TITANIC finally gets the special collector's edition treatment it deserves and is loaded with over 3 hours of footage.
I admit... I've watched the film TITANIC three times in the theater and hunted city after city for the TITANIC soundtrack for that one Celine Dion song.

Afterall, this movie was hyped as a mega blockbuster that would later become a winner of 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

I also waited in line with almost a hundred other fans to get the VHS release but when the first DVD release came out, I didn't buy it.

I was a bit dismayed by the lack of special features and the fact that the film was divided into two discs.

Knowing that popular DVD's tend to be re-released in different incarnations with a "deluxe this" or "premium that" , TITANIC has finally returned as a Special Collectior's Edition.


The Special Collector's Edition does not disappoint as it is loaded with over 3 hours of special features.

Included in this special version are cast and crew commentaries by director James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Lewis Abernathy, Jon Landau and Rae Sanchini. Historical commentary by Doon Lynch and Ken Marschall.

To my disappointment, the movie again is split up into two discs Thus you will need to get up from your seat to change the DVD when you get close to the two hour mark.

But fortunately, DVD space is utiltized well with the inclusion of branching technology, so when ever you want to know how certain scenes were made, you have an option to watch the behind-the-scenes featurettes while watching the movie.

The DVD looks great and audiophiles should be pleased to learn that Dolby Digital 5.1 ES and also 6.1 DTS ES is available.

Disc 2 includes the alternate ending titled "Brock's Epiphany" which is based on the original script. Which I'm glad that Jim Cameron edited out of the final verison. Also, included on this disc is the music video of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On". But I'm a bit surprised how dated the music video looks.

On Disc 3, this disc features all the TITANIC goodies with 45 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes with optional commentary. This was actually very interesting to watch and listen to why James Cameron removed those scenes. Included also was the FOX special "Breaking New Ground", press kit featurettes, 1912 newsreel which was more of taking footage of the actors in costume and making it look like footage from 1912.


Construction timelapse, deep dive presentation, video matics, video effects breakdowns, still galleries and so much more.

In closing, I admit that I was originally dismayed that the movie was split into two disc's but with the addition of the behind-the-scene brancing featurettes with the film, I can understand why.

The number of TITANIC footage on this Special Collector's Edition is simply amazing.

If you are a big fan of this TITANIC film, this DVD Special Collector's Edition is definitely a must-buy!

Saw it about thirty times in theaters...
and now have it in my dvd collection. It's been over a decade, but Titanic is a timeless masterpiece that never goes out of date. This movie has a little bit of everything in it...action, romance,...you laugh...you cry. Leo and Kate made us care about what happened to them. I think one of the reasons this movie has touched so many people is becauce, quite honestly, we are looking for a love like this...a love this deep...this profound. Am I ready to go back to Titanic?...Always. And I would recommend this to anyone.

The Greatest movie Ever Made
This is by far the Greatest movie of all time hands down this movie has everything a movie should have the love story is amazing and is also a movie everyone could watch if u dont have this DVD i highly recommend u buy.I personally have all 3 dvd versions of this movie there loaded with very nice extras so if i were u i go for the 3 disc edition..

Hilarious alternate ending
Really, what else needs to be said about Titanic? This edition has some great background material that you'll enjoy including an alternate ending that will have you rolling and pounding on the floor! I'm not sure who ultimately gets the the credit for the one that we all know but from this you can see that the editing room doesn't get near enough credit.

Maudlin
Not everyone who leaves a negative review about this film has an anti-Cameron agenda, and not everyone who leaves a positive review is a naive 13 year-old girl. I am not a kid, but was unable to publish this review without leaving my real name and real address, so phooey to that. Onward...

There are those of us who simply didn't like the movie, who felt it was cloying and suffered from shallow, cliched characterizations. The romance was laughable, as was the obviousness of the "poor folk" vs. the "rich folk," the perfect working class hero as perfect martyr, the unsatisfied rich girl, the snobby parents, the scheming competitor, etc.. Nearly every stock character was hauled out for this movie, and given nothing fresh.

The only interesting character in the movie was the ship itself. Perhaps that's why they named the movie "Titanic."

That it appealed to a younger set is no surprise, and should not be taken as a criticism of the film. Cliche doesn't apply to kids because everything is new to them. We jaded movie buffs are a tough lot to please, and maybe we should realize that a majority of films aren't made for us. They are made for the wide-eyed young masses who haven't yet learned about archetypes. And not that archetypes are the mark of bad art--rather, they are necessary, and should be handled with better camouflage than James Cameron seemed capable of writing.

My dislike of "Titanic" has nothing to do with genre prejudice. My tastes are wide-ranging, from "Aliens" to "Trip to Bountiful" to "Murderball" to "Rushmore." I didn't like "Titanic" because I consider it a mediocre movie, unredeemed by its admittedly harrowing climax. It all starts and ends with the writing. This movie was poorly written. 'Nuff said.