Those of you who are bagging this movie just don't get it

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2000)

As a long time Titanic buff, I have spent a lot of time reading up on the events that occurred that night (or that whole week for that matter). I went in pessimistic, but was impressed with how accurate it was. This movie deserves 7/10 stars simply based upon its historical accuracy. It earns the rest for cinematograpy.
The problem Cameron had to face is that the story of a sinking ship itself is not enough to give a movie a plot to follow. Jack and Rose and Cal were placed on Cameron's Titanic merely to give Cameron an excuse to show you the ship end to end, top to bottom, without boring you completely. Sure, the acting could have been better from the principles, but they were not the point of this movie...merely a subplot, as I see it. (By the way, I felt the supporting cast was wonderful...they played their real-life counterparts with accuracy.)
If you didn't like this movie, try reading about Titanic a little bit, and then watch it again...
PS-I AM a Star Wars fan, and I liked this movie...go figure.