Titanic

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Summary: The tearjerker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Titanic is a great movie because it is a realistic movie about the trials in life and the difference in people as time goes by.

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Summary: No doubt this has been the most popular film ever
Review: A girl madly in love desperately struggling to save the life of the man whom she loves (which implies: a person struggling to preserve a sacred value, i.e. the person you love)....an old captain walking to his death with a guilty conscience (which implies: a man of honor punishing himself for having betrayed his own, independent judgment)...an engineer who is going down with his greatest achievement, now doomed to destruction, unable to abandon it at any cost (which implies: a man's love for & pain at the loss of the highest symbol of his capacity to think and create)...a mother putting her children(oblivious of their fate)to sleep with a bed time story, fully conscious of the fact that they shall all drown and die in a few minutes (which implies: a mother courageously protecting the magnificent, innocent spirit of (her) children, which has a great confidence in life, which knows no fear or ugliness)....

This is what I call emotional intensity - which is nothing but an expression of a value-oriented view of life. Emotions proceed from values-and greater the emotional intensity, greater the role & importance of values in the lives of the people involved.

"Titanic" is not just a passionate love story (though within a somewhat clichéd setup of a rich girl and poor boy). It is about the opening up of the soul of a young, spirited girl disgusted with convention & conformity -desperate to be happy and live her life on her own terms-to the full. And Jack does not become a great lover just because he died for the woman he loved, but because he gave her a more precious gift: the vision of a life filled with joy, laughter and beauty - a life which Rose never knew existed - which gave her the incentive to live to be 101. To live life happily one must love life, to love it one must have a particular view of life - it is this view which Jack gave Rose.

"Titanic" portrays a wide spectrum of human emotions with an amazing force, vividness & effectiveness...passionate love & obsessive jealousy, frustration & depression, youthful exuberance & a sense of flight, fear & courage, yearning & despair, cruelty & horror. Whether it be a 100-year old woman recounting the most romantic moments of her life to a group of youngsters of the age of her grandchildren or an old couple who chose to die together rather than chose one's own life & the other's death - each emotion has a depth, intensity and sense of drama which radiates a warmth that has touched millions of hearts around the world and makes the viewer one with the characters in their feelings. In this depiction of human joy and suffering against the backdrop of one of the most heartrending tragedies of our times, combined with an overpowering suspense & adventure, lies the universal appeal of "Titanic"

Apart from the visual effects & background score which are marvelous, I loved the artistry & execution of various scenes. About the "lewd", 'painting' scene (which I think was poetic), I'd say: I'm thankful to Kate Winslet - it was like getting a glimpse of paradise. As for the 'car' scene: it was presented in a manner which conveyed sensuality, passion & tenderness - without the crudeness of the usual love-making scenes. The "finger" simply expresses free-spiritedness & a childish mischievousness properly directed towards an undeniably obnoxious man. (Rose never shows irreverence towards those who really deserve respect).The comedy is subtle, delightful & witty - never vulgar or offensive.In addition, the performances were very good - I particularly liked that of Kate Winslet.

My favorite scenes are-the "flying" scene; the one in which the half-broken ship stands perpendicular on the waters for a few moments & then slowly starts sinking- I've yet to see anything to match them in all cinema (in terms of the emotions they evoke, their dramatic effect, grandeur & artistry) and the scene in which Rose leaves her lifeboat & returns to Jack (dramatizing the intensity of her passion).

In short, "Titanic" is one of the best films I've ever seen and hope to see. I'd undoubtedly call it one of my favorite films.

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Summary: I Love Billy and Leonardo in this movie!!!
Review: Frist of all I think the movie was OK , but the acters are HOTT in the movie and I mean Billy Zane and Leonardo DiCaprio. Man! every time you see them in the movie they make you want to say ... You look FINE. But the movie it self is a pretty nice movie, If you like love movies thin go out and buy this one...

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Summary: Low-Blow, Seafaring, Nautically Insulting, Hodgepodge!
Review: First off, I would like to caterwaul I am tired of all of humanity revealing their knowledge of what happened and what did not happen in 1912.

Wait, wait, wait. Before you begin to detest my opinions, I'm not saying that you are all unknowing dolts--you probably are right.

Sure, thinking about it, it seems like 1912 was a time when most people obeyed properly and went along with strict protocals of all sorts. But there had to some who did not, right? It would be impossible history is that unalloyed. That's what makes recreating it fun.

People spat back then, I assume. They rebeled, like Rose. (Haven't we all spent enjoyable hours reading up on revolutions and such?)

That leads us to another point: If Rose was a rebel, I'm sure the romp she and Jack took place in in the car could have went on.

