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Summary: A good movie
Review: The first time I watched this movie, I was entranced with the entire atmosphere that James Cameron created with the scenery and the music. Although some of the computer graphics were definitely noticible, some of the last scenes were great. The storyline is fairly good, although some of the parts were your typical love story...you have your rich, non-content "princess" and your dirty, sly scoundrel. You have the "nasty" prince and his right hand man, and you have the "wicked" mother, in this case. All the ingredients for a fairy tale...Overall, good movie, but a bit rehearsed in its storyline.
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Summary: Not The best Movie Ever Made
Review: "Titanic" was all I expected, which was a somewhat interesting love story and a special effects bonanza. Leo's totally mediocre acting job is what ruined this movie. The score by James Horner and all of the other actors save this movie from totally bottoming out. James Horner, as always, delivers a masterful score. And with James Cameron directing, I was really hoping for some action, which I got. Buy this movie, if only for the second tape. The sinking is one of the greatest hours of movie I've ever seen. The best three minutes of the post sinking are Leo dying and sinking to the bottom. :-)
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Summary: Has its flaws, but was pretty good otherwise
Review: Of course, it was wildly over-rated, in that respect serving only to inflate Jim Cameron's ego. Yes, it is not the bes movie ever made. The script is awful, and the acting isn't quite what it could have been. Leonardo DiCaprio survives basically on his smile, natural likability and the fact that everyone knew millions of teenage girls would be swooning. He's just not a good enough actor to get around the bland, obvious lines he has. I didn't understand Billy Zane's character, but he wasn't on too much, so I didn't have to be distracted by him too often. Other than those flaws, though, I thought the movie was pretty good. The first part, which focuses on the fictional love story and has recieved the most criticism, is admittenly cheesy at some points and not the greatest thing ever put on celluloid, but it's engaging enough. Cameron orchestrates the mood of every scene very well, and eventually you just get caught up in it. You're also swept away by the sheer scope of it all and the marvelous special effects and lavish details. While, like I said, the acting isn't top-notch, some actors are pretty good, like Kate Winslet, Frances Fisher, Kathy Bates, and Victor Garber as the ship's designer, Thomas Andrews. Not great, but not awful, either. Then comes the second part, after the ship hits the iceberg. After this point I was absolutely riveted to the screen. The action scenes are marked with tension at every turn; unfortunately, Winslet, who's given the traditionally male role of hero, doesn't sink her teeth into it, but just pants like a dying dog and calls out for Jack endlesly. Then come the scenes of the ship sinking. These were the most affecting in the movie for me because when you realize that this really happened, it's so heartbreaking to watch. The thrid-class passnegers really come into their own here. Just tell me you weren't in some way moved by the mother singing her kids to sleep, the old couple (who were real) hugging in bed, the priest leading a prayer, the captain shutting himself in his cabin as the windows crash open, and the band playing on and on and on. If it weren't for these scenes, I would have been just sad but not overly upset when Leo went under, but because that came right after these scenes, I cried for him. I really did. The second part of the video is the best thing about the whole movie, which has its flaws, but on the whole, was pretty good.
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Summary: Romantic movie but crappy DVD "widescreen" format
Review: The movie is quite good but the letter box (on 4:3) format which is used to play that movie on a 16:9 screen is simply a SHAME !!!
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Summary: Terrible DVD of a mediocre film!
Review: I got this DVD on the sole basis that It's supposed to be a THX Refrence DVD that all DVD users should own and let me tell you It's not! The MPEG2 artifacts are annoying. There are no extras to speak of. Paramount neglected to put in the many TV spots and the superior second Trailer they cut as the film was released. One would assume that there must be many Featurettes to promote the film, but Paramount has chosen to leave them out. All you get is the film and a Lame trailer. What shocked me the most was fact that Paramount did not make this film an Anamorphic DVD, the quality would have been great. The LaserDisc is still far more superior in picture and sound in my opinion. If you are a Titanic freak, get this for your collection but If you want a good DVD, get The Matrix or Tommorow Never Dies to see the sheer joy of DVD.
