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Reviewed by ma-cortes 6 / 10

Spectacular but unsuccessful film with a great musical score by John Barry

To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic . A group of Americans (Jason Robards Jr , David Selby) led by Dirk Pitt (Richard Jordan , Steve McQueen was offered the lead role in the film ; however, he felt the script was flat and turned down the offer) are interested in raising the ill-fated Ocean liner Titanic. As the marine research foundation carries out the preparatives to pick up a precious radioactive metal whose only known world supply reportedly went down as contraband aboard the Titanic , as they have to raise and recover it . One of the team members finds out the Russians also have plans to raise the ship from its watery grave .This a spectacularly big-budgeted but slow-moving film that failed really at box office . The bulk of this tiring film surrounds schemes to locate and recover a valuable metal called Byzanium . The picture develops a thrilling suspense about a strange mineral along with an international intrigue blending the Titanic , Russians and submarines . Based on best-seller by Clive Cussler who appears as a reporter during a press conference ; however he hated this movie so much that he refused to allow the sale of any film rights for his other Dirk Pitt novels , he finally relented 20 years later, and agreed to sell the rights to 3 novels and the first to be filmed was Sahara, which Cussler also hated . Spectacual FX , as a model of the Titanic was built for $350,000 , when it was finished, it was too big for its tank , a bigger tank had to be built, for $6 million. The Titanic model used for filming was on display at Anchor Bay, Malta, in a building close to the set used for the town of Sweethaven in the film Popeye ; later, it was moved next to the deep water tank at the Rinella studios in Malta. A storm hit the island in 2003, damaging the model beyond repair. Acceptable main actors as Jason Robards as Admiral James Sandecker , early deceased Richard Jordan as Dirk Pitt , David Selby as Dr. Gene Seagram and Anne Archer as Dana Archibald . Supporting cast is frankly excellent as Alec Guinness as John Bigalow , M. Emmet Walsh as Master Chief Vinnie Walker , J.D. Cannon as captain Burke and Michael Pataki as Munk and Michael C. Gwynne as Bohannon . The flick lavishly produced by Sir Lew Grade , caused the collapse his enterprise , regarding the film's cost, producer Lew Grade famously said that it would've been cheaper to lower the Atlantic . The motion picture was middling directed by James Goldstone , though Stanley Kramer was hired to direct, but quit after two weeks due to "creative differences". Jerry Jameson was an usual filmmaker for television who filmed other catastrophe movies such as Hurricane , Fire and rain , The elevator , Deadly tower , Fire in the sky and his greatest hit was ¨Airport 77¨ with an all-star-cast and one of the best of disaster genre .

Reviewed by David_Frames 5 / 10

An Enormous Erection

A folly worthy of its namesake, Lord Grade, its liner sized producer famously remarked that it would have "been cheaper to lower the Atlantic", a feat he could have accomplished simply by jumping into it.Raise the Titanic(!)is an adaptation of the novel by Clive Cussler. In its transition to the big screen however, most of the intricate cold war plotting didn't make it to the lifeboats. In its stead you have the basic story and of course the bank breaking poster promise of the doomed liner rising from her watery grave. It might have worked too had the source material been handled a little better. The screenplay is pretty talky and never really succeeds in building the necessary tension but what really sinks (sorry) the whole enterprise is direction from Jerry Jameson so moribund and lifeless, you'd think he was helming a movie for cable television. Its a mark of this that although it doesn't take very long to find the ship itself on screen you could be forgiven for thinking that you began watching the movie in 1912. Also RTT! has, for the most part a cut price look that undermines the epic scale of the story and its subject matter. When the ship does eventually see the light of day its via some model work and camera over-cranking that fails in producing that all important wow factor. To be fair though there are some very good shots of the ship entering New York harbour that do pack a punch, aided enormously by one of John Barry's best ever scores - a wonderful bombastic orchestral suite that is as good as hes ever produced. Were this a better film, and had anyone gone to see it Barry may have been in line for an Oscar (which he got when he plagiarised parts of the score for Out of Africa). In fact, its fair to say that Barry is the only person behind the camera who does the story any justice.Richard Jordan gives a good performance as Cussler's hero Dirk Pitt and there's a nice Cornish Cameo for Alec Guinness but everyone else is really just waiting to die here. The twist is a good one but is handled poorly and you're left wondering what a director like John McTernian who did such good work with Clancy's Hunt for Red October may have made of the same material. Sadly the discovery of the real ship in two pieces has scuppered any remake possibilities so this is it. Raise the Bismarck anyone?

Reviewed by Coventry 7 / 10

Rise like a Phoenix, R.M.S Titanic! Rise, we say!

This is actually one of those rare occasions where I can proudly claim I've seen the film and read the book on which it is based! And it will probably be considered blasphemy, but I honestly don't think the film is a lot worse than the book. I know the critics bashed it down, that it was a tremendous commercial flop, and that novelist Clive Cussler hated the film-version big time. I certainly won't say "Raise the Titanic" is a masterpiece - far from it - but Cussler's novel isn't flawless, neither.The plot he developed is brilliant, but Cussler goes way too much into detail, and that makes his book difficult to read. He even explores the identities and backgrounds of the twelve miners that were secretly sent to Russia in the 1910s to dig up the Byzanium, which goes way too far. You're already well passed the 100th page before the Titanic even gets mentioned in the book, and they weren't exactly the most exhilarating hundred pages.Say what you want about "Raise the Titanic", but the essence of the film - the titular raising of the legendary ship more than 12,000ft up from the Atlantic Ocean's floor - looks magnificent, impressive, and spectacular. It cost a lot of money to accomplish, and it was money that producer Lew Grade didn't earn back, but the ship's model and the massive water tanks undeniably are masterful pieces of work!In fact, the entire last half hour of "Raise the Titanic" is very enjoyable and competent cinema! True, the first hour is slow and rather dull, with unelaborated espionage and triangular relationship sub plots, but the movie is never horrible. For sure, it didn't deserve all the hatred from the critics or those dumb Razzies' nominations. The special effects are stupendous, as mentioned already, there's John Barry's soundtrack to enjoy, and there are some fine & respectable actors in the cast (Jason Robards, Sir Alec Guiness, M. Emmet Walsh, ...)Admittedly, and as you can probably tell from the above review, yours truly is a Titanic-fanatic! I love reading and watching everything that involves this phenomenal ship and its doomed maiden voyage. I regularly watch the famous and widely acclaimed 1997-version by James Cameron as well, but usually just from the moment when the R. M. S. Titanic hits the iceberg. I will probably do the same with "Raise the Titanic" from now on, and tune in from the moment they start lifting. That footage is amazing; - can't repeat it enough!

Raise the Titanic

1980

Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller

Raise the Titanic

1980

Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller

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Spectacular but unsuccessful film with a great musical score by John Barry

An Enormous Erection

Rise like a Phoenix, R.M.S Titanic! Rise, we say!

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