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Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

I first saw the movie as an adolescent. It made a deep impression on me. I've seen it four or five times since, and it continues to move and dazzle me.This is a very efficient movie : it sets out to tell the story of the sinking of the Titanic and it does so, with all the purposeful surety of an arrow shot by a master archer. The linear clarity of the script, combined with the tautness of the plot, allows many other other smaller stories to blossom and grow. These stories are brought to vivid life by a multitude of deeply felt and deeply moving performances.The movie does not shy away from showing panic, suffering and death. None of this feels cheap or exploitative - on the contrary. The viewer meets a large number of people (both passengers and crew) : all of them, from the first to the last, are treated as full-blown individuals, worthy of interest, respect and pity. Indeed, even the thieves who snatch handfuls of pearls are worthy of our pity : for surely it must be a living hell, to be so devoid of self-respect and compassion that a disaster is seen as nothing more than a welcome opportunity for larceny ? The makers of "A night" hold up a mirror to the viewer and ask him two hugely relevant questions : "How would you act if you knew that you were in grave danger ?" and "How would you act if you knew that you were about to die ?" Most importantly, the movie refuses facile answers along the lines of "I would sacrifice myself for my little daughter and then die a smiling hero, no question about it !" Instead, the viewer is invited, nay forced, to look into his innermost heart, in order to explore the many secrets and uncertainties which lie there.Any movie capable of such prowess is a masterpiece for the ages.

A far more definitive, if slightly less emotional re-telling of the sinking of the Titanic than the huge James Cameron version.Obviously the special effects are several generations behind those in the new film, and there's very little character development. The film, focuses instead on an almost documentary like overview. But that approach feels both more telling and more real. Also, some of the most dramatic and tragic parts of the real story -(spoiler ahead)like the presence of a boat a mere 10 miles away that simply didn't understand what was happening to their neighbor at sea - are included here and not in the recent version. It has really stuck with me.

The recreation of the famous world event seems to have been meticulously accurate and tragically predictable. Roy Ward Allen places you on the ship full of social class, exquisite tastes and proper procedure but, unfortunately, not enough life boats for everyone. While the much heralded James Cameron film 40 years later would out-do the special effects, its' interior of the ship in 1958 production is incredibly the same as its' remake, a tribute to the detail of those in charge. What is missing for the first third of the film, however, is character identity. The first rule of the disaster film genre is to get the audience to care about those in peril. I felt for a father and those locked below in steerage, but hardly anyone else. Cold? Not as cold as the water, the force behind the drama and I needed a bit more to know who to invest my heart with. Without specific rooting interests, I was left to watch inevitable history without the ruse of entertainment.

So I have seen my fare share of Titanic films that I didn't like. I wasn't too fussed on the James Cameron Titanic and there are 2 others that I have seen which are just downright insulting (one of which is on the Bottom 100). I decided to give this a watch because it was considered one of the best Titanic movies. Is it deserving of such a reputation? Well I haven't seen that many Titanic adaptations myself but I did enjoy this.First of all, unlike most reviews. Here I will not say the plot. Why? Because I'm sure everyone would know it. Because from what I've heard this keeps true to all the historical facts at the time. With that being said there are a few problems with this movie.My biggest problem with this movie is the attitude of the passengers. I know they thought it was unsinkable but that's as far as it goes with their attitude. They think it's unsinkable while it's sinking. If there was just a few complaints about waking them at a late hour in the night then I might understand it a little bit more but this? Even though they do panic later some of what happens earlier is almost laughable.Although to be fair, while that is going on I do like some of the scenes. The scenes with the sailors and people working in the Titanic when they're being told it was going to sink and there weren't enough lifeboats. Those scenes are actually pretty sad to watch. As are some of the final sinking scenes such as a boy getting lost and not being able to find his parents.So, is this worth watching? In my eyes it certainly is. This movie is actually very well made in most respects. If you want to watch it then I would recommend it.