What else can I say?

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2003)

This movie is excellent. That's all I can really say.
I'm not even going to go into the plot - There are thousands of reviews online, you can see it there.
My Review:
When this movie came out in 1997, I was 13 years old, maybe a year into pueberty. At that time, I had just discovered my passion for free-weights (Bench Press was, and still is, my fav). My hormones were in full swing, producing more testosterone then I knew what to do with.
My buds and I, like everyone else in the bloody world, had heard of the "Epic Romance" and laughed that it was a complete chick flick. We 'boycotted' the movie, saying we would never go see it in a million years.

Well, after it had been out for about 4 months, I went and saw it with my little sister and her friend (who were 9 and begged to see it, but my dad had been reluctant due to the PG-13 rating). I sat in the back row, while they sat in the front. There were still a fair ammount of people there, 4 months after release.
I sat through the 3 hours, without even going to the bathroom. I would never admit it to my buds, but I cried at the end. Not weeping or anything, just tears. I quickly wiped them away before walking my sister and her friend out.
When I told my friends about it, I told them "Yeah, it was so fu$!ing funny when that idiot Jack died! I laughed my a@@ off!" Of course it was complete BS, but I couldn't tell them the truth. But I bet that the first time they saw the movie, they cried as well.
And THAT is the kind of movie this was. It was that touching.

I don't like Romance flicks at all, but I did this one. I can't put into words why, I just did.
A lot of people bash this movie (even my friends and I now think of it as a great movie, just as a great 'chick flick' movie) but I have no idea why. Some people bash the special effects (please, they were superb), the plot (it was GREAT damnit!) or the historical relevancy (it was very accurate, except of course for Jack and Rose). I say let em' bash it. Why bother to try to change their opinions? Some people find fault with everything.
My favorite aspect of the movie would have to be the cinemetography. The shots were just so damn good.
My 2nd favorite would be the soundtrack (and let me tell you, I'm normally a hard rap/hip-hop fan). I don't like Celine Deon, but the theme song was excellent.
The acting was A+, nothing much to say. I loved Bernard Hill as Captain Smith especially, tho probably because of his role in LOTR :)
I urge all of you to watch this movie. It may be the best of our lifetimes.

James "Black Wolf" Johnston