Titanic

25th Anniversary

3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

For a movie that was never originally intended to be in 3D, Titanic looks beautiful & wonderful in 3D. Titanic has nice moments of both 3D pop out and fantastic moments of 3D depth. 3D Depth is especially strong in this movie, and it perfectly compliments what is shown on screen. Several scenes in the movie will have the characters would run down a long corridor or look down a vast height, and the 3D really makes it feel like you are in the movie with the characters. You really get a sense that are seeing what the characters are seeing. The movie opens in a scene that is underwater and while dark it still looks wonderful in 3D. The particles in the water really pop and give you a fantastic sense of movement and a sense that you are in the sea. The 3D looks natural in many scenes like it was always intended to be this way. This is a superb 3-D conversion a classic 2D movie. The 3D isn’t always perfect as some scenes are not shot in the best ways for 3D. Some camera movements are shaky and that is jarring to see in 3D. One noteworthy scene with a key has flashing lights and that can be difficult to see in 3-D. The 3D really enhances the final act and makes it more intense. Overall Titanic looks fantastic in 3D, and I absolutely recommend watching it in 3-D if you can. I also recommend watching this movie in premium large formats like IMAX, because this is the kind of movie that shines in the biggest screen possible.

Final Verdict:Great 3D

Movie

Titanic was a huge release in 1997/1998, and now 25 years later does it hold up? Believe it or not yesterday (February 9th 2023) is when I watched Titanic for the first time and I am 39 years old. Now I am not totally oblivious as I know about this movie since it was such a huge film, and it has become part of the zeitgeist of late 1990’s and early 2000's. So hopefully you will find my perspective to be interesting.

Titanic is the love story between the characters of Rose and Jack. This love story is told by an elderly Rose in the “present” via flashbacks. Elderly Rose is recanting this story to a contemporary team who is excavating the remains of the titanic over the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe a good 75% of the film is set in 1912, and the other 25% is set the contemporary time (the late 1990’s) the film was made. With the exception of the elderly Rose the rest of the characters who are in the contemporary times are fairly one note and are forgettable. On the titanic in 1912 Rose is engaged to a rich man, but she is frustrated in her life. Rose doesn’t feel happy living in this regal lifestyle. Jack is a charming artist who drifts along the currents of life. They are an unlikely pair but they work well together. Rose’s family and fiancé are elitists and they don’t trust Jack. Jack and Rose have a steamy love affair on the doomed ship that is the titanic. That is essentially the story of Titanic in a nutshell.

While Rose and Jack are the stars of the movie, the titanic ship itself is a huge part of the film. The titanic is perfectly recreated on screen. The titanic itself is a wonderful and distinct back drop for the story. The vast majority of the movie is set on the ‘unsinkable’ ship of titanic, and in a way its a character onto itself. The sets are excellently crafted. How the movie was filmed makes it feel like this is an actual ship, and not just filmed on Hollywood sets. It is difficult to describe but this movie somehow manages to capture the feeling of being on a ship at sea. A few times I even felt a little sea sick as I watched the movie. This probably due to the occasional shaky cam and the combination of the 3D visuals, regardless the movie does a fantastic job of immersing the viewer into its setting. The scenes in the present with the sunken ship of the titanic are also very haunting and interesting to watch in their own right. Titanic is pure movie magic in how it is able to make a ship from 100+ years ago feel new, beautiful and like a actual real living place.

I have no idea how this movie looked in 1998 and how much the “4K restoration” enhanced the visuals, but this movie is simply gorgeous to see and hear. I love how in some scenes they transform the sunken ship into the beautiful ship of the past. The creaking of the wood sounded so real and I love hearing the water surround me in the theatre. The use of real sets and real water really makes you feel like you are not watching a movie, but a documentary. The costumes all look fantastic and authentic. Some quick shots contain dated computer graphics (like a Playstation 2 game) and they look off, but for a 25 year old movie I can give it a pass as the vast majority of the film looks colorful, vibrant and delightful.

Before I watched this movie I was worried that a film that was released 25 years ago that was set over 100 years ago would somehow feel obsolete or archaic. I am happy to report that movie holds up perfectly. It holds up so well because of the amazing special effects but also because of the excellent human interaction. The love story this film presents is well done and is totally believable and is universal. This movie is such a wonderful slice of the human experience. The movie gives you a distinct vision of humanity that hasn’t fundamentally changed (for better and worse). You will see the the stark divide between the rich and the poor. You will see both best and worst of humankind. Titanic is a three hour long movie and yet I was never bored. Ultimately the romantic love story works because the marvelous chemistry between the actors. Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) act like real people in this movie and their performances are immaculate. This love story feel so real and is 100% believable. The last act is extremely thrilling and scary. The movie is wonderful at stimulating your emotions. The director James Cameron knows how to make movies that truly connect and resonate with the viewer. I will admit that I cried like a baby as I watched the movie. I cried for the beautiful love story between Rose and Jack, and I cried at the horrific tragedy and loss of human life that was showcased within this movie. If you don’t cry as you watch this movie you must be some kind of soulless psychopathic sociopathic monster, and I don’t want to be in your company. I fully admit that over the past 25 years that I have been spoiled, and I knew many if not all the plot points and the ending before I watched this movie. Having this knowledge did not detract my enjoyment of the film. The saying “ Its not about the destination but the journey” perfectly describes my experience with this movie. Titanic even after all the memes and pop culture references of the last 25 years is a movie that I was still able to fall in love with. Titanic is one meaningful and engaging experience put onto film.

