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a+night+to+remember | Year: 1958 Directed: - Roy Ward Baker Actors/Actresses: - Kenneth More One of the most moving and comprehensive Titanic movies I've been obsessed with the Titanic since Robert Ballard found the wreck when I was only five years old. Both this film and James Cameron's Titanic are chock full of historical facts and fictions. That said, I have to say that I do enjoy A Night to Remember a bit more. I think the technical accuracies were helped by having an actual crewmember as a technical advisor. The interiors were almost spot on, with just a few minor variations. It's also nice that most, if not all, of the main characters were actual crew members and passengers. I thought it was eerie how the ship in the movie groaned and popped as she settled into the water, much like the actual Titanic. And I might be the only one who noticed, but it seems like all movies since this one have a shot of a cart in the First Class Dining Saloon rolling down the tilting floor. I also liked that the ship's orchestra played the tune Horbury to the words of Nearer, My God to Thee, my favorite setting of the hymn. The featurette was such a wonderful behind-the-scenes additon, something James Cameron might think of including on his DVD someday. All in all, A Night To Remember is a moving and touching addition to any Titanic fan's collection. Much better then Cameron's Film There is no boring love story here, no music by Celine Dion which lightens the mood, and no over budget effects work. A Night To Remember tells the story of the sinking of the Titanic as it happened. A tragic event which claimed the lives of over a thosand passengers and showed how it could have been prevented if more lifeboats had been placed aboard ship. The story here is closer to the real life history of the disaster. Kennith Mure leads a fine cast of actors as they all struggle to stay alive as the ship heads for a watery grave. I think in many ways this film tries to tell the historical story of the Titanic and is more respectful to the memmories of the people who lost their lives when the ship met it's doom.Cameron's movie by comparsion, turned it into some kind of romantic type adventure, and that is not what the Titanic is about. It's a tragic story and it should be treated as such. Puts Cameron's Big Deal to Shame James Cameron's over-hyped special effects spectacle can't hold a candle to this taut, gripping, underplayed production. Comparing what the directors do with their leads gives one an idea of their priorities. A Night to Remember's Roy Ward Baker, in juxtaposing the unflappable lead player Kenneth More with the overwhelming event, has the effect of making what we know to be inevitable that much more wrenching. On the other hand, Cameron takes Leo DeCaprio, who does a great job with what he's given, and wastes him on a cliché starcrossed-lovers subplot. The stark black and white photography of A Night to Remember - a North Atlantic night filled with icebergs IS black and white - makes the Technicolor of Titanic seem like a waste of emulsion. And, believe it or not, there are some special effects in A Night to Remember that give Titanic a run for its mega-bucks. A Night to Remember lets the inherent drama of the Titanic catastrophe deliver the impact, demonstrating that "They don't make them like they used to" is more than just nostalgia. Buy A Night To Remember at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on A Night To Remember Search with the Priority Search Engine on A Night To Remember This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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