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Movie Reviews of Titanic
Movie Review: I know what Im talking about
Summary: 5 Stars
The other day I was thinking that, if I would put together all the times I have watched Titanic, I would spend almost three consecutive days in front of the TV. Some may think I'm crazy, some may think I'm a fool, but I want to explain the reasons for watching Titanic over 20 times.In fact, Titanic is more than a simple story. It's three stories sewn together in the same fabric: the story of the gigantic ship and its tragedy, the love story between a poor american boy trying to return to his home and the newly-impovered, high-class, bold british girl, and finally the story of the forgotten treasure hidden under four kilometers of ocean in Titanic's remains.
Of course, "Titanic" should concentrate more on the ship's story. But then we would have a documentary. In my opinion, James Cameron was very intelligent, focusing the attention of the viewers on the water-and-sugar love story between Leonardo diCaprio and Kate Winslet, and the overworked "struggle between classes" theme, just to mesmerize them with the fantastic technical and historical production related to the sinking-process scenes.
Of course, the movie has its flaws, mainly the partly obvious and clicheé-plenty script, and the slightly below average acting by the main trio diCaprio, Winslet and Billy Zane. But think about it: Titanic's true story was nothing new. Titanic foundered in 1912. The movie was made in 1997. So, when it was released, the true story of "Titanic" was 85 years old. I.E., "Titanic" raised almost US$ 2 BILLION with a story in which EVERYBODY knew what would happen at the end. This must mean something.
What I'm trying to say is that there are stories that must be told. I know that some people hate Hollywood's millionaire movie industry, and give all their cheers to independent, low budget, scoreless danish movies. But some stories, some movies, have to be told using a Hundreds-million dollar budget, and "Titanic" was one of those stories. I'm not "against" Hollywood, I'm not "against" independent low-budget movies. I'm against, fervorously against, for example, a Sylvester Stallone terrible movie that has cost over 50 million dollars (say, "Get Carter"). I'm against boring, meaningless independent movies, made famous by Hollywood-hating people that in fact have fun just "being against" something or other.
Movies are meant to be entertainment. To me, each time I watched "Titanic" I got over 150 minutes of entertainment. That's what I wanted, period.
Grade 8.5/10
Movie Review: Titanic Triumphs Over Sinking Feeling
Summary: 5 Stars
James Cameron's 1997 Titanic is, of course, the biggest box office hit of all time, edging out such blockbuster films as E.T., Star Wars, and Jurassic Park for that title. This film, with its tale of star-crossed lovers Rose and Jack intertwined with the real-life tragedy of the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, won 11 Academy Awards and the loyalty of its millions of fans. In 1997, though, no one involved in its making (except maybe the determined Cameron himself) believed this movie would float to box office glory. It was so ambitious and so expensive that not one but two studios (Paramount and 20th Century Fox) financed it, splitting the distribution rights and spending over $200,000,000 to recreate the fatal maiden voyage of the 1912 world's largest ocean liner. Yet Cameron, who had previously directed the first two Terminator movies, The Abyss, and True Lies, was proven correct when world-wide audiences embraced this touching and technically brilliant movie.
Yes, this first movie to reap $1 billion in box office gross did capture the hearts of millions of teenage girls who repeated screenings to see Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack Dawson woo Kate Winslet's feisty socialite (and soon-to-be-wed) Rose. And while many detractors scoff at this admittedly clichéd poor-boy-meets-rich-girl love story, it is exactly through this pairing that we get a feel for what it was like to travel at sea in those Gilded Era days before the First World War destroyed the old Europe forever.
This film has much going for it. It has, in addition to actual location shots of the real Titanic wreck (the minisub sequence is NOT special effects), a winsome couple, a classic mustache-twirling villain (Billy Zane) with the usual henchman (a menacing David Warner), a great supporting cast which includes Danny Nuccio, Bernard Fox (who used to guest star in TV series such as Hogan's Heroes and Bewitched), Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton (who has appeared in most of Cameron's movies) and Gloria Stuart (who plays the older Rose Dawson). Titanic also has a great musical score and incredible visuals: the sinking of the great liner is certainly realistic - even if the CGI effects are a bit artificial-looking. This picture certainly was difficult to make .... Thankfully, in spite of the media hype and negative publicity, Titanic proved to be a good and entertaining film. I recommend it to anyone who likes love stories or epic disaster films. This movie mixes both genres very well.
Movie Review: Titanic......proof James Cameron is a minor deity
Summary: 5 Stars
How can I start off reviewing Titanic? The film has one alomst everytype of award given to films and is the highest grossest film of all time. So I guess I'll start off with the acting.
Acting can make or break a movie. It's important to have a good script but if you don't have actors who can pull it off you movie will fall. In this film we are given the talents of Kate Winslet, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Kathy Bates and LEonardo DiCaprio to name a few. While Leo and Billy are usually 50/50 in a movie meaning they either are amazing or suck horribly they both give amazing performanes. Bill PAxton, although a small role, does an amazing job. James Cameron seems bring out the best in Bill and if you don't believe me go check out "Aliens." Then you have Kate Winslet who I personally believe was robbed of an Oscar. Gloria Stuart and Kathy Bates, especially Kathy do a maginifcent job even though their roles are small. When Kathy begins to ask why they are rowing back to help the other passengers you really believe her.
