Now I do have to say that many, many years ago, back in 1997 I first saw Titanic on the big screen and have since seen it several times on DVD and its appeal had worn a little thin, but now 25 years later and being a little older, it’s time to check out the 4K IMAX 3D of Titanic for its 25th Anniversary.
As most of you know Titanic is a love story of Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) based on the ill-fated voyage of the “unsinkable” Titanic, possibly the most famous ship in the world, the film won 11 Academy Awards back when it was originally released and to this day, still holds an audience, whether it’s on DVD or on the big screen.
Titanic IMAX 3D in 4K
The first thing to say is damn I feel old, I can’t believe that it’s been 25 years since James Cameron’s Titanic first hit the big screens, back then in 1997 the movie was released in 2D, this was in the days before Cameron blew us all away with Avatar that really set the standard for 3D movies.
Back in 2012, I got a chance to see the 2D – 3D conversion of Titanic which was released 15 years after the film’s release in 1997, the conversion worked very well with nice touches of depth and it looks crisp and clean, which gave the Titanic a new lease of life on the big screen.
Now for the 25th Anniversary of Titanic, James Cameron has taken the 3D release that one step further with a limited release of a new 4K remastered 3D version of Titanic and I have to say that I was blown away by the quality of the IMAX 3D release of Titanic. Not only does the movie look so much clearer than its original release, but the IMAX 3D is much sharper and amazing to look at.
This new 4K restoration of Titanic is one that really needs to be seen on the big screen, not only does it look sharp, the colours really bring the movie to life and the IMAX 3D certainly looks a lot better than I remember the 3D being back in 2012.
With a 4K HDR high frame rate remaster it does come with some slight issues though as you do notice things a little more, such as the scene with Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) running away from a torrent of water in a corridor, you pick up the slightly dodgy CGI on their faces that makes the scene look so odd.
You also notice the CGI of the characters on the ship in the long shots that bit more, but let’s take into consideration that the movie was made 25 years ago and CGI in movies has advanced so much in that short space of time.
The sound in the movie in the IMAX was superb with the sound fx making use of all the surrounding speakers in the screen, the movie does have a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack which if you get to see the movie on a screen capable of playing it I’m sure it is even better, but never the less the IMAX 3D screening I saw last night sounded stunning and so much clearer and with more bass than I remember back in 1997 and 2012.
As for the story of Titanic it still holds well, the emotional love story of Jack and Rose still pulls on the heartstrings and the power of the sinking of the “unsinkable” ship still gives you a lump in your throat, being on a huge IMAX screen also brings the horror of the size of the ship as it was lost on its maiden voyage.
The 4K IMAX 3D Remaster is Stunning
Movie title: Titanic (25th Anniversary) IMAX 3D
Movie description: A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Date published: February 11, 2023
Country: UK
Duration: 3h 14m
Director(s): James Cameron
Actor(s): Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane,
Genre: Drama, Romance
Summary
Back in 1997 and 2012, I gave the movie a 4.5 star rating, this new 4K IMAX 3D release gains the extra and gets the full marks here on Blazing Minds.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
