Talk:A Night to Remember (film)

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[edit] Most Accurate

I removed the sentence saying this film was most accurate portrayal of the Titanic disaster. Don Lynch and Ken Marschall have spent their lives studying the Titanic and its disaster, and they are such authorities on the subject, they have done DVD commentary tracks for both this film and Cameron's "Titanic". They say it's not even close: Cameron's film is much more accurate. That's no disrespect to A Night to Remember; Titanic wasn't rediscovered then, and they didn't have the special effects or budget of the later film. There's also been more research done the last 50 years. Celedor15 03:22, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

May I ask you, where you've read or heard them claiming, that it's not even close? Because I belive, that they claimed the exact opposite on the Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board, which they're among the most valued members of, along with other historians and researchers, such as Dave Gittines, Parks Stephenson (he was part of the 2005 History Channel RMS Titanic Expedition, for example), and others. And they also agree, that this mvoie IS way more historically accurate, than "Titanic" (1997). This being the case, I'm restoring that deleted statement back into this article. ;) - OBrasilo 11:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Even though it IS tempting to get into another bitch-out regarding Titanic vs. A Night to Remember, I am just here to say that the "most accurate" quote SHOULD be deleted because it is a "weasel word." End of story.

I think 97 Titanic can beet ANTR in some parts such as a normal Lightoller, but Titanic can also leave out too many details thanks to it being fictional. Alot of it is just, "ooo look at that" from the pov of a fictional character (like the part where the boat is going over another one or the funnel).

In fact alot of time is missed thanks to Jack and Rose, for instance it gets right to where the well is being awashed really quickly, like 5-10 mins into the sinking (actually Ismay would be in C and being lowered when the well was awashed).

PS Wrong film, though I know it's not the 53 Titanic either as it had no part where a man sets a glass on the table and it glides to the left, plus a funnel falls also. Must be the 56 TV version, if it had a model too that is.--BobtheVila (talk) 14:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Night to remember 1.jpg

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Even though it IS tempting to get into another bitch-out regarding Titanic vs. A Night to Remember, I am just here to say that the "most accurate" quote SHOULD be deleted because it is a "weasel word." End of story.

BetacommandBot 21:02, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Night to remember 2.jpg

Image:Night to remember 2.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 21:03, 6 November 2007 (UTC)