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Wednesday* January 14, 1998
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REACTION!
TITANIC (FG43) starring Leonardo
Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates,
Jbisher, bemara mil, Jonathan nyde, Dan
David Warner and Bill Baxton. Directed 1
Cameron.
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Carmike Wynnsong 10 (Forest Drive) ai
Square Cinema 14 (Bush and Broad Riv<
Cameron's Titantic is an action-packed roi
on the RMS Titantic, which sank April
killing 1,500 people. Beginning in the p
the grave of the Titanic, a young fortun
I recovers treasures from the ship. When a
old survivor comes forward to tell the stoi
the treasures, the film takes viewers ba
Titanic's maiden and only voyage. Sevent
old Rose (Winslet) is travelling with her mi
fiance in first-class and crosses paths with
class passenger, Jack Dawson (DiCaprio),
free-spirited artist. The two begin a hidden
that nothing can stop?even the sinking ol
gamecock critic AU FREEMAN *** (
I have to love a movie that does what i
best? create startling, grand-scale visual
does this, though the movie is best when it i
but the computer generated moments we:
that were really thoughtful and memors
lacing her into the corset and into her fi
portrait scene and the sensitive and beau
However, these moments would mean no
line. Typical stones of star-crossed lovers ge
me enough to keep me from looking at n
social commentaries and the superb acl
DiCaprio keep the movie from being a foi
me get over some really grating scenes, lik<
the movie. Titanic is a beautiful and beai
big as the ship.
gamecock critic ROB UNPSEY
After almost a month out to sea, and n
$200 million epic shows no sign of sinking.!
are well deserved: eveiy shot is filled with i
The film's flaw is its script: poor dialogue;
all should know the ship is going to sink. ?
visuals, great acting, stunning special effi
story. To create a movie of this scope req
and, these days, studios balk at allocatii
words, this movie is an event and will i
foreseeable future. See it before it leaves t
the year.
gamecock critic ERIN SHAW
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s small. The huge ship was impressive Itsredeemir
re often jarringly fake. The moments class passengers prov
able were things like Rose's mother story, helped by Cam<
iture in high society, the titillating Its bad poin
itifully handled obligatory sex scene, shorter. It would have
thing were it not a compelling story- brings me to my big|
nerally bore me, but this one intrigued stereotypical and over
ly watch in a three hour movie. The a Celine Dion song as
ting by Kate Winslet and Leonardo If you have t
rgetable love stoiy. They also helped hype is about, catch a
i the final one, that could have ruined
itifully handled story, but it is not as
gamecock critic JENN
Before I sav
io icebergs in sight, James Cameron's that gave me enough
Titanic's critical and popular successes find even the smallest
meticulous detail and visual splendor. Over the pa;
and unnecessary foreshadowing?we "the ship of dreams,"
lowever, the film relies on spectacular loss of life by putting t
ects and a wonderful score to tell the loss of life and love,
uires every bit of its hefty price tag, It is the rel;
ng such money to one film. In other successful, not the gig
most likely be without peer for the efforts to re-create the:
;he theater. One of the best movies of Also on the downside,
Thumbs-up
naivete, and to the su
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a beautiful love story
screaming, 15-year-old girls chanting, the unsinkable ship.
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t: TOO LONG! It could have been at least 45 minutes
been a much stronger film and less melodramatic. Which f o o d i s \
gest complaint?I thought the love story was sappy, Japanest
done. But what else would you expect from a movie with cjiefs ^
atheme? might be
hree and a half hours and the interest to see what all the
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fuel to find problems. Still, despite my honest effort to
; flaw, I found few and even enjoyed the movie. to gv
st 86 years, the public has been intriqued by the loss of
but Cameron manages to shift the focus to the horrible for a ten
he audience in touch with two people facing the potential ^ 95 for
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ship with computer generated images are almost annoying. jt tastes
the film could have been shortened.
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