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Summary: Awesome MOvie
Review: I think Titanic was an awesome romantic movie it is a movie I can not get bored.
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Summary: Yes, but is it a classic?
Review: Right now we're all too close to "Titanic" to say whether or not, flaws and all (especially with its screenplay, which was not even nominated for an Academy Award), this film will be a considered a true classic on the same level of let's say, "Casablanca" or even "Gone With the Wind."But "Titanic" still deserves serious consideration for entrance into the pantheon of great American films... Consider the fact that "Ben Hur," the other film in American history that won 11 Oscars, made the American Film Institute's top 100 list... Yet very few people have great affection for it because of its aloof and emotionally distant tone. Everyone mentions the chariot race, they love Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd, but you hear few people admit they cried while watching it. My best guess is that in about 20 years, people will come to appreciate this film as being deserving to be placed in the "classic" category, flaws and all, primarily because of its global impact at the time it was released and the INTENTIONAL use of maudlin themes and a romantic narrative that truly borrows from the glory days of romantic American cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. This is perhaps why Janet Maslin of the New York Times, before she retired, surprisingly stated that "Titanic" was the first film in decades that had earned the right to be debated and compared to "Gone with the Wind" (let's be honest, now that was a corny movie too, wasn't it?). Now to some people, "Titanic" may not be "Gone With the Wind," but the comparison is fair and a good one. Everyone knew Clark Gable in 1939, but who knew Vivien Leigh in the United States? And while DiCaprio and Winslet, before "Titanic," were accomplished young film actors, both with previous Oscar nominations, they were not (and are still not, at the time of this writing) considered to be in the upper tier of box office stars. They're not $20 million per picture actors, in otherwords. (At least not yet.) Yet the casting of DiCaprio and Winslet is "Titanic's" overriding strength. What if more well-known stars had been cast in the lead roles? Brad Pitt and Jennnifer Aniston or Julia Roberts, for example? Don't you think their notoriety would have cast a completely different light and tone to "Titanic?" The problem is "Titanic" became a pop culture phenomenon. This inavoidably diminished its accomplishments in some ways to elitist critics and others who have parodied the film, everything from its dialogue to Celine Dion's over-played theme song. It's sort of like "Rocky" winning Best Picture in 1976 and then having its accomplishments diluted a bit by the bad sequels that followed... Others who disliked or hated "Titanic" always demand realistic dialogue and situations, on top of bulletproof logic before they'll get close to endorsing any film. These are the same people who will praise comparative literature and the written word (e.g., books), but hate anything that isn't faithful to the original text when it's translated to the cinematic language of sounds and images. But most of this controversial nonsense will pass because the money that was put into this film, all $200 million plus, is all on the screen to see -- and the lack of an "intelligent" script that will satisfy Ivy Leaguers -- is overwhelmed by the sheer momentum of the film's romance and impending destruction -- lifted upward by the film's (truly) perfect ending... (I wouldn't have changed that part, the most important part of any film, one bit.) In my opinion, whether you liked or hated or even thought it was overrated -- "Titanic's" place in history will forever be preserved -- and its 11 Oscars guarantees it. Yes, purists will note that it won no major awards in the acting or screenwriting categories. And while this is important, it does not obscure what the picture did to the world when it was released. For a film sweeped in romance that runs three hours in length and has no animated or special-effects-generated actors -- to become the biggest box office hit in the history of cinema -- simply cannot be dismissed... Only a high-brow, self-proclaimed elitist who thinks he or she is smarter than 99 percent of the "masses" will say "Titanic" is junk, and that its cinematic achievements are irrelevant. Just don't listen.
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Summary: A Titanic Disappointment
Review: Was I the only one who fell asleep at the theater watching this turkey? I wanted to leave, but I was stupid enough to invite some people to come with me, and they were enjoying it, so I had to endure something akin to having an enema. Sure, the effects were great, but what happened to entertainment? And the girl was a real tramp, considering it was supposed to be in an era when a handshake was considered necking. And let's not forget that stupid scene where Leonardo is "woo-wooing" at the front of the ship. This movie would only appeal people who live in a fantasy world. You know what I mean, the kind of person who never thought about dancing 'till "Dirty Dancing" came out. The story (what there was) was dull. You have to sit down for what seems like hours, bored out of your skull, enduring a corny love story, and praying for that stupid ship to crack in two. If you want to see a good love story, go and buy "What Dreams May Come." If you want to torture a friend, invite them to your house, feed them bake beans, tell them the toilet's broken, then play "Titanic" and tell them you can't find the remote.
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Summary: AN INCOMPARABE SINKING
Review: I come from the town that built Titanic. Contempoary reactions to the sinking were mainly shock, as Harland & Wolff had an international shipbuilding reputation. This lamentable piece of 3hour-plus tosh is just that- not only because of its imposition of 1990 social mores [Jack would never have met Rose, let alone made holiday-package nude love with her in 1912], but because of its quite intolerable, fake lightheartedness and its lacking in human warmth. The iceberg, when it came at the end of this historically moronic, movie was a blessed relief. One star for the fact that it ended.
