Titanic
Titanic
TV-PG | 21 March 2012 (USA)
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    Vashirdfel

    Simply A Masterpiece

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    XoWizIama

    Excellent adaptation.

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    Kien Navarro

    Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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    Kaydan Christian

    A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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    tavm

    Having been on my DVR since last April, I finally watched this miniseries "Titanic" the last few days with the final hour just now. Because each hour told the story of the before and after from various classes, there were some repeated scenes in each one but with some explanations not explored in one of the other hours. As a result, I found myself moved by some of the characters but confused by others and therefore, not as entertained, or at the least interested, as by the recent re-release of the 1997 James Cameron version, that was converted to 3-D, at the same time as this broadcast, both of which were out in time for the anniversary of that ship's going under a century ago. Really, all I'll now say is if you want to watch yet another version of what happened on that ship with yet another depiction of the ways people acted then, whether fictionalized or not, go watch this version of "Titanic". Just don't expect everything to make perfect sense, at least in my opinion.

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    TheLittleSongbird

    I wanted to like this mini-series, really I did. I love Downton Abbey and Gosford Park is great fun, so it isn't as if I am not a fan of Julian Fellowes. And this had a great cast on paper. Unfortunately, apart from some beautiful photography, gorgeous costumes and a wonderfully-rendered ship as well as some decent turns from Glen Blackhall and Geraldine Somerville, this soggy ITV drama sadly never seems to leave the deck. A main problem of mine was the pace. Most of the drama had a very rushed feel to it, consequently characters came and went, story lines(and rather derivative ones at that) were introduced but never satisfactorily elaborated upon or resolved(especially Mary Maloney's) and the main characters lack depth or even any sort of genuine personality and it doesn't help that here they are all underdeveloped stereotypes.Some scenes particularly at the start take a while to get going, maybe in an attempt to give the characters depth but seeing as they failed with that aspect the first episode was dull, and the sinking scenes which had potential to be riveting lacked any true tension. The dialogue lacks the control and wit also of Downton Abbey and Gosford Park, it is all very stilted and soap-opera-ish with some parts like with the younger actors cringe-worthy and there are a couple of heavy accents too making some of the dialogue muddled. The rest of the acting considering the cast pedigree was disappointing, and the fact that a lot don't have much to do has a lot to do with it.Toby Jones for example is a good actor, but is one of these, and for me he also had a character that was all too derivative of some of his other roles(such as a less-evil version of Quilp from The Old Curiosity Shop). The rest of the cast that aren't the main focus of the drama are so little used and so scatter-shot in their appearances that their acting is downright forgettable. All in all, a big soggy and largely unmoving disappointment, better than the animated versions, which are the "what-the-devil-did-I-just-watch?" sort of quality, but for a better version try the sumptuous James Cameron version which had an absolutely riveting last hour and especially the brilliant A Night to Remember. 4/10 Bethany Cox

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    phd_travel

    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.

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    tleeg1

    This is my third attempt...I'll keep it brief..it simply disappears! While one review states too many stories were left out, example Rosa Abbott and her two boys, there are too many stories to tell. The acting was good, costumes great, the set was great. I've been a Titanic fan well before The DiCaprio version, and loved it. Has anyone seen the one with Barbara Stanwyck? Now there's a laugh! And I'm a Barbara Stanwyck fan!They even discussed the dogs...Mr Astors dog Kitty..I don't know about the Pekingese?They could have said more about Margaret Tobin Brown. I understand why they toned that down...some stories have gone overboard on it..however I feel she was integral. I do like how they presented the Countess of Rothes and her personality...not just a staid matron, but very involved.

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