No I'm probably going to lump the rest of the film into two words. James Cameron. James Cameron can really do no wrong. I mean look at his films. Aliens, Titanic, Abyss, Terminator 2. James Cameron is truly a muse. He does seem to focus on the more dramatic but he does a great job. The script is truly memorable. From the often quoted "I'm The King of the World" to "I'd rather be his whore than your wife" James also is one of the directors who trusts his actors enough to let them ad lib. The line "This is where we first met" was actually as libbed my Kate. This just shows how great she is.
The visuals. Do I really have to mention these? From the sepia tone in the beginning of the movie with the haunting theme and all the way through the movie you are simply amazed by the scenery. The furnushing of the ship were actually made or supervised by the original companys that helped build the Titanic. All of the sets are breathtaking. My guy friends especially love it when the rutters fly up as the boat makes its final descent into the murky depths.
If you're still not convinced to buy this just remember. This movie is one of the biggest films of all times and yet before anyone went to see it we all already knew the ending. Billions and billions of people went and saw this movie and yet they already knew what was going to happen in the end.
Movie Review: Titanic is classic, enduring love story.......
Summary: 5 Stars
Titanic, James Cameron's 1997 hit starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, is one of my favorite romantic movies of all time. This film, set aboard the doomed ocean liner Titanic in April of 1912, is both sad and moving. The media pundits speculated Cameron's $200 million epic would cause his downfall; signaling the end of blockbusters films and sink Paramount Studios just as fast as the Titanic sunk on April 14, 1912! How wrong they were in that conclusion! Not only were the media pundits proven wrong, but Titanic made over $1 billion in the global box-office receipts (due to some viewing the movie more than once at the movies). Titanic surpassed all the previous box-office hits to become the number 1 box-office hit of all time.
The movie is a disaster and love story in one, in my opinion. Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), two star-crossed lovers that met on board ship, fell in love and crossed what then were vast class differences. The other actors in the move where great in the parts they played "Unsinkable" Molly Brown (Kathy Bates), Cal Hockley, Rose's cold and rude fiancé (Billy Zane) and the many others. When you see them going through what they went through you won't come away from watching it dry eyed.
The cinematography was superb, with each scene it was as you were there on board the ship looking and being a part of what was going on from the grand ballroom and dining area in First Class to the crowded and squalid Third Class steerage where many Irish and other foreign immigrants were going to America hoping for a better life for themselves and their families.
Not only did Titanic win 11 Academy Awards (including Best Picture, Director and Dramatic Score by James Horner), but Titanic's best selling musical score was the first soundtrack to reach the No. 1 slot on the Billboard charts in two decades. Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" will bring tears to your eyes, making you think of what Rose and Jack were going through as the tragedy unfolds on the ill-fated voyage. This finely honed piece craftsmanship by James Horner who has tackled musically adventuresome projects in his career including scores for Apollo 13, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games and Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan.
For me, this movie will be an enduring and classic love story for years to come.
Movie Review: A Masterpiece!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's no surprise that Titanic won 2 Academy Awards including Best Picture! James Cameron is simply brilliant! He perfectly combines a true love story with a tragic disaster. Although over 3 hours long, this movie is so captivating. The cast is superb with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet giving outstanding performances as Jack and Rose. The poor guy and the rich girl romance is very touching. I personally think that BILLY ZANE, who plays Cal in the movie, should have been nominated for an award for his spectacular performance!!!! He added so much to this movie. Without him, the movie would not have been the same. The movie was perfectly casted and the special effects were bar none. Of course, no one will ever forget the "I'm The King Of The World" quote made famous by Jack in the movie. The first half is a true love story until the unthinkable happens and Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic. From that moment on, it's a heart pounding race to see who will survive and who won't. We see so many souls lose their lives and it makes us think of the terror these people went through who were on the real Titanic ship. This is truly a movie that touches you in many ways. We see Jack freeze to death in the icy waters and Rose hanging on for her life promising Jack that she'll never let go. The movie also gave us the beautiful song by Celine Dion... My Heart Will Go On. A song no one will ever forget for it will forever remind us of Titanic and true love. It's not a wonder why Titanic has been called the most popular movie of all time. James Cameron touched everyone's heart from beginning to end. The film ends as the "old" Rose falls peacefully asleep in her warm bed after finally letting go of the Heart Of The Ocean necklace she had kept to herself all those years. We realize she dies in her sleep and is then reunited with Jack standing in front of the clock and all the other people who lost their lives in this tragedy. They can finally be together forever.I would give this film more than 5 stars if I could. A true masterpiece that will never be forgotten and will always remain a classic and one of the best films ever made. It could not have been done better. I suggest everyone buy it and treasure it for years to come.