It winnig al lot of awards doesn't make it a instant classic.  Once in a blue moon the Academy Awards just goes with what is popular that was the case with Titanic.  Also both 1997 and 1998 where pretty weak when it comes to quality movie that is one of the main reasons it made that much money because it didn't have a lot of competition.  That being said when it comes to movies that where release in 1997 Life is Beautiful, Princes Mononoke, L.A. Confidential, Boogie Nights, As Good as It Gets and Good Will Hunting are all better then Titanic and better qualified to be called instant classics.

Agree, all of those movies are better than Titanic and way closer to the term classic.

The Force Awakens SUCKS!

That is all.

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And what metric do you use to call them classicss? Your subjective opinion? Ah, come on. You know you don't have anything to support your claim and the same applies to Chris Hu. Unless you provide a more universal way to call the classics, Winning more Oscars, and Bafta awards and many many others, is a good metric.

See you later.

No it isnt at all, specially with those awards, and history is the proof, but it doesnt seems like you know that much about cinema history to beggin with so...

False. The original was a great contender, but this one is bad fanfiction... 

I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan but Cameron's hasn't made a great film since T2. Titanic is hammy and overrated. I mean it got the award for editing and look at how much wasteful crap there is in it.

exactly this.  Love those 3.  The rest is forgettable.  I still can't fathom...well I mean he does keep his movies in theaters FOREVER and seems to hit at the right time for longevity in sales.  They're just so bland I never wanted to revisit them even a little.

I love it when people starts arguing about opinions, it's fun reading them. It never ends xD

titanic ftw