My gran spoke of her with great awe. Apparently quite a legend in her time. Led me and my brother to name our craps that wouldn't flush away after her when we were wee. "Did you leave the unsinkable Molly Bown in the loo?"
Why did that bloke in the lifeboat ask if anyone had any objections before he recited the Lord's prayer? Would anyone be likely to be offended by this in 1912? It seemed a bit 21st century to me.
Why did that bloke in the lifeboat ask if anyone had any objections before he recited the Lord's prayer? Would anyone be likely to be offended by this in 1912? It seemed a bit 21st century to me.
The script was full of strange anachronisms like this.
Also strange was that scene of Madame Aubart casually getting out of bed topless whilst her maid and Guggenheim's valet watched. Firstly, would the two servants have walked in on their masters (even in a disaster) and secondly, would a woman be so exhibitionist