- Forums
- Titanic Culture
- Titanic Movies
- Thread starterHugo Rupert Talbot-Carey
- Start dateMay 3, 2004
- Tags
- criticismfilm reviewfilmstitanic movies
Brad Rousse
Member
- Feb 24, 2018
- #151
I think you have to try to beat the CBS miniseries' rape scene.
B
Brian Joseph Bommarito
Member
- Mar 23, 2020
- #152
My list of some of the worst scenes in Titanic-based films:
1. Rape scene in “Titanic” 1996 mini-series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and George C. Scott. Tim Curry was playing the villain brilliantly, but we already hated his character before he hurt that poor girl, so it wasn’t necessary.
2. Sex in the Carter’s car scene in “Titanic” James Cameron film. Although it wasn’t known at the time, the Carter’s car was actually disassembled and in crates during the voyage.
3. Again, Cameron film, Lookouts Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee missed spotting the iceberg in time to avoid a collision because they were watching Jack and Rose making out. This borders on conspiracy theory bad!
4. Again, Cameron film, when Cal Hockley starts shooting at Jack and Rose. Come on!
5. Again, Cameron film, a deleted scene where Cal’s bodyguard is playing hide and seek with Jack and Rose in a flooding first-class dining room.
6. Nazi propaganda film “Titanic” (1943) where “Sir Bruce Ismay” is demanding a lifeboat seat from Captain Smith, and is screaming at him in a way that only Hitler would do. Though Smith seems content with Ismay screaming at him, the fictional German Officer Petersen promptly gives Ismay what he wants.
7. Cameron film, Officer Murdoch accepting bribes from Cal Hockley when he knows he probably won’t live to spend any of it.
8. “Titanic” mini-series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and George C. Scott. Alice Cleaver screaming at the sinking ship with baby Allison in her arms. (They got almost everything wrong about her story, btw).
9. “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” Although I love Debbie Reynolds’ work and this movie in particular, when she is shivering and shouts into the camera about how “that ship may be down...” etc. etc. etc.
10. The scene from an Italian cartoon where an Octopus saves the sinking ship, the Captain, and all the passengers by dying in their place. But even he lives in the end and it was all a big hoax. Although this is at the bottom of the list, I would rank it as the worst of all time.
Tim Gerard
Member
- May 4, 2020
- #153
I can't decide what's the worst between a few scenes.
-The rape scene in the 1996 miniseries
-In James Cameron's 1997 movie, where Cal is shooting at Jack and Rose down the Grand Staircase
-"Titanic Blood and Steel", paying passengers boarding in Belfast (many scenes from this series could make the list)
-Honestly, I want to add the scene from "Saving the Titanic" where Dillon and Barrett fight the unnamed Leading Fireman in the Fireman's Mess.
Arun Vajpey
Member
- May 4, 2020
- #154
One of the very last scenes in Cameron's 1997 film Titanic. After Rose finally dies, she goes to wherever and meets and hugs Jack while all the other victims stand in a circle and applaud them. I had to fight very hard not to throw-up.
Matthew Chapman
Member
- May 4, 2020
- #155
In Nacht Und Eis - The Captain on the bridge, facepalming at the sight of the iceberg, while horrified officers look on.
Titanic (1943) - First class passengers *waltzing* at the time of the collision, and still more after.
Titanic (1953) - When Brian Aherne tosses his pencil on the wireless office counter, and watches it roll off, looking bored, sums up my feelings of the movie.
A Night to Remember - Perhaps general moments of cheapness, like the stock footage of leaving harbour, using ships so clearly not the Titanic.
S.O.S. Titanic - The final sinking was really abrupt and unconvincing, water shown engulfing decks later shown above water.
Titanic (1996) - Aside from some obvious mentionable (or unmentionable scenes), when the survivors in the lifeboats starting shouting for the Carpathia - really.
Titanic (1996) - I find Rose's attempted suicide scene a bit dull on repeated viewings.
Titanic (2012) - The really forced plot-line with the electrician and his daughter spending their last moments in the flooding corridor - you can clearly see they had an obvious escape route, they didn't have to just sit there.
R
Ricky B
Member
- May 5, 2020
- #156
For myself, with not one single doubt, the 'heaven' grand staircase scene where Rose is reunited with her chorus cast of seal clapping corpses.
I know that others have also mentioned this scene, but what has not been highlighted is the fact that it evidences the sheer selfishness and vile traits that are inherent in Rose's character.
In only a few moments, Rose discards the very existence of her recent relatives and loved ones, especiallly the existence of her devoted and loving granddaughter - you know, the one who is caring for an elderly Rose and sacrificing her own life and endeavours...I cannot see the granddaughter having her own trophy display of glamorous and adventurous experiences - her photos (if she even had the time to take one) would only be of changing Rose, pushing the wheelchair, administering medication and so on. A demanding, selfless role where all of her efforts are thrown back in her face because Rose always wanted Jack, or more to the point, intercourse.