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Summary: I don't see the point in this
Review: this wouldn't have been bad if the story wasn't so depressing, I don't really like chick flicks all too much and I think if anyone would want to watch a movie w/ Leonardo to chose The Man In the Iron Mask which was more dramatic and good. One of the characters on that movie was from End Of Days. This isn't the worst, but it definitely isn't the best.
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Summary: THE LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR & THE BIG BOAT THAT RUINED IT.
Review: I think everyone has seen it. Knows what it's about. It was entirely too long. The unrelated love story should have been left out and released as "Jack & Rose." Then we could have watched a 2 hour movie depicting the boat and what REALLY happened on it. If you want to see a lovestory, see "Romeo and Juliet" or "Titanic." If you want to see a movie about the Titanic, watch a documentary. 3 stars for awesome effects.
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Summary: A colossal filmmaking achievement
Review: At over $1.8 Billion worldwide (excluding rentals), "Titanic" is the most commercially successful film of all time. That is double the next highest grossing film (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace). Nominated for 14 Academy Awards, it won 11 including best picture in 1998. Everything about this film was big. It ran over 3 hours and had a budget of $200 million which is larger than the U.S. box office for all but 30 movies in the history of filmmaking. This was a TITANIC film in every sense of the word. But, was it any good? Well, actually it was! The film was written and directed by James Cameron, who before this was most renowned for writing and directing "Terminator" films. The story was a combination love story, period piece and disaster movie. As a love story was good. As a period piece, it was wonderfully precise in its myriad details, both generally and as to specifics about the Titanic and her passengers. As an epic disaster movie, it was utterly colossal. From a directorial perspective, this film is unparalleled; a feat of gargantuan proportions. In addition to the normal directorial duties, Cameron had to coordinate mammoth model-building projects, deep sea filming of the original ship, thousands of hours of painstaking research, elaborate visual effects, and hundreds of special sets. To be able to pull all those elements together at all is a superhuman task. The result was truly remarkable entertainment. Cameron took a chance on Leonardo DiCaprio. The studios wanted Matthew McConaughey but Cameron insisted on DiCaprio. It was a gamble that paid off. DiCaprio gave a career performance and his enthusiasm and charm lit up the screen. Kate Winslet was also a fresh talent with only five minor films to her credit before 'Titanic'. Her performance was sparkling and her chemistry with DiCaprio made the love story urgent and magical. Oddly, she hasn't worked much since, and is fast slipping back into the obscurity from whence she came. This was not as much a film as it was a fluctuation in the space-time continuum. Forces and emotions from the original event were transported to 1997, and they clutched us with a power that left us spellbound. It was neither the best story ever told, nor the best film ever made, but it was certainly the greatest filmmaking achievement to date in its sheer size and scope. As a motion picture, I rated it a 9/10. As an epic, there is no scale large enough to rate it. The box office speaks for itself.
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Summary: I'm The King Of The World!
Review: "I'm The King Of The World!" And with those four, triumphant words, Titanic took us all on a ride we won't soon forget! Lush in its historic imagery, and tragic in its tragic ending, moviegoers were treated to the highs, the lows, and the in-betweens of a ship that just refused to sink. Huge in scope, huger in importance, Titanic is arguably the hugest-grossing movie of all time. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I have 5 simple words for you...."GO SEE THIS MOVIE"
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Summary: A plotless, pointless insult to those who really suffered.
Review: I only saw this film once and am very thankful that because I am female I am never expected to pay for movies when on dates. I do hate that his money was so thoroughly wasted though. Well as for my problem with this movie, is that it focused on the two non-exisentent characters of Rose (played by the redhaired ... herself) and Jack, and their two-day lustful romp (no not love, lust). We're talking about a shipping disaster where thousands of people lost their lives, whole families were torn apart, and James Cameron focuses on two sexed up "teens." The dialogue was inane and pointless, the plot totally non-existant. Most of the characters are so poorly developed and so stereotypical that they are not merely one-dimensional but non-dimensional. Cal Hockley comes to mind; his character is so trite, all he's missing is a pencil thin moustache to rub between his thumb and index finger while going "mwa-hahahaha," like some villain from a morality play. The length of the film was also annoying. By the time the ship actually sinks I was saying "Can't Jack just go ahead and die." Truth be told I was already saying that at the beginning. James Cameron should stick to what he knows, directing barely literate Germans in sci-fi films.
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Summary: Teenage Trashy melo drama
Review: PLEASE GET A LIFE! GET REAL! This is a typical example that demonstrates that this hype about academy award is basicaly pile of crap. I mean how can it get so many award? The movies has absolutely nothing that could nourish your intellect, can people actually believe that two teenager falling in love in two days could be what we call love? More like a 'fling' to me. It is a typical unoriginal cinderella story, only LEO is the cinderella this time. He fell in love with a princess, but alas sorry, it's too late now, the stupid ship is sinking anyway... It has no storyline, doesnt show any personalities of the indiiduals,and what a cliche it is that Leonardo Dicaprio is in the movie too prove that this is a teenage trashy drama. I not saying Leo is not a good actor, it just that him being in this movie is just a big let down. The fact that people love this movie so much just proves that this society consist of shallow,superfical people, who has more interest in trashy soap opera (inferior version of Cinderella) rather than real people with real flesh and blood. A joke.
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