james cameron what have you done?

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2000)

I avoided seeing this film for all of three years, due to the ludicrous amount of hype that surrounded it. I can now honestly say it was not worth the wait. In his time, James Cameron has directed some classic films, Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss instantly spring to mind for their claustrophobia and generally tense atmosphere. Titanic forgoes all said atmosphere and tension, relying on treacle-like sentimentality, and the unnecessary over-emphasis on special effects eclipses any innovation that his vision once had. All the money wasted on 'getting the little plates and cups manufactured by the original white star suppliers' could have been better spent getting the external deck sets to within 25% of their original size (5 1/2 foot high doors anyone?)