Rose's attitude prefers the fumbles with a crude, doodle drawing vagabond, over the very history that she created. But she doesn't care, as her next escapade in the car with Jack is only a few moments away. Maybe in the elevator.
'I will do what I want and not care about how others feel or what problems this will cause': that's what the 1997 film should have been titled. Rant over!
A
Aly Jones
Member
- May 5, 2020
- #157
Charlotte Immel said:
i still think that the renault scene was the worst.
and I have a question did something like that really happen on the Titanic :-( i mean come on! Sorry if this is a little harsh but this is my opinion if anyone would like to differ please do i would like to start a conversation! Well thank you for listening to my opinion. Bye and have a nice day!
I've always wondered this myself. I've always thought no, but then again, I thought to myself, we must remember, these people were human too. Matter of fact, they produced more kids then us. Not only that, they had alot less things to entertain themselves with, unlike we do today; if you are getting my drift!
I do believe people did sneaked around on titanic and got into mischief etc... Having loving fun, but not like the cheesy car scene in titanic 97.
In Edwardian days, People back then never actually got naked in front of each other and always had a sheet between them, so I have read. I do recall reading couples having single beds as well.
Steven Christian
Member
- May 5, 2020
- #158
"Bed sheet between them". The mechanics of that escapes me. We didn't go from 1 billion people to 7.5 billion people in the last 100 years from people acting like a bunch of prudes. Lots of begatting going on...LOL.
A
Aly Jones
Member
- May 5, 2020
- #159
Must read. Very interesting.
Explains why officers (and men in general) got married late.- men wait until they rich enough to afford / take a wife.
It was ok for women to be in lesbian relationships, whilst homosexual behaviour was forbidden for men.
Unmarried women (spinsters) were looked at as being suspicious, while unmarried men were not.
A rich rich Edwardian woman would never do a Rose Act.
Plenty more there to read
Also, only Edwardian people act like prudes. Europeans were the opposite from Edwardian British.
Romance and Courtship in the Edwardian Era: It wasn’t much fun.
One of the fascinating things about writing historical novels is researching the various rituals of romance in your chosen period. Edwardian-era England is my favorite time, namely because it was …
corsetsandcutlasses.wordpress.com
Alex Clark
Member
- May 5, 2020
- #160
Also, only Edwardian people act like prudes. Europeans were the opposite from Edwardian British.
Wasn’t King Edward sort of an Edwardian?
Moderator's note: Edited to correct incomplete formatting. MAB
Attachments
Last edited by a moderator:
A
Aly Jones
Member
- May 6, 2020
- #161
Alex Clark said:
Wasn’t King Edward sort of an Edwardian?
Yes he was. What is ur point? he married once, right?
Check up on France and Berlin 1900's to 1939. You will understand what I mean, ,
Moderator's note: Edited to correct incomplete formatting. MAB
Last edited by a moderator:
Alex Clark
Member
- May 6, 2020
- #162
Aly Jones said:
Yes he was. What is ur point? he married once, right?
Check up on France and Berlin 1900's to 1939. You will understand what I mean, ,
And his private life? Wasn’t he a blokey sort bloke?
Or am I thinking of what I would do if I were king?
Moderator's note: Edited to correct confusing formatting. MAB
Last edited by a moderator:
Arun Vajpey
Member
- May 6, 2020
- #163
I wasn't aware that King Edward featured in any Titanic film, but might be mistaken.
Steven Christian
Member
- May 6, 2020
- #164
Well Edward VII had to wait for almost 60 years to become king so I guess that left him with a lot of time to party. What else was going to do? He was not on his mom's favorite list and had to wait.
Steven Christian
Member
- May 6, 2020
- #165
Arun Vajpey said:
I wasn't aware that King Edward featured in any Titanic film, but might be mistaken.
Since he died in 1910 it would kind of be hard to work him in a Titanic movie. Unless of course you used time travel...a sci-fi favorite.
Similar threads
L
Saved from the Titanic film
- Lana Baker
- Mar 29, 2009
- Dorothy Gibson and Pauline
23
- Replies
- 32
- Views
- 18K
Oct 14, 2017
derek byrne
S
The Worst Titanic Movie Scene EVER
- sharon rutman
- Oct 12, 2007
- Polls and Opinions
56
- Replies
- 83
- Views
- 26K
Oct 11, 2018
John C Koelmel
J
A GREAT line/scene from "Titanic" (1997) I missed
- JTDillon
- Feb 17, 2021
- James Cameron's Titanic (1997)
- Replies
- 4
- Views
- 6K
Feb 22, 2021
Bo Bowman
- Forums
- Titanic Culture
- Titanic Movies