Titanic, the greatest film of all time...

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2005)

There can be no dispute; James Cameron's 1997 epic, Titanic, is the greatest film ever to meet the silver screen, or any other screen for that matter. Firstly, the film offers a brilliant screenplay which weaves a series of actual events together with pure fiction. Secondly, the cast is perfectly chosen, with Leo and Kate at the front to hold the plot together, to Billy Zane's Cal Hockley (whom we all came to hate), all the way down to Kathy Bates as the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown. And third, the tireless work of thousands of people, including the brilliant James Cameron, who wrote, directed, co-produced and co-edited the picture. The film's box-office speaks for itself, with over 1.8 billion dollars earned in under two years. Also, the Oscars tributed the achievement of the film by awarding it 14 nominations and 11 wins, the most nominations and wins ever for a single film. In conclusion, Titanic is a tremendous film. It has the power to bring even the biggest men to tears, and ranks over the top as the greatest film of all time.
(And yes, the picture does exceed Gone With The Wind, which won ten Oscars in 1939, as some weird folks like to call it the best).