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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 76577
Released: August 31, 1999 |
| Our Price: $10.75 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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
Titanic Reviews:
Not Happy 
2009-12-29 - I have purchased items from Amazon in the past and have always been very happy with the condition in which they arrived and the quality of the product. This is the first order I have received that I was very displeased with. The DVD came in the mail with a broken case and 1 of the 2 discs missing. The condition ordered was 'Like New' and it definitely did not come in that way. I am very dissatisfied.
Titanic 
2009-12-21 - Titanic is a long, boring bomb of a movie that was grossly over-rated. The acting is abominable. The subplots about the personal affairs of several passengers are an annoyance to watch. They are not believable as to what some people were doing with their time as their lives were in peril. They detract from the real event, the sinking of the ship and circumstances that led to its happening. Kate Winslet is a lousy actress and is tiring to watch. The one good feature of the movie is the actual sequence of frames of the sinking of the ship, which are well done.
Great film 
2009-12-07 - I thought this was a great movie. Winslet and DiCaprio are phenomenal as the leads of the movie and the special effects are outstanding. Overall a good choice and will probably be considered a classic one day.
Good Romantic Thriller 
2009-11-24 - Love Story meets The Poseidon Adventure as two star-crossed lovers keep their romance afloat even as everything around them is sinking. Despite choppy scene transition and staginess, James Cameron manages to turn a well-known disaster into a story of love (almost) triumphing over life itself.
Great Love Story Of Our Time
2009-11-11 - There is really nothing to say but this is the greatest love story of our time and a very good drama this movie is awesome. one of Leonardo Dicaprio's Best performance of his Carer I Recommend it for everyone
