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Post by JangoB on May 25, 2024 23:24:53 GMT
Steven Spielberg's win #2 earns a strong score of 83. And now for 1997's winner, James Cameron for Titanic
How would you rate this achievement from 0 to 10?
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on May 25, 2024 23:27:52 GMT
8
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Post by urbanpatrician on May 25, 2024 23:33:44 GMT
8
I would've given him higher because I truly think he did such a good job assembling such a big team and getting them all together in unison is as good a job as he could do. That is the textbook definition of directing. His directing needs to be separate from the script. Titanic's script is not good. His T-2 script is far better, but we're rating directing not script writing.
Only reason why I take off 1 point is because MAR is loaded with Leo/Winslet/Titanic fanboys and their childhood nostalgia for this movie is one of the chief reasons why this springboarded. Annoying because there aren't many Titanic fans on the other erudite forum I'm visiting. I take off another point because it feels like a Scorsese situation. Didn't win for Raging Bull and Goodfellas but wins for The Departed. Cameron didn't win for T-2, but wins for Titanic feels like the same principle.
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on May 25, 2024 23:35:49 GMT
8
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Post by stephen on May 25, 2024 23:40:29 GMT
8.5.
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Post by countjohn on May 25, 2024 23:41:26 GMT
6/10
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Post by Kings_Requiem on May 26, 2024 0:27:57 GMT
9
For sheer spectacle alone it's still among the very best.
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Post by finniussnrub on May 26, 2024 0:50:10 GMT
5, technical proficiency is obvious, but the sentimentalism here might make Spielberg blush. Additionally the 90's set scenes are just horrible by any measure and dated beyond belief, also there's that scene where Billy Zane chases Jack and Rose which is directed suddenly like a 90's generic thriller...and not in a way that seems at all natural to the rest of the film.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on May 26, 2024 5:03:51 GMT
10/10.
An astonishing achievement. Cameron doing the old Hollywood epics one better with an incredible sense of scale, very lively performances across the ensemble, and perfect tonal balance for the heightened sense of emotion that ended up clearly being universal.
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Post by Pavan on May 26, 2024 6:58:19 GMT
8.5
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Post by ibbi on May 26, 2024 8:17:36 GMT
10. All flaws irrelevant.
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Post by tylosaur on May 26, 2024 10:23:43 GMT
9
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Post by Steve17 on May 26, 2024 12:50:19 GMT
7
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Post by paulgallo on May 26, 2024 17:55:26 GMT
2
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Post by thomasjerome on May 26, 2024 18:21:07 GMT
8
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 26, 2024 18:37:36 GMT
8 because the entire second half is an awe-inspiring technical marvel, but the flashback scenes weigh it down and I never fully bought the love story. "Draw me like one of your French girls" aside. That scene is flawless.
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Post by JangoB on May 26, 2024 20:50:02 GMT
10/10
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