Dismay! People do not realize the middle finger gesture went on since the 1800's. In fact it was present in acient times.
Especially for the rich. If Rose was as jaunty as she seemed sometimes, hey, why not? (Whether she would have or not, it's
hilarious it's in there because of the controversy.)

And after all, aren't movies movies for the variant people they protray? So there, I give one star to it's diversity of characters.

Besides all that, the paper of Rose's charol drawing, as useless as it may have been could have survived 84 years, many documents on Titanic did. One man's bus ticket was retrieved from his wallet. !

My second star falls into place because of the cinematography, admirable costume design, the music, ect., ect.

The third star is for the second half of the film, the depition of the Titanic immersing. But oddly enough, the second half is
stoned down much by the first.

Why, oh, why is there the need for that extensive first (half hour is it?) of deep-sea diving? I'm sure you thought it was amusing, Cameron, but why put us through it, seeing it on screen?

Alrighty, after that we are introduced to Rose, 101. Why?

Why not began the movie with young Rose boarding the ship? We'll learn about Jack and Cal as it progresses! This fragment also allows the rest to be screwed up, because how does Rose know what's going about the ship when's she's not present?

The film advances into an effusive chick-flick, girl can't stand society, falls for thrid class boy after he "saves" her, they discover "true love" and yadda, yadda, yadda. (I know I said the rebellion part in characters is agreeable, but over too much gushy luv it looses it's touch, if you know what I mean.)

Not to disreguard: The script. No body speaks like that, 1912 or not.

Think, if this movie was nothing but the first half, not even one star would be in it's favor. It wouldn't even get produced.

So as a consummation, the ending with the ocean liner dying--that's what made it. It relied on speical and visual effects.
But in a way we loose a sense of completion.

Such a naive beginning does not go hand in hand with the imposing end. This was not a homage to Titanic. It was soely about Rose and Jack. Should have been named something more along the lines of a sappy V.C. Andrews novel, such as "The Heart of the Ocean."

A story about Titanic would be a story about someone related to the Titanic, maybe? We'd see more of the ship, and possible get more of a story, I wager.

As another result, what made this movie again was the last hour or so, which is the most lavish, exessive, documentary of the Titanic, or anything for that matter, ever made, since it did not really connect with the first half. I mean, Rose and Jack, two ordinary fools aboard? That's it.

The acting was adequate. Gloria Stuart was my personal favorite, even though her character was almost out of place. I get often tired of Leonardo's drollery, though. Billy Zane's eye-makeup is enough to drive you mad. Kate Winslet was as well enough to impel you to go insane with some card board acting, but over all I suppose she earned her nomination. (?)

Also, I must remark: This DVD. Where's the features? The deep-dive behind-the-scenes peek? (Hehe) Well, and I say quite prudishly, you think the biggest movie of all time would have more than just the trailer.

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Summary: Jack and Rose?????
Review: Yes from the moment you hear that the main character's names are 'Jack' and 'Rose' you know this movie is going to be a dilly.

I never saw this film in a theater, I only own the video on two cassetes basically the first cassete is the romance (with the crash coming at the direct end of the first cassette) and the second cassette is 'let's see if we can escape'.

Ok first off this was better then I expected it to be I had heard a lot about this film (in the negative way) and it was a step up from the 0 star film I was expecting.

Ok first off this film has a REALLY old story: Rich girl is engaged to millionaire whom she dosn't love because her mother wants her to marry this guy, on the ship she meets the poor artist who shows her what love really is. Winslet's performance is rather inexperianced but still basically the best preformance in the film, Billy Zane comes over fairly well (at least HE seems to realize how dumb this films is), but Leonardo DiCaprio was your regular pretty boy I mean this guy can REALLY not act, and that awful accent of his. *shudders* 'Ya gotta maake eavery daayy count' I mean gosh that guy is a nut, but obviously he dosn't need to act he can just stand around looking smug and teenage girls swoon at his feet.

A couple of the shots were pretty good, but only a rare few... the shot where Jack teaches Rose to 'fly' was pretty good until the camera starts jerking around to view the scene from a million angles.

The actual crash? Well it was O.K. yeah impressive and all that but if you want an impressive crash scene just delete the rest of the movie/fastforward the rest of the movie and watch the ship crash because honestly you won't find it worth your time to watch the whole thing.

