Better than expected, but..

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 1999)

I'll admit, It was hard to have no expectations for titanic. 11 Oscars, and of course the hype would lead you to believe that this is the greatest movie of all time. While the movie was very good, it is far from the greatest of all time. The visual effects are outstanding, but the dialouge and several errors detract from the overall story. (The movie ignores the ship "Californian", which was less than 20 miles away) The love story , while touching, could have been lifted striaght out of "Alladin." More than worth your time for the effects alone, but suffers somewhat due James Cameron's script and editing choices.