Tagline: Nothing on Earth could come between them.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, David Warner, Victor Garber, Jonathan Hyde, Lewis Abernathy, Suzy Amis, Nicholas Cascone, Danny Nucci, Jason Barry, Lew Palter, Eric Braeden, Ewan Stewart, Bernard Fox, Ioan Gruffudd, Jonny Phillips, Edward Fletcher, Scott G. Anderson, Martin East, Gregory Cooke, Alexandrea Owens, Seth Adkins, Michael Ensign, Anatoly M. Sagalevitch, Martin Hub, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Richard Graham, Paul Brightwell, Craig Kelly, Ron Donachie, Charlotte Chatton, Fannie Brett, Jenette Goldstein, Camilla Overbye Roos, Linda Kerns, Amy Gaipa, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Rochelle Rose, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Rocky Taylor, Liam Tuohy, Simon Crane, James Lancaster, Elsa Raven, Reece P. Thompson III, Laramie Landis, Mark Rafael Truitt, John Walcutt, Terry Forrestal, Derek Lea, Richard Ashton, Sean Nepita, Brendan Connolly, David Cronnelly, Garth Wilton, Richard Fox, Nick Meaney, Kevin Owers, Mark Capri, Marc Cass, Paul Herbert, Emmett James, Chris Byrne, Oliver Page, James Garrett, Erik Holland, Jari Kinnunen, Anders Falk, Barry Dennen, Vern Urich, Rebecca Klingler, Tricia O'Neil, Kathleen S. Dunn, Romeo Francis, Mandana Marino, Van Ling, Bjørn Olsen, Dan Pettersson, Shay Duffin, Greg Ellis, Diana Morgan, Kris Andersson, Bobbie Bates, Aaron James Cash, Anne Fletcher, Edmond Alan Forsyth, Andie Hicks, Scott Hislop, Stan Mazin, Lisa Ratzin, Julene Renee, Brian Walsh, Alexandra Boyd, James Cameron, Mike Butters, Bruno Campolo, Kevin De La Noy, Tony Kenny, Sean Lawlor, Don Lynch, Johnny Martin, Ryan McClurkin, Meghan McLeod, Mike O'Neal, Phil Parlapiano, Steven Quale, R. Gern Trowbridge, Olivia Rosewood, John Slade
Release: 1997-11-18
Runtime: 194
Plot: 101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.I thought it was a spectacular presentation. The 3D conversion was excellent. No cheapo post conversion here. The depth present in some of the shots was very impressive. I kept looking for flaws and couldn't find any.
The soundtrack seems to have been remastered as it was crisper and cleaner (and louder) than I have ever heard before in the many times I saw it theatrically in 1997 and 1998. For instance, during the post sinking scene with all the passengers in the water, cries for help were heard from all directions and you could clearly hear what they were crying.
The film itself holds up extremely well. I thought perhaps it would feel somewhat dated in the 15 years since it's release, but was I pleasantly surprised at how briskly the time flew by.
A note on the IMAX AR. I was expecting a 2.35:1 ratio on the IMAX 1.44:1 but was surprised to see it projected at approx 1.33:1 almost completely filling up the IMAX screen. I believe the film was shot in Super 35 so Mr. Cameron apparently opened up the frame for IMAX. I didn't notice any picture loss and I know the film pretty well but I'm not sure. Nevertheless it worked and looked great.
Definitely worth seeing if you're a fan, or have never seen it theatrically.