Product Description

Nothing on Earth can rival the epic spectacle and breathtaking grandeur of Titanic the sweeping love story that sailed into the hearts of moviegoers around the world ultimately emerging as the most popular motion picture of all time.Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar-nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the "unsinkable" R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival.From acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron comes a tale of forbidden love and courage in the face of disaster that triumphs as a true cinematic masterpiece.System Requirements:Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Directed By: James Cameron. Running Time: 194 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2002 Paramount Pictures.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097361552248 Manufacturer No: 155224

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2206 in DVD
• Brand: TITANIC (DVD MOVIE)
• Released on: 1999-08-31
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 194 minutes

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When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era, and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, others horrified, but the clarity of hindsight turned Cameron into an Oscar-winning genius, a shrewd businessman, and one of the most successful directors in the history of motion pictures. Titanic would surpass the $1 billion mark in global box-office receipts (largely due to multiple viewings, the majority by teenage girls), win 11 Academy Awards including best picture and director, produce the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time, and make a global superstar of Leonardo DiCaprio. A bona fide pop-cultural phenomenon, the film has all the ingredients of a blockbuster (romance, passion, luxury, grand scale, a snidely villain, and an epic, life-threatening crisis), but Cameron's alchemy of these ingredients proved more popular than anyone could have predicted. His stroke of genius was to combine absolute authenticity with a pair of fictional lovers whose tragic fate would draw viewers into the heart-wrenching reality of the Titanic disaster. As starving artist Jack Dawson and soon-to-be-married socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater, DiCaprio and Kate Winslet won the hearts of viewers around the world, and their brief but never-forgotten love affair provides the humanity that Cameron needed to turn Titanic into an emotional experience. Present-day framing scenes (featuring Gloria Stuart as the 101-year-old Rose) add additional resonance to the story, and although some viewers proved vehemently immune to Cameron's manipulations, few can deny the production's impressive achievements. Although some of the computer-generated visual effects look artificial, others--such as the sunset silhouette of Titanic during its first evening at sea, or the climactic splitting of the ship's sinking hull--are state-of-the-art marvels. In terms of sets and costumes alone, the film is never less than astounding. More than anything else, however, the film's overwhelming popularity speaks for itself. Titanic is an event film and a monument to Cameron's risk-taking audacity, blending the tragic irony of the Titanic disaster with just enough narrative invention to give the historical event its fullest and most timeless dramatic impact. Titanic is an epic love story on par with Gone with the Wind, and like that earlier box-office phenomenon, it's a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Amazing
After over a decade, this movie is still rated as one of my favorites. Though I know the outcome, and could probably recite half the script, word for word, I still cry like a baby.

If you are a fan of the movie, but not a die-hard, then the 10th Anniversary, 2 disc Edition will probably be a good investment. For a person like me, however, obsessed with treats such as the deleted scenes, this is a great addition to your DVD collection. There is over 45 minutes of deleted scenes on the 3rd disc. On the 2nd disc is an alternate ending, which is about 7 minutes in length, if I remember correctly. So, combined, deleted scenes run about 54 minutes . . .

While I own Titanic on VHS, the 10th Anniversary Edition DVD, and now the Collectors Edition, if a new set were to be released with the movie in it's full original epic glory of 5+ hours, I would probably run out and be one of the first to own it. Until then, though, this is a phenomenal set to own.

IT'S GREATEST MOVIE!!!
I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS MOVIE WAS GREAT. THIS MOVIE SCENE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND SPLENDID. I LIKE THE SOUNDTRACK AND THE MOVIE THEME. THIS MOVIE WAS ALSO TOUCHING AND EMOTIONAL. THIS MOVIE MADE
PERFECTLY DONE. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. THIS MOVIE WAS HIT ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Terminator at sea
Probably nobody, with all the resources and the huge budget he had at hand could have made a worse "romantic" movie than Mr Cameron. It feels like Arnold is about to jump in any time (at least if he had the movie would perhaps have been funny). Actually in the scene in which Kate W. with her iron bar runs through the sinking ship smashing here and there while looking for Leo, you expect her to utter "Hasta la vista baby" from one moment to the other.

The whole love story lacks credibility, characters are schematically terribly bad or awfully nice and the movie sinks down well before the ship does.

Only worth watching if you want to appreciate the catalogue of amazing special effects without caring at all about the plot and amazing (may be even terrifying) when thinking about how powerfully marketing can influence audiences (including myself... I went to see it)

In all other respects, very likely the worst movie I have ever seen.