Two studios's spent 200 million bucks for this? Overrated, and at 3 hours,overlong,a blockbuster mainly because Leonardo Di Caprio was a teenybopper heart throb and the adolescent girls paid to see it over and over,many of them numerous times. Hollywood's first version in 1953 starring Clifton Webb and  Barbara  Stanwyck in glorious black&white was simpler and a not nearly as long  and in this man's  humble opinion,a much better movie. Even better was  1958's "A Night To Remember",an excellent British docu-drama. I have both  these films in my video library,and would not want James Cameron's 1997  version.

  Seeing it once on the big screen was enough. Cameron's  screenplay was sappy and trite and there were many mediocre computer  generated special effects. Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates were two of the few highlights. Ms. Winslet was nominated for the "Oscar" for Best Actress,unfortunately Helen Hunt won. I think Ms. Winslet is a much better actress. Di Caprio wasn't even nominated. The final scenes were indeed memorable and at times impressive.(By the way,the experts say a human can  only survive about 5 minutes before succumming to hypothermia,unlike the  way Cameron has it depicted.)James Cameron,one of Hollywood's top egomaniacs,should know less is more.
Two studios's spent 200 million bucks for this? Overrated, and at 3 hours,overlong,a blockbuster mainly because Leonardo Di Caprio was a teenybopper heart throb and the adolescent girls paid to see it over and over,many of them numerous times. Hollywood's first version in 1953 starring Clifton Webb and  Barbara  Stanwyck in glorious black&white was simpler and a not nearly as long  and in this man's  humble opinion,a much better movie. Even better was  1958's "A Night To Remember",an excellent British docu-drama. I have both  these films in my video library,and would not want James Cameron's 1997  version. Seeing it once on the big screen was enough. Cameron's  screenplay was sappy and trite and there were many mediocre computer  generated special effects. Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates were two of the few highlights. Ms. Winslet was nominated for the "Oscar" for Best Actress,unfortunately Helen Hunt won. I think Ms. Winslet is a much better actress. Di Caprio wasn't even nominated. The final scenes were indeed memorable and at times impressive. (By the way,the experts say a human can  only survive about 5 minutes before succumming to hypothermia,unlike the  way Cameron has it depicted. )James Cameron,one of Hollywood's top egomaniacs,should know less is more.