technical marvel, artistic embarrassment

Rating: Null/10 (28 June 1999)

Beyond watching the ship sink there is nothing to this movie at all. What is most aggravating is that the produces, scriptwriters and even Cameron himself did not even bother to try and make this garbage work beyond the special effects. I thought Cameron's Terminator2 was an extremely moody, atmospheric piece of work with consistently interesting camera work and plot. Titanic looks like the ABC movie of the week...with worse dialogue...and what exactly was Kathy Bates doing in this film besides flying across the screen once in a while speaking nonsense? Apparently many pre-teens and early-teens flocked to this film five and six times each! I have to believe this was for the most part the intended audience. Mabye that is why they didn't bother to try... Still worth while for the special effects, however; the viewer really feels aboard the Titanic... Overall, a good film. A classic? No way...in fact its already forgotten....