So I have finished watching the film and all of its special features and I am very impressed. The film looks great and they have done a great job making the film look as crisp as possible BUT I enjoyed the new special features more than the film, The Final word from James Cameron documentary on disc 2 is easily one of the best special features I’ve ever seen on a film, It explains everything that happened to Titanic in glorious detail from Cameron himself and some of the worlds most dedicated Titanic know it all’s.
Most people reading this have most likely seen the film already and if you are wanting to see it again even though you have seen it a million times, it is worth upgrading to see it in all its glory and the special features are simply fantastic, the alternative ending is also very very good but I can understand why they didn’t use it.
Film in bluray quality = 9/10 Special features = 10/10 easily
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I’m sure you have already formed your own opinions about Titanic as a film. I personally think it is an excellent and beautiful film, despite its flaws. And if you are looking at this “Definitive Collectors Edition” and considering purchasing it, I assume you would agree with me. Therefore I will go straight onto reviewing the extra features included in this edition of the film.
So, onto the actual product. The first two discs are the theatrical version of the feature. As promised on the box, the film comes with superior sound and picture quality (I’m no expert but I know it plays seamlessly and magnificently on my 42″ plasma screen). There are four commentaries on both discs by James Cameron, the cast (not including Leo DiCaprio or Billy Zane), a crew commentary and a historical commentary by a couple of Titanic history buffs. All are worth listening to if you have the time, but James Cameron’s commentary is by far the most insightful to the whole filming process of the Titanic, providing many titbits and points of interest. Both discs also include several action “pods”. These are short clips that give more detail about how a particular sequence was filmed. You can watch them all together or one by one, or you can choose to watch them integrated with the film itself. The second disc also includes an extended ending, with Brock playing a bigger part. I believe they were right to cut this out of the theatrical edition but it is interesting to see anyway. An obligatory music video of Celine Dion’s famous song is there as well.
Disc 3 has quite a few deleted scenes which are extremely interesting to watch for any Titanic fan, as not only is the relationship between Jack and Rose further explored, we also get deeper insights into the other characters. However, I agree with the film-makers about their decisions to cut these scenes as including them would have affected the pace of the film and would have killed the momentum, especially towards the end of the film. The disc also contains three Titanic parodies, none of which are ESPECIALLY funny, but hey, the disc needed a filler.
Disc 4 has many a documentary about the making of Titanic. A few of the TV publicity documentaries are a bit repetitive. I think they all used clips from the same interviews with the cast and James Cameron, which is why you hear the same comments being repeated through the different documentaries. This can be annoying so I wouldn’t suggest watching them all at once. Other documentaries include detailed explanations of effects, filming processes etc. Obligatory trailers, TV spots and publicity poster galleries also included. There’s also a gallery of images from design through to filming. Overall, I feel this disc is a bit of a let-down in terms of the limited interviews conducted with cast and crew members. I am susprised how little we saw of the actual people involved in the film-making in the documentaries since they are the people most knowledgeable about it. The majority of the documentaries are about the building of the set, the techniques used for filming and camerawork and the construction of visual effects.
So, do I think it’s worth you spending your hard-earned cash on? Well, if you’re not a die-hard fan of the film, what’s the point? You’re not going to want to spend hours of your time exploring the extra features anyway. However, for the Titanic enthusiast, this is a great edition. There’s plenty of interesting behind-the-scenes info and you can immerse yourself ever deeper into the legacy of the great ship. The commentaries of the film are enlightening and interesting and the deleted scenes also give the film even more depth. The tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic really does hit home. And the thought that you will go away with after having watched and listened to everything on these DVDs is the amount of hard work that went into making this truly unforgettable piece of cinematic history.
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After looking through some old DVD’s last night, I happened to come across Titanic. I hadn’t seen it in years but I can remember when I was younger loving the film so I thought I’d watch it again to see if it envoked the same kind of feelings it once did.
Boy, I was not dissapointed.
I’m planning on watching it again soon. Action, romance, disaster, this film has everything. I don’t know what it is about this movie that I like so much but it is ultimately in my top 5 favourite movies of all time.
I understand the two main characters are only fictional, but in my opinion James Cameron used them as a basis to show the audience everything they needed to know about the Titanic and the passengers on board. We get to see life in both first class and third class (unfortunately no second class), below decks in the boiler room, how the passengers felt when boarding the lifeboats and how hard it must have been to have left a loved one behind, how frightened the people were in the final moments before Titanic sank and finally the moment they realized somebody they loved had died. So although the two main characters are fictional, we see and feel every single emotion in them that the people who was on Titanic felt from the moment they left the dock to the moment they were rescued by the Carpathia.
Also, some of Titanic is historically correct. Some of the characters were actually aboard the Tianic (Molly Brown, Thomas Andrews, Mr. Ismay), the scene where the Titanic strikes the iceberg is correct, Molly Brown wanting to return to help the people etc. Not everything in it is fictional.
This is a movie that combines both fact and fiction.
