Just a good movie

Rating: 10/10 (12 September 1999)

It takes a decade or so before narrow-minded people see beyond the hype and enjoy a movie for what it is. Titanic and other mega-hits may have made tons of cash, but this fact should not persuade or dissuade anyone from enjoying the movie. Just remember, Titanic was not hyped up like The Phantom Menace was. Titanic's success was due almost entirely to being a good movie, and appealing to a very wide audience range. If you want to hate a movie for being it's marketing, hate Phantom Menace or Blair Witch. Cameron has been my favorite director since Aliens, and this movie made him a household name, as he deserves. I can't stress it enough: be objective, judge a movie on the movie, not on it's marketing. Just remember, other directors sell themselves out and spend more time marketing their movies than making them (Lucas and Spielberg). Cameron has never done this. He may be a jerk, but he has integrity and simply loves to make movies, as Titanic shows. He doesn't care how much money they make.