Red Carpet Double Feature (Man Friday / Raise the Titanic)
by Jack Gold, Jerry Jameson
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Actor: Alec Guinness, Anne Archer, David Selby, Jason Robards, Richard JordanDirector: Jack Gold, Jerry Jameson
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: David Korda
Writer: Adam Kennedy
Writer: Adrian Mitchell
Writer: Clive Cussler
Writer: Daniel Defoe
Writer: Eric Hughes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 226 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Red Carpet Double Feature (Man Friday / Raise the Titanic)
Movie Review: Barry, Jordan and Guinness Raise this Film to Prominence
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this DVD primarily to get a copy of RAISE THE TITANIC in this format. It is not the best transfer of this film. Some scenes are grainy and the stereo sound is right on the fringe of even being called stereo. However there are stereo elements there and you will just have to play with your receiver to maximize the effect. I threw the sounds through my rear speakers to achieve the best effect I could manage. However, I like RAISE THE TITANIC and this copy is actually very viewable and I can recommend it as the best DVD copy out there at this time designed for Region 1. Just savor the moment.
There is something about RAISE THE TITANIC that continues to draw me to it. If I were unbiased I know that this is not one of the best films ever made and is probably not even considered a good film by many. However, beyond two scenes that I actually consider good filmmaking, there is a hokey but appealing quality to this film that I cannot seem to shake. I still remember the first time I saw RAISE THE TITANIC. What impressed me most about the entire film was its prologue. It was a montage of black & white photographs depicting the construction, the launching and the setting sail of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. The montage was accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful piece of music composed by John Barry. In this short yet effective composition John Barry captured the majesty of the Titanic, the romanticism of the sea and the mystique of Britain's maritime heritage in what I consider to be one of the best pieces of film scoring that I ever heard. John Barry's score seems more inspired by the actual tragedy of the Titanic and the unknown dangers of the cold Atlantic waters. Despite the shortcomings of the film, which can probably be attributed to weak editing and not necessarily the script, John Barry's music remains focused on the ship and the sentimentality its tragedy holds for Richard Jordan and Alec Guinness. Jordan and Guinness seem to be quixotically tied to the sea. The scene where Alec Guinness reminisces over his experiences aboard the sinking of the Titanic is a haunting and beautiful piece of histrionics. Guinness' heartbreaking sentimentality as he reverently hands over to Jordan the flag he took from the sinking Titanic many years before is one of the best pieces of film I have ever seen. Alec Guinness and Richard Jordan's performances and John Barry's score in this scene are truly heartfelt renderings by these craftsmen and stand as a genuine memoriam to the actual tragedy. This scene and the prologue really touched me and for that reason I always have enjoyed this film and it remains one of my favorites.
I have not watched this film in a while and I am very impressed by Richard Jordan's performance. This man died much too young and this film almost seems like a tribute to an actor who deserved much greater recognition. He gives a performance of determination tempered with a dedication to the memory of the TITANIC and is sincerely convincing as a man of strength who has braved the elements of the cruel Atlantic yet maintains a reverence for the perils of the sea and those who succumbed to those perils. I can't say any more.
Summary of Red Carpet Double Feature (Man Friday / Raise the Titanic)
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