In the end, Cameron's monumental epic still prises open the tear ducts.
Titanic (1997)
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 3 hrs 14 mins
Theatrical Release: 00-00-0000
Synopsis: Featuring spectacular special effects set amidst the backdrop of one of the most tragic events of the 20th Century, James Cameron's award-winning TITANIC stands as one of the greatest Hollywood spectaculars of all time. Beginning with an undersea expedition in the 1990s, in which scuba... Featuring spectacular special effects set amidst the backdrop of one of the most tragic events of the 20th Century, James Cameron's award-winning TITANIC stands as one of the greatest Hollywood spectaculars of all time. Beginning with an undersea expedition in the 1990s, in which scuba divers are searching the sunken ship for lost relics, a painting of young Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is found. This triggers a flashback to the young woman's story as it happened on the doomed Titanic. Rose is a daughter of privilege on her way to be married to an arrogant but wealthy young man (Billy Zane). Despairing, Rose finds herself falling in love with Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a carefree and poor young artist who is also aboard. When the great ship strikes an iceberg and begins to sink, Rose and Jack have only each other as their world falls apart around them. Director James Cameron spared no expense in bringing his simple yet powerful love story to life, building a 90% scale model of the ship, fussing over the tiniest details, and ultimately spending some $200 million dollars. A worldwide smash, TITANIC received fourteen Academy Award nominations and 11 wins, including Best Picture. Despite all the lavish sets and special effects, the film would be nothing without the emotional core provided by stars Winslet and DiCaprio, who give star making performances as the tragic young lovers. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher
Producer: Jon Landau, James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Composer: James Horner
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 11, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- 2-Disc Set - Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- (unspecified) - English
Reviews
Cost: well over $200m. Disregarding the ethics of such expenditure on a film, this unprecedented extravagance has not resulted in sophisticated or even very satisfying storytelling.
Despite its failings it's hard not to become swept up in the sheer grandeur of Titanic.
James Cameron has gone and delivered a spectacular, moving, utterly engrossing three-and-a-bit hour epic.
Now it can be told: The Titanic went down because of two distracting smoochers on the poop deck.
A spectacular demonstration of what modern technology can contribute to dramatic storytelling.
Titanic is a good, often stunning movie caught in a three-and-a-half hour drift.
James Cameron skillfully applies state of the art special effects to classic American storytelling, resulting in winning modern and old-fashioned tale that combines the generic pleasures of disaster flicks and tragic romances
Perhaps the most melancholy thing about Titanic is its celebration of romantic ideals to the exclusion of such self-denying virtues as honor, duty, and heroism.
A brilliantly designed, but emotionally shallow romance set during the infamous sinking of the luxury liner in 1912.
It's something of an ingenuous revision of the standard disaster movie.
The spectacle of the ship will enchant you, and the tragedy of the victims will haunt you for many days after you've seen it.
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