tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post3276530524465367940..comments2024-03-13T06:28:44.715-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Titanic 3DAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-90002054787733073082015-03-21T21:32:16.270-04:002015-03-21T21:32:16.270-04:00Very lame. Yuck.<i>Very</i> lame. Yuck.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27272641385452575162015-03-20T08:34:21.092-04:002015-03-20T08:34:21.092-04:00So in a year where there was films like As Good as...So in a year where there was films like As Good as It Gets, Good Will Hunting, Boogie Nights, Donnie Brasco AND Jackie Brown, they gave the Oscar to Titanic. So lame!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-71265320526682707772015-02-23T12:36:19.607-05:002015-02-23T12:36:19.607-05:00Ha that's awesome. I own As Good as It Gets, G...Ha that's awesome. I own As Good as It Gets, Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential as well. Definitely watch L.A. Confidential as soon as you can. It's amazing.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66767485832758882492015-02-22T07:27:52.081-05:002015-02-22T07:27:52.081-05:003D so real, you can actually feel James Cameron st...3D so real, you can actually feel James Cameron stealing money from your pocket.<br />Fun fact: I own As Good as It Gets, Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential (haven't seen it yet) on dvd legally but I have the nonlegal version of Titanic on dvd (my mother pirated it). Wonder if I could find The Full Monty on dvd.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-13557819629341694062015-02-02T12:51:25.354-05:002015-02-02T12:51:25.354-05:00Ha, yes! Love this. I think I've seen 2 films ...Ha, yes! Love this. I think I've seen 2 films that were worth the 3D surcharge. Definitely dumb.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-55671925154296905172015-01-30T04:05:47.495-05:002015-01-30T04:05:47.495-05:00I'm waiting for the 4D version, allowing me to...I'm waiting for the 4D version, allowing me to go back through time and unwatch it. And if I'm lucky, just about everything else Cameron has done, except, ironically, the films that ARE about time travel.<br /><br /><br />Also, 3D is dumb. The idea pops up every 20-30 years, people forget that it was dumb the last time, think that the idea has gotten "better", and then it mercifully goes away for another couple decades. With any luck, I'll have to go through only one more cycle before I'm dead.TheHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255156966606278419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-33658845526078305282012-04-13T08:31:26.253-04:002012-04-13T08:31:26.253-04:00@Ty Ha, yeah, pretty much my sentiments exactly.@<a href="#c3552628164738941733" rel="nofollow">Ty</a> Ha, yeah, pretty much my sentiments exactly.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-35526281647389417332012-04-13T07:33:08.809-04:002012-04-13T07:33:08.809-04:00Can never watch this again...it was bad enough...b...Can never watch this again...it was bad enough...but in 3-D? Must be torture...3 hours of talking and then a boat sinks...sounds like the ultimate eye sore. Haha.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62583165041180378442012-04-10T08:06:32.553-04:002012-04-10T08:06:32.553-04:00@Chris Hey man fair enough. I saw your very passio...@<a href="#c5712367306885525138" rel="nofollow">Chris</a> Hey man fair enough. I saw your very passionate post about Titanic on your blog, which I admired greatly, but the movie just isn't for me. Their accents bother me, sure, but it's more than that. Most every facial expression and mannerism feels forced to me, not just by Kate and Leo, but by the majority of the cast. There certainly are solid acting moments (nearly everything Victor Garber says feels genuine), but again, oh well.<br /><br />I'm weird, if I hate a wildly popular movie (and I do hate a few wildly popular movies) then I like go to back and revisit them every few years to see if I'll enjoy them as much as everyone else seems to. I rarely do, but sometimes I appreciate certain movies more as I get older. Like I said, weird.<br /><br />As for Kate's Oscar nomination... I've long since thought that just because you're nominated, doesn't mean you deserve it. I know you disagree with me about Kate's Titanic performance, but look at, say, Sandra Bullock. She actually WON for arguably the worst performance in a mainstream movie in the past decade. Ugh.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting so kindly, glad we can talk maturely about our movie tastes!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-63781365887152302992012-04-10T07:57:19.793-04:002012-04-10T07:57:19.793-04:00@Diana I have nothing to say in response to this, ...@<a href="#c3940518351473209540" rel="nofollow">Diana</a> I have nothing to say in response to this, except a big, fat AGREED!