Titanic is a movie that I have waited 25 years to watch, and it has been worth the wait. Titanic is so perfectly executed in every regard. The story holds up 25 years later, and it will hold up 100 years, or even a 1000 years later because great epic stories like this are timeless. This movie perfectly captures the emotional human experience onto film. Titanic is one of the best films ever brought to cinema and it was incredible to watch it for the first time. Simply put Titanic is filmmaking at its best.

Final Verdict:

10/10, Editors Choice Movie Award

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Puss In Boots The Last Wish

3D Movie Review

Written By:Jacob Scarberry

3D

Another DreamWorks Animation film, and another terrific 3D presentation. From the start of the studio logos (including the debut of the new DreamWorks logo which is great in 3D) to the end credits, the entirety of Puss in Boots the Last Wish is fantastic to see in 3D! The colors all pop despite the 3D glasses adding darkness to the picture. There is a ton of depth on display and plenty of pop-outs too. Puss’s trademark hat is especially fun to see in 3D. The camera zooms in, and the feather in the hat kept bobbing in and out of the screen and this is an interesting unique effect. The opening action scene where Puss is dueling with a sleepy giant is a grandiose display of everything good on this 3D buffet. Swords like to point outward toward the audience, it almost felt like the swords were trying to poke out the eyes of the audience. Environments feel natural, real, and full of 3D depth, and the horizons stretch out to infinity. The only issue that I had was with a bit of shimmering. Some of the whiskers and fur seems to have Moirè effect. Overall, this is the best 3-D in an animated movie released in 2022. Don’t hesitate, go watch Puss in Boots the last wish in 3D now if you can!

Final Verdict:Great 3D, Editors Choice 3D Award

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Movie

It has been over a decade since the last time we have seen any character from the Shrek universe on the big screen. Alas, it's been a dozen years since Shrek Forever After and eleven years since the first Puss in Boots film released, and I couldn't feel any older. I've been watching these films since I was a wee teenager in middle school, and now here I am watching another Shrek film in 2022 as an adult, and I regret nothing!

Taking place, several years after the events of the original Puss in Boots movie, this sequel opens on our eponymous hero celebrating his latest triumph in style. Of course, being an outlaw, Puss is celebrating in the house of the governor who was supposedly gone but has surprisingly returned. One thing leads to another and eventually Puss dies. The town's resident doctor / barber / taxidermist informs Puss that's he's on his last life (since cats have nine lives), and recommends that he retires to a life of peaceful solitude. Puss wastes away his worries at the local bar, and after knocking back a few mugs of leché (milk in Spanish), he comes across a bounty hunter who manages to unnerve the unflappable hero. Puss eventually retires to the local cat lady's house. After a rough start to his retirement, Puss manages to get renamed "Pickles", and makes a friend in a dog disguised as a cat, who is named Perro (dog in Spanish). Goldilocks and her criminal Bear Family are on the hunt for Puss. Goldilocks wants Puss to help them steal the map to the last star, from the evil Jack Horner. The last star guarantees the finder one wish. During the heist for the map, Puss manages to come across his old flame / rival, Kitty Softpaws. Kitty is in the process of stealing the map too, and she barely manages to escape the clutches of Horner. Now Kitty, Puss and Perro team up, to prevent Jack Horner from getting the star. Along the way the trio learn to work together, and Kitty and Puss form an unstoppable bond which awakens old feelings that they once had for one another. The story has a couple of decent, but mild, twists. While the plot itself is predictable (the movie’s only flaw) in its eventual destination, the journey itself is a worthy one.

This film shouldn't have worked, (like at all) but it does. The Shrek universe started off as a refreshingly edgy take on fairy tales that gradually got dulled down to being a toothless and super bland family friendly affair. This film is a surprisingly refreshing movie. The edgy humor is back, and it even includes an allotment of bleeped-out curse words, all balanced out with a sweet and heart-filled story.

The animation is simply beautiful, and it has a unique art style that is impressive. The colorful and snazzy environments manage to fit the fairy-tale setting perfectly. Character designs are top-notch and fit right at home within the rest of the Shrek universe. The rendering of the fur must've been a nightmare for the animators to perfect, but it looks so real. Puss in Boots the Last Wish is a real stunner for CGI animation!

The voice cast, headlined by Antonio Banderas as our hero, is simply fantastic and he manages to bring Puss to life with humor and heart. Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws also delights as his partner in crime, but it's Harvey Guillén's scene-stealing performance as Perro that delights throughout. The rest of the cast is also great, with John Mulaney being a fun and totally heartless Jack Horner, and Florence Pugh as Goldilocks also being a standout. The entire voice cast brings their A game.

Puss In Boots the Last Wish manages to explore the meaning of life and one's self-worth. It's surprisingly mature for a kid’s animated film, and doesn't talk down to the younger audience, at all. Like I previous said, it shouldn't have worked but it does. Puss In Boots the Last Wish is simply the best animated film of 2022 and is one of the best DreamWorks films in years.

Final Verdict: 9/10 and Editors Choice Movie Award

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