JAMES CAMERON'S HOMAGE TO SELZNICK AND LEAN

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2003)

Jame's Cameron's "Titanic" struck a chord with movie goers of all ages for one simple reason : it moved. As corny and implausible as the screenplay is, Cameron nevertheless seamlessly weaved historical fact with soap opera fiction to create a movie that hearkened back to Hollywood's Golden Age. Is "Titanic" the equal of "Gone With The Wind"? Not by several knots. But it is a monumental production by any standards and in 1997 was the most sensational thing to come down the pike since the glory days of David O. Selznick and David Lean. "Titanic" is a grand, immensely entertaining extravaganza.