| Name |
Reviewer |
Quote |
Score |
Date |
| E! Online |
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...a thoroughly engrossing disaster pic, framed by a beguiling love story. |
A |
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| Movie Reviews UK |
Damian Cannon |
A visually outstanding recreation of this famous maritime disaster, Cameron's narrow and shallow focus fatally flaws his version of the Titanic story. |
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1998 |
| BBC |
Almar Haflidason |
...when you consider that it tops a bum-numbing three-hour running time, then you have a truly impressive feat of entertainment achieved by Cameron. |
4/5 |
1998 |
| Reel.com |
Rod Armstrong |
...a trite romantic drama about young love and a spellbinding disaster flick which spares no expense. |
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| San Francisco Chronicle |
Mick LaSalle |
The ship is magnificent. The disaster, which sent the ship to the bottom of the sea in 1912, is impressively re-created. . . . And there's nothing else there. |
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| Teen Ink |
Navanjali J. |
"Titanic" is a fast-paced, suspenseful movie filled with adventure, and a dash of romance. |
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| filmcritic.com |
Christopher Null |
... this is a movie about atmosphere. The Titanic itself is the star--the only star... |
4/5 |
1997 |
| Web Wombat |
James Anthony |
Titanic is a great spectacle. The lead-up to the fateful night is filled with sumptuous, colour-perfect images of luxury, while the movie's second half is a tense adventure amid some of the most stunning imagery... |
85% |
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| Flying Inkpot |
Jack Choo |
People ... will be pleasantly surprised with what TITANIC has to offer, in terms of a well-balanced movie. |
4.5/5 |
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| Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
It's nervy as well as limited for writer-director-coproducer James Cameron to reduce a historical event of this weight to a single invented love story... |
3 - A Must-See |
1997 |
| Movie Mom |
Nell Minow |
In this blockbuster movie ...the disaster serves as the backdrop to a tragic love story between Rose (Kate Winslet), an upper class (though impoverished) girl and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), a lower class (though artistic) boy who won the ticket in a poker game. |
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| TV Guide |
Maitland McDonagh |
It's both the shortest 3 1/2 hours you'll ever spend at the movies and spectacle of such magnitude that it's hard to imagine feeling you didn't get your time and money's worth. |
3.5/5 |
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| Christian Science Monitor |
David Sterritt |
The bottom-line answer is yes. "Titanic" is no masterpiece, but it's an absorbing entertainment with enough different moves, moods, and ideas to keep everyone happy at least part of the time. |
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December 19, 1997 |
| Salon |
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There's nothing inherently wrong with using a real-life tragedy... But the story has to serve the event, not the other way around. |
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| rec.arts.movies.reviews |
Harvey S. Karten |
What James Cameron did in his smashing direction of "Titanic"... is to emphasize four angles ...about the fate of the world's most celebrated cruise ship... |
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| Cinematter |
Madeleine Williams |
James Cameron unveils the most expensive movie ever made, and it is an absolutely brilliant piece of work. |
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| Deseret Morning News |
Jeff Vice |
..."Titanic" does have more genuine passion and excitement than most of its less costly competitors. And the ultimate payoff — a breathtaking reconstruction of the sinking of the supposedly "unsinkable" ship... |
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| Ozus World |
Dennis Schwartz |
An unconscionable disaster, made for those who are less impressed with intellect in films than with special effects and a soap opera romance. |
C |
4/11/99 |
| The Flick Filosopher |
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Titanic is simply a great film -- and by "great," I don't mean "very good." I mean "great" as in "epic and profound." |
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01.05.98 |