Margaret ("Molly" ) Brown might have been wealthy at this point in her life, but she'd grown up in poverty and knew all about life on Struggle Street. Hence her genuine empathy with the less privileged among her fellow-passengers. (BTW, at 3:45 you talk of those who'd "commandeered" the Titanic. Should be "commanded" - the other word means to seize by force.)
Thank-you very much for the review! (Even more honored that this came out on my birthday!) The movie does have a documentary-like feel to it, which works in its advantage. And it's especially fascinating getting a glimpse in the perspectives of these historical figures during this event (and yes, this movie was indeed one of James Cameron's biggest influences when he went to make his blockbuster feature, as well as having gone and explored the wreck of the ship itself 2 1/2 miles under the sea). And it's a story that we can take and apply to so many scenarios we are currently facing, even if it doesn't pertain to safety regulations at sea. One interesting thing I heard from Cathy Bates, who played Molly Brown in the James Cameron movie, is that she said in the film's commentary that she's always been grateful whenever life has thrown a hard and miserable experience, she's always been thankful for it as an opportunity to grow and gain experience, because it reminds her of Captain Smith, who's consistently had smooth sailings throughout his entire career and had never been less prepared for disaster to strike with 2200-plus people in his care.
The groaning and creaking noises as the ship is sinking were not an effect. They were real sounds of the set being cranked to an angle (to allow for the deck to be "listing" as the ship is progressively sinking). Roy Ward Baker realized it sounded just like a real sinking ship would, so it was included in the film. An unintended bonus that added to the realism.
This is a review I never expected to see from you and I mean that in a wonderful way. I love this movie and the 1997 masterpiece by James Cameron to death. In fact, James Cameron's "Titanic" was the very first introduction I had to the disaster as a child and I know it entirely by heart. That movie is actually a remake of this one. You were spot on with this review and I would love it if you reviewed the 1997 film, sometime. By the way, I read the original book in middle school and am pretty much obsessed with the Titanic and the history of shipwrecks, overall.
My interest in Titanic actually started when I ended up paneling at a convention in Southampton, where there's like 2 or 3 Titanic museums, I had nothing to do besides learn more and more about the event ^_^
James Cameron's lazy arse"Titanic" is, as you correctly say a "remake" (in that Cameron steals scenes from this movie left right and centre) but adds a trite Romance that was out of date 50 years ago. "A Night to Remember" is held by the Titanic society to be pretty accurate overall and is an excellent movie imo
Maybe. A lot of the most iconic and celebrated movies in cinema history were box office flops, like Citizen Kane. When I first watched A Night To Remember, it admit that there were several points in the movie when I went into MysteryScineceTheater3000 mode. But it's still a well-crafted movie that does dive into some interesting facets about the disaster (namely how the world reacted when they found out that the mighty Titanic was not "unsinkable" as they thought). And I do commend it for the research done on it and what was accomplished on it (in a few instances better than the James Cameron movie, I will admit, even if it wasn't pushing the technical envelopes and didn't have the kind of compositing techniques that Cameron used to give his blockbuster it's cutting-edge and believability for the disaster).
"The film was one of the twenty most popular films of the year in Britain according to Motion Picture Herald, but it was only a modest commercial success due to the size of its original budget and its relative underperformance at the American box office."
I like the 1997 movie, "Titanic" better than 1958's, "A Night to Remember". Although I like the fact that this one is a bit more historically accurate, I thought it was boring compared to the other one that's full of drama and romance. It also is a very well made movie overall as far as getting immersed in the time period, and the acting and everything else about it is just superb. You should do a review of that movie.
Titanic is a lazy arse atrocity of a movie that lifts scenes from this movie wholesale, adds a shitty trite ludicrous romance and also defames one of the crew members (a real-life person we should remember). Just my opinion :)
Margaret ("Molly" ) Brown might have been wealthy at this point in her life, but she'd grown up in poverty and knew all about life on Struggle Street. Hence her genuine empathy with the less privileged among her fellow-passengers.
(BTW, at 3:45 you talk of those who'd "commandeered" the Titanic. Should be "commanded" - the other word means to seize by force.)
Thank-you very much for the review! (Even more honored that this came out on my birthday!)
