Actual reports say Killzone 2 costs $25 million. Those $50 million threads were a lie by bashers. Yet lies by bashers don't make Uncharted a low budget game, since the REAL numbers are $15-$25 million.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs