Titanic
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Movie Reviews of Titanic
Movie Review: This is the TITANIC to watch and to own!
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed watching the James Cameron super-production of TITANIC released a few years ago. But after one viewing that was it. It's the l950 version of TITANIC, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb that keeps drawing me back through repeated viewings. These characters are the ones who can really connect with a viewer. Stanwyck brings a fantastic down-to-earth quality that you instantly connect to. Webb is equally good as the dispicable fop who wants his kids to live like royal spoilt brats. My only complaint about this DVD are the two commentaries. Film critic Richard Shickel's has to be heard to be believed for he literally sounds like he's half-asleep. He starts off with: "Uh,and....uh, uh, and, uh, Barbara, uh, uh, Stanwyck, uh (long pause)is a fine, uh, uh, ehhhhhhh, ummmm, good actress." The second one is slightly better because you can hear Audrey Dalton recall those long-gone days on the 20th Century lot making TITANIC. She's witty, interesting, but unfortunately has about ten minutes on the commentary. You're forced to listen to cameraman Michael Lonza's relentless spill about miniatures, special effects and water tanks. Worse, is the "audio essay" by Silvia Stoddard, who tells us such fascinating tidbits that "Titanic was, well, just incredibly big!" Robert Wagner repeats over and over again "how lucky I was to be on a production like TITANIC." We'd all be considered lucky, Robert, but I just wish you could have thrown some more color about individual scenes. Other than these two commentaries, the DVD restoration looks great!Movie Review: Excellent story of the Titanic disaster
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly recommend this movie for history buffs, historians and fans of a good drama.
In this early Titanic retelling, a couple on the verge of divorce,(Barbara Stanwyk and Cliffton Webb) board the Titanic with their two children. Their story is very taboo given the time, Stanwyk's character admits that another man fathered her son! An alcholoic priest, bannished by the church, seeks forgiveness. An interestingly, Molly Brown is shown here as Maude Young, both with similar attitudes and history. Bruce Ismay (Titanic's managing director) is represented here as Earl Meeker, a cowardly man who desperately tries to 'fit in' and escapes in a lifeboat.
I was not impressed with the set design, the interior that is. The grand staircase was far too generic and fell short of the real thing as shown in James Cameron's version. The outside of the liner is spot on. The sinking, this was the only movie that I recall acknowledging the 'explosions' on the Titanic. It's not known for sure if there were any though. This movie failed to show the desperate passengers clinging to the stern as the ship went down. Nor did it show the ship split in two. Although it wasn't until 1985 that it was proven that it had broke apart, so that's easy to overlook.
So all in all, this is a great movie and worth all the fanfare it garnered. A classic oldie from a time when movies were made without all the glaring special effects, a time when the actors were the stars and were appreciated more than the special effects.
Movie Review: NEARER MY GOD TO THEE ..... WHAT A MOVIE!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film far surpasses 1997's Titanic in many ways. First of all the star power of Stanwyck and Clifton Webb and the interaction of their characters is unbeatable. Second of all the film is devoid of artifical music (there is no musical score...all the music is done by piano playing on the ship, the singing at the worship service and by the ship's band during the sinking). Third, the transfer to DVD is excellent in every way! Fourth, the performances of the entire cast (benefited by an Oscar Winning Screenplay) are first-rate! THe ending packs a wallop and many tears are always shed when Stanwyck clutches her son's gloves realizing he has abandoned his seat on the life boat to go back to Clifton Webb (his father, though not biological) on the ship. WHen Stanwyck clutches the gloves and cries, "Norman, my little boy"....with just a hint of despair....not overdone but affecting nonetheless and the scene where Norman and Sturges (Webb) are on the ship as it sinks and Webb tells Norman "Norman, I've always been proud of you, never more so than this moment"! ANd when Mrs. Strauss tells the person loading the lifeboats, "I'm an old woman and I've spent most of my life with Mr. Strauss. I'll not leave him now"! What lines!! This film ranks among my very favorites and I agree that Stanwyck and Webb deserved Oscar nominations for their performances!!Movie Review: HOLLYWOOD DRAMA AT IT'S CLASSIC BEST
Summary: 5 Stars
A tremendously moving film. Webb and Stanwyck are perfectly cast and their performances unforgettable. They play a discordant couple on the ill-fated ship. Webb plays a wealthy Britisher who spoils his kids rotten and Stanwyck the made-in-the-USA wife who thinks he is an unprincipled hedonist and not the best example for their children. Stanwyck decides to separate from her spouse, taking their son and daughter under the ruse of a "family" vacation, with plans of eventual divorce in the US. Webb follows, trying to save his marriage. Wonderfully sensitive portrayal of family dynamics amidst marital dissolution: the unwitting, dont-have-a-clue kids who adore mom and dad, the resolute mother who wants the best for her kids---and herself, and the I-thought-I-was-doing-everything-right dad who loves his family and will not go down without a fight. You know the rest of the story. Webb's heartrending final instructions to his young son and declaration of eternal pride and love to his spouse as it's time to exit the sinking vessel is GREAT Hollywood drama at its best. No Diva was so evocative, and even sensual, shedding tears as the underrated Stanwyck, without doubt one of Hollywood's greatest dramatic actresses. Film deservedly won Oscar for best writing/screenplay but Stanwyck & Webb gave Oscar-worthy performances and should have been called to the dais.Movie Review: Hooked on Titanic Made in 1953
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought the film on DVD through Amazon for a very reasonable price. I previously owned it on VHS and have seen it many times. What makes this film great is the "human" quality that it possesses through all of its characters. The greatest of them all is Barbara Stanwyck who very convincingly relates her disdain for high-society living and her desire to return to America. All of her lines in the movie are interesting and compelling and her talent as a dramatic actress was used expertly. Clifton Webb is also excellent and the marital tension between "Julia" and "Richard" Sturges is the overriding theme. Webb is a brilliant actor and was perfect for the role. All of the other actors and actresses are superb including Robert Wagner who in a very touching manner falls in love with the Sturges' daughter "Annette" played by Audrey Dalton. Richard Basehart who plays an alcoholic priest "Father Healy" significantly adds to the drama as he has fallen away from God and is deeply ashamed of himself. The British actors that portray the Titanic's captain and officers are flawless as well. Finally, as the title of my review states I'm "Hooked on Titanic made in 1953" which is a truly great film with riveting human drama.