Titanic

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Summary: TITANIC
Review: I understand why so many people did not like this film. Titanic clocks in at over three hours, which is a very long time to stay put in one place, especially if a movie doesn't hold your interest!! So many would say that Titanic's plot is trite, cliched, and predictable. But you know what, I thought Titanic was a really good love story. Love it or loathe it, you have to admit the special effects were awesome, the music was incredible (and I'm not even talking about My Heart Will Go On), and Kate Winslet was amazing, as always. This is one of those epic tales that only comes around once in a blue moon, so see the film regardless of what others say.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I loved Titanic but I know some people who don't and I don't know why. The actors are great, the plot's great and everything is wonderful! I don't know why they'd say this was a bad movie. I've watched it four times in the past week and a half. I know that's a little... crazy but I just love this movie so much that I can't help it. Now, please don't read this next part if you didn't get the mystery at the end or you haven't seen the movie and you don't want me to spoil it for you.

Did you know that Rose dies at the end of the movie? I never understood the end until I really thought about it. That was a part of Rose's life that she never wanted to forget plus it was a dream and then you see the "light at the end of the tunnel" when the camera goes through the ceiling. A lot of people think I'm weird but that part where Rose dies is one of my favorite parts of the movie. It really ties the story together because Rose will get to be with Jack again in heaven. Anyway, all in all I just want to say that you have to see this movie if you haven't already!

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Summary: Not about the Titanic
Review: My son (aged 14) and I went to see the special effects on the big screen, as he had been a fan of the actual historical event since early childhood. I asked him afterwards if he would like eventually to own a tape of the movie for our "Titanic" collection. "Are you kidding?" he said, "This movie isn't about the 'Titanic'." And so it isn't. It's about a couple of 90's kids (and I mean 1990's, not 1890's) in a cinematic playground that reminds us vaguely of the "Titanic" disaster. (That anybody should complain of the predictability of the ending is a sure sign that this film has suckered us into a wrong purpose for our tale. A film about the sinking is about what it was like to be there on that ghastly night, not about "whether or not it's going to sink.")

"A Night to Remember" remains hands-down the best film about the disaster. (If you really must have soap opera added, there's always the 1953 "Titanic" with Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck.)

For all the money spent on this production, it has practically no sense of time and place (of the sort delivered by a film such as "Black Robe" or "Lawrence of Arabia", or even , God help us, "Gladiator"), as the writing of dialogue in a thoroughly modern idiom - with acting style to match, except for Billy Zane - completely torpedoes any such sense.

This film is about taking money out of the pockets of goofy teenagers or out of the pockets of those who artistic life is indistiguishable from that of goofy teenagers. It is a profoundly cynical and dishonest piece of work.

The so-called "Academy" lost all credibility with me that year, picking this piece of tinsel over "The Full Monty", a film with real cinematic craft about real people in a real place and time.

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Summary: Titanic
Review: Well, everyone here must know by now what the film is about, so I'm not even gonna go into the plot. The film was directed by James Cameron (Terminator 1 & 2, Aliens) and was a commercial hit upon it's release in December 1997. When you see the film, you can see why. It has all the makings of a major blockbuster: passion, romance, action, suspense, and big budget special effects...the effects do not seem to over take the film. Instead, the movie contains some of the best scenes ever on film. My favorites being the "flying" scene, and the final shots of the Titanic before it sinks into the sea.

The acting in the film is above average. Leonardo Dicaprio is so-so as Jack Dawson the steerage passenger who sweeps first class passenger Rose Dewitt Bukator (Kate Winslet) off her feet. Kate Winslet is excellent as Rose. She is 100% believable as the rich girl who finally finds true love. She is able to draw inner emotion that in the hands of any other actress, would go unnoticed. Billy Zane as Rose's fiancee Cal also gives a great performance. He is able to convey evil at times in the film, but deep inside, you feel that he actually does love Rose, he just doesn't know how to show it.

The direction of the film is excellent. Parts of the screenplay leave a little something to be desired, but overall the screenplay is good. The best shot scenes in the film of course involve the Titanic. Instead of just getting standard shots of the ship, the camera sweeps around the entire ship. The music used in the film is extraordinary. It sets the tone for scenes of romance, passion and for scenes of danger. At times the score can be quite haunting.

Many have criticized the film for being overlong, boring and just plain bad. People who say these things just don't seem to understand the passion behind making an epic film such as this. And no, I didn't find the nudity distasteful. I think this is a film men & women can both like. The women can drool over Dicaprio, and they get a love story. But, the men can drool over Winslet, and they get an action film. Titanic is a great film. It would go up on my list along with Gone With The Wind as one of the greatest movies of all time.

