Not the best version of this story, but certainly not the worst

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 2000)

While I still feel that Cameron's Titanic lacks the emotional impact of 'A Night to Remember' it still packs a relative wallop. I will not be jumping on the trendy 'let's bash Titanic, because chicks like it' bandwagon, because when I went to see the film in the theater I was blown away. The emotional impact alone of the ship sinking made this film worthwhile. I was moved and the real tragedy of the event was brought home directly. Now, on videotape, this is not anywhere near as grand, but it is still quite decent.
The love story was not really anywhere near as bad as people say, I think that both Winslet and Dicaprio have done decent films and will continue to do decent films. In retrospect, I am sure that Titanic will not be remembered as their best film, but it will probably be their most remembered. I was less touched by the romance than I was by the sense of history (small 'h' history) that the framing of the story provided. It was a nice love story, not a particularly great one, but a nice one. However, the scene at the end, when Rose goes back into the ship and meets Jack, still young and handsome, is a nice touch and a moving vignette.
While I will not claim Titanic to a brilliant film, or a deep film, it was a beautiful film and I still enjoy watching it.