Titanic (Special Edition) (DVD)

Intro>>> When Titanic first came out in 1998 I was rather lukewarm to the hype surrounding the film, so didn't get around to watching it until it came out on DVD. Once I watched it my feelings changed completely, and I fell in love with the film and the romance between the two leads. I really am an old romantic at heart. A lot of people are still angry about this Titanic film, claiming that a great tragedy has been turned into a soppy soap opera, ...
...at the box office figures; Titanic has so far taken a staggering £1.8 billion pounds in the eight years since it has been released, making it the highest grossing film of all time. There have been numerous DVD releases of Titanic, but this four disc special edition is the most exhaustive, containing stacks of extras including an alternative ending. The Titanic sank back in 1912, and nearly all of us are familiar with the story of it hitting an iceberg ...

bigmike33 18.10.2006 (19.10.2006) · Read full review
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...like to shake your hand. Titanic is renowned by many as being a stunning epic, but with the four disc DVD edition, it truly becomes a masterpiece. Everyone knows the short story of the unsinkable ship that hits an iceberg and ironically sinks, however this movie version adds real depth to the renowned tale. With a smart mix of appealing storyline and historical knowledge, director James Cameron and his team have created a movie that will appeal ...
...our emotions. Half way through, Titanic slowly transforms into one of the most famous disaster movies to grace our screens; beautifully created yet thrilling and epic. The 4 Disc edition of Titanic will excite an enthusiast, as it truly unveils the sheer scale and complexity of the production. So, the plot outline. It's 1912, and free-minded Jack Dawson (DiCaprio) wins a lower class ticket aboard the newly created Titanic. A ship so grand and spendid ...

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Titanic might be considered by many as cheesy and overly dramatic, and I have even heard a couple of my acquaintances call it downright stupid. But I can easily admit to the fact that this is one of the exceptionally well done movies that I ever saw. I think that the number of Oscars awards and acclaims that the movie got speak for themselves. I personally love the special effects, as well as the poignancy and intensity of the relationship depicted ...
...party, I would say that Titanic exceeded expectations for me on these above mentioned grounds! Plot: Treasure Hunter Brock Lovett is bent on upon acquiring the legendary “Heart of the Ocean” diamond that is said to have sunk along with the Titanic. When a series of circumstances lead him towards meeting the one-hundred year old Rose Dawson Calvert, Titanic victim, Brock Lovett is taken back to the days when the ship started its maiden voyage as ...

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Titanic is the 1998 multi-Oscar winning film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as two of the passengers on board the Titanic as it sank in 1912. The film is directed by James Cameron, and is regarded as the film that launched its leads into superstardom. What we have here is essentially a very clever notion to use one of the most dramatic and famous events of the 20th Century as a backdrop to a well-crafted romance story, with high class ...
...Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio). Armed with a host of excellent special effects and a good support cast including Billy Zane and Bill Paxton, the leads and director Cameron set to work giving us a lesson in dramatic film. The soundtrack to the film is used perfectly, with Celine Dion's record breaking number 1 hit My Heart Will Go On reverberating hauntingly through me hours after the film had finished (not because it's a long song, just because it's ...

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...is another telling of the Titanic disaster in 1912 where over 1500 people lost their lives after the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. It opens with a deep sea exploration of the Titanic in search of the "Heart of the Ocean" gem. After retrieving a safe all that was found was a drawing of Rose (Kate Winslett) wearing the gem. The now old Rose sees a feature about this on the television and joins the team on the exploration of the Titanic. Whilst ...
...who was also in SOS Titanic in 1979) to break up the blossoming romance. After the Titanic hits the iceberg and begins to sink, Jack is framed for stealing the gem and "imprisoned". Rose sets off to rescue Jack, as the ship slips further under the waves, and so the two set off in their hazardous attempt to get off the ship. After all the lifeboats have left Rose and Jack are left to jump into the freezing Atlantic as the ship finally sinks. Rose ...

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...you and tell you that Titanic is one of the most overrated movies of the last century. I remember everyone rushing to watch it in theatres when it first came out, and the amount of publicity it received. I remember the ceaseless chatting about this excruciatingly long movie, and the assurances of how good it must have been. I'm not sure about everyone else though, but when I watched it finally on cable it seemed a bit average to me. I'm not the romance ...
...the actual sinking of the Titanic or "unsinkable ship" in 1912. It was about an old lady, Rose DeWitt Bukator, who 84 years later tells the story to her grandchildren of her life on the Titanic; where she, a rich young woman who is engaged falls in love with a poor young artist, Jack on the ship. They have an affair, and her fiance tries to tear them a part and at the end when the ship sinks they are left, cold and dying in each other's arms. Jack ...

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...on the front of the Titanic with Jack. There is also another feature of the alternate 9 minute-ending. This may interest some of you, but for me it was a letdown. I didn't like the ending as it gave away the sense of mystery, however you will have to watch to see if you agree with me. The length of the film is 186 minutes. Being over three hours you may think it would get extremly boring but due to it's gripping features it is actually possible ...
...in the strong love story. The age on this film is a 12 1which I think is appropiate as there is only moderate sex, nudity and horror as well as one use of strong language. Well worth a buy for the film itself as it is gripping and the extra features as most are interesting and worth a watch and being good value for money considering the amount of extras added, so if you are interested in extras I recommend this 2 disc DVD set if not, go for the ...

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...in this film and made the pashionate scenes really believable. Overall -------- This film gives people who beforehand didnt know anything about the Titanic a firm understanding of the tragedy. The director (James Cameroon) has sewn together fact and fiction seemlessly to create an all time classic. Pure Brilliance! ...

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Titanic is an all-time romantic classic! I believe that the main reason why this movie has rightfully earned its numerous awards, praises and acclaims is because not only is the movie based on a real-life tragedy, but it incorperates humor, drama, tragedy, romance, feminist and class issues, among many other themes present in the movie. Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet who portray Jack and Rose have an on-screen chemistry between them which only ...

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i love to watch this film and i love the song title My Heart i Will go on performed by Celine dion this is my favorite singer. i love watching the alternative endings and the diffrent senes in the extra and the trailier ...

andycelinedion 27.04.2008
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