Titanic 4K UHD (1997)

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by vncsmoraes

I'm so happy the "Titanic is overrated/Leo's acting was bad actually/the screenplay was laughable" discourse that comes around every few years this movie receives backlash is alive and well, soon to be replaced with high praise before we decide it's way too high up on its pedestal again and the backlash restarts and then the reevaluation and then--

Titanic was exhilarating. So what if it takes some liberties with historical facts - Titanic isn't the first film that has done so. I saw it at least 4 times in theaters in '97 and '98 and each time it took my breath away. Magnificent filmmaking for people who aren't looking to educate themselves and just want to watch a great popcorn flick.

It's sad that people so casually dismiss hundreds of talented artist's hard work over parts of the story they don't agree with or because of an actor they don't like. Filmmakers don't deserve that kind of disdain. If someone is so easily offended or put off by artistic liberty why are they bothering with going to the movies to watch popular films?

[Bolty]

Cameron tonight hosting the Abyss screening!!

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Titanic was exhilarating. So what if it takes some liberties with historical facts - Titanic isn't the first film that has done so. I saw it at least 4 times in theaters in '97 and '98 and each time it took my breath away. Magnificent filmmaking for people who aren't looking to educate themselves and just want to watch a great popcorn flick.

It's sad that people so casually dismiss hundreds of talented artist's hard work over parts of the story they don't agree with or because of an actor they don't like. Filmmakers don't deserve that kind of disdain. If someone is so easily offended or put off by artistic liberty why are they bothering with going to the movies to watch popular films?

Hey, sometimes observations aren't condemnations...I observe that Cameron's female protagonists all have the same voice, that's not a condemnation. Just that he is himself every one of his characters, which is kind of interesting. How many times has a Cameron female lead grabbed someone and shoved them against a wall or a floor while yelling at them? Even in Titanic. "I'm through being polite, god dammit!" That's King James. Not a criticism. An observation. Maybe Curtis in True Lies is the exception here. And Lindsay in The Abyss would have grabbed someone if Bud hadn't stopped her first...but all of his characters are him, male, female, whatever. They all talk like him, kinda act like him if you believe the set and post stories...just an observation.

And in Titanic, what was up with the, "I'll be goddamned" repeated line within minutes by two supposedly different characters who all sound like James Cameron?

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Pocketkid2

Avatar was framed for 16:9, whereas Titanic was framed for scope. Is it really that hard to understand?

You absolutely sure about that.....
No crop at all with that and and sequel....
You sure...

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by liamjaco1998

Im not sure why they feel the need to spread such dislike for a film, of course Titanic deserves high praise.
There’s not many movies that don’t feel their runtime as Titanic has no filler and every scene adds to something. It’s only the attention spans that haven’t aged well for those who can’t be bothered watching a three hour film.

• “The ship sinks”
  
• “Movies too long.”
  
• “Leo is too 90s.”
  
• “It’s inaccurate”
  
• “The romance is boring.”

I’ve heard them all and I’m bored of it all.

Lol dislike? It's called film criticism. These are merely observations.

You can still love a movie despite acknowledging some of its faults. Those things aren't mutually exclusive. It's not a perfect film, and it never was. Do I still love it and will continue to watch it until I'm no longer on this earth? Absolutely. And does DiCaprio's performance still leave something to be desired? Absolutely.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by DigitalDeluge24

His actual face when he came fresh from The Lord of the Rings to the craptastic set of The Scorpion King.

He didn't meet Ralph Macchio...Ralph Macchio defeated Steve Vai, Cobra Kai, Sato's nephew, and Satan. He could have defeated Bernard Hill's agent and gotten Mr. Hill out of that Scorpion King contract...all hail Ralph Macchio. Macchio vs. North Atlantic iceberg? My money's on Macchio.

[ahossein79]

I am waiting to see if and what type of steelbook we get for this release. I for sure will pick up a collectors edition

[Pocketkid2]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

You absolutely sure about that.....
No crop at all with that and and sequel....
You sure...

Depends on how whether you think of Avatar as a 2D or a 3D movie. https://www.slashfilm.com/503959/3d-...aspect-ratios/

I think of Avatar as a movie that was intended to be seen in 3D, and since the 16:9 ratio is the best format for that, it logically follows that the intended ratio was 16:9, since the scope version was just a crop for certain theaters.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Pocketkid2

Avatar was framed for 16:9, whereas Titanic was framed for scope. Is it really that hard to understand?

Yet he chose to re-release it in 3D in 16:9 because he knew that was the better 3D presentation. In 2D I'd agree scope is probably the right aspect ratio as that is what he originally chose. It would be great to get both ratios on UHD but that's unlikely.

[gazza1975]

I really hope we get an open matte 4K for this - also hoping the same for the abyss which I believe Cameron is screening this week in LA ? Must be a good sign unless he is planning a limited theatrical release ?

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Yet he chose to re-release it in 3D in 16:9 because he knew that was the better 3D presentation. In 2D I'd agree scope is probably the right aspect ratio as that is what he originally chose. It would be great to get both ratios on UHD but that's unlikely.

Super 35 movies were meant to be PRINTED onto a 35mm ANAMORPHIC negative that it's SCOPE by definition...

The original Aspect ratio is 2:39.1, any other ratio is revisionism....

The only exception would be the dozen of 70mm blown-up prints Cameron paid for. But even those are 2.20:1

16:9 is out of the question....

[Cremildo]

I don't get the obsession of some people with open matte versions of scope films.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

I don't get the obsession of some people with open matte versions of scope films.

I want to see their shoes!

[liamjaco1998]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

I'd rather see these two TITANIC films on UHD, I'll buy them too if 4K remastered, compared to one of James Cameron's worst movies.

Why are you on this message board?

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by liamjaco1998

Why are you on this message board?

That user was banned. 5 years ago.

[Pocketkid2]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Yet he chose to re-release it in 3D in 16:9 because he knew that was the better 3D presentation. In 2D I'd agree scope is probably the right aspect ratio as that is what he originally chose. It would be great to get both ratios on UHD but that's unlikely.

It doesn't make any sense to me to have 16:9 on the UHD since it's not capable of 3D. This isn't some IMAX film where the conscious decision was made to film and frame for a taller, more immersive ratio, this is a film that was designed for scope and was simply opened up to allow the 3D to have a stronger effect.

[Pocketkid2]

Originally Posted by vncsmoraes

I'm so happy the "Titanic is overrated/Leo's acting was bad actually/the screenplay was laughable" discourse that comes around every few years this movie receives backlash is alive and well, soon to be replaced with high praise before we decide it's way too high up on its pedestal again and the backlash restarts and then the reevaluation and then--

Titanic seems to have some of the highest amounts of "lazy arguments" that one can use to decipher if a person is capable or not of responding to cinema in an intelligent manner

[Fjodor2000]

I love that the OP is from 2018.

[THF90]

^Good things come to those who wait.

[JupiterMission]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

I want to see their shoes!

Go back to WikiFeet, ya weirdo!