Titanic

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Summary: titanically awful
Review: Can there ever have been a more 'made for television' piece of rubbish than this. Without doubt the must stomach- turningly cliched waste of good videotape it has ever been my misfortune to watch.And as for the oscars. Can there now be any credibility to these awards at all? I think not.

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Summary: 1/2 chick flic, 1/2 guy flic, love and disaster
Review: I really liked this movie, or I wouldn't have bought it on DVD. It strikes me as having been built such that it would appeal to both sexes at different times, with perhaps a bit of overlap.

News for those who don't know: this movie is based on the story of a (poorly designed and built) real ship which sank on its only voyage. Given that basic fact, the makers of this movie built a compelling story which I like to watch on occasion.

This "Titanic" movie is really cool, I like almost everything about it. I just wish there was some "making of" on the DVD. The lack of a commentary track is pretty much expected, as commentary about a fictional story wouldn't be very useful.

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Summary: Ultra-Hollywood Spin on one of the 20th Century's Most Famou
Review: Being of a rather sensitive nature, I steered clear of "Titanic", mostly because I did not want to witness the deaths of the 1500-plus people who perished in the icy Atlantic waters in 1912. Thus I only recently saw the film on video, months after all the hype, the awards, and subsequent hoopla had played itself out. "Titanic" is certainly a lush, beautifully photographed and well-mounted film, although it is almost a bit too "slick" for my tastes. I thought Leo and Kate were blandly likeable, but I was not very much interested in their characters or their performances. The supporting cast, however, was top-notch, in particular Frances Fisher's remarkably restrained performance as Rose's mother. Ms. Fisher did more acting with a 3-second, tight-lipped glance of disapproval then Leo did with 3 hours worth of stilted charm. And Billy Zane managed to twist his classically handsome features into an oily--and sometimes frightening--visage of callow shallowness. The wonderful Kathy Bates always lends a touch of class to whatever role she undertakes, and as Molly Brown she doesn't disappoint. I would have been much more interested in the plot if the story had been told from Molly's perspective rather than Rose's. But the real point of the film is the tragedy itself, which is depicted with harrowing, overwhelming clarity during the sinking sequence. On this level, I think the film was fully realized; however, the fictitious story line is seriously flawed, and I have a difficult time believing Leo as a romantic leading man. In "Titanic" he's more like the arrogant kid who should be taken to the woodshed and spanked.

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Summary: Titanic masterpeice.!
Review: I have always been fascinated with the Titanic.! This is truly a good movie though.! Even if the other people on here gave it horrible reveiws I don't care... Just watch it you'll see.! Okay well it has awesome special effects a very capticating love story with Leonardo Dicaprio playong "Jack Dawson" and Kate Winslet as "Rose"... I just read what the director did and that sucks taking that massive chance with a great movie and then meeting the downfall...But first this movie starts out with an old lady in an appartment and she's watching TV and they find old drawings of a nude girl from the Titanic well it just so happens they are drawings of her.! So she go's to the men who found them and tells them her story... It starts with Jack a poor guy who wins the tickets in a game of poker and well he's third class she's first and they first meet on the bow of the ship where she threatens to jump and almost falls in...He saves her! of course lol...And well if that doesn't interest I've been told this script was related to a true story of a women and am man who something similar as that happened to.! So well just don't be fooled this movie is totally *AWESOME* and tales the trajic tale of the Titanics demise and the great denile and *HOPES* for the supposed unsinkable Titanic.

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Summary: Breath-taking, heart-wrenching
Review: How best to describe this astonishingly epic film of love, loss, and heartbreak? I truly can't understand why people have so much trouble with the romance aspect of the film. James Cameron chose to tell the story of Titanic through the eyes of Jack and Rose to give us some sort of connection--to make us, the audience, feel for and care about these characters. And because we cared about the characters, are hearts broke for the people on the ship as we suddenly could understand the pain every single passenger must have felt, becasue we experinced it through the eyes of Jack and Rose. That's what Mr. Cameron was trying to get us to see. If it hadn't been for the romance story, it would've just been another movie about the Titanic. The romance aspect was to make us want the ship to not sink, and I applaud Mr. Cameron for his effort.

No, I don't think the movie is simply a "teeny-bop" or chick flick. James Cameron is a master at conveying the human condition and telling a good story, and this is his best work to date. Even people who don't like "chick flicks" should appreciate the bite-your-nails suspense, and the historical accuracy of the film. Every one involved worked their butts off to produce an extraordinary film, and they succeeded.

As a Titanic buff, I know and appreciate how accurate the movie is. Go read the transcripts of the American Inquiry--the investigation into the sinking--and you'll discover that in Cameron's film, everyone is where he or she claimed to be at almost every moment. Of course there are minor inaccuracies, but those pale in comparison to all the stuff they fot right.

Not only that, but I feel the characters are strongly written and well-acted. I think that Rose DeWitt Bukater is one of the strongest and complicated female characters in any recent film, and Kate Winslet brough her extraordinary passion and talent to the film. Even DiCaprio was right as Jack--I dan't care what all you jealous males out there think.

Yes, I cringe at lines like,"A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets," but give the film the credit it deserves. How can anyone who considers themselves to be remotely human not be touched in some way by this film? Who does not crave for a love like that?

The special effects are spectacular, and James Horner's score is amazing. This movie is absolutely magnificent. It will always be one of my favorite films, and once again, James Cameron proves himself a master.

My only problem is with the DVD itself, which is why I'm giving it four stars instead of five. It has a nice presentation, but there are almost no special features at all. The only thing it contains is the theatrical trailer. I wait for the day that a special edition DVD is released.

