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Titanic (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 92 Fresh: 75  Rotten:17 Average Rating: 7.4/10
 
Consensus: A mostly unqualified triumph for Cameron, who offers a dizzying blend of spectacular visuals and old-fashioned melodrama.
 

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Runtime: 3 hrs 14 mins

Theatrical Release: Dec 19, 1997 Wide

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

Director: James Cameron
Producer: Jon Landau, James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Composer: James Horner

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 20, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • 2-Disc Set - Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

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An overwhelming cinematic experience which stuns, moves and entertains.

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Now it can be told: The Titanic went down because of two distracting smoochers on the poop deck.

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01/29/08
David Edelstein
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In the end, Cameron's monumental epic still prises open the tear ducts.

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01/29/08
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A spectacular demonstration of what modern technology can contribute to dramatic storytelling.

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01/29/08
Todd McCarthy
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Titanic is a good, often stunning movie caught in a three-and-a-half hour drift.

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01/29/08
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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This is Cameron at his best.

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01/29/08
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Titanic is big, bold, touchingly uncynical filmmaking.

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01/29/08
David Ansen
Newsweek
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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

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09/18/07
Emanuel Levy
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There is nothing to dislike about this film.

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05/22/07
Gary Brown
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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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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.

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10/27/06
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
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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.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A brilliantly designed, but emotionally shallow romance set during the infamous sinking of the luxury liner in 1912.

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01/27/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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A grand and classy production.

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12/06/05
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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It's something of an ingenuous revision of the standard disaster movie.

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10/23/05
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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An enormous technical achievement with a wonderfully big heart.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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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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Jeffrey Overstreet
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Abyss-mal.

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Martin Scribbs
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Rose and Jack are burdened with simplistic characterisation and atrocious dialogue.

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Dragan Antulov
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