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Post by Roger Thornhill on Apr 14, 2007 18:29:36 GMT -6
As it's the 95th anniversary of the Titanic disaster I have been watching the last half hour of the movie. The movie is an historically accurate documentary-style version of the disaster. It didn't have the budget or the special effects of James Cameron's version but, to me, it is far more harrowing to watch. It seems far more stark and chilling. This is a still which shows the actual sinking, when the movie was made it wasn't known that Titanic broke up while sinking.
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Post by Midge on Apr 14, 2007 18:59:35 GMT -6
Jeff, I agree. This is an excellent movie. It doesn't throw in a lot of silly nonsense such as love stories or estranged fathers and sons. Its human interest is based on the facts. It doesn't try to pretend that all the passengers were American (most of them were British), and it portrays the tragedy with respect rather than trying to make it appealing to teenage moviegoers.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 14, 2007 19:31:54 GMT -6
This is, as I understand, the most historically accurate of any of the Titanic movies, to date.
I had thought about watching that tonight. Chris and Beanka suggested watching Gone With the Wind so, as we speak, we are sitting over here at their house watching GWTW.
Although James Cameron's version of Titanic was good, as Midge said, their is too much other balonie tied in with that movie! It was a good movie, for what it was, but do not count on it for historical content!
Jeff, thank you so much for posting that still!!!! :thumbsup:
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Post by Midge on Apr 14, 2007 19:34:38 GMT -6
Although James Cameron's version of Titanic was good James Cameron's version makes me gag.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 12, 2008 14:22:13 GMT -6
Well, here we are again, approaching the 96 th Anniverasary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic! I've already set this movie out because I have plans to watch it Monday night after I get home from work, being as that is the actual anniversary. When they stated that the ship struck the iceberg before midnight, I am not certain whether they were observing GMT or whether they observed EST. However, by the time I get out of the shower and start the movie, it will be close to 11:00pm EST, so I figure that that is likely close enough! :thumbsup:
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Apr 12, 2008 15:47:56 GMT -6
It's tricky, probably impossible, to be sure of the precise timing of the events. For some time it was thought that the Titanic's clocks were 1 hour and 50 minutes ahead of EST in New York but many experts now believe that the time difference was much more likely to be 1 hour and 33 minutes. It has always been accepted that Titanic struck the iceberg at 11.40 p.m. and sank at 2.20 a.m. so if there was a difference of 1 hour and 33 minutes then, in EST, that was 10.07 p.m. and 12.47 a.m. Some maintain that Titanic was observing AST which is Atlantic Standard Time.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 12, 2008 15:52:57 GMT -6
If this is correct then, in EST, Titanic struck the iceberg at 10.07 p.m. and sank at 12.47 a.m. Thank you, Jeff! :thumbsup: That being said, this sounds like a perfectly ideal time to start the movie then — especially since TC has to get up early the next morning for work!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 13, 2008 14:00:37 GMT -6
I am looking forward to seeing this movie tomorrow night! A friend of ours has intentions of also coming over to watch it. ( NOTE: I will briefly pause the movie long enough to post tomorrow night's trivia clue at 11:00pm! :thumbsup:)
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