Titanic Review
by Jeff Walters (thecat AT zip DOT com DOT au)May 13th, 1998
**Titanic**
Reviewed by Jeff Walters
Ahh.....how do I start this review? I could start with saying it's the best movie I've ever had the pleasure to see in my life. Or maybe I could start by saying that if you haven't seen this movie you should turn off your computer right now and get your butt over to the cinema of your choice. Yeah, one of those two would be a good place to start.
This was not a movie I'd been anticipating. I'd heard test-screenings were positive, but it just didn't grab me. I was much more anxious to see a movie that opened here a week after Titanic - Alien Ressurection. I only went to see Titanic because a) It's James Cameron (nuff' said?) and b) well, I see every movie that comes out.
Titanic opened here a day earlier than anywhere else, but stupid me didn't take this oppurtunity to see it early. It was actually a week after it opened that I decided it was time to take a look. Sold Out? Huh? A movie in Penrith selling out? And a week after release? Whoa. Dissappointed and intruiged at the same time we decided to buy tickets for the one of the later sessions.
'Why the hell did I waste a week before seeing this?', echoed around my head as we staggered out of the theatre
after a 3 1/4 hour emotional roller-coaster. My brother, Chris, (an amateur film-maker) walked from the theatre shaking his head and muttering incomprehensively. All I heard was the occasional snippet - '......wow...cinematography'. Me and Chris usually see every movie we can and then drive everyone else nuts by talking about it endlessly in the car home from the cinema. Strangely this time not a word was spoken on the way home, oh...except for - 'stop....need...food...service station', but that hardly counts.
After that night, I honestly couldn't have cared less about seeing Alien Ressurection. It couldn't possibly have topped this. And as I discovered a week later - I was right. Titanic is the best movie I've ever seen. Said it before and I'll say it again - best! You may be sitting there thinking - 'but it's 3 1/4 hours long and it's a love story! Not my thing'. That's what I thought too....but I didn't notice a second pass as soon as T I T A N I C appeared on the screen. Even though the ship doesn't start sinking till the last hour, the first half is so intruiging, enjoyable and beleive or not - even funny.
The story of the two main characters - Jack and Rose, is so engaging that I could have happily sat in that movie theatre for way longer than 3 1/4 hours.
The movie's best scene is without a doubt the very final scene. I'm not going to give ANY details about this part, because it's easily my favourite scene in any movie I've seen and I'd hate to ruin it for those who haven't seen it yet. The funny thing about this movie is that the images and scenes that make the biggest impression on you are not the big budget sinking parts (though impressive) - it's the scene's following the actual sinking that haunt you most.
I'm not going to go into any more detail about this movie at all, I just basically wanted to convey what a powerful impression it made on me, not ruin it for those who have neglected to see it. If you have not seen this movie, then please do so. You will regret not seeing this movie on the big screen. I have seen it three times so far and plan to see it many more times. It was just as powerful on viewing #3 as it was the first time, which is definitely saying something. If you have already seen it, then do what I'm going to do and see it again and again and.......
5 out of 5 stars
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