tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post8176930361234150298..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Screen Gem Saturdays: TitanicDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-48623959799744323942011-04-16T08:18:06.443-07:002011-04-16T08:18:06.443-07:00Connie - I'm right there with you. I think it&...Connie - I'm right there with you. I think it's the fact that the tragedy didn't have to happen...so many slight changes in people's actions could have prevented it from happening. Perhaps this is what draws people in. It also affected people from all walks of life.<br /><br />SW: I didn't mind the fictional characters from Cameron's Titanic; I think it actually created a very nice thread to bring the entire story together. I just minded the poor writing, which shows up painfully on a small screen.<br /><br />HBG2: I don't understand how you would credit the audience with knowing whether the china on the Titanic is authentic or not (and going to great lengths and cost to make sure it is accurate) but you don't credit them with enough smarts to know a bad script or stereotypical characters? What do I know...the movie made a mint of money.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-79591992623634998142011-04-16T08:11:18.708-07:002011-04-16T08:11:18.708-07:00I think you're dead right about the weak scrip...I think you're dead right about the weak script in Titanic, which I consider the most overrated movie of all time. Visual spectacle, yes. Believable characters for the time and place, no. There's also the matter of taking great liberties with the historical facts and the clumsy, jingoistic stereotyping (all British characters = bad; all Irish characters = good). Cameron is always preachy.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-47174736306352506922011-04-16T07:30:26.838-07:002011-04-16T07:30:26.838-07:00Dave, I too was mesmerized by the film on the big ...Dave, I too was mesmerized by the film on the big screen...the gorgeous attention to detail and the reality of the sets. However, today when talk turns to James Cameron's film, you often hear a chorus voices ready to slam it. <br /><br />On another site recently, they were saying the 1958 "A Night to Remember" was much better. So I took the time to watch this black and white classic not too long ago. It actually was done quite well with an amazing number of scenes that Cameron probably borrowed heavily from. As IMDb says, it's "the Titanic disaster depicted in straightforward fashion without the addition of fictional subplots."<br /><br />Yet, I have to admit I enjoyed Cameron's subplots and the interplay between Rose, Jack and Cal. "A Night to Remember" seemed a little dry in comparison. It's not the same on the small screen, but most films aren't. Cameron's Titanic still ranks pretty high on my list, but then again, what do I know...I have a blog dedicated solely to a Disney princess.Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-49341194944815329912011-04-16T05:10:57.553-07:002011-04-16T05:10:57.553-07:00For some odd reason, I've been mesmerized by t...For some odd reason, I've been mesmerized by the Titanic since childhood. When I got Internet access back in the mid 90's the FIRST thing I looked up was the Titanic.<br /><br />The movie took me to another place and time. I sometimes missed dialong because I was studying the details in the background. Why does it have such a hold on me?Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.com