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'Titanic' With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and K. Austin Collins

September 28, 2017 · Titanic (1997) · Drama · Romance · 1:02:54 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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What's Aged the Worst

Amanda Dobbins▶ 20:40The CGI boat in Titanic - it's fake looking and the technical feat doesn't hold up anymore, including the bad CGI sky
Juliet Litman▶ 20:02James Cameron's reputation - went from visionary to wacky dude who made a movie about blue people having sex with their tails
K. Austin Collins▶ 24:22Kate Winslet calling the Titanic a 'slave ship' in the beginning of the movie

Most Rewatchable Scene

Amanda Dobbins▶ 27:28Strongly supports the 'king of the world' scene as iconic and the essence of the movie
Juliet Litman▶ 27:15I'm king of the world scene
K. Austin Collins▶ 28:30The string quartet scene when they play as the ship sinks

What's Aged the Best

Amanda Dobbins▶ 29:24Agrees about the music - every cue is embedded in their head and creates emotional reactions
Juliet Litman▶ 28:54The music/score
K. Austin Collins▶ 30:01Agrees about the score's impact - admits to putting Titanic score songs on a mixtape in fifth grade

Apex Mountain

Amanda Dobbins▶ 47:42James Cameron — James Cameron (culturally)
Juliet Litman▶ 47:27James Cameron — James Cameron and Billy Zane
K. Austin Collins▶ 47:31Billy Zane — Billy Zane and James Cameron

Picking Nits

Amanda Dobbins▶ 49:31Why Rose needed to be American instead of British; Kate Winslet's pasty makeup and dark eyeliner clinging through water; the necklace never falling out; Rose jumping off lifeboat for Jack after three days
Juliet Litman▶ 48:51Why is no one seasick in open waters; Kate Winslet's makeup unrealistically staying on through water; questioning Rose's decision to jump off lifeboat for someone she met three days ago
K. Austin Collins▶ 51:50Leo's hair staying perfectly in place even while freezing to death, while Kate Winslet looks realistically disheveled

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Amanda Dobbins▶ 49:12No one being seasick is unrealistic — 'if you're in the middle of the Atlantic, I think some things are going awry'; contrasts with Brooklyn's realistic portrayal of shipboard seasickness (the first-trip barfing scene).
Juliet Litman▶ 48:51Combined Picking Nits with Unanswerable Questions; the question raised (per attribution): why is no one on the Titanic seasick in open waters? Also relays the claim that cruise liners rock less and the rebuttal 'can confirm that's not true.'

Who Won the Movie

Amanda Dobbins▶ 55:03Leonardo DiCaprio — Leonardo DiCaprio - became extremely famous and can now do whatever he wants, very charming performance
Juliet Litman▶ 53:37Kate Winslet — Initially argues Kate Winslet wins due to most dramatic career impact, later torn between Kate and Leo, ultimately says it's their chemistry together
K. Austin Collins▶ 53:29Kate Winslet — Agrees Kate Winslet wins the movie early in discussion, focuses on how the romance drives the story

Movies Referenced (36)

Avatar (2009)

13 mentions · Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins, Amanda Dobbins▶ 5:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins▶ 10:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Downton Abbey (2019)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

3 mentions · K. Austin Collins▶ 46:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Twister (1996)

3 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 46:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 36:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Good Will Hunting (1997)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins▶ 12:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins▶ 4:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Holiday (2006)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 40:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Notebook (2004)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 45:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Revenant (2015)

2 mentions · K. Austin Collins▶ 36:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Air Force One (1997)

1 mentions · K. Austin Collins▶ 46:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (3)

Ben Affleck

2 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 11:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 11:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sofia Coppola

1 mentions · K. Austin Collins · Known for The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation▶ 12:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (27)

Kate Winslet

25 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins · Known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Titanic▶ 10:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leonardo DiCaprio

16 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed▶ 3:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Billy Zane

15 mentions · Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Titanic, Dead Calm▶ 9:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charlie Rose

9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins · Known for The Ides of March, Primary Colors▶ 2:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 11:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rob Lowe

4 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for St. Elmo's Fire, Behind the Candelabra, The Outsiders▶ 13:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stephen Dorff

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins · Known for Blade, Somewhere▶ 10:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Torsten Sense

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins · Known for Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Willow▶ 10:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris O'Donnell

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, K. Austin Collins, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Batman & Robin, Scent of a Woman▶ 12:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Horner

3 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for Avatar, Titanic, The Mask of Zorro▶ 28:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kathy Bates

3 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Titanic▶ 32:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Worthington

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans▶ 48:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

James Cameron

22 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, K. Austin Collins · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 5:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harvey Weinstein

2 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 4:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrew Lloyd Webber

1 mentions · K. Austin Collins · Known for The Phantom of the Opera, Cats▶ 9:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