Truthfully, a masterpiece of what a boring movie should be

Rating: 1/10 (23 August 1999)

What is so great about this movie that it made so much money? We will never know. But all the hype about the real Titanic during that time sure helped it. But looking behind the hype and the historical reference, what do we have, really? Just another fictional love story between two characters that nobody could identify with. C'mon, if it were a story of my real life, I wouldn't want DiCapprio to star in it. He is a one dimensional actor with no real talent, just a "pretty face" which only a teenage girl or a confused homo would fall in love with. The other actors were too transparent and unreal. James Cameron was smart using such a clever background and special effects. I've seen it only once in video to see what was all about and fell asleep thru the first 21/2 hours of it. The only good scenes were the sinking of the ship. Why such a crappy movie made so much money? I ill never know but it tells me a lot of the 'American way of life' here. An Oscar for that? Where were L.A. Confidential, Good Will Hunting, Amistad? British controlled Oscar Board of Directors...bah!