# 'Titanic' is a good film **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934 "2001-11-12T16:55:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/41 "2001-11-17T08:43:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\*I think my dislike of this film has been documented here before. I don’t _hate_ the film, I don’t think it _sucks_, but I do dislike it and IMO it’s on of the most overrated films I can remember. > > My complaints, as has been mentioned by **Ace\_Face** and **Bossk** (oh my god, I’m agreeing with Bossk!), has to do with the characters and the script. > > \*\* Don’t worry, sonny. I promise you, we will never agree again. I thought _L.A. Confidential_ was overwritten, pretentious, Robert Towne-wannabe crap. Wait. You hated \*Mars Attacks, \*right? But then, every thinking man does. ---
**Author:** ![fchick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@fchick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fchick)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/42 "2001-11-17T09:27:42Z")
I agree with ol’ **Crunchy Frog** , _LA Confidential_ was much better than _Titanic_. As for the whole “bookends” thing, that really pisses me off. Same same for the bookends of _The Green MIle_ and _Saving Private Ryan_. In fact, I’d level the same criticism at said _Saving Private Ryan_ that I would at _Titanic_. Both visually spectacular, with disappointing plots. Anybody care to flame me like all my military buddies do? ---
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/43 "2001-11-17T10:00:13Z")
Nah, _Saving Private Ryan_ is weak, plotwise. Pretty cheesy, in fact. But it had that opening 30 minutes. Sometimes, that’s all the audience needs. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/44 "2001-11-17T17:00:21Z")
I love **Lionors** ’ and **Crunchy Frog** ’s evaluations. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/45 "2001-11-18T00:42:55Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Bossk_ > \*\* I thought L.A. Confidential was overwritten, pretentious, Robert Towne-wannabe crap.\*\* Hell, the movie was nothing. You should try reading the book! That bitch of novel gave me a headache. > [@](#): > > \*\*Wait. You hated Mars Attacks, right? \*\*] I don’t remember saying that. _Mars attacks_ wasn’t a great movie, but I thought it was fun. Besides I’m a big Jack Nicholson fan, so I always find something to like about his movies. In this case, I got to see him play 2 characters. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fchick \* > \*\*In fact, I’d level the same criticism at said _Saving Private Ryan_ that I would at _Titanic_. Both visually spectacular, with disappointing plots. Anybody care to flame me like all my military buddies do? \*\* I’m ex-Air Force and I’ve posted my dislikes about the _Saving Private Ryan_ screenplay around here a number of times (but that didn’t stop me from making _SPR_ the first DVD I bought). Most usually, I go after the bookends and when they find Ryan. I still don’t like them too much, but the last conversation we had here about them caused me to re-evaluate my opinions a bit on the film and not be so hard on it. (But I want to make clear, I still don’t like those parts much.) I’ll try to dig up a link. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934/46 "2001-11-18T03:15:16Z")
_Mars Attack_ even had JOE DON BAKER!!! :eek: I’m so mad-Simplicity patterns discontinued their flying dress pattern. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-is-a-good-film/92934.md?page=2)