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Directed by: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Holy crap this is terrible. The hype and the money seemed to cloud the collective mindset when this thing came out. Watch it six years later. The CGI is terrible by modern standards, the performances are terrible by any standard, and the script is terrible by Cameron's standard, who is waaaaaay out of his element here. It's 3+ hours that are almost unwatchable, full of pointless bloat and scene after scene of psuedo-romantic drivel. The soaring epic overtones of the whole thing just make it feel like a massive joke (this is confirmed by the ridiculous segments that bookend the plot.)
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How this won Best Picture at the Oscar's or any award for that matter is beyond me. Especially against quality films like As Good as it Gets and L.A. confidential. I couldn't agree more with what you said. Sadly I remember sitting through this piece in theatres and couldn't wait til it was over. Terrible movie.
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May 3, 2004 13:31
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I give it 3/5. It's entertaining in a passes-the-time kind of way, plus it shows Kate Winslet nude.
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May 3, 2004 13:50
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I thought it wasn't great, but it's not terrible either. Honestly I thought it was awful too, but that was just because of the hype it got. On it's own it's a decent sappy love story. Voted 3/5
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May 3, 2004 14:13
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It gets one extra point from me for Leonardo DiCaprio's frozen-stiff face near the end for a total of 2/5.
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May 3, 2004 14:41
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I'm obsessed with the titanic, have been since I was a kid, so I loved it personally. I give it a 5 for titanic fans.
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May 3, 2004 15:42
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ohmygod wasn't leo just SO dreeeeeeeeamy? Wait, no he wasn't. It was a decent movie with some impressive special effects. I'll give it a 3/5 for being very ambitious (apart from the actual plot).
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May 3, 2004 16:30
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Not as bad as most people make it out to be, but certainly not very good either. Sweeping the Oscars was a travesty, but if you didn't see it coming you must be blind. Voted 3.
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May 3, 2004 16:33
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I think the hate you see projected onto this movie is largely a backlash against the overwhelming and exhausting hype that got heaped onto all of us. A shame, because Titanic is an incredible achievement from a technical standpoint, easily one of the most impressive films ever made in terms of its staggering scope. The plot and dialogue is strictly light fare, but as Ebert said in his review, "...if [Titanic's] story stays well within the traditional formulas for such pictures, well, you don't choose the most expensive film ever made as your opportunity to reinvent the wheel." We have become so used to pictures that reverse and inside-out standard plots that when a film comes along that relies on the tried-and-true stories that have defined popular genre films since the glory days of Hollywood, we have a tendency to deride it for these qualities. The performances are reasonably credible, the story moves along smoothly, and the overall effect was spellbinding for me. I would love to drop Jack Dawson off a cliff as much as the next guy, but I can't deny the fact that I sat in the theater for three hours and was successfully drawn into the drama and tragedy of the Titanic's doomed voyage. 5/5. GOD I FEEL SO DIRTY
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May 3, 2004 17:25
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I sat in my seat in total shock and amazement when the lookouts missed the iceberg, and when the captain and pilot couldn't navigate the boat around it, I just sat in my chair wondering "what kind of moron engineer made the turning radius so tight on a boat of this size?". Then, my worst nightmare came true, they HIT THE drat ICEBERG! And I mean it tore a huge chunk out of the side of that boat too. It was a true tragedy when it started to sink, thanks again to the moron engineers. Wait - I knew all this happened before I went to the theatres and slept through it. 3 outta 5 for the fact that we all knew the ending before we went in there and we weren't exactly shocked by it. It had good shots thanks to Cameron, but I still fall in love with it like rivetz....
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May 3, 2004 17:31
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I love everything about this movie except for the retarded romance. I agree with everything rivetz said.
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May 3, 2004 17:35
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I hated this movie, for turning a sinking ship into a 3 hour, suicide-inducing bore-fest. James Cameron undid the fine work he put into his career with films like Aliens, and the first two Terminator films, by making this monstrosity. I actually think DiCaprio is a very fine actor (Catch Me If You Can, Gangs Of New York, Basketball Diaries and Gilbert Grape for example), but in this film, he sucks rear end, big time. The really bad things is, this is my missus's favourite film  .Why can't there be a -1/5 option?
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May 3, 2004 17:40
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Why this movie was "so great" escapes me. It's way too long and quite sappy. 2/5.
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May 3, 2004 19:08
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Why this movie is "so bad" escapes me. I cried. Yeah you loving heard me. I was like, 11 when this movie came out. See what i'm talking about, all that anti-Titanic backlash made this movie out to be worse than it really was. It was sad but it was really well made and not to mention certain scenes were absolutely beautiful. Perhaps it didn't deserve all the awards it got, but it deserved a few of them at least, and while this is not my most eloquent review I have to say, it's a good drat movie.
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May 4, 2004 05:42
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3 cuz it's one of the better sappy movies.. generally agree with the other 3s
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May 4, 2004 05:47
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I enjoyed this movie. I thought it was well done, albeit overhyped. It deserved all of its winnings, IMO.
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May 4, 2004 06:38
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Titanic is not a bad film, howerever it is severly over-rated. I will say the the part when it showed the corpses in the water, including the baby. caused a big emotional response. that's about it. 3/5 The Phantom Goat fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 4, 2004 |
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May 4, 2004 06:46
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I also agree with everything Rivetz said. I never understood why so much hate was directed towards this movie... seems like it mostly came from angry young men who have a serious problem with Leonardo DiCaprio. It was a fantastic film. 4.5/5
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May 4, 2004 18:43
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Could have been so much better with less Leonardo Dicaprio, but it had naked Kate Winslet, so woot. 3 or so.
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May 5, 2004 11:26
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I agree with rivetz, but it felt a little drawn out, especially the romance crap. 3.5
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May 6, 2004 00:12
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quote:nudejedi came out of the closet to say: I agree with what this man says, cept for the rivitz part and the 3.5. It was horribly boring. 2/5
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May 6, 2004 03:06
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It's not that awful. Just rather simple. Rich people bad, poor people good. The villain of the story is so absurdly evil, I'm surprised they didn't try to blame him for the sinking of the ship. So, kinda corny and kinda stupid, but not too bad. Rating: 3.5
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