Titanic

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Summary: Wonderful movie-dissapointing story
Review: I enjoyed this movie very much. And I think it have fantastic cinematography and special effect. But, as far as the story goes, I am a little dissapointed. I am a history fan of the Titanic, and when this movie first came out, I was all excited and knew that I have to see this movie. Living in Asia, the informations and media about the Titanic is rather limited...thus I was hoping that this movie will be of a special visual feature on the actual event.

In that sense, I am grateful. The design, the cast, crew, sets..were authentic...top notch.( expt for Leonardo & Winslet's role). The dissapointing part of the movie is that it basically concentrated on the 2 young lovers.

I was hoping to see ,more of the roles of JJ Astor, Molly Brown, Guggenheim and all those important famous figures...but they are only basically background. The actual character of Molly Brown is a very fascinating character, and I was hoping Kathy Bates ( I love her ) would make a fantastic recreation of that remarkable woman. Instead, I found kathy Bates rather restrained in her role this time.

I must admit I was captivated by the finale...the final sinking of the Titanic. I was speechless.

Now, as for visual & effect.....this movie is gorgeous. But in term of story & characterization, I prefer the "original" Titanic starring David Janssen, Susan St.George, Gloria Leachman, Helen Mirren and Ian Holm.

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Summary: When all the dust of hype settles down
Review: The movie is just so ordinary when I watched it again on the video some time after I watched it in the cinema. The romance is so affected and vain. I wonder what would happen if its title were not Titanic. It's such a tragedy to our humanity that a secondary school romance like that could win so many coarse people's tears and money.

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Summary: Very Good!
Review: I agree with giovanni. IT DESERVED ITS OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE!

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Summary: An old fashioned Hollywood epic
Review: Ah yes, the controversy and hype surrounding "Titanic" is nothing short of legendary. Look back to "Gone With the Wind" and "Anthony and Cleopatra" for a quick lesson in "the-vehicle-is-bigger-than-the-film-itself."

The special effects are impeccable, as is Cameron's historical detail. One "for-instance," when Jack is on the deck talking with Rose, he says, "We've talked about how great the weather's been..." This may seem to be a throw-away line, but it is, in fact, an important historical detail. A warmer than average winter had caused icebergs to calve sooner and thus be further south--in the shipping lanes! This may seem to be a small detail to those of you who love to hate Leonardo Decaprio, or love to malign films simply because they are so hugely successful, but James Cameron has created a movie masterpiece.

Sure, the acting could be better, as could the script. But in terms of sheer movie making, the production aspects, "Titanic" ranks among the best films ever made. The cultural phenomenon is an extra bonus to keep the "event" of the film alive in our consciousness.

Teenage girls repeatedly flocked to the theaters to see this 3 1/2 hour movie--why? To fawn over Leo? Some commentators have pointed to the cathartic experience of witnessing Jack give his life for Rose. Very few films that appeal to as broad an audience as "Titanic" feature a self-sacrificial death as centrally as this one. No happy ending here, and many young people found this fact intriguing enough to sit through it again and again.

The DVD has plenty of extra-features to keep the cino-philes happy, though I'm sure there will be a future release of another version (perhaps including the 1/2 hour of footage Cameron cut from the theatrical release).

Love it or hate it, "Titanic" will remain a milestone in cinematic history. This is not a franchise like "Star Wars," but is a single film that has ensured Cameron's place among Hollywood's greatest directors.

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Summary: Fine visual effects, spectacularly terrible in other ways
Review: This film has a paradox while also being the highest grossing movie of all time (sad isn't it, that it beat out Star Wars, I mean episode 4). Jim Cameron's direction isn't that bad actually as he sort of sets a good story up and the always known climax looks really good. Unfortunately, he has a screenplay that makes the Jacqueline Suzan books seem like exceptional writings by comparison. His screenplay, and the actors that act out the scenes are so inept, and bring this epic down so far, that you have to stand in awe of how bad it is near the end. So while there is that, at least some of the visuals are far out and EXTREME fans of Cameron might find some interest. Otherwise, beware

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Summary: Horribly written, masterfully executed
Review: Overrated by its admirers, underrated by its critics, "Titanic" is neither a masterpiece nor an abomination, as some have been wont to label it. What it is, in fact, is one of the greatest anomalies in cinema history--a genuinely stirring, wrenchingly powerful drama, saddled with a screenplay so banal and unconvincing you can't help but marvel at its stupidity. Never before has so much been wrought from so little.

The plot by now is well-known, and far be it from me to waste Amazon.com's valuable space by subjecting you to a recap. What should be mentioned, however, is that amidst the clichés stands a love story that, against all odds, succeeds. Certainly, Leonardo diCaprio and Kate Winslet are given some of the script's worst lines, but the sheer strength and likeability of their performances elevates them above the paper-thin stereotypes they have to work with. It may very well be the acting coup of the century.

