A Night To Remember
A Night To Remember, one of the many movies of the Titanic.
I must admit, I was very disappointed watching this movie, as I had way too high expactations. It started off pretty boring and confusing, before it suddenly changed from take off date April 10th 1912 to April 14th, the day it struck the ice berg. By then the movie hadn't even started.
Don't watch the movie unless you're a Titanic fanatic such as I. It is mostly about the ship's final hours, reminds more of a documentary than a movie.
What really disappointed me was that in this movie, the ship didn't break in half, which actually happened. The actors weren't the best either, but if you see it as a documentary, it can be pretty interesting. For example in the end of the sinking, where a lady is keeping her kids calm by playing with this pig, that actually happened - and it was the actual pig.
If you like I, are very interested in the Titanic, I'd say watch it as soon as you can. It's like reading a book, there are more facts included than for example in the 1997 ( I think ) movie of Titanic.
The movie contains famous people of the ship such as Thomas Andrews, Captain E.J Smith, Molly Brown, Herbert Lightholler and Mr. Ismay.
Year: 1958
Minutes: 123
Black and white.
I must admit, I was very disappointed watching this movie, as I had way too high expactations. It started off pretty boring and confusing, before it suddenly changed from take off date April 10th 1912 to April 14th, the day it struck the ice berg. By then the movie hadn't even started.
Don't watch the movie unless you're a Titanic fanatic such as I. It is mostly about the ship's final hours, reminds more of a documentary than a movie.
What really disappointed me was that in this movie, the ship didn't break in half, which actually happened. The actors weren't the best either, but if you see it as a documentary, it can be pretty interesting. For example in the end of the sinking, where a lady is keeping her kids calm by playing with this pig, that actually happened - and it was the actual pig.
If you like I, are very interested in the Titanic, I'd say watch it as soon as you can. It's like reading a book, there are more facts included than for example in the 1997 ( I think ) movie of Titanic.
The movie contains famous people of the ship such as Thomas Andrews, Captain E.J Smith, Molly Brown, Herbert Lightholler and Mr. Ismay.
Year: 1958
Minutes: 123
Black and white.
I luff the Titanic....
Droplets of Mercury, June 27th, 2007 at 09:19:11am
not much of a titanic fan but i always prefer older movies than the new ones.
newagecarny, June 27th, 2007 at 05:47:50am
great blog Joey.
I have to say I haven't seen it.
But yup the DiCaprio/Winslet Titanic was in 1997.
I remember seeing it twice in the cinemas back then XD
Love, June 27th, 2007 at 04:21:50am
And you could also consider joining the Titanic Historical Society or one more local to you.
http://www.titanic1.org/
Grandma, June 26th, 2007 at 08:46:59pm
I did a search for it but it doesn't appear to have been released on DVD at all, sorry. You could try to contact The Discovery Channel and make enquiries. They may at least be able to point you to the production company that filmed it. If you have the channel where you are, keep an eye out, they repeat programmes cyclically. I know I have seen it on at least two occasions six months apart.
But i did find these
http://shopping.discovery.com/product- 58593.html - although this one I have not seen
you can have a look at short excerpts of the titanic in the 20th century section here
http://dsc.discovery.com/beyond/
a link to Ballard's page
http://www.uri.edu/news/ballard/quest. htm
and this page has a few things
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Titanic-R obert-D-Ballard/dp/0792272889
Don't forget to take out any errant spaces that appear.
You could try through your local library to obtain books/dvd's, most libraries do inter-loans although there are charges for this service and it is usually cheaper to purchase. These might be a good starting point for you. Good luck!
Grandma, June 26th, 2007 at 08:28:12pm
I'm interested in anything/anyone that has to do with the ship. Do you think I could find this on internet somewhere, as I obviously missed it?
Mr. Teatime, June 26th, 2007 at 07:56:33pm
An addendum to the comment below. If your interest in the Titanic story is focused more on the personal stories of those on board, a documentary you could consider viewing is "The Real J Dawson" previously aired on The Discovery Channel. Although this character featured in James Cameron's adaptation, it was discovered after completion of the script that a Joseph Dawson, 23, originally of Dublin, worked on board as a coal trimmer. This is a fascinating documentary giving an insight into his life, occupation on board, and death. Unidentified for many years, his gravesite #227 in Fairview Cemetery, Nova Scotia has become a popular tourist destination since the film opened.
Grandma, June 26th, 2007 at 07:55:13pm
Thank you.
I'll do some research and see what I can find :)
The movie cost me a lot of money, which sadly wasn't worth it in my opinion. To be honest I'd do anything to live in the past just to die on that ship o.o
Mr. Teatime, June 26th, 2007 at 07:54:16pm
Very good blog, Joey. I too was disappointed in the lack of accuracy in the movie, however it may have been due to the lack of specific knowledge surrounding the final moments of the sinking at the time of production, or the inability of the filmakers to reproduce that aspect at the time, due either to technical ability or financial constraints.
If you have not already seen Dr Robert Ballard's (of the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography) documentaries on the initial relocation of the Titanic and his follow-up documentary "Return To Titanic" I strongly urge you to hunt them out, they are compelling viewing. I believe the second documentary is available through National Geographic, but am unsure of the first. He has also produced several excellent books and journal articles relating to Titanic and other shipwrecks he has studied over the years.
It is sad however that he did not remove a single artefact from the wreck during his first exploration, as doing so would have prevented the ensuing destruction that followed in the race to recover "tokens" from one of history's most well-known disasters. Had he done so international law dictates that he would have held salvage rights over the wreck thus preventing any other explorers removing artefacts and causing the accelerated deterioration now seen. The wreck after all is a gravesite.
Grandma, June 26th, 2007 at 07:20:12pm
great blog joey
you've inspired me to watch this movie
although I admit i was intrigued before by the many hours you spent watching it whilst on msn x]
(Y)
paper heart., June 26th, 2007 at 06:42:05pm