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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era, and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, others horrified, but the clarity of hindsight turned Cameron into an Oscar-winning genius, a shrewd businessman, and one of the most successful directors in the history of motion pictures. Titanic would surpass the $1 billion mark in global box-office receipts (largely due to multiple viewings, the majority by teenage girls), win 11 Academy Awards including best picture and director, produce the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time, and make a global superstar of Leonardo DiCaprio. A bona fide pop-cultural phenomenon, the film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster (romance, passion, luxury, grand scale, a snidely villain, and an epic, life-threatening crisis), but Cameron's alchemy of these ingredients proved more popular than anyone could have predicted. His stroke of genius was to combine absolute authenticity with a pair of fictional lovers whose tragic fate would draw viewers into the heart-wrenching reality of the Titanic disaster. As starving artist Jack Dawson and soon-to-be-married socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater, DiCaprio and Kate Winslet won the hearts of viewers around the world, and their brief but never-forgotten love affair provides the humanity that Cameron needed to turn Titanic into an emotional experience. Present-day framing scenes (featuring Gloria Stuart as the 101-year-old Rose) add additional resonance to the story, and although some viewers proved vehemently immune to Cameron's manipulations, few can deny the production's impressive achievements. Although some of the computer-generated visual effects look artificial, others--such as the sunset silhouette of Titanic during its first evening at sea, or the climactic splitting of the ship's sinking hull--are state-of-the-art marvels. In terms of sets and costumes alone, the film is never less than astounding. More than anything else, however, the film's overwhelming popularity speaks for itself. Titanic is an event film and a monument to Cameron's risk-taking audacity, blending the tragic irony of the Titanic disaster with just enough narrative invention to give the historical event its fullest and most timeless dramatic impact. Titanic is an epic love story on par with Gone with the Wind, and like that earlier box-office phenomenon, it's a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon
Additional Features This Collector's Edition contains the film on two VHS cassettes, a mounted filmstrip featuring one of 17 scenes from the film (duplicated from the original theatrical print), and an exclusive, full-color, 24-page photo book. The entire set is packaged in a deluxe box that holds the two cassettes side by side. | | | | This Collector's Edition contains the film in the widescreen format on two VHS cassettes, a mounted filmstrip featuring one of 17 scenes from the film (duplicated from the original theatrical print), and an exclusive, full-color, 24-page photo book. The entire set is packaged in a deluxe box that holds the two cassettes side by side. | | | | When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era, and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, others horrified, but the clarity of hindsight turned Cameron into an Oscar-winning genius, a shrewd businessman, and one of the most successful directors in the history of motion pictures. Titanic would surpass the $1 billion mark in global box-office receipts (largely due to multiple viewings, the majority by teenage girls), win 11 Academy Awards including best picture and director, produce the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time, and make a global superstar of Leonardo DiCaprio. A bona fide pop-cultural phenomenon, the film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster (romance, passion, luxury, grand scale, a snidely villain, and an epic, life-threatening crisis), but Cameron's alchemy of these ingredients proved more popular than anyone could have predicted. His stroke of genius was to combine absolute authenticity with a pair of fictional lovers whose tragic fate would draw viewers into the heart-wrenching reality of the Titanic disaster. As starving artist Jack Dawson and soon-to-be-married socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater, DiCaprio and Kate Winslet won the hearts of viewers around the world, and their brief but never-forgotten love affair provides the humanity that Cameron needed to turn Titanic into an emotional experience. Present-day framing scenes (featuring Gloria Stuart as the 101-year-old Rose) add additional resonance to the story, and although some viewers proved vehemently immune to Cameron's manipulations, few can deny the production's impressive achievements. Although some of the computer-generated visual effects look artificial, others--such as the sunset silhouette of Titanic during its first evening at sea, or the climactic splitting of the ship's sinking hull--are state-of-the-art marvels. In terms of sets and costumes alone, the film is never less than astounding. More than anything else, however, the film's overwhelming popularity speaks for itself. Titanic is an event film and a monument to Cameron's risk-taking audacity, blending the tragic irony of the Titanic disaster with just enough narrative invention to give the historical event