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Amazing overall Package,
So I have finished watching the film and all of its special features and I am very impressed. The film looks great and they have done a great job making the film look as crisp as possible BUT I enjoyed the new special features more than the film, The Final word from James Cameron documentary on disc 2 is easily one of the best special features I’ve ever seen on a film, It explains everything that happened to Titanic in glorious detail from Cameron himself and some of the worlds most dedicated Titanic know it all’s.
Most people reading this have most likely seen the film already and if you are wanting to see it again even though you have seen it a million times, it is worth upgrading to see it in all its glory and the special features are simply fantastic, the alternative ending is also very very good but I can understand why they didn’t use it.
Film in bluray quality = 9/10
Special features = 10/10 easily
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|A truly special film – extra features don’t do it justice,
I’m sure you have already formed your own opinions about Titanic as a film. I personally think it is an excellent and beautiful film, despite its flaws. And if you are looking at this “Definitive Collectors Edition” and considering purchasing it, I assume you would agree with me. Therefore I will go straight onto reviewing the extra features included in this edition of the film.
So, onto the actual product. The first two discs are the theatrical version of the feature. As promised on the box, the film comes with superior sound and picture quality (I’m no expert but I know it plays seamlessly and magnificently on my 42″ plasma screen). There are four commentaries on both discs by James Cameron, the cast (not including Leo DiCaprio or Billy Zane), a crew commentary and a historical commentary by a couple of Titanic history buffs. All are worth listening to if you have the time, but James Cameron’s commentary is by far the most insightful to the whole filming process of the Titanic, providing many titbits and points of interest. Both discs also include several action “pods”. These are short clips that give more detail about how a particular sequence was filmed. You can watch them all together or one by one, or you can choose to watch them integrated with the film itself. The second disc also includes an extended ending, with Brock playing a bigger part. I believe they were right to cut this out of the theatrical edition but it is interesting to see anyway. An obligatory music video of Celine Dion’s famous song is there as well.
Disc 3 has quite a few deleted scenes which are extremely interesting to watch for any Titanic fan, as not only is the relationship between Jack and Rose further explored, we also get deeper insights into the other characters. However, I agree with the film-makers about their decisions to cut these scenes as including them would have affected the pace of the film and would have killed the momentum, especially towards the end of the film. The disc also contains three Titanic parodies, none of which are ESPECIALLY funny, but hey, the disc needed a filler.
Disc 4 has many a documentary about the making of Titanic. A few of the TV publicity documentaries are a bit repetitive. I think they all used clips from the same interviews with the cast and James Cameron, which is why you hear the same comments being repeated through the different documentaries. This can be annoying so I wouldn’t suggest watching them all at once. Other documentaries include detailed explanations of effects, filming processes etc. Obligatory trailers, TV spots and publicity poster galleries also included. There’s also a gallery of images from design through to filming. Overall, I feel this disc is a bit of a let-down in terms of the limited interviews conducted with cast and crew members. I am susprised how little we saw of the actual people involved in the film-making in the documentaries since they are the people most knowledgeable about it. The majority of the documentaries are about the building of the set, the techniques used for filming and camerawork and the construction of visual effects.
So, do I think it’s worth you spending your hard-earned cash on? Well, if you’re not a die-hard fan of the film, what’s the point? You’re not going to want to spend hours of your time exploring the extra features anyway. However, for the Titanic enthusiast, this is a great edition. There’s plenty of interesting behind-the-scenes info and you can immerse yourself ever deeper into the legacy of the great ship. The commentaries of the film are enlightening and interesting and the deleted scenes also give the film even more depth. The tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic really does hit home. And the thought that you will go away with after having watched and listened to everything on these DVDs is the amount of hard work that went into making this truly unforgettable piece of cinematic history.
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|I was ready to go back to Titanic,
After looking through some old DVD’s last night, I happened to come across Titanic. I hadn’t seen it in years but I can remember when I was younger loving the film so I thought I’d watch it again to see if it envoked the same kind of feelings it once did.
Boy, I was not dissapointed.
I’m planning on watching it again soon. Action, romance, disaster, this film has everything. I don’t know what it is about this movie that I like so much but it is ultimately in my top 5 favourite movies of all time.
I understand the two main characters are only fictional, but in my opinion James Cameron used them as a basis to show the audience everything they needed to know about the Titanic and the passengers on board. We get to see life in both first class and third class (unfortunately no second class), below decks in the boiler room, how the passengers felt when boarding the lifeboats and how hard it must have been to have left a loved one behind, how frightened the people were in the final moments before Titanic sank and finally the moment they realized somebody they loved had died. So although the two main characters are fictional, we see and feel every single emotion in them that the people who was on Titanic felt from the moment they left the dock to the moment they were rescued by the Carpathia.
Also, some of Titanic is historically correct. Some of the characters were actually aboard the Tianic (Molly Brown, Thomas Andrews, Mr. Ismay), the scene where the Titanic strikes the iceberg is correct, Molly Brown wanting to return to help the people etc. Not everything in it is fictional.
This is a movie that combines both fact and fiction.
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