aka the OG Titanic. I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It probably helped that I have never seen James Cameron’s Titanic so I had no preconceived notions about it. From a little internet research, I learned that James Cameron made Titanic only after seeing this movie and lifted some lines and scenes, as well as expanding themes and roles (like Jack) for his version.
On April 14, 1912, just before midnight, the “unsinkable” Titanic struck an iceberg. In less than three hours, it had plunged to the bottom of the sea, taking with it more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers. In his unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord’s book of the same name, the acclaimed British director Roy Ward Baker depicts with sensitivity, awe, and a fine sense of tragedy the ship’s last hours. Featuring remarkably restrained performances, A Night to Remember is cinema’s subtlest and best dramatization of this monumental twentieth-century catastrophe.
I like this blurb for the line about “remarkably restrained performances.” After watching two John Woo movies, it was nice to watch a picture where the action was more dramatic than explosive and the characters were more, well, restrained.
My wife returns from a girls’ weekend today so my movie binge will take a breather. Plus, I have to work tomorrow.