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Big budgets, big battle scenes and big vistas. This is what we think of when we think of epic films. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always unforgettable, these films created a new movie going experience. Keep clicking to see the Top 20 biggest big screen spectacles that Hollywood has to offer. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photos: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Epic EpicsBig budgets, big battle scenes and big vistas. This is what we think of when we think of epic films. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always unforgettable, these films created a new movie going experience. Keep clicking to see the Top 20 biggest big screen spectacles that Hollywood has to offer. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photos: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
20. 'Clash of th...The 1981 version of "Clash of the Titans" seems a little silly by today’s CGI standards, but the big budget stop motion effects were no joke at the time. Still when we see this picture, we can’t help “Kracken” up. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: United Artists Films) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
19. 'The Ten Com...Damn dirty Pharaohs! Cecil B. DeMille's story of the deliverance of the Hebrew slaves, starring Charlton Heston, is one of the most financially successful films ever made. Perhaps this had something to do with the orgy sequence that took three weeks to film? - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
18. 'The Greates...The name alone is a lot to live up to. In this movie of biblical proportions, director George Stevens constructed 47 sets, enlisted ROTC students from Arizona high schools to play centurions, and the Arizona welfare department provided disabled folk to play sick extras hoping to be healed by Jesus. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: United Artists) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
17. 'Lawrence of...Beautiful, sweeping, unforgettable ... "Lawrence of Arabia" is an oasis of cinematic delights. But filming wasn't such a dream. In fact, Peter O'Toole's mesmerizing blue eyes almost didn't make it to the big screen. He was nearly killed during production when his camel threw him on the ground and the extras on horseback began charging. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Courtesy of Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
16. 'Dr. Zhivago...The man behind "Lawrence of Arabia," David Lean, was just what the doctor ordered to bring this sweeping post-revolution story to life. The book was banned in the Soviet Union, so Lean and cast were forced to film elsewhere. The wintry dacha was created by filling a house with frozen beeswax, while the frozen lake was created by placing a cast iron sheet over a dry river bed and covering it with fake snow made of marble dust. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: MGM) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
15. 'The Passion...You know the saying lightning doesn't strike twice? That's true except in the case of "The Passion of the Christ" assistant director Jan Michelini who was struck twice during filming. The second time, the lightning also struck Jim Caviezel who played Jesus Christ. We're not saying that someone was trying send co-writer, co-producer and director Mel Gibson a message, but it is a little odd. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Icon Distribution) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
14. 'All Quiet o...Since its debut in 1930 "All Quiet on the Western Front" has been lauded as one of the greatest war films ever made, capturing the reality and brutality of war. Variety had especially high praise for the movie writing, "The League of Nations could make no better investment than to buy up the master-print, reproduce it in every language, to be shown in all the nations until the word 'war' is taken out of the dictionaries." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
13. 'Pirates of ...Gore Verbinski's third installment in the "Pirates" series cost a whole lot of booty. In fact, it was the most expensive movie ever made with a production cost of over $300 million. Lucky for Disney the franchise also brought in a treasure trove - coming in at just under $1 billion. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Disney) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
12. 'Cleopatra'"Cleopatra" has the dubious distinction of being the only highest grossing film to run at a loss. The movie broke more executive hearts than Elizabeth Taylor herself. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by 20th Century Fox/Courtesy of Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
11. 'Harry Potte...Taking a world of wizardry from best-selling book series to film franchise is no easy trick. But the payoff for the studio and actors is huge and the product is pure movie magic. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Warner Brothers) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
10. 'Gone with t..."Gone with the Wind" sold more tickets in the U.S. than any other film in history, is considered a prototype of a Hollywood blockbuster, and has inspired more dresses made from curtains than any other movie. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
9. 'Apocalypse N..."Apocalypse Now" is no doubt a masterful war film, but is also notorious for its explosive production that went from sixteen weeks to six months. Not only was production slowed down by an overweight Marlon Brando and set-destroying weather, but Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack while filming. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
8. 'Saving Priva...Spielberg spared no expense to make the unforgettable battle scenes in "Private Ryan." 40 barrels of fake blood were used in the opening attack. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Dreamworks) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
7. 'The Lord of ...Forget Earthly battles, Peter Jackson takes us all the way to middle earth. Any movie that combines wizards, trolls, elves, warriors, puts them all in capes, and has them fight an evil eye and a magical ring must be included on an epic list. Plus it's the second most expensive franchise of all-time. 1800 Hobbit feet were made for the production. Excuse me, I have to go polish my twelve-sided die. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: FilmMagic Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
6. '2001: A Spac...After seeing Kubrick's outer space spectacle it's tough not to find modern space travel a bit of a letdown. Interesting note: According to Katharina Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick provided the breathing heard in the spacesuits. Total mouth breather. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo by MGM/Archive Photos/Getty Images) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
5. 'Titanic'The filming of this blockbuster almost sunk the studio, crew members, and director James Cameron. Cameron's reputation as one of the scariest men in Hollywood was born on the Titanic set due to his screaming and general berating of crew members. One angry employee put PCP into the soup that Cameron and other cast members consumed. 50 people went to the hospital. Kate Winslet chipped a bone while filming and has been quoted as saying "There were times when I was genuinely frightened of him." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: 20th Century Fox) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
4. 'Ben-Hur'Widely considered one of the greatest action sequences of all-time, the chariot race in "Ben-Hur" took over three months to complete and used 15,000 extras. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: MGM)
3. 'Star Wars' E...George Lucas' sci-fi nerd-fest spawned a world-wide cultural phenomenon which, in turn, spawned an entire universe and genre of media including books, television, video games, and toys. Plus it has outfitted geeks across the globe with costumes for over thirty years. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Lucas Film) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
2. 'The Godfathe...Spanning decades, the Frances Ford Copolla-directed "Godfather" trilogy tells the monumental story of the Corleone crime family. The first film won three Oscars, five Golden Globes, and one Grammy. "The Godfather, Part II" was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won six. As, for "Part III," well, it broke our heart. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Paramount) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
1. 'Citizen Kane...Considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made, the expanse of "Citizen Kane's" popularity and influence is directly proportionate to the girth of its late star, Orson Welles. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: RKO) The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
