Titanic (Special Edition) (Four Discs) (UK)
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Certificate: 12
Running Time: 189 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Nothing on earth can rival the epic spectacle and breathtaking grandeur of Titanic. Winner of eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture, this sweeping love story sailed into the hearts of moviegoers around the globe, ultimately emerging as the most popular motion picture of all-time. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose, the young lovers who find each other on the maiden voyage of the "unsinkable" R.M.S. Titanic. But when the doomed luxury liner collides with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic their passionate love affair becomes a thrilling race for survival. From acclaimed filmmaker and multiple Oscar-winner James Cameron comes a tale of forbidden love and courage in the face of disaster that triumphs as a true cinematic masterpiece.
Special Features:
4 commentary tracks including Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. 90 minutes of branched behind-the-scenes footage. Alternate ending. Celine Dion `My Heart Will Go On` music video. 3 hour making of documentary. Deleted scenes. Special effects production featurettes and more.
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 English
Directed By:
James Cameron
Written By:
James Cameron
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Billy Zane
Bill Paxton
David Warner
Kate Winslet
Kathy Bates
Bernard Hill
Craig Kelly
Casting By:
Suzanne Crowley
Gilly Poole
Mali Finn
Soundtrack By:
James Horner
Music From:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director of Photography:
Russell Carpenter
Editor:
James Cameron
Conrad Buff IV
Richard A. Harris
Costume Designer:
Deborah Lynn Scott
Production Designer:
Peter Lamont
Producer:
Pamela Easley
Grant Hill
Sharon Mann
James Cameron
Al Giddings
Jon Landau
Executive Producer:
Rae Sanchini
Your Opinions and Comments
Well, this disc-set is the disc-set of dreams for the ship of dreams.
"Titanic" was the very first review I`ve written for this site almost 7 years ago (back in the year 2000, when reader reviews still counted...). Back then - the single disc edition of the movie was bare of any extras. It took Cameron 5 more years to release this disc-set. But hey - it was sure worth the wait, and the 2-billion dollar movie has finally got a great release on DVD.
The video transfer is superb. The movie is split into two discs, so the compression level of the video is minimal. There are absolutely no compression signs and the picture is crystal clear. The colors are beautifully saturated and the special effects still look awesome, even after 10 years.
The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtrack are awesome. The surrounds are used throughout the movie and help create the relaxed and romantic atmosphere at the beginning and the catastrophe at the end. The sub gets a hell of a workout during the sinking scenes.
The musical score is simple yet incredible and the theme song is, well, lovely.
The menus are beautifully animated with sound.
The extras include 3 commentaries, over three and a half hours of behind the scenes featurettes (including interviews, explanations about the special effects and documentaries), 30 deleted scenes (including a rather bad alternate ending), a music video, 3 parodies, hundreds of pictures and photos in various picture galleries and conceptual art galleries, 9 storyboards and a script. The amount and quality of the extras is literally overwhelming.
Bottom line - finally, this terrific movie got a superb disc-set that does it justice. Don`t miss this one. It`s to die for.
"Titanic" revisited - April 2009
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Almost two years after watching this magnificant DVD-set, I sat through another viewing, and there's no surprise here - the movie still rocks! :)
So yeah, I still await the BluRay version of the movie and yeah, I think the deleted scenes should've been accessible by seamless branching, but that's nothing major.
In case you live on another planet and haven't seen this one - get this disc set. You won't regret it. :)