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Summary: Pure cinema
Review: In 1997, virtually everyone rushed to the theatres to see "Titanic," which won countless awards and appeared on many critics's best-of lists. But almost immediately thereafter, the film has suffered a backlash. Mention the title to the average filmgoer today, and they'll roll their eyes at you in contempt. That's unfortunate because, even though "Titanic" seems to fall out of favor with many people, I still think it's a fascinating movie. Sure, the script is just as hollow as it was when it was released in theares, but on a technical level, "Titanic" is a marvel to watch. James Cameron must have spent many sleepless nights getting every detail right: from the costumes to the interior decoration to the ship itself, this film is near-perfect. And, yes, we all know that the ship does sink, but it's HOW it sinks that makes it worthwhile: the sinking is agonizingly slow at first, then it becomes gradually more terrifyingly real. So, if you haven't seen the movie, ignore "conventional wisdom" and give "Titanic" a try. If you've already seen it, then by all means grab this DVD. The package lacks extras, but the film is so entertaining that it still warrants a purchase.

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Summary: Beautiful film--very poor DVD.
Review: You may be confused with my rating. No--I am NOT anti-TITANIC. In fact, I think this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It is just that Amazon.com had asked for the rating of the DVD, and this DVD is absolutely horrible. Sure, the picture and sound quality is okay, but there are no special features! For the highest grossing film of all time, this is a pretty poor excuse for a DVD. And not only are there no special features, but this DVD is only available in widescreen format. And just how many people these days have widescreen TVs? Certainly not me! So why are all these DVDs only coming out in widescreen formats? Where are all the full frame formats?

But now onto the movie. The movie itself is really wonderful. I have the double video tape version and I have rented this DVD so I could compare the two. I have to say that the video tape version is better and much more worth the price. TITANIC takes place in the year 1912. Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is a young lovely first class woman who is forced into marrying the money-made Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) by her money-hungry, overprotective mother (Francis Fisher). But on the Grand R.M.S. TITANIC, Rose meets her true love--the handsome young starving artist third class passenger, Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), who won his tickets on TITANIC in a game of Poker. When the ship sinks, it is up to Rose and Jack to make sure they both survive.

I do not know one person who had not seen TITANIC in theaters. I only got to see it once in the theaters, but know it by heart now because of all the times I've watched the video. Some people think the love story is cheesy, but it is not. It shows the power of true love...and just how strong it can be. DiCaprio and Winslet are convincing and charming in their roles, and the supporting cast is wonderful, too. The special effects are just incredibly stunning--and this is one of the few films which I believe deserved the 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

James Cameron has created a masterpiece--a film that will not ever be forgotten, no matter how many people hated it. The screenplay and diolauge isn't even all that bad. The acting is absolutely superb...no one could have done a better job than these actors in their roles.

I just wish Paramount would have come out with a better DVD. In fact, here are some suggestions and ideas I'd like to make for a future collector's edition and/or special edition DVD (Paramount--are you taking notes?): behind-the-scenes, cast & crew biographies, cast & crew interviews, photo gallery, Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" music video, Oscar night footage of the film winning each award--including the performance Celine Dion did, documentaries, real-life stories from real-life passengers on the real-life TITANIC, the making of the sets and special effects, the original screenplay by James Cameron, production notes, interactive CD-Rom games and extras for your computer, TITANIC's original theatrical trailer, picture-perfect quality and sound, widescreen and full frame formats, and perhaps even more! Now THAT would be the perfect DVD. I refuse to buy TITANIC on DVD until Paramount comes out with a special edition or collector's edition DVD!

Besides, doesn't the greatest film of all time need the greatest DVD of all time?

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Summary: a gobbler of epic proportions
Review: Spectacularly bad - indifferently acted, poorly plotted, and narratively incoherent (the film is told from Rose's point of view, yet she consistently relates events she was not privy to and cannot have been aware of). Cameron trivializes an awful tragedy, reducing it to mere background for a halfwitted (and anachronistic) love story. I can't believe I let my wife drag me to see this turkey. (To her credit, she hated it too.)

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Summary: titanic
Review: Nice set, but otherwise, total cheese ball love story.I Hate it!

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Summary: Total DVD Disappointment
Review: After having enjoyed this film in the theater, I couldn't wait for the home video to hit the market. After continuing to enjoy the film on VHS, I finally bought a DVD player and began to update my movie collection by purchasing DVD's of my favorites.
Titanic was one I couldn't wait to have on DVD. I must say I was never so disappointed in a single DVD purchase as I was with Titanic.
The single DVD contains one trailer and the movie...that's it!! No bonus material at all! But my biggest complaint was the video transfer. For a DVD, it is no better than the VHS tapes, in both video and sound quality. And if you put any zoom on it at all, it goes grainy even with a minimum amount. One would think that for the exorbant price of this DVD it would have been of top-shelf quality. Nothing could be further from the truth! This has to be the worst buy of any DVD in my collection, and I am really disgusted with it because it was one of my all-time favorite films.