Try laying back and enjoying a good film...

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2002)

I spoke my mind about it in an earlier note and enjoyed reading other comments, obviously some in favour some against. Democratically speaking, everyone is undoubtably entitled to their opinion and it should be respected, but, one thing really struck me and made quite an impression on me... people love to hate...
Point of fact moviegoers: the film never supported that it was a documentary. There were, no arguing there, boo boos {even a couple that were whoppers}. But, if people want text book history {which is often criminally distorted and misquoted} they should turn to exactly that... history text books.
The Next Titanic? In all honesty other than great effects and a tear jerking, sinking Di Caprio I thought the film was absolute rubbish with nothing other than a very vague plot. Was Pearl Harbour {English spelling folks, I'm not illiterate}a love story? Oh, yes! Remember that anachronistic, medievil word people seem to think that they can do without in this hitech, hipowered era? Was the heroine unable to make up her mind?... Yeah, right, as if none of us has ever been in any dilemma of any sort in our lifetimes... Although those who chose to shred this point of the film to pieces might do well to look a little deeper into the actual human dilemma presented. By the way, some of us might also do well to ask any participant of any war what it is that war can do to people's minds and hearts... but why take into account the human factor, hey?... hitech era remember?
Cliche? Without a doubt. I've been very happily married {to the same man I might add} for 15 years and life is full of cliches which touch us every time when they come from the heart... and our film heroes had plenty of heart. Predictable ending? I would say so. But, my God my eyes were still riveted to the screen. Why? Cause our heroes carried the whole thing off superbly. I still say there wasn't a dry eye in the cinema.
Moviebuffs, why not just let your hair down and simply enjoy? Why does everything have to be turned into an intellectual issue? Which is more or less the case with the westernised world nowadays. I said it before, I have an I.Q. of 180 and if you think MY habits and/or preferences leave something to be desired from that intellectual point of view, you wouldn't belieeeeve some of the ones Einstein had.
So, if intellect is the issue here... perhaps you would do well to do a doublecheck... and just sit back and enjoy a damn good film with actors who oudid themselves and were also veeeery easy on the eyes... unless everything bores you, anyway...
Way to go Ben...