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Summary: SUPURB DVD transfer, worth waiting for... yet..
Review: i am prone to wonder if there will be a "deluxe" edition in time for christmas. i truly missed the special features i associate with DVD versions. enough grousing... the film transfer itself was worthy of the original, our home presentation possibly a bit better than the presentation at our local movie house (we use glass cleaner and a soft cloth on our 36 inch trinitron(tm) before every feature, at the theater we cleaned the glass window of the projection booth, which improved sharpness, but weren't alowed to attack the soft drink splotches on the screen.) theatrical screen resolution approached 1200 X 900 pixels, our dvd presentation was 800 X 360... acceptable, but ill go see it in a theatre if i can. sound quality was spectacular in Dolby 5.1 level balance consistant throughout. all in all, this movie is the reason you have a home theatre, and a great reason to upgrade your home movie equipment if you don't.
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Summary: Excellent, Gripping, Passionate!
Review: It's a touching film that centers around this innocent romance between Winslet & Dicaprio, that happened to occur on the Titanic (the whole world knows this). The ending was horrifying and very tragic. I cried because it was so sad, I somehow wish that I could take a time machine back to the night this occured, & warn the captain & crew theres an iceberg ahead. This film was deserving of the oscars it won, as well as the business it generated. A very moving and well made film!
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Summary: Totally overated, good but not that good.
Review: Listen folks, I don't know how many of you watched the titanic more times than my cousin did and I think that she watched it like 25 times! The point is...yes it is a good movie but watch it more that TWO times and you'll be starting to 'drift' off. So enjoy it while it is still interesting because I don't think any of you will ever want to touch that tape again.
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Summary: Greatest Movie of all time??!!
Review: I refused to see this movie at the theater. Mainly because everyone told me, "you have to see it, it is so awesome!" Nothing could be this good. Finally, When the video was released I watched it. It was a little better than I expected, but thats not saying much. I did however, enjoy the last hour of the movie. The special effects were phenomenal. But, idiotic dialogue and an uninspired performance from Dicaprio sunk this movie for me. And I have to say that the last time Dicaprio was really good was in "Gilbert Grape." I thought about purchasng the DVD but WHY? There are almost no extras on this disk! A Theatrical trailer? Thats all we get? Where is the directors commentary? What about deleted scenes or a behind the scenes documentary? Well, I guess a mediocre movie deserves an equally mediocre DVD.
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Summary: A throwback to the Hollywood's golden days
Review: I always find it funny how people bat such a critical eye to Titanic's love story, because in my mind, it's really no worse than the romantic/harlequin fluff that was popular before Easy Rider changed the game.
Rather, I simply marveled at James Cameron's filmmaking because in the space of 3.5 hours, he in a sense encapsulated the experience of the Titanic and really America at the time.
Ignore the love story and marvel at the stunning detail of this Titanic. Look behind those lovers and see the sometimes nasty division of the working class and bourgeosie, those slaving in the steam engines, those partying below the decks, and the upper crust discussing their property in the East Coast. I don't want to overrate the movie, but Titanic is really one of the slyest pieces of class commentary I've ever seen.
Then, notice how the camera swoons over these two people, capturing those feelings as one might imagine being two teens on the grandest boat of all must feel like. Sure, the love story itself is standard stock stuff. But, let me ask you -- were the so-called Hollywood classics any more original? The trick with those movies and with this one is that a Hollywood love story is about the swoon, the pageantry of emotions, the romance of circumstances, and all that other good stuff. With such a powerful subject as the Titanic, Cameron trumps it up in a fashion befitting the golden age of Hollywood.
Which sets up the tragic climax, and Cameron never flinches at depicting the moments of horror and dignity that must have been. By deftly switching between personal and vast scenes of people facing death, we are constantly in touch of the scope of this tragedy. You couldn't do this without setting up a convincing love story, and that's what Cameron did for 2 hours.
Is it the greatest love story of all time? Of course not. But, it's easily one of the best large-scale Hollywood romances of all time, which if you realize by now isn't about love at all, but the circumstances around it.
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