don't watch it on video if you haven't seen it on the big screen

Rating: Null/10 (25 October 1998)

I went to see Titanic 3 times at the cinema and each time I was completely bowled over by the sheer scale of this movie. There isn't much I can say about it that hasn't been said already apart from I certainly don't think Cameron was wasting his time when he made this movie, from the bit when the Titanic hits the iceburg I think it is a completely valid historical document which preserves the night when the Titanic sank forever.
However after singing its praises all year round I finally got it on video a few days ago and how disappointed am I? The small screen does Titanic absolutely no justice (unless that is you happen to have a miniature cinema in your front room). You begin to notice the flaws which maybe you missed in the cinema in the midst of the surround sound and large screen. I am no Barry Norman but the script even makes me cringe now,' I am king of the worrrrrld' (???) come on if Jim is gonna spend an amount of money that could feed a third world country for a few years then at least he could have hired some decent scriptwriters. The acting leaves a lot to be desired too (ok Winslet, Bates and maybe even Zane an exception). Dicaprio is nice to look at and it was clever casting him as he is definitetly responsible for pulling most of the crowds but his acting? And also one last little nit pick, did anyone notice how all of the bad guys were British and all of the nice jolly people were Irish/American/that bloke with the funny accent Mexican was it? Anyway despite the bad things I said Titanic is still one of my favourite films and even thought the impact on small-screen is a tad disappointing it still makes me shed a tear everytime for the people who died that night on the Titanic.