Movie Reviews for Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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Movie Reviews of Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Movie Review: Why I hated "Titanic"
Summary: 1 Stars

"Titanic" is one of the worst films that I've seen. Not to deny that the actual event happened (the ship striking the iceberg in 1912), but three things made this film strike out (and I mean that in a bad way):

--The length: Seriously, 3 hrs. plus to show how a ship struck an iceberg and sank?! That's not good, especially with all that stupid romantic filler. There are football games that last that long that are more interesting.

--The frontal nudity: That scene where Rose (I think that it was Rose) was shown nude as part of a painting that someone else was doing (I forgot the name of the painter) should have merited this film a strong (and I do mean strong) "R" rating, as I do not think that I am a fan of nudity in films or television. "Airplane!," a 1980 film that I actually have liked, also had a shot of nudity; it would have been an absolutely flawless film if it weren't for that.

--"My Heart Will Go On": My goodness, can anyone think of a stupider song by anyone else than this one by Celine Dion?! Based on what I've read (if I'm not incorrect), it was sung over and over again all throughout the film. Now, don't get me wrong-- I love listening to certain songs over and over again (mainly television theme songs and some country songs), but I am turned off to Celine Dion based on that song.

If you liked "Titanic," that's your business-- enjoy it all you want. I loathed it though, and I wish that I never saw it.

Movie Review: Titanic
Summary: 5 Stars

Great movie with lots of extras to view, James Camerons movie is well worth watching over and over. Especially all the work he went thru too bring us this wonderful, true, exciting story.

Movie Review: Romance, Tragedy, History, + Horror
Summary: 5 Stars

It's hard to believe its been 10 years since this movie came out. Moving right along, what makes this movie interesting is that while there are some fictional elements, they are mixed with historical elements as well. (So to some extent, we are permitted to accept the fictional elements such as the Calvin, Rose, Jack soap opera as real.) It is interesting how we are told the story from a survivor (the 100 year old Rose). Obviously, we know Rose will somehow survive. But that doesn't mean Rose won't lose someone she loves. The scenery and outfits are beautiful, and although the movie is over 3 hours, somehow it never seems to drag. The story seems to move at a realistic pace (rather than everything being crammed to fit inside a 2 hour slot). While Rose and Jack are the stars, other characters make good use of their screen time. (The unsinkable Molly Brown who comes into money, but never sacrificed herself or her moral values, and kept her redneckish charm, the virtuous and honorable Thomas Andrews, to name 2.)

While Calvin is not seen in a favorable light often, his character is at least a tad grayer than we would like to admit. (I actually find Rose's mother to be more repulsive.) Basically, Rose's mother (now broke) wants Calvin to marry Rose to reestablish themselves financially; Calvin, despite his faults is willing to do so; in all honesty, Calvin STARTS OFF no worse than anyone else in his position would probably be. Rose then begins her relationship with Jack, and Calvin starts to get abusive, to the point where he nearly kills her. I'm not trying to defend his abuse of Rose, or for that matter firing several gunshots in a rage. But if we wish to throw 'a small tad' of understanding on the table, (at least before he gets abusive) Rose's mother was asking Calvin to rescue them financially, and then Rose runs around with Jack. A whiter Calvin may have decided he shouldn't waste any more time here.

Moving on, there is some generous time of just getting to know everyone, but this also provides a creepy suspense. (Obviously, we already know the ship is going to sink.) A conversation between Rose and Thomas Andrews (at about the 1/2 way point) reminds us that there are only enough life boats for 1/2 the passengers. We can also see that Thomas Andrews wanted enough for everyone, but 'certain powers' didn't take his concerns seriously.

There are some romantic moments between Jack and Rose, and then the Titanic crashes. (While some people would pick and find someone to blame, the movie seems to not point the blame to any one party. Not even 100 % towards Mr. Ismay who came out with splattered with mud the most.) In the event we forgot the conversation between Rose and Thomas Andrews, Thomas faces Rose again and reminds us.

One phenomenal thing about this movie is that it shows us the true horror of people dying. (Unlike many movies that glorify people getting killed.) Interestingly, the ship sinks for (an actual hour or so). This is great in that we get to see the panic, tragedy, and horror of the crew knowing that less than half of them are going to survive. Rose finds herself in not only this situation, but the climax of her situation with her mother and Calvin. (There is a predictable, but still shaking moment when Rose simply says: "Goodbye mother" which infers they will probably never see each other again.)

Moving on, we are permitted sympathy for even characters we never met as they face their probably inevitable death. Their different ways of facing it are interesting. (Story telling, playing music, simply waiting, or in one case having a brandy.)

Most of you probably already know the personal tragedy Rose faces. But moving back to present, it is interesting how the Bill Paxton character suddenly realizes that there is more to life than ourselves. Overall, it's a phenomenal romance (in a historical setting) that reminds us not only of the true horror of people dying, but that there is more to life than our own existence.

Movie Review: Modern day classic by a modern day film genius
Summary: 5 Stars

I was one of the few who knew this was going to be good.
The hype before the film came out was mostly negative. Plagued by delays the film quickly became the most expensive film ever made. But I was steadfast on seeing it, because I liked all of James Cameron's films, and I was certain to go see this one regardless of what the story was.

And then the film came out and it was great. May not have been the best picture of the year, but it is one of the few films that have won best picture that weren't the best pictures of their year, that I believed earned the title because of the struggle the filmmakers went through to make this movie.

Now, watching and listening to James Cameron's commentary, ten years after the film's release, I like it even more, for he explains in this feature length commentary, how things he was doing in Titanic were revolutionary, but have now become the norm. The green screen compositing to transition from one sceen to the next, used ad-nausea in Speed Racer was pioneered in Titanic. The computer generated extensions of backgrounds and sets that were used in films such as Garden State was in the infancy stage when Cameron used it on this film. Cameron is big on research, and you can tell by the detail he goes into the story and each character that appears on the screen. His very insightful and thorough commentary and I strongly recommend it for anybody who wants to be a filmmaker.