its fullest and most timeless dramatic impact. Titanic is an epic love story on par with Gone with the Wind, and like that earlier box-office phenomenon, it's a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon | | | | Avec le budget le plus impressionnant de l'histoire du cinéma, des records d'affluence en salle et des profits exorbitants, Titanic, de James Cameron, demeure l'un des succès commerciaux les plus marquants des dernières décennies. Cameron a réussi un film de commande comme il ne s'en faisait plus depuis les années 70, époque des grands films catastrophes comme The Towering Inferno ou The Poseidon Adventure. En associant à son projet deux des jeunes acteurs les plus en vue du moment (Leonardo DiCaprio et Kate Winslet), Cameron s'assurait, en outre, l'adhésion du plus grand nombre. Si Titanic s'attache à raconter l'histoire d'amour impossible entre une jeune femme de bonne famille (Rose) et un pauvre hère (Jack) – à travers les yeux d'une Rose centenaire, en mode flash-back –, le film parvient à restituer toute la tension dramatique de l'une des tragédies les plus célèbres de l'histoire. Grâce à un respect absolu des conventions qui s'avère parfois trop prévisible, Titanic reste un film d'aventure complet (la scène du naufrage dure près d'une heure et demie), touchant et efficace. --Helen Faradji | |
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| | Titanic is an all time classic and James Cameron's version is by far the best. The characters are so real and the story line is based on true events. The movie is in 1912 and all the costumes and props all look like they are actually from that time period. The set is down right spectacular and the special features and the Céline Dion music video are positively amazing. The cast is really great and I love both Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. I can't help but cry every time I watch the show and I feel as if I'm actually aboard the great ship. If you haven't seen it you have too, it is well worth your time.
| | probably the worst film ever to win an Oscar | |
| | Ttianic has all the ingredients for a blockbuster. But a blockbuster doesn't make a great film. Almost everything about this particular movie is fake: from the make-up and lighting, to the story-line,to the pseudo-Irishness.
Even the special effects seem fake (try the sequence when the ship sets sail), and why it should have captured the box-office of its particular period will doubtless be the subject of academic studies in 30 years time, seeking to understand the cultural priorities of the 1990s.
There are so many hundreds of films - many hundreds - so much more interesting and satisfying then this one. Go see them first.
| | Titanic- A masterpiece and one of the best films of all-time | |
| | Titanic is a movie about love and how love conquers all. Jack and Ross are from two different worlds and who in spite of the odds against them, find love with each other on the doomed ship. A quest for headlines and a place in history and a bold statement that the ship is unsinkable spells doom for Titanic. The villian, Billy Zhane will stop at nothing protect what is his and in the end, loses the one thing that he couldn't have. Rose felt trapped and in the end, chooses Jack. A true love story and one that makes this movie a movie to remember. The score in this movie is amazing and one of the best scores of all-time. Titanic has its place in history as one of the best movies of all-time.
| | | Romantic.
Oh Titanic movie, I love you. I totally couldn't believe that Jack and Rose fell in love despite all that they were up against.
It's so hard to believe they could finally get together and find out that they are soul mates. After all, she was engaged to a very rich man with beautiful jewels and high-class friends in First Class. While Jack was a starving artist in STEARAGE! Unbelievable...
But it sure was the right decision because Rose's fiance was downright bad. Do you know how I know, he said mean things about Jack, just because he was poor and he was jealous and he was mean to Rose. I couldn't believe that he lied to save his own skin when Titanic was sinking!! Only a truly evil man would do such a thing. I think we can all agree that Jack was right for Rose, even though he had no money. He was so caring and thoughtful and he opened up her eyes to things she had never seen before.
Girls, you should always go for the man with the kind heart not the big wallet because the guy with big wallet is always bad, even if he doesn't wear a black cape, top hat and pencil-thin moustache. Titanic clearly shows us that helpful lesson.
In all Titanic is the best movie ever. Anyone who thinks I'm wrong just has to look at all the Academy awards it won. It will forever be remembered alongside other best picture classics like Gladiator, Braveheart and my-second favourite movie ever: Forest Gump!
| | | Although the movie is cliched in some moments, the epic love story between Rose and Jack only humanizes the Titanic. This is my favourite movie of all time, and it is very touching. True, it all depends on the tastes of the viewer. You jump, I jump. Is one of the cliched but still touching lines. The special effects are astounding and the special edition dvd is amazing. However, if you only like action, skip the first dvd (or vhs cassete) which holds mainly the love story, and skip to the second half, which displays the ship sinking.
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