Trevelyon]

Dances with wolves. Shit was like twelves days long.

 

[Stephen Colbert]

Terminator 2, the future and all that jazz

10 Commandments if you want to go old school.

 

[Chichikov]

Lawrence of Arabia.
If you've seen it in 70mm you would most certainly agree.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Easy one for me.

It's sense of scale and adventure remains unparalleled.

 

[wolfmat]

Lawrence of Arabia.
If you've seen it in 70mm you would most certainly agree.

It's one of my favourite movies. Not sure what's up with the 70mm remark though.

Easy one for me.



It's sense of scale and adventure remains unparalleled.

Psh, the book kicks the movies in the nuts and stomps on its head.

Like, it has different font colors for different arcs.

 

[teruterubozu]

Armageddon or Battlefield Earth

 

[Dishwalla]

Scott Pilgrim vs the World. It's an "Epic of epic epicness".

 

[MNC]

Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Entertained me throughout and it was just a blast to watch.

 

[1138]

War and Peace

In relating Tolstoy's complex tale of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, Bondarchuk made some of the most graphic battle scenes ever seen, one of which runs nearly 45 minutes. According to the Guinness Book of Records, its cast of 120,000 people is a record.[2] Many museums in the USSR contributed artifacts for the production design, making it one of the most elaborate films ever created. Some estimates put its production costs at around US$100 million, which would be equivalent to $700 million today taking inflation into account, making War and Peace the most expensive film production.[5] However, more conservative estimates put the cost at 8,165,200 rubles[1] (US$9 million)[nb 1] and US$29 million.[3][7]

Another film by Sergei Bondarchuk that is also quite impressive, although flawed, is Waterloo

The film includes some 15,000 Soviet foot soldiers and 2,000 cavalrymen as extras ("it was said that, during its making, director Sergei Bondarchuk was in command of the seventh largest army in the world"[1].

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut

 

[Osietra]

OK my serious answer is Last of the Mohicans. Amazing visuals (especially the war scenes) and music. One of Michael Mann's best films.

Lol. Apart from the amazing ambush scene it's actually like a long advert for the GOP.

 

[sflufan]

There is only one acceptable answer:

 

[Feep]

I've always been partial to Gladiator, personally.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

There is only one acceptable answer:

Boom.

Otherwise LotR if you count it as one film.

 

[ThaneKrios]

 

[Izick]

Star Wars

 

[Fivefold]

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Easy, easy answer, in my opinion. The original Star Wars trilogy.

 

[Fritz]

Sheit I forgot There Will Be Blood.

That comes in second for me.

 

[SunhiLegend]

Can't really say which is the best as there are many different types of epic films I like. Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur.

The Ten Commandments deserves a mention as well.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

The Ten Commandments has an impressive sense of scale, but is a shitty, shitty movie.

 

[strafer]

Anyways, this is a pretty epic movie.

 

[SunhiLegend]

The Ten Commandments has an impressive sense of scale, but is a shitty, shitty movie.

It's been almost 10 years since I last saw the movie, but I remember being blown away by it. I certainly didn't think it was shitty, plus it had Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner.

 

[TUSR]

Lawrence easily

 

[cackhyena]

OK my serious answer is Last of the Mohicans. Amazing visuals (especially the war scenes) and music. One of Michael Mann's best films.

I can get behind this.

 

[SuperAndroid17]

between braveheart and gladiator

its close

 

[wolfmat]

It's been almost 10 years since I last saw the movie, but I remember being blown away by it. I certainly didn't think it was shitty.

I find it awful. It puts me to sleep.

I'd rather watch Metropolis over and over again. Now there's a good movie.

 

[ollin]

 

[Fritz]

Anyways, this is a pretty epic movie.

Noooo, that's just overblown and tacky.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

It's been almost 10 years since I last saw the movie, but I remember being blown away by it. I certainly didn't think it was shitty.

I rewatched it a few months ago and it is laughably bad. That script is absolutely horrendous and ridiculously self-indulgent.