No more epic and inspiring movies?

A few months ago I started to collect and re-watch epic war movies, so far I have spent great time watching Alexander, Messenger, Gladiator, 300, Braveheart, LOTR, Kingdom of Heaven, 1612, and With Fire and Sword.

But now it seems there is no more to watch, and I feel bad when I want to have some movies to spend my holiday ..... Where are other epic and inspiring movies? Is Hollywood dead or what?

I'm sure there are other countries making such movies..... But where are they?? BTW I saw a scene of parthians in some deleted wikipedia article, but somehow nobody seems to recognize it.....

There hasn't been an epic film since 1967.

1967? What's so special of that year??

Originally Posted by aqd

1967? What's so special of that year??

Voyna i mir. Look it up. You'll thank me later.

I like Russian movies, even if some turn out incredibly weird

OK! Thanks

Lord of the rings lol? But yea most movies are just lame as hell now. I mean whatever happened to the good old full metal jacket days? Its like film makers are scared to make full blown war movies anymore. And if it is a war movie its some stupid sensationalist piece of crap.

I'm tired of hearing about war, and I don't need to see more of it onscreen. Many other people think so too, clearly, because it's a dying genre. Movies don't need huge battles, blood, patriotism, and "epic-ness" to be inspiring. Just look around at other genres.

Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

I'm tired of hearing about war, and I don't need to see more of it onscreen. Many other people think so too, clearly, because it's a dying genre. Movies don't need huge battles, blood, patriotism, and "epic-ness" to be inspiring. Just look around at other genres.

It's a dying genre? Haha, uhm, no it's not.

War movies POPULATE the movie industry my friend. What we need is a bigger VAREITY of war movies.

Let me see a feature length Bio-pic on Caesar, with a big actor playing him. Lets see one on William the Conqueror, Washington, Hitler even!

We need more bio movies they are the true epic movies. I love watching them.

Originally Posted by Rufus Rex

War movies POPULATE the movie industry my friend. What we need is a bigger VAREITY of war movies.

Let me see a feature length Bio-pic on Caesar, with a big actor playing him. Lets see one on William the Conqueror, Washington, Hitler even!

We need more bio movies they are the true epic movies. I love watching them.

It would be cool if someone made a movie about Constantine XI and the fall of Constantinople. To the OP, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film#War_epics

Originally Posted by Rufus Rex

War movies POPULATE the movie industry my friend. What we need is a bigger VAREITY of war movies.

Let me see a feature length Bio-pic on Caesar, with a big actor playing him. Lets see one on William the Conqueror, Washington, Hitler even!

We need more bio movies they are the true epic movies. I love watching them.

all of those sound like great movie ideas

Originally Posted by Muagan_ra

Kingdom of Heaven was distressingly bad.

History channel documentaries are far more gripping tales of the Crusades.

how was it bad? i thought it was great

Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

I'm tired of hearing about war, and I don't need to see more of it onscreen. Many other people think so too, clearly, because it's a dying genre. Movies don't need huge battles, blood, patriotism, and "epic-ness" to be inspiring. Just look around at other genres.

Actually, if you look at most war movies since the 1950's, they've been about the horrors, the problems, with war and nationalism, rather than supporting it. Which, IMO, make them a very inspiring fusion of the drama and action genres.

Originally Posted by sdomi_cabsav@Hotmail

Lord of the rings lol? But yea most movies are just lame as hell now. I mean whatever happened to the good old full metal jacket days? Its like film makers are scared to make full blown war movies anymore. And if it is a war movie its some stupid sensationalist piece of crap.

I would have thought it was pretty simple really. They ran out of original ideas...

There is always Epic Movie.

Originally Posted by rusina

There is always Epic Movie.

Why you... BURN HIM! HE MENTIONED 'IT'!

Depends on what inspires you. Apparently you're inspired by historical war movies. Other people are moved by other things.

Try to search for old movies, they are really good ones. Also, you can watch Red Cliff series it is pretty good war movie released in 2008.

Originally Posted by HeroSK

Try to search for old movies, they are really good ones. Also, you can watch Red Cliff series it is pretty good war movie released in 2008.

Yeah I watched it but ........

Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

I'm tired of hearing about war, and I don't need to see more of it onscreen. Many other people think so too, clearly, because it's a dying genre. Movies don't need huge battles, blood, patriotism, and "epic-ness" to be inspiring. Just look around at other genres.

Oh that's very true and sad. Most of people around my age and my parents' don't like it either. Instead of reading about great warriors and conquerors they'd rather waste time on singers and petty politicians!

Originally Posted by aqd

"...waste time on singers and petty politicians!

Totally agree with you