Nonureva Really Surprised!

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Woodyanders This almost an hour long documentary offers a fascinatingly detailed chronicle on the making of the terrific film "A Night to Remember." Producer William MacQuitty reveals that he first heard about the Titanic when the ship was being made in 1911 and even saw the ship being launched. Author Walter Lord talks about how difficult it initially was to contact survivors to interview for his book and how he ultimately wound up interviewing over sixty survivors altogether. MacQuitty further notes that it was fortuitous that the movie was shot over the course of four months during the winter, which meant that everyone's breath could be seen on screen. In addition, we also see the building of various sets, find out that an old dismantled ship and a large scale model were used to simulate the Titanic, and are shown a wealth of remarkable behind the scenes footage. Perhaps the best nugget of information comes from the fact that the hydraulic system used to make the sets tilt made all these agonized creaking noises that director Roy Ward Baker decided to retain in the movie for the sake of verisimilitude. Recommended viewing for fans of the film.

MartinHafer This short came out before James Cameron's version of the Titanic story. However, because it was 35 years after the film debuted, I am actually surprised how many folks associated with the film that they got to participate in this 'making of' film. It consists, mostly, of allowing people associated with the film to talk about the process by which the film was made. The author of the book "A Night to Remember" talked at length--explaining the process he went through to write the book, talking with survivors to do much of his research, giving background material as well as the process by which the film was made. There also is some footage of the original film being made. It's particularly interesting because so much attention was given to getting the details correct--both by the author and the filmmakers.This is obviously a low-budget 'making of' film. It lacks polish and appears to have been made on a minuscule budget. Yet, it also is very interesting. I think for folks with short attention-spans or who aren't in love with the subject matter, this will impact their viewing--and they are probably not likely to stick with it. However, it is worth your time--just allow yourself to enjoy this rather quiet film. It is rather fascinating throughout.

Enoch Sneed This hour-long documentary provides a unique insight into the making of the best film version of the Titanic disaster. Luckily for posterity, producer William MacQuitty was a home-movie enthusiast and made a behind-the-scenes record of all aspects of the production including location work, special effects and set construction.In some cases it seems incredible that a film is successfully made into a finished product at all (e.g. 'Blade Runner'). In the case of ANTR everything seemed to come right: the book provided the basis for a great script; the best technicians were available at Pinewood Studios; the cast were ideally suited to their roles. Even the sets seemed to enter the spirit of the production by creaking like a ship under stress as they were raised into position for the sinking scenes.This is a very informative and enjoyable documentary which does justice to a unique and enduring film.

Unicorn-9 I have to say I found this a pretty interesting documentary. A modern movie would have a whole team recording behind the scenes footage for documentary use, but it's quite rare to see something with so much footage of the making of a movie in the 50s.I'd never really considered that the movie had been such a big production for its time, though with hindsight it should have been obvious that it was... the documentary makes that more obvious, with all the different ships they had to use to simulate the Titanic, various models, partial replicas of sections of the ship, etc.If you buy the DVD of the movie, it's almost certainly worth your time to take an hour and watch this documentary on the other side.