Titanic (1997)

[jynni]

brookie said:

It's on the boob tube right now, buffs.

I know...Rose just climbed out of the lifeboat back onto the ship. God help me I think Leo is hot...I would've hopped back on the boad too...

[thesurlymermaid]

kateln said:

poorfrances said:

Whatever happened to Leo's friend, the stereotypical Italian?

He was dogpaddling away when a steam vent fell on him.

No. Seriously.

I canNOT stop laughing at this.

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Well, Guiseppe (or whatever his name was) had been dumped by Leo for that trollop. Leo even took Rose to his and Guiseppe's special place (on the bow).

I was always annoyed by Rose being a selfish git at the end, being content to let her mother think she was dead.

[Mugsy]

You mean that same mother who was willing to sell marry off her only daughter to a self-centred pompous ass, just so she could continue living the high life? That mother?

I guess I didn't care that much about Rose's mother's feelings.

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I know that the transparent screenplay want us to think of Rose's mother as eeeevil for not immediately embracing the girly manboy her daughter wanted to die for after knowing for two whole days, but I looked at in an historical context. From what little background we were given, Rose's father had died and her mother was left to deal with the shocking realization that her dead husband had squandered all their money and left them in poverty and with huge debts. It was 1912 and Rose was an East Coast society girl - it was hardly evil for her to be expected to marry well. Indeed, that was her only purpose in life as far as the time was concerned. As far as Rose's mother was concerned, Cal seemed charming and to treat her daughter well - plus their marriage would insure that she and her daughter didn't, you know, starve. It was their only option - it's not like Rose and her mom could just go out and get jobs and be all ho-hum. So I'm not surprised that her mother didn't clap her hands and say, "Oh, goody, dear! Please please leave your fiancee and our only hope of a decent future for a poverty stricken teenage boy you just meant two days ago! By all means, I think it's wonderful that you want to DIE for him! Let me help you into the water, dear."

[speciousreasoning]

thesurlymermaid said:

kateln said:

He was dogpaddling away when a steam vent fell on him.

No. Seriously.

I canNOT stop laughing at this.

I burst out laughing in the movie theater when this happened. Yeah, everyone else was quiet and sad and I burst out laughing.
What? It was funny.

I will agree that it still bugs me that Rose never told her mom she was alive. I should think the whole marriage thing would have been shoved to the side with the 1500 people dying and stuff and that Rose's mom wouldn't have expected anything from Rose, except to be glad that her own daughter was alive.

ETA - "girly manboy"?? Well played, poorfrances, well played.

[Shanmac]

Well, Guiseppe (or whatever his name was) had been dumped by Leo for that trollop. Leo even took Rose to his and Guiseppe's special place (on the bow).

I feel like a dork for remembering that his name was Fabrizio. And he was a total stereotype -- laughably so.

[finchy]

poorfrances said:

Well, Guiseppe (or whatever his name was)

Fabrizio.

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I watched the movie tonight on TNT: I don't know what Rose was doing with Leo when that cutie Irish due (Tony?) was running around below-decks. That guy was hot.

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admin said:

finchy said:

Fabrizio.

Same difference

This movie came out when I was in my teens and all my girlfriends were fawning over it.

I hated it.

The only good part is that one 60 second part where the back of the boat lifts up and the whole thing plunges into the water.

Other than that? A craptastic suckfest.

ITA, except I would also include the part where that dude falls off the deck railing and clangs into the propeller. That was awesome.