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Summary: Beautiful Fimmaking -- Somewhat Thin On Plot
Review: Everyone is familiar with the tragic Titanic disaster. This is the latest Hollywood treatment of the 1912 tragedy. The major elements are here, a beauty, a hero she falls in love with, and a villain who responds violently to rejection. The photography and special visual effects are stunning. My favorite scene is where the musicians are playing together as the ship is already sinking, knowing that they will die within the next hour. There are other touching moments. Still the almost 3 hour epic drama is lacking a solid story line. It was a beautiful movie to watch, but I probably would not want to view this one over and over again.
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Summary: split personality
Review: I'm sorry to all of the people out there that loved this movie, but it stank. It started off as a classic love story, nothing original really, it went on to reiterate the same poor-little-rich-girl syndrom as Dirty Dancing, even going so far as to repeat the accusations of thievery. This was all very cliche, but nothing too terrible. Then the narrative stopped. It didn't just shift to some other action, it just stopped in the middle of the movie so that the boat could sink. The scenes while the boat sank were wonderful and touching (the bit with the band was beatiful) but they had nothing to do with the rest of the movie. 90% of the scenes in the 1 hour period in which the boat was sinking had absolutely nothing to do with the plot. They could have easily been put together before the studio got the script in the mail. The makers of this movie just couldn't decide whether they wanted to make a movie about a sinking boat ( which they would have done well at) or about a poor little rich girl (which they also would have done well at) but in the agony of indecision, they worte a love story in the middle of which a boat happened to sink. it was disastrous.
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Summary: You too can make someone rich off of dead people!
Review: This movie is such a joke. To think of all those people who died, and how ignored they were by Cameron's take on the tragedy. This movie was made to make money off of all the girls out there who think DiCaprio is the next best thing to heaven. Within an hour of watching this movie (when it first came to theaters) I was writhing in my seat, muttering to my companion: "Geez, this is ridiculous. Isn't over yet? SINK already!" It took over 2 hours for the ship to find it's watery grave in the movie, when in reality it took the real one an hour at most (as I recall). My companion and I left the theater laughing at the most poorly written screenplay we'd ever seen. Despite the broad range of experience of the actors, I couldn't help but feel that they themselves didn't feel the script supported them. The romance was just too hard to believe, and the jealous rage (Zane's character chasing DiCaprio's character around a sinking ship with a gun) absurd. I find it hard to believe that anyone thought this film deserved an award, but then, the Oscars are thinly veiled popularity contests anyhow. I'll give it one star because the recreation of the ship itself is worth seeing. If you want to see a movie about the Titanic, see the "Unsinkable Molly Brown" with Debbie Reynolds; although certainly not a remarkable film either, it is entertaining in a campy musical kind of way.
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Summary: The passion, the intimacy, and the heart-break.
Review: Titanic is first of all of love story, but it is so much more than that. Titanic is by far the best picture I have ever seen. What makes Titanic so great, mainly three things.The fist is the bold exploration into the world of the past. Along with a great love story we see the history of a wonderful ship. The people on board with but one dream, America. One scene I really enjoy is when jack wins the poker match and screems "We're going to America". The second is the script. I have never heard dialogue between two characters so beautiful. One dialogue that always stuck out in my mind is when rose declares "You have a gift Jack you see people." and Jack romanitcally replys "I see you." what a wonderful peice of dialogue. The third reason the film is the greatest is the soundtrack. The music fits the film perfectly. It brings thoughts of passion, happiness, and disaster into one's mind. Titanic is the greatest film ever. Buy it today.
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Summary: TITANIC
Review: Titanic is film of many levels. Like a Rorschard test, you can find things in this movie that may be present only in your mind. It can be a love story, a social manifesto, a piece of art, a profitable good product, and more. 1. A love story. As someone said, the love story is not perfect. Rose looks much older and bigger than Jack, and you could better believe she is his aunt rather than his lover. Anyway, when you get in a theatre you must suspend your disbelief, so you can perfectly buy a love at first sight between two persons that wouldn't look at each other in real life. 2. Rich vs poor. When Jack gets too boring of the rich people's dinner, he decides to show Rose what a true party is like. And they "go down" to a lower level, where the third class was having a great time with popular music and cheap beer. Only the poor one really know how to have a great time, just because they know better about hard times. 3. Rich vs poor 2. When Jack and Rose escape from her boyfriend's bodyguard, they move from the luxury of the highest level to the heaters, where you can see who are the ones that make the liner move: the workers. The luxury of the rich ones is powered by the sweat of the workers. 4. The shipwreck is great. Not only the special effects. What people do before the ship sinks defines what their lives are. Some pray, some cheat, some keep on doing his work til the last second, playing music, setting a clock, some just say good-bye to the loved ones and accept whatever comes with dignity. 5. "My heart will go on." I like old Rose, I like the way Cameron told us she had a plenty life. Old Rose's face is the face of life, it is the opposite of death that Titanic represents. Well, it is a good film, I guess.
