Titanic (25th Anniversary)
Titanic was already the film I had seen the most times in the cinema (5) so why not one more? I loved it when it came out but it was never quite the same on the small screen. Often people say something ought to be seen on the big screen but for Titanic it really does make all the difference.
And you know what? It's still good. I think it is sometimes unfairly maligned for being a crowd pleaser and for being a romance. I've always thought that slightly cheesy action movies get a pass more than slightly cheesy romantic movies.
I was 16 when Titanic came out and I loved the romance (and probably had a bit of a crush on both Leo and Kate). Now, I feel like it could have worked well as an ensemble type of movie but the romance is still touching.
Obviously she should not have got off the lifeboat and the dialogue could do better than them shouting "Rose" and "Jack!" I watched it in 3D this time but I don't think it really added anything.
Apart from that, there's very little to complain about. It's still admirably epic in scale, tense and thrilling as a disaster movie with effects that have aged much better than a lot of subsequent movies.
Back in the 90s I watched this film with different people - my boyfriend, my friends, my parents - and today I watched it with my son. He thought it was really good. I think there's something to be said for a film that can reach people across generations like that.