I was ecstatic when I learned the were re-releasing Titanic in 3D in theaters. I saw the movie in theaters 15 years ago when it was first released, but could not wait to see it again. There is just something more special about seeing a film in a dark theater on that big screen. It is one of my favorite movies, and I was more than happy to pay the extra bucks to see it in 3D.
Winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is not too shabby that's for sure. And what?! Bill Paxton?! I love Bill Paxton. As you may have gathered reading some of my other blog posts. But lets be real. Leonardo DiCaprio looks like a frigging angel in this movie. You know you had a poster of him on your wall too. Kate Winslet is definitely one of my top 3 favorite actresses.
So if you're not familiar with the movie (which would be a darn shame) the synopsis goes like this:
Titanic is a 1997 epic romance (epic is right) and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron (dude knows his stuff-basically a one-man show). A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal Hockley. Jack and Rose are members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Raise your hand if you have - or are going to - see Titanic 3Dtoo! The film re-released on April 6, 2012 to commemorate the centenary of the Titanic setting sail. Thank you Paramount Pictures for making me very happy.
You got me. I'm a hopeless romantic. I mean come on. I even unlocked the "Hopeless Romantic" sticker on GetGlue from "checking" into so many romance books, TV shows, and movies. *Note: Click on the GetGlue for my blog post about this awesome social media medium. I can't help it, I'm a sucker for love stories. I'm an even bigger sucker for historical or period love stories. That being said, I'm a bigger sucker for classic love stories. My two favorite stories being Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenand Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Not only are these two books I could read forever and ever, but I also read any and all retellings, sequels, and prequels of these books I can get my hands on. But I'm not going to talk about the book versions of these stories. And though there have been many feature films and made-for-TV-movies, I will only be talking about the two that, in my opinion, are the absolute best - and happen to be the most recently made. Yes, you do have to get past some of the Old English language if you aren't used to it, but trust me, it is absolutely worth it. I dare you to count how many times I say "love" in this post ;)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
So first I will talk about my most favorite movie of all time: Pride & Prejudice. I know some people think its odd that a person as obsessed with movies as I am can have a favorite, but to me there is no question about it. Based, as I mentioned, on the Jane Austen novel and released in 2005 by Focus Features and directed by Joe Wright, stars Keira Knightley as the spirited Elizabeth Bennett who meets the single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy, played by Matthew Macfadyen. Set in the 19th century, the story is based on Jane Austen's novel about five sisters - Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet - in Georgian England. Their lives are turned upside down when a wealthy young man (Mr. Bingley) and his best friend (Mr. Darcy) arrive in their neighborhood. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2006: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, and Best Actress for Keira Knightley. Even the film's U.S. ending was ranked as one Entertainment Weekly's greatest movie endings of all time - we are special and get a special ending, which I also love. This is one of the greatest love stories of all-time, and will leave any girl watching, wanting their very own Mr. Darcy.
Jane Eyre (2011)
Also released by Focus Features, Jane Eyre was released only earlier this year and stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as Jane and Michael Fassbender (300, Inglourious Basterds) as Rochester, and is directed by the young Cary Fukunaga, who definitely added a bit of a modernization to the classic, which I love. As I mentioned previously, the novel was written by Charlotte Brontë, sister of Emily Brontë who wrote Wuthering Heights. The story is about a poor and plain governess who softens the heart of her cold employer. Jane and Rochester grow close in friendship and she finds herself falling in love with him, but she soon discovers that he is hiding a terrible secret. Because of its recent release, they film has yet to be nominated for any awards, but I do not doubt it winning a few here and there. It seems movies made from classics like these, never get the attention they sometimes so deserve. And need I really say anymore after mentioning Fassbender? I think not. And having him play Rochester? Oh my goodness. Rochester has some of the best quotes in the book which are accurately scripted into the movie. Perfection *sigh*. This movie just came out on DVD last week so you must run out and buy both ASAP!
Okay, I don't know if I'm going to do this every week, but I just thought...why not give it a try.
I've been making a list of movies I want to catch-up on or re-watch again, as my DVD collection has grown rather large and some of these movies are gathering quite a bit of dust.
Focus Features
I thought to myself today, that it has been so long since I've watched ATONEMENT.
Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan and starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan, and many others, the movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 2007, including Best Picture, and won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score - which I agree was completely well-deserved, as the music was phenomenal.
The movie is about a young writer Briony Tallis (Ronan) who irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Oh my goodness. I don't think I have ever cried harder in a movie. I think I cried harder watching it today, than I did the very first time I watched it. I absolutely love Joe Wright, the director of the film, who also directed my all-time favorite movie, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. The music, as I said is fantastic, and the actors do a phenomenal job playing such emotional roles. This movie is absolutely a must-see. But just make sure you have a box of tissues nearby.
I was ecstatic when I learned the were re-releasing Titanic in 3D in theaters. I saw the movie in theaters 15 years ago when it was first released, but could not wait to see it again. There is just something more special about seeing a film in a dark theater on that big screen. It is one of my favorite movies, and I was more than happy to pay the extra bucks to see it in 3D.