Overall Grade: A+ (10++++)

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Summary: One of the best movies of all time
Review: There's two kinds of people in this world: Those who love Titanic because it's an absolutely amazing movie that should jerk the tears right out of you and make you want to learn more than you already know about the unsinkable ship, and those who say they hated Titanic because they want the attention of being one of the few that hates such an obviously great movie.
Then again, it takes a lot of people to make the world go round. If you're normal...that is, if you know how to go grocery shopping, if you buy popcorn or hot tamales at the theater, if you eat cereal for breakfast, if you enjoy picnics with your family, and if sports aren't a barbaric waste of your precious time, then you'll enjoy this movie.
Just watch the movie and don't try to be superior to the movie. Nobody will like you.
When you allow yourself to enjoy the movie (instead of watching it for the sole purpose of picking it apart to impress your acquaintances who really don't like you if you're a person who would do such a thing), you'll be convinced the characters are on the ship. You'll be symphathetic to Rose's problems, which are particularly interesting considering she's so gorgeous and so loaded. Peasants from my tax bracket long to be in the shoes of someone so wealthy, but apparently it ain't so easy. No chance of me finding out, anyway.
Jack is our hero, because he's carefree without being a flake. He's also friendly, generous, and open, which makes it easy to admire the guy.
3.5 hours for this movie to begin and finish, and there shouldn't be a single moment's worth of boredom to you, with the possible exception of the beginning of the movie, which shows modern day Bill Paxton looking for sunken Titanic treasure (I bet he was the first to ever think of that idea! Hey Bill, while you're down there, see if you can find Atlantis for us. I hear that place had lots of gold). The characters, as I said, are very likable, except for the villains, which are dislikable...and very convincing.

The action is excellent, and the unbelievable stuff (Rose cutting through cuffs with an axe while her eyes are closed) doesn't leave you shaking your head. Your adreneline is pumping too much. Rising water makes nobody comfy.

The last hour or so was very touching, as the passengers and crew realize that the boat is sinking, and some are about to die. Their behaviour in these scenes is remarkable and real...and I had alligator tears streaming down while I watched it in the theatre.

This is just an awesome movie. I own it on Laserdisc, but I won't buy it on DVD. Not until they come out with more features. One reviewer I read suggested the DVD had enough features to make the cine-phile happy. I have No idea what he was talking about, and neither does he. He's never even seen the DVD, and apparently didn't read the details about it. This DVD has a trailer, widescreen, and chapter selection. Big deal. That's nothing. For a movie this great, you need a LOT more. I'll wait for a Criterian release, and you should to. It's a shame that one of the best movies of all time gets released on DVD without any special features. This movie needs at least as many as Seven or Shrek.

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Summary: Why?????
Review: All I want to know is what were the people who loved this movie thinking? Not only did it drag for 3+ hours and that song....I mean come on its okay to hear the thing maybe once or twice a day but every five minutes? I was FORCED to see it by a friend and I have to say that the only good thing about the whole experience was that I got to take a 2 hour nap....then i woke up by the noise of the boat sinking and the idiot behind my seat sobbing because Jack was dying or whatever...I mean I was sitting there for 3+ hours waiting for the ... boat to sink so I can go home and sleep.....And for the record I was 16 at the time and I still thought it [was bad]!!!

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Summary: Don't buy this--YET
Review: When will the Criterion edition come out, thats what I want to know!! According to interviews Cameron gave, the theatical release was just the tip of the iceberg. I want that extra footage--I want more of the real history of the ship, less of the romance. There was a whole lot more shot than was actually shown, and its high time we got a criterion-type release or director's cut. Nothing else will do for me..
Folks, don't buy this DVD yet if you are a fan of the history--demand to see what they arent showing you!

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Summary: Good movie but not the best
Review: I've seen movie voting Polls where Titanic is called the best movie ever. They've voted it the best over films like Star Wars and Raiders Of The Lost Ark and I totally disagree. They called Leo better than Harrison Ford and Nicholson and I totally disagree with that too. Titanic is a good movie but it doesn't offer more than Star Wars or Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Cameron actually stole a lot of ideas from earlier films about the Titanic. For example, the scene where the violin guys stay on the ship together was a total reinactment from A Night To Remember. There are a lot more scenes other than that which he stole too; you just have to see for yourself. Check out A Night To Remember and you'll see this. Despite the slight rip-offs Titanic is still well made, mostly because the fantastic special effects make the sinking of the ship so believeable.

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Summary: Would Prefer More Extras
Review: I would have rated this DVD 5 stars if it had more special features. How could the biggest grossing movie of all time not have any special features on its DVD? What would have been nice are behind-the-scenes documentaries, historical documentaries, and deleted scenes. Even including Celine Dion's music video would have been a good start.

Anyway, the movie is short on believability, but long on entertainment. And that's the purpose of watching movies, isn't it? Well, audiences have been entertained to the tune of $1.8 billion!

The movie is touching, and it's little wonder why many would see it more than once in the theaters. Well, then get the DVD version, and enjoy as many times as you want!

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Summary: could be better
Review: The movie is great, but the DVD is lacking in extras. There should be a lot more behind the scenes stuff. Also, the menus are very plain and should be animated.