a movie you're not allowed to dislike...

Rating: 5/10 (14 September 2004)

Apparently, I think this is the movie with the most "people only dislike it because its cool to" reviews I've ever seen, unbelievable, is this the way grown people are supposed to act when faced with differencing opinions? I don't bash people who like it and excuse their opinions as meaningless.
I was 12 when this movie came out and of course, although I don't like to admit it, had a small crush on Leo DiCaprio. This was a international(intergalactic maybe even) phenomenon in 97, it was on every mans lips and everyone seemed .to .love .it . I even remember a particular episode of the Oprah Winfrey show around this time where she had the actors and such from the movie and actually condemned people who hadnt seen it yet, calling them crazy, this was funny to me because I hadnt yet seen it. When I finally went to see it, people were bawling their eyes out all over the place, with the occasional odd comment from the younger audience(one small child said it sounded like DiCaprio had the hiccups as he was laying in the freezing water, dying).
Even then, I didn't see what all the hype was about, of course I didn't say this to anyone, fearing for my life, this movie was, as someone said, bigger than god. Although in my innocent opinion it was a solid flick, the main theme, the love story, on the other hand, hated it, I would have much rather watched anyone else on the ship than those two. And yes this despite my little crush, it was just very nonsensical and uninteresting in my pre-teen mind. I just didn't believe that these two could evolve a relationship like that in what, 2 days?
Seeing it again a few years later, I've come to see how terribly flawed the writing is above all else, and plot wise, especially that which involves the two love birds(like there's much of anything else).
This movie isn't a masterpiece in my opinion, nor is it the worst movie ever made.