Strictly average movie

A Major Disappointment

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I thought I would re-write my review for the DVD and Blu-Ray version, as it might be of some interest or knowledge to some. I recently purchased my own copy of Titanic on Blu-Ray since and thought it would be of some use to share what I discovered. The DVD version has additional deleted scenes that fill in the gaps of where they put the commercial breaks. The most predominant scenes include: 1. Thomas Andrews and Benjamin Guggenheim in the first class smoking room as the ship is foundering as both the Manton's and Lightholler pass through. 2. A conversation on the bridge between Chief Officer Wilde and First Officer Murdoch. 3. A conversation on the bridge between First officer Murdoch and Captain Smith before Titanic's bridge is submerged. Other additional scenes (although not as drastic) are included that make the story lines better developed and flow much nicer between each episode. Also because of the added scenes, the characters' conclusions are much more satisfying (the only conclusion that still left me unsatisfied was that of Mary Maloney, in the end you are almost left wondering if you were ever supposed to really care about her or her story at all. I feel as though her character never truly developed as much as the other characters, because I was still lacking understanding for some of her actions). The deleted scenes are not bonus features and are included within the film. You have the option to "play all" episodes, or watch them one by one. I highly recommend the "play all" option, it has a running time of 187 minutes which will be long for some, but I find you are more aware and drawn into the stories, and because it is a drama it is much more of an emotional experience if you watch them consecutively because you are still in that mindset. The 1080i (not 1080p) high definition quality of the picture is beautiful and crisp. I didn't pay much attention to the sound quality but it was good for my ears (on a side note I did have to put subtitles on at times to understand some muddled dialogue because of some of their accents). Titanic is a two disc collection, Disc One contains all four episodes and the Set Up options. Disc Two contains 2 hours of bonus material for those interested, including: The making-of Featurette, Titanic: Behind-the-Production, Episode One Audio Commentary, and "The Curse of the Titanic Sisters" Documentary. Do not go on the opinion of others, watch it first then make your own judgements. Julian Fellowes' Titanic felt to me more like a re-imagining than a retelling of an all too familiar story. Titanic is told in such a style both visually and narratively, that I found it to be compelling. Of course that is just a personal opinion. If you still feel uncertain about purchasing Titanic, rent it (if you can) first it is your safest and cheapest option. 9 out of 10 stars

Is this the best movie or miniseries about Titanic? no. Is it decent and interesting enough to watch though? yes, definitely. This miniseries is not at all like James Cameron's movie (in fact, I do like this miniseries more than that movie) because this is set around a whole group of people and not just a fictional love story. with it being four parts, the way I see this miniseries, it's like the TV show "Lost" because in one part we see one incident through one person's viewpoint and then in another part we see that exact same incident through another person's viewpoint, making sense of what's actually happening. I know that's a pretty unique comparison but if you watch it, I'm sure you'll see what I mean. yes, the first part was a bit rushed, but the next 3 episodes were much more improved.and to the people criticizing this because this has inaccuracies, yes it does, but newsflash: EVERY movie that has been made about Titanic has inaccuracies. A Night to Remember does, even Cameron's movie does. so ignore all that, just try to watch it and try to make sense out of what's happening. all-in-all, this is a worthy 100 anniversary tribute. it does in fact honor the people who sailed on that ship, victim or survivor. and to the user that said "Julian Fellowes should watch "A Night to Remember" and weep", he already had. he said it was wonderful but was mainly about the ship's officers. he wanted this miniseries to be about a lot of people who sailed on that ship, not just the officers. that's all I have to say

I agree that whole movie must be watched if you want to submit review about it. 1st chapter is quite boring because we don't know all the characters well yet. But then in next chapters we get to know them and this is great opportunity to see a story from many points of view, rich and poor people that were on that ship. The last episode is very emotional, when we get to know who sank and who survived. We all see that it all depends where people were at the time of the boats loading. It is very sad that almost all the families were broke apart because of the women and children first policy. I suppose women without their husbands struggled to make ends meet later in their life (those who survived). But this is another story and I think it should be filmed too. Anyway, the movie is well made and actors played great.

All this miniseries does is to show the James Cameron version in a better light. This mini is terribly written. It tries to be original by showing the same time line from different perspectives 4 times. But it just causes confusion and doesn't allow the viewer to get interested in any of the characters by breaking the narrative up into a big mess. When they try to put it together it's just too broken up to succeed.Acting The acting is actually quite earnest but it's wasted with such a terrible screenplay. The lesser known cast tries so hard it's just so sad. The background stories of the characters can't be told properly in such a fragmented way.Production Didn't expect that much for a TV mini but it did feel cheap. It didn't feel like a ship at all. It felt like a sound stage. The sinking was dark and rather small scale.Do yourself a favor and skip this terrible and irritating dud.