The movie does have a documentary-like feel to it, which works in its advantage. And it's especially fascinating getting a glimpse in the perspectives of these historical figures during this event (and yes, this movie was indeed one of James Cameron's biggest influences when he went to make his blockbuster feature, as well as having gone and explored the wreck of the ship itself 2 1/2 miles under the sea).
And it's a story that we can take and apply to so many scenarios we are currently facing, even if it doesn't pertain to safety regulations at sea. One interesting thing I heard from Cathy Bates, who played Molly Brown in the James Cameron movie, is that she said in the film's commentary that she's always been grateful whenever life has thrown a hard and miserable experience, she's always been thankful for it as an opportunity to grow and gain experience, because it reminds her of Captain Smith, who's consistently had smooth sailings throughout his entire career and had never been less prepared for disaster to strike with 2200-plus people in his care.
Hey Jacob. You're an awesome guy. :)
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Thank-you!
@@unicornbunny5439 Thank-you, Unicorn Bunny! I can tell you that I definitely try to avoid being predicatable as much as possible.
The groaning and creaking noises as the ship is sinking were not an effect. They were real sounds of the set being cranked to an angle (to allow for the deck to be "listing" as the ship is progressively sinking). Roy Ward Baker realized it sounded just like a real sinking ship would, so it was included in the film. An unintended bonus that added to the realism.
This is a review I never expected to see from you and I mean that in a wonderful way. I love this movie and the 1997 masterpiece by James Cameron to death. In fact, James Cameron's "Titanic" was the very first introduction I had to the disaster as a child and I know it entirely by heart. That movie is actually a remake of this one. You were spot on with this review and I would love it if you reviewed the 1997 film, sometime.
By the way, I read the original book in middle school and am pretty much obsessed with the Titanic and the history of shipwrecks, overall.
My interest in Titanic actually started when I ended up paneling at a convention in Southampton, where there's like 2 or 3 Titanic museums, I had nothing to do besides learn more and more about the event ^_^
@@Jambareeqi You are incredibly lucky! I'm almost jealous! :D
James Cameron's lazy arse"Titanic" is, as you correctly say a "remake" (in that Cameron steals scenes from this movie left right and centre) but adds a trite Romance that was out of date 50 years ago. "A Night to Remember" is held by the Titanic society to be pretty accurate overall and is an excellent movie imo
The ship sinking behind its owner and his turning painfully away... Great
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Easily better than the 1997 blockbuster...it's just too bad the ship split was put under the rug back then.
Too bad it failed at the box office. It looks like a well made movie. Maybe audiences weren't looking for this kind of films in the 50's.
Maybe. A lot of the most iconic and celebrated movies in cinema history were box office flops, like Citizen Kane.
When I first watched A Night To Remember, it admit that there were several points in the movie when I went into MysteryScineceTheater3000 mode. But it's still a well-crafted movie that does dive into some interesting facets about the disaster (namely how the world reacted when they found out that the mighty Titanic was not "unsinkable" as they thought). And I do commend it for the research done on it and what was accomplished on it (in a few instances better than the James Cameron movie, I will admit, even if it wasn't pushing the technical envelopes and didn't have the kind of compositing techniques that Cameron used to give his blockbuster it's cutting-edge and believability for the disaster).
"The film was one of the twenty most popular films of the year in Britain according to Motion Picture Herald, but it was only a modest commercial success due to the size of its original budget and its relative underperformance at the American box office."
I think it was bad advertising becouse most people who saw this movie back when it came out liked it.
I most certainly enjoyed this review. Thank you Sir.
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Good movie. Good review.
Personally I like both 1997 and A Night To Remember
It was a great film
I like the 1997 movie, "Titanic" better than 1958's, "A Night to Remember". Although I like the fact that this one is a bit more historically accurate, I thought it was boring compared to the other one that's full of drama and romance. It also is a very well made movie overall as far as getting immersed in the time period, and the acting and everything else about it is just superb. You should do a review of that movie.
Titanic is a lazy arse atrocity of a movie that lifts scenes from this movie wholesale, adds a shitty trite ludicrous romance and also defames one of the crew members (a real-life person we should remember). Just my opinion :)
@@redcardinalist Titanic isn’t that bad of a movie. The second half, at least.
Ahh yes, because titanic is such a romantic historical event. 🙄
@@redcardinalisttbf, its not like titanic was fiction, and it was well documented by survivor accounts, so yes some things are going to be the same