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57123673068855251382012-04-10T06:05:11.649-04:002012-04-10T06:05:11.649-04:00I'm surprised you had problems with the perfor...I'm surprised you had problems with the performances, I thought the chemistry between Leo and Kate was part of what made Titanic memorable. Winslet was nominated for an oscar let’s not forget. I also think you have to consider it's set in 1912 so they are going to behave differently than today. Perhaps because you are American the accents bothered you.<br />What do I know, I read Winslet and Dicaprio both don't like their acting jobs in the movie, I suppose I'm biased since it’s among my favorite films. Surprising that despite hating Titanic, you still rewatched it 2-3 times.<br />I agree about the perspective of Gloria Stuart, privy to conversations in which the storyteller was not present. But I don't think many viewers noticed that flaw.<br />I completely agree too many old movies are getting 3D releases, but I do think Titanic is better on the big screen in terms of spectacle, so I forgive them for this one. <br />Interesting review, even though I disagree with a lot of what you say ( :Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-39405183514732095402012-04-09T22:49:28.791-04:002012-04-09T22:49:28.791-04:00I am a rational person when it comes to spending m...I am a rational person when it comes to spending money,especially on movies- if I don't like the synopsis or read too many bad reviews or I just don't feel it, I don't go. Titanic is a movie that came out in 1997; I saw it at least 3 times on TV and I probably have a DVD of it somewhere. WHY should I pay at least 10 pounds to see it? will the 3D make my experience something different from what I can see at home? I sincerely doubt it. I feel like James Cameron is robbing people of money honestly, I really do not see the point of releasing the same movie, even if it is in 3D (which I can't particularly say I enjoy- except Hugo, like you). But then again, people have done stupider things when it comes to entertainment.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-80580821466881973842012-04-09T09:55:44.374-04:002012-04-09T09:55:44.374-04:00@SJHoneywell I'm right there with you, I detes...@<a href="#c2676070639009049237" rel="nofollow">SJHoneywell</a> I'm right there with you, I detest 3D. Hugo is the only worthy instance of it that I can think of.<br /><br />I also completely agree that success can provoke backlash, but that's not at all why I don't like Titanic. I actually don't hate on Cameron at all for making this flick - when the studio wouldn't give him any more money, he put up all the money himself. Smart businessman, that dude.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-19465198968110355342012-04-09T09:50:16.555-04:002012-04-09T09:50:16.555-04:00@thevoid99This is gonna sound really dorky, but I ...@<a href="#c2072186853665968627" rel="nofollow">thevoid99</a>This is gonna sound really dorky, but I remember being furious that Titanic still got a PG-13 rating, when every other film up until that point and since that has showed female breasts has been R. I get it, it's because it's ART. (But really, it's because the MPAA knew Titanic could potentially be the biggest film of all time if it was PG-13, and it was.) But yeah, I can't complain about 'em haha.<br /><br />I thought both Leo and Kate were excellent actors before Titanic, but after that, I though Leo's career plummeted. Took me until The Aviator to think he was a good actor again. (I think his performance in Gangs of New York is worse than his Titanic performance.) But yeah, regardless, they are two of my favorite actors now.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-26760706390090492372012-04-09T00:26:04.210-04:002012-04-09T00:26:04.210-04:00I like Titanic. It's natural that when a film ...I like <i>Titanic</i>. It's natural that when a film becomes as wildly successful as this one did that eventually there will be some backlash against it. While I don't love the ending (Rose pulls a total dick move), I enjoy this film for what it is.<br /><br />That said, I have no interest in seeing it in 3D. First, I hate 3D because it hurts my eyes. Second, this is not a film that I necessarily want to see on the screen again. And third, I <i>really</i> hate 3D.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-20721868536659686272012-04-08T23:57:42.135-04:002012-04-08T23:57:42.135-04:00I first saw this film when I was 17 because my you...I first saw this film when I was 17 because my younger sister dragged me to see it because she was soooo into Leo.<br /><br />I thought it was all right. I re-watch it now. There's a few flaws in the script and some of the acting but I think it's a pretty good film.<br /><br />Come on, you can't say no to a topless Kate Winslet when you were 15. Plus, she still looks great. And who would've thought Leo would turn out to be a great actor?thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com