Film: Titanic

Directed by: James Cameron

Year: 1997

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane

Reviewed by: The Zombieslayer

I went into the Titanic thinking I'd hate it. All the teenie-boppers loved it, and when it came out, I never heard the end of DiCaprio and Winslet. Now, I happen to like both actors, but still. Cameron also made one of my top 50 movies of all-time with Terminator 2.

I couldn't stand his arrogance though. Cameron declared his work "the best movie of all-time," which of course sets it up for disappointment. So I turned it on and lo and behold, it wasn't a bad movie.

Winslet plays a rich gal forced to marry some one-dimensional rich snob, and is about to jump over the most famous sunken ship in history, when working class pretty boy DiCaprio talks her out of it. His attitude throughout the whole movie is chivalrous, something today's women complain doesn't exist anymore (because of women, but of course they could never take the blame for something they caused).

Kathy Bates plays a spunky rich Texan, a lady with more fortitude than the snooty jerk Winslet's character was to marry. I loved Bates character, as I often do. She's one of the more underrated actresses out there, and is casted perfectly for this role.

DiCaprio has charm, and more class than any of the rich pricks who wanted Winslet's hand. Although quite a cliché storyline of poor boy going after unattainable rich girl, Cameron pulls it off.

As expected, the action comes with the ship sinking, and Cameron pulls it off brilliantly. He has you on your seat during the sinking and you know Winslet's character will survive because she's the fucking narrator. But you wonder if DiCaprio will or not.

DiCaprio plays someone you can't help rooting for, even if he's prettier than your ex-girlfriend, the one who has a restraining order against you. He is a classic good character, something especially surprising because this movie was made in the cynical and whiny 1990s when everyone was a victim and woe was you.

If you too were turned off by Cameron's arrogance and the fact that this was the teenie-bopper movie of all-time, bite the bullet and see it. I won't tell anyone. Just do me a favor and don't tell anyone I enjoyed it. 8 dead zombies

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