kfarm2001
The James Cameron film is a big-budget Hollywood studio disaster/action movie, in which the main characters are fabrications who are not based on historical fact. This television series is a sober and serious drama that tells the story of class conflict and tragedy, based on real life characters who actually were present on the voyage. They are two different things. I was very moved by this version. It takes patience and attention to detail to appreciate the emotional momentum that builds to the final episode. Special effects are not the focus here--appreciate the subtlety of the writing and the fine performances of the actors involved.
tavm
Having been on my DVR since last April, I finally watched this miniseries "Titanic" the last few days with the final hour just now. Because each hour told the story of the before and after from various classes, there were some repeated scenes in each one but with some explanations not explored in one of the other hours. As a result, I found myself moved by some of the characters but confused by others and therefore, not as entertained, or at the least interested, as by the recent re-release of the 1997 James Cameron version, that was converted to 3-D, at the same time as this broadcast, both of which were out in time for the anniversary of that ship's going under a century ago. Really, all I'll now say is if you want to watch yet another version of what happened on that ship with yet another depiction of the ways people acted then, whether fictionalized or not, go watch this version of "Titanic". Just don't expect everything to make perfect sense, at least in my opinion.
Ryan McPherson
Is this the best movie or miniseries about Titanic? no. Is it decent and interesting enough to watch though? yes, definitely. This miniseries is not at all like James Cameron's movie (in fact, I do like this miniseries more than that movie) because this is set around a whole group of people and not just a fictional love story. with it being four parts, the way I see this miniseries, it's like the TV show "Lost" because in one part we see one incident through one person's viewpoint and then in another part we see that exact same incident through another person's viewpoint, making sense of what's actually happening. I know that's a pretty unique comparison but if you watch it, I'm sure you'll see what I mean. yes, the first part was a bit rushed, but the next 3 episodes were much more improved.and to the people criticizing this because this has inaccuracies, yes it does, but newsflash: EVERY movie that has been made about Titanic has inaccuracies. A Night to Remember does, even Cameron's movie does. so ignore all that, just try to watch it and try to make sense out of what's happening. all-in-all, this is a worthy 100 anniversary tribute. it does in fact honor the people who sailed on that ship, victim or survivor. and to the user that said "Julian Fellowes should watch "A Night to Remember" and weep", he already had. he said it was wonderful but was mainly about the ship's officers. he wanted this miniseries to be about a lot of people who sailed on that ship, not just the officers. that's all I have to say
phd_travel
All this miniseries does is to show the James Cameron version in a better light. This mini is terribly written. It tries to be original by showing the same time line from different perspectives 4 times. But it just causes confusion and doesn't allow the viewer to get interested in any of the characters by breaking the narrative up into a big mess. When they try to put it together it's just too broken up to succeed.Acting The acting is actually quite earnest but it's wasted with such a terrible screenplay. The lesser known cast tries so hard it's just so sad. The background stories of the characters can't be told properly in such a fragmented way.Production Didn't expect that much for a TV mini but it did feel cheap. It didn't feel like a ship at all. It felt like a sound stage. The sinking was dark and rather small scale.Do yourself a favor and skip this terrible and irritating dud.
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