The best Titanic film?

[Trekker4747]

It's also thought that Californian wouldn't have been able to get there in time to help anyway, since they were stuck in ice all night. The funny thing about the movie is that had Rose simply got into a lifeboat, which as a first class female passenger she would have done with no problems, Jack could have survived by sitting on that giant piece of wood until he was picked up.

Yep. Rose killed Jack.

On the Californian debate. The Californian marconi operator was trying to send out warnings of the ice but was being told to shut-up by the Bride the Titanic marconi operator.

What was Titanic's marconi operators send out?

The lavish and rich of Titanic were enjoying the ship so much they wanted to send messages out to the family what a great time they were having on the luxurious Titanic.

I believe, they even thought the distress flares coming from Titanic was a fireworks display being set-off to impress the rich/passengers.

 

[mrcoaster]

For me it's not even close.

A Night To Remember by light years over the rest of the competition.

 

[Samurai8472]

Do some people think the guy that boinked his head on the blade was in poor taste? Someone said "that had to hurt!" in the theater. Got alot of laughs out of that

 

[Trekker4747]

Do some people think the guy that boinked his head on the blade was in poor taste? Someone said "that had to hurt!" in the theater. Got alot of laughs out of that

Didn't really seem like he boinked his head but his whole body. I liked the little spin hid did afterwards. But, yeah, it got a chuckle out of me. I suspect it was kind of the point.

He was totally gipped at the Oscars, though. He should've won for best supporting CGI character.

 

[A beaker full of death]

On the Californian debate. The Californian marconi operator was trying to send out warnings of the ice but was being told to shut-up by the Bride the Titanic marconi operator.

Not Bride. Phillips. Bride had passed on the Californian's earlier warning.

 

[Trekker4747]

On the Californian debate. The Californian marconi operator was trying to send out warnings of the ice but was being told to shut-up by the Bride the Titanic marconi operator.

Not Bride. Phillips. Bride had passed on the Californian's earlier warning.

Right, my mistake.

 

[tomalak301]

The only Titanic film I'm seen was the James Cameron version. However, everytime it's on TNT or something I would stick with it and watch it for a bit so it is my favorite.

 

[Amasov]

Well, as of now (12:13AM) ninety-six years ago, Titanic was starting to list having struck the iceberg about thirty or so minutes ago.

 

[HRHTheKING]

I always wondered why in the movie Bruce Ismay didn't put Kate Winslet's character in her place when she made a smartarse remark about him naming the ship "Titanic" merely because as a man he was fixated on size.

Had he simply said "Well...actually I named the ship Titanic after the Titans of ancient mythology, just like the Olympic was named after the Olympians" she would have looked like an ignorant fool.

 

[Trekker4747]

I always wondered why in the movie Bruce Ismay didn't put Kate Winslet's character in her place when she made a smartarse remark about him naming the ship "Titanic" merely because as a man he was fixated on size.

Had he simply said "Well...actually I named the ship Titanic after the Titans of ancient mythology, just like the Olympic was named after the Olympians" she would have looked like an ignorant fool.

She was a woman - so there was no need to put her in her place by definition -and society- she was already foolish. And further because she was a woman "putting her in her place" would be rude.

 

[nx1701g]

Do some people think the guy that boinked his head on the blade was in poor taste? Someone said "that had to hurt!" in the theater. Got alot of laughs out of that

Didn't really seem like he boinked his head but his whole body. I liked the little spin hid did afterwards. But, yeah, it got a chuckle out of me. I suspect it was kind of the point.

He was totally gipped at the Oscars, though. He should've won for best supporting CGI character.

I have a feeling that will be an award one day...

 

[Lookingglassman]

I like the one where the boat sinks.

 

[Trekker4747]

I like the one where the boat sinks.

Haven't heard that one before!

 

[Mistral]

I like the one where the boat sinks.

Haven't heard that one before!

Crap! Just logged onto the thread to post that! Damaged minds think alike!

 

[HRHTheKING]

I like the one where the boat sinks.

I prefer the one where the ship sinks.

 

[Autobot]

I'm surprised at all the hate for Cameron's Titanic. I guess I'm the target audience for the filmmakers! I also own Pearl Harbour on DVD too. As for Titanic, I saw this in the theatre at least twice. All my friends and I were emotionally affected, and entertained, by the film. The last moments of Titanic always choke me up, and seeing the movie in the theatre when it first came out was a very emotional experience.

I like the fictional-story-in-real-life-events type of storytelling in these films. It makes you, the viewer, care about the characters presented and the situation presented, and not just having a spectacle of an event just for the sake of retelling the event.

 

[Csalem]

I like both A Night to Remember and Titanic(1997). Despite the love story, Cameron's is probably the most accurate depiction of the sinking and the most accurate depiction of the ship. Two scenes always give me a tear. The first is in the 'Nearer to my God thee' scene where the water is shown coming through the corridor and walls with such force. That small but powerful, and compared to any other, scene really hits home to me the destruction of the ship. The second scene is the final scene where the camera flies through the sea, through the wreck and 'back in time' to all the deceased on the grand staircase. When Cameron does it right, he really does it right!

As regards to the Californian, anyone interested in the subject should really read the book listed below. Highly recommended.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Titanic-Mys...r_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208689028&sr=8-10

 

[RandyS]

For me it's not even close.

A Night To Remember by light years over the rest of the competition.

Completely and totally agreed.

OT: The book was good too.

 

[Trekker4747]

I like both A Night to Remember and Titanic(1997). Despite the love story, Cameron's is probably the most accurate depiction of the sinking and the most accurate depiction of the ship. Two scenes always give me a tear. The first is in the 'Nearer to my God thee' scene where the water is shown coming through the corridor and walls with such force. That small but powerful, and compared to any other, scene really hits home to me the destruction of the ship. The second scene is the final scene where the camera flies through the sea, through the wreck and 'back in time' to all the deceased on the grand staircase. When Cameron does it right, he really does it right!

What kind of suck-ass purgatory was that anyway? Everyone who died a tragic death on the ship gets to spend eternity on it? Fuck that noise.

 

[Good Will Riker]

My vote goes to the 1997 film.