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Summary: Teens Spit, Die
Review: This movie takes a great and moving story, but grafts on top of it a puerile love drama. Too bad!

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Summary: I would give it no stars if I could
Review: What a montrous waste. Titanic's story COULD have been made into a really great movie, but this isn't it (in fact "A Night To Remember" beats this hands down). The Rose/Jack plot wasn't the biggest problem I had with it, although I did not find it interesting. And, what was the idea (at the end) with Jack saying "never let go Rose, never let go" and then he dies, and what does she do? She lets go of him and lets his body sink. STUPID.

My major problem with this movie... all that running around below decks with water up to their knees, waists, etc. They would have had hyperthermia in five minutes, been dead in ten. End of Jack and Rose (I wish).

Special effects... did Cameron really have to show the same computer generated picture of the ship cutting through the water over and over. One, it was going WAY TO FAST; two, the same birds in the same place every time. Creativity anyone? Realism?

Which brings me to all the pre-distribution hype. I've read that James Cameron is a perfectionist. I went to see the movie hoping to see a realistic movie about the sinking of the Titanic, with great special effects. Instead I saw the sappy Rose/Jack story, incredible amounts of time spent running through frigid water, redundant special effects, etc.

One last complaint, I knew instantly that the older Rose still had the jewel and was going to toss it overboard. A director of Cameron's stature should have been able to create some suspense.

Whatever redeeming qualities this movie had were lost on me, I found it totally unbelievable, incredibly flawed and (sorry)boring as could be. For a fascinating look at the Titanic, read any of the non-fictions books out there.

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Summary: Titanic, You gotta love it!
Review: I may be young, but I still know that this movie is cool! It is about(in case you don't already know) a guy, Jack (Leo Dicaprio) who wins his 3rd class ticket on the Titanic and he meets a beautiful 1st class girl. They immediately fall in love. But, the Titanic hits an iceberg. Will this tear their love apart forever? See this movie and see!

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Summary: The Big Boat
Review: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are electrifying as lovers Rose DeWittBukater and Jack Dawson in James Cameron's epic disaster flick. Set on board the doomed maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, third class passenger Jack and first class passenger Rose fall in love - much to Rose's fiance's dismay! At over three hours long, it is a very long film, but I never once lost interest whilst watching. With a powerful supporting cast including Kathy Bates and Billy Zane, this really is a film that you shouldn't miss out on. OK, so the ending was never going to be much of a suprise, but that only heightens the drama previous to the actual sinking - which is in itself a spectacular affair, showing the stern of the ship splitting in half and crashing into the ocean before rising vertically in the water. The special effects are breathtaking - as is the fictional love story between Jack and Rose. It is no wonder, in my opinion, that this film won 11 oscars!

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Summary: attention to detail
Review: I continue to enjoy "Titanic". I continue to rewatch the video. Now that the theme song no longer "goes on" (and on and on...!) I continue to enjoy the soaring, powerful soundtrack on CD. To me, Cameron's epic film is not about the syrupy love story. And the ship is certainly not simply the vessel which conveyed Winslett and DeCaprio to teenybopper godhood. I'm not saying the love story is superfluous -- the improbable romance between a society girl and a commoner allows a view of both First-Class and Steerage-Class, and showcases the social class distinctions of the period. This very interesting contrast had not previously been depicted in earlier films, which had focused mainly on the famous upper class passengers. Therefore I'll refrain from criticizing the romantic plotline overmuch. Anyway, for me, the star of the movie is the Titanic itself. Cameron paid amazing attention to detail, recreating every set to look exactly like photos of the real ship. The engine room is a masterpiece. Filmed on a living, restored Liberty Ship (whose powerplant is a fraction of the size of Titanic's), CGI was employed to create miniature catwalks and tiny blackgang crew, and the impression of coal-stoked operation. Costumes and accessories, even the meals served, were faithfully replicated. Actors were chosen who actually resemble the historical figures in the supporting cast. The special effects involved in the sinking, utilizing a full scale model, are spectacular. Likewise the remarkable authentic footage taken from the real Russian research ship and minisubs. By brilliantly framing the past story in the present, Cameron shares with his audience his own wondrous experience of visiting the Titanic in her North Atlantic grave. His personal infatuation with the ill-fated ship shows in other subtle detail. For example, Jack's exultant cry "We're the luckiest guys in the world!" is an ironic echo of the real-life lamentation of the crewmen who spent too much time in the pub and missed the boat, "We must be the unluckiest blokes in the world!" And that much-parodied "king of the world" pose (also tagged the "Rose Pose") is intentionally the personification of a monument commissioned by the wealthy Society widows who survived the disaster. This sculpture of a sleek woman, torso arched and arms outstretched, still honors the husbands who gallantly remained behind while their wives took to the lifeboats. No such sculpture commemorated the Steerage passengers, many of whom were confined below while the ship foundered. But Cameron pays them tribute by giving human faces to that faceless mass of humanity. A porcelain doll discovered in the strewn wreckage on the ocean floor was reproduced for the film and is seen in the arms of a third-class child who presumably drowned. Particularly poignant is the sight of a doomed mother in a life vest, desperately holding her infant above the freezing water. Yes, Jack's fictional sacrifice tugs shamelessly at the heartstrings, but real people died in the disaster. Many behaved heroically, others demonstrated dispicable cowardice. So the fictional characters may be cliche'ed, but they are a pretty fair composite of the historical reality. For its grand scope and spare-no-expense attention to detail, Titanic deserves its multiple awards. Besides, any movie which inspires a gazillion teenagers to appreciate history can't be bad!