Comments on: Titanic http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/ Vern's writings on the films of cinema Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:15:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gertie Alewine http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-1592102 Gertie Alewine Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:39:43 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-1592102 I'm curious to find out what blog platform you're using? I'm having some small security issues with my latest website and I would like to find something more safeguarded. Do you have any solutions? I’m curious to find out what blog platform you’re using? I’m having some small security issues with my latest website and I would like to find something more safeguarded. Do you have any solutions?

]]> By: Gwai Lo http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-59494 Gwai Lo Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:41:59 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-59494 Be careful what you wish for, Vern: http://asianent.blogspot.com/2010/08/titanic-ii-2010-dvdrip-xvid-ac3-ecstasy.html Be careful what you wish for, Vern:

http://asianent.blogspot.com/2010/08/titanic-ii-2010-dvdrip-xvid-ac3-ecstasy.html

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]]> By: RRA http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-21784 RRA Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:33:40 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-21784 Coming soon: TITANIC 2 http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/358...ing-kidding-me And yes, its The Asylum. God bless them. Coming soon: TITANIC 2

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/358…ing-kidding-me

And yes, its The Asylum. God bless them.

]]> By: readyoufool http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14641 readyoufool Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:56:23 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14641 The boob in the PG-13 movie thing... If you remember back to when the movie came out a lot of people found out about the boob thing ahead of time because it was being reported in various magazines and on ET etc. The way they got away with it is the context. Apparently boobs aren't always sexual and Cameron made the case that their context in Titanic was "artistic" and not sexual. Also, he's James Cameron and he probably just told the stupid MPAA to give it a PG-13 or else. This was a rare occurrence. It was not a time when boobs just showed up in PG-13 movies, that was the 70s and 80s and the rating was PG (see, "The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane" with Jodie Foster (creepy, Jodie Foster was under 18 at the time her character was naked [and her character was only like 15], extra creepy, her SISTER is the body double for the naked scene). Anyway. I think the other part of Titanic's success was more or less attributed at the time to Harry and AICN because of early positive reviews by AICN spies that counteracted the reports from all the negative nancies out there. I definitely remember hearing that on some tv show or documentary. The boob in the PG-13 movie thing…

If you remember back to when the movie came out a lot of people found out about the boob thing ahead of time because it was being reported in various magazines and on ET etc. The way they got away with it is the context. Apparently boobs aren’t always sexual and Cameron made the case that their context in Titanic was “artistic” and not sexual. Also, he’s James Cameron and he probably just told the stupid MPAA to give it a PG-13 or else.

This was a rare occurrence. It was not a time when boobs just showed up in PG-13 movies, that was the 70s and 80s and the rating was PG (see, “The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane” with Jodie Foster (creepy, Jodie Foster was under 18 at the time her character was naked [and her character was only like 15], extra creepy, her SISTER is the body double for the naked scene).

Anyway. I think the other part of Titanic’s success was more or less attributed at the time to Harry and AICN because of early positive reviews by AICN spies that counteracted the reports from all the negative nancies out there. I definitely remember hearing that on some tv show or documentary.

]]> By: ws http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14406 ws Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:53:45 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14406 I loved Avatar, even though it's not perfect. For about the first hour or so the movie is like some weird/awesome melding of George Lucas and Werner Herzog (which might also be a good description of Cameron as a person) but then, gradually, it becomes the biggest, most expensive episode of Captain Planet ever made. I still liked it, but, it's no "Princess Mononoke". I loved Avatar, even though it’s not perfect. For about the first hour or so the movie is like some weird/awesome melding of George Lucas and Werner Herzog (which might also be a good description of Cameron as a person) but then, gradually, it becomes the biggest, most expensive episode of Captain Planet ever made.

I still liked it, but, it’s no “Princess Mononoke”.

]]> By: odo19 http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14365 odo19 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:57:14 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14365 *sigh* Why do I have a feeling I'm going to be the only one who hated Avatar here?? I guess I better get the old flame-retardant suit out of the closet. *sigh* Why do I have a feeling I’m going to be the only one who hated Avatar here?? I guess I better get the old flame-retardant suit out of the closet.

]]> By: AVATAR http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14284 AVATAR Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:15:36 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14284 Hey I just saw AVATAR and even though the story was pretty unoriginal at times, the pure spectacle of it all is just so damn impressive you can't help but watch it without a big shitty smile on your face. The effects, the 3-D, the scope and the scale are unlike anything that has come before, and sets the bar for the future ridiculously high. Hey I just saw AVATAR and even though the story was pretty unoriginal at times, the pure spectacle of it all is just so damn impressive you can’t help but watch it without a big shitty smile on your face. The effects, the 3-D, the scope and the scale are unlike anything that has come before, and sets the bar for the future ridiculously high.

]]> By: Tom http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14066 Tom Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:44:48 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14066 You know, I still have a lot of respect for this movie and usually watch at least a few minutes whenever it's on TBS or TNT, which seems to be pretty much every holiday and / or whenever they have 3 hours of so of programming to fill. Yes, it's corny as all hell and the characters are paper-thin and some of the dialog sounds like a guitar with broken strings. But the scale of it, the ambition, the craftsmanship, and the overall tragic weight of the story bring it off in the end. Some of the effects may not have held up that well, but we'd never seen anything like it at the time. Maybe it's because I've been fascinated with the Titanic story since I was a kid, I don't know. But overall the movie worked for me, even with its obvious and well-documented debits. The worst part to me is when Leo spends basically the last hour shouting "Wose!" over and over again. "Wose! Wose!" I hate that, and I like Leo as an actor. Overall I think he and Kate Winslet do pretty well with what is a very trite script character-wise. You know, I still have a lot of respect for this movie and usually watch at least a few minutes whenever it’s on TBS or TNT, which seems to be pretty much every holiday and / or whenever they have 3 hours of so of programming to fill.

Yes, it’s corny as all hell and the characters are paper-thin and some of the dialog sounds like a guitar with broken strings. But the scale of it, the ambition, the craftsmanship, and the overall tragic weight of the story bring it off in the end. Some of the effects may not have held up that well, but we’d never seen anything like it at the time.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been fascinated with the Titanic story since I was a kid, I don’t know. But overall the movie worked for me, even with its obvious and well-documented debits.

The worst part to me is when Leo spends basically the last hour shouting “Wose!” over and over again. “Wose! Wose!” I hate that, and I like Leo as an actor. Overall I think he and Kate Winslet do pretty well with what is a very trite script character-wise.

]]> By: Virgin Gary http://outlawvern.com/2009/12/14/titanic/#comment-14056 Virgin Gary Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:54:05 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=6351#comment-14056 actually, i was thinking the sequel name should be TI2NIC: PoCNO. too late to enter? actually, i was thinking the sequel name should be TI2NIC: PoCNO. too late to enter?

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