Possibly the WORST movie of the decade.

Rating: 1/10 (23 May 1999)

Yeah, you heard right. Titanic, for all it's special effects, obscenely high budget, and no less criminal amount of critic acclaim, is nothing more than a big pile of rubbish. The ship sank, and sucked millions of dollars down with it.
First of all, take away the special effects. What your left with is a third rate script. It attempts to mix a period piece with trendy, all too modern dialogue. I have doubts that "The finger" and the term "Bum a smoke" existed in 1912. You also get the most contrived love story in the history of motion pictures. There is no way Jack would have even been allowed near where Rose was. Also, I doubt that a girl like Rose, raised in a life of luxury and set to marry a billionaire, would be interested in a bum like Jack. The customs at the time would not have permitted it. What I also have a problem with is the cliches that this script banks on. It is always the rich people who are the villains, and the poor little popper is the hero who saves the day. The screenwriter must have no mind of his/her own.
Second, the acting is horrible. Sorry ladies, it's no mystery why Leo wasn't nominated for an Oscar. But Leo can act, he has proven that in the past. But period pieces are not his strength (do I even need to mention "The Man in the Iron Mask"?). Kate Winslet is the typical strong willed female character made to appeal to the feminists watching this movie. They might have had their feathers ruffled by the lines "The real purpose of college is to meet a good man", though. She is good, but one good performance in a sea of bad ones.
James Cameron is not high on my list of favorite directors, and "Titanic" stands as the biggest stroke of his ego. Needless to say, I was disgusted by the "Moment of silence" he made at the Oscars. The only redeeming quality of "Titanic" is watching the ship sink, which fills the second half of this movie's grossly overlong running time. But it is hardly worth it. And the Best Picture Oscar, god! There is only one way I can say this, "LA Confidential" got screwed! As did "Good Will Hunting".
To sum up, I found my 3 hours in the dentist chair last month more enjoyable than this piece of trash. There's a special place in Hollywood Hell for "Titanic".