A docudrama that dives into the political and economic factors of 1912 that lead to the TITANIC disaster and appalling loss of life.A docudrama that dives into the political and economic factors of 1912 that lead to the TITANIC disaster and appalling loss of life.A docudrama that dives into the political and economic factors of 1912 that lead to the TITANIC disaster and appalling loss of life.
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This is one of the most poorly made documentaries I've ever seen. At times it seemed like a joke.
The laughably bad computer graphics are half finished at times and the dramatizations are so badly acted it's awkward to sit through.
The information presented isn't the worst but the presentation is awful.
Reelz has pretty good historical recreations and dramatizations in some of their other programming so I was highly disappointed in this.
Steer clear.
1/10 would not recommend.
The laughably bad computer graphics are half finished at times and the dramatizations are so badly acted it's awkward to sit through.
The information presented isn't the worst but the presentation is awful.
Reelz has pretty good historical recreations and dramatizations in some of their other programming so I was highly disappointed in this.
Steer clear.
1/10 would not recommend.
A great presentation of interesting new facts and I highly recommend viewing whenever possible. Well acted and cast.
Excellent presentation of new and interesting facts. Well acted and finely cast. I highly recommend viewing this when ever possible!!
I normally don't rate documentaries or docudramas, but this one really stands out to me. The acting and interviews blended very well together!
Also, I loved Robert Michael as Wilhelm, very authentic. I appreciated his use of dialect. Most actors use a standard German dialect, but I appreciated his modification to specific regions.
I would have liked to have less interviews, but as a previous review stated I am not expecting a blockbuster movie. This is a docudrama, and some action has to get cut. I would love to see a longer version if it ever comes out, since the run time on IMDb is a little over 3 hours and the TV version was only 2.
Good stuff guys!
Also, I loved Robert Michael as Wilhelm, very authentic. I appreciated his use of dialect. Most actors use a standard German dialect, but I appreciated his modification to specific regions.
I would have liked to have less interviews, but as a previous review stated I am not expecting a blockbuster movie. This is a docudrama, and some action has to get cut. I would love to see a longer version if it ever comes out, since the run time on IMDb is a little over 3 hours and the TV version was only 2.
Good stuff guys!
If you want fictional and highly sensationalized drama only loosely based on historical events, and you can tolerate cheap CGI, bad acting, and clips that looked like they were borrowed from other treatments of the Titanic story, you might find this a tolerable way to pass a few hours if you're sick in bed and can't reach the remote to change the channel.
But the "facts" presented in this documentary are nowhere to be found in the primary source materials of the actual disaster, and the narrative and conclusions are speculative at best. There is a lot of "it could have happened like this" along with quite a few "this might be what happened" and "if this had happened, then that might also have happened" type of analysis here. But most of the supposedly new information that sinks the myths are invented, stretched, incorrect interpretations, and just patently wrong and easily disproved.
As for passengers declaring that the rockets were the wrong colors... does the woman who wrote the book for this script really expect us to believe the passengers knew more about the proper use of distress signals than the crew or the ship's owners did? Neither Capt Smith, nor any of the deck officers, nor Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, the QMs in charge of firing the rockets would not have noticed "these aren't distress rockets..." Passengers would not get into lifeboats, did not believe the ship was sinking, and yet they knew more about distress rockets than the crew?
The people who made this "documentary" might think the crew was stupid, but the viewers aren't.
There are soooooo many things wrong with this documentary. And not just wrong, but demonstrably false. Conspiracy theorists will love this. As for anybody else... watch at your own risk. You've been warned.
But the "facts" presented in this documentary are nowhere to be found in the primary source materials of the actual disaster, and the narrative and conclusions are speculative at best. There is a lot of "it could have happened like this" along with quite a few "this might be what happened" and "if this had happened, then that might also have happened" type of analysis here. But most of the supposedly new information that sinks the myths are invented, stretched, incorrect interpretations, and just patently wrong and easily disproved.
As for passengers declaring that the rockets were the wrong colors... does the woman who wrote the book for this script really expect us to believe the passengers knew more about the proper use of distress signals than the crew or the ship's owners did? Neither Capt Smith, nor any of the deck officers, nor Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, the QMs in charge of firing the rockets would not have noticed "these aren't distress rockets..." Passengers would not get into lifeboats, did not believe the ship was sinking, and yet they knew more about distress rockets than the crew?
The people who made this "documentary" might think the crew was stupid, but the viewers aren't.
There are soooooo many things wrong with this documentary. And not just wrong, but demonstrably false. Conspiracy theorists will love this. As for anybody else... watch at your own risk. You've been warned.
Did you know
- TriviaFrancis Fisher also starred in the subject-related movie Titanic (1997. James Cameron) as Ruth Dewitt-Bukater, the mother of protagonist, Rose Dewitt-Bukater.
- Alternate versionsTitanic: Sinking The Myths debuted on Reelz Channel in the U.S. on January 8, 2017 as a two-hour special. The film, however, was shot as a 4-hour miniseries. The extended cut will air in late 2017/early 2018 on Reelz Channel.
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- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 2h 56m(176 min)
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- 16:9 HD
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