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Summary: One of my favorite movies
Review: Titanic is one of my favorite movies, it explores so many themes and is able to transport its viewer into another world. Rose is the typical young woman, always wanting something more. Jack is the person who can give her that something more. This movie has excellent special effects, a wonderful soundtrack, and the finest cast of actors I've seen in a long time. This movie stays very true to history, even using common social scenarios (Rose's fiancé tries to dominate her) to prove its point. This is an excellent movie, the time is a little long but the viewer won't even realize its length.
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Summary: Titanic, schmitanic!
Review: I'm glad that damned Titanic craze was over and done with once and for all after a year, so why are people still saying that this is the bomb-diggity? I definitely don't think so. Leonardo DiCaprio's most recent movie, "The Beach," reportedly had him sunk again, and this time there was no boat! I also heard about his affair and that child he's having with his French co-star. He ain't the king of the world no more. Neither is James Cameron. Yeah, it made over a billion dollars, and that Céline Dion song which became a megahit, it isn't the best song in the world, though Céline, regardless of what many people think, has class and plenty of vocal talent, and the song is okay, too. I'd go with Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" or Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's "When You Believe" any day of the week, though. And the dialogue is Power Rangers-esque tripe. Not to mention way too much fiction. My recommendation: get "Gone With The Wind" instead.
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Summary: James Cameron is truly not a King of the World
Review: I am quite disappointed this is an Oscar movie. The plot is not moving. I don't feel sad about DiCaprio's death, I don't find the story romantic, I don't find the ship wreck disastrous, I don't feel the titanic authentic (the SFX is so poor that I can't imagine the same director has made us Terminator 2). In short, I am so disappointed about this movie, as a fan of DiCaprio and Winslet.
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Summary: Excellent. Excellent!
Review: Even I don't remember how many times i watched this stunning movie. And every time I feel the same like I felt in the first time I watched it (and cried) . Cameron managed to combine a love story with the legendary Titanic which dragged thousands and thousands of people to the cinemas. Cameron also managed to make a movie over Titanic, that no one else will ever attempt to make again I think. What's Romeo&Juliet compared to this love story? I don't in general watch TV or movies (prefer reading) but this one was awsome! And I don't think I will ever love another movie the way I love Titanic, and which I still watch every now and then. The romance touched my heart, the scenes of the real ship (although few), the effects so perfect. Spectacular! Bravo!
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Summary: An Over-Hyped Average Flick Makes Its Way Onto DVD...
Review: When Titanic was released, it became one of the largest grossing movies of all time. The reason? No, it wasn't great acting- nor was it good plot or accurate historical portrayal. In the end, this movie succeeded for two major reasons: great computer graphics, and hype. I'm not trying to bash this movie, nor am I saying that it is completely without its merits. All I am saying is that it is definitely NOT one of the best movies of all time. It was an alright movie, that deserved some credit. I mean, a lot of effort was put into it, and it did have its moments. The portrayal of the ship itself, along with its infamous sinking was great. However, this movie just doesn't live up to its publicity. I believe that when James Cameron set out to make this movie he wanted to create a film of epic proportions. He, at least partially, did achieve this goal. However, it did not become an epic because of phenomonal moviemaking, original plot, or great acting. It became an epic because of the wonderfully contrived plot, together with the infamous Titanic story and some famous actors. I mean, come on- boy from a poor background meets high society girl who is dissatisfied- romance ensues, despite previous engagements, and later comes to a tragic end. We've seen this kind of story before- yet we accept it as great. This appears to be one of the best historical examples of people "jumping on the bandwagon". The movie also had many flaws- much of the historical information is innacurate, and the character's decisions are often not believable. And, for the record: there is absolutely no chemistry between Leonardo and Kate- they look like what they really are; actors. The entire plot is much too predictable, and doesn't convey much sense of realism. In the end, this movie is alright, and one viewing of it is fine, though there's no reason to waste any more time on it. I'd say rent it, don't buy it.
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