The same can hardly be said of anyone else. Side characters, such as Rose's materialistic snob of a mother and her scowling snot of a fiancé, are so wooden that their very presence becomes painful. Even Kathy Bates, as the "unsinkable" Molly Brown, can't do much to enliven the proceedings. And as the now-ancient, modern-day Rose, poor Gloria Stuart is forced to say things like "A woman's heart is an ocean of secrets," while Bill Paxton and his crew have nothing to do but look on and pretend that they're actually taking her seriously.

But once ship and iceberg collide, "Titanic" finally kicks into gear, and what follows is both thrilling and utterly devastating--a disaster flick of the highest order. Director James Cameron is nothing if not a technical and visual wizard, and the way he presents the ship's sinking, documenting a tragedy of unspeakably massive proportions while still managing to tighten the screws on Jack and Rose's situation, is quite brilliant. Indeed, "Titanic's" second half is filled

with individual moments that grip and resonate, and Cameron even manages a few instances of heart-stopping lyricism.

In the end, "Titanic" is a big, dumb, unwieldy mess of a movie that by some undeserved miracle finds a way to soar on the wings of its own excesses. The script is enough to make even the most incompetent of wordsmiths cringe, but the fact that the film still moves and engages--almost in spite of itself--suggests that it has moved into a realm where words no longer matter. That's not necessarily a good thing, and it certainly doesn't bode well for the future of screenwriting, but it's an achievement nonetheless. I suggest that when watching the film again--and it holds up remarkably well under repeat viewings--you try to remember "Titanic" as it was before the hype blew it to smithereens, before it won James Cameron a pair of Oscars to match his cojones, before Celine Dion's unmitigated screeching drove radio listeners to mass suicide. Lurking beneath all that unsavory window-dressing is a surprisingly powerful moviegoing experience.

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Summary: I have never watched a more Boring Movie
Review: I watched this movie at first to see what all the hype was about. But htis movie is just that, HYPE. I have never in my life watched such a boring movie. Three hours plus about nothing in particular except two people and what they do on the boat before it sinks. Sounds Intriguing huh. It might be but it takes the ship about two hours to sink and they are freezing in the water for about an hour. Get on with it. If it was an hour and a half plus change it wouldve been a good movie but as it is it just drags on with no type of events happening. A sad excuse for a movie and it conned a lot of people and made a lot of money. There is nothing good about htis movie even the acting is pretty bad. And plus you already know what is gonna happen at the end so it made the movie even worse. Stay as far away from this as you can. It is not a good movie. If i wouldve went ot the movies to see this i woulda been disappointed and woulda had to sneak into another movie or get my money back. I have seen original TV movies way better than this.You think this post is dragging on well it is the equivalent of watching the movie. Just rambling about stuff no one even cares about because the plot is not good and the characters have almost no emotions behind their performance. This may be the worst movie i have ever seen. If it isnt it is definitely up there with the worst. Dont Watch this you will be wasting about three valuable hours.

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Summary: A TITANIC Classic!
Review: When I first went to see this movie, I did not think this would be good and I didnt want to like it. I only wanted to see why it won best picture in the Academy Awards nominations. I came in expecting that The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Men in Black would be among the only good pictures of the year. But quickly I realized that the last film that I saw of that year would be the best. The plot is very well written, the story is unforgettable, the characters from good to evil are purchasable, the acting is good, the ending is brilliant. And the music, the music was exellent. Buy this movie and you will agree. This movie deserved every award that it received. Buy this or watch this, it is a gauranteed classic that critics like.

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Summary: Wonderful movie but....
Review: I give it 5 only because there is no 4.5, and thus I can hope to offset the people who rate it as 1 star simply because it wasn't their cup of tea. Titanic is a phenomenal movie, and it happenned to have been phenomenally successful. Winslet shines on screen, and DiCapprio is fine, with his... dialogue. While the upperclass seems a little uptight, Stuart delivers the preformance of a lifetime, ...

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Summary: "A Shipboard Romance!!" Who has had one?
Review: I would bet anything that anybody who has ever had a romance on board a ship has seen this movie countless times. This is a movie for those who have had such a trip and had to end it all very abruptly,not because of a sinking but a disembarkation.Doesn't this movie bring it all back for those of you who have? It's hard to say Goodbye at the end of a romantic voyage because it's hard to get back to reality.On board we all behaved like teens, like Rose and Jack absolutely full of life and joy and then, "Crash" it's over,not in a horrendous but a heartwrenching way nevertheless, forced to go our own separate ways.The film makers use the tragedy of the Titanic to bring out all these feelings of love joy and separation to parallel any of our own experiences and feelings.They do use artistic license in the movie and it all works very well,maybe somethings did not appear realistic,but I don't really think that was their aim;their aim was to jog our memories and connect to the movie.The movie deserves every award it received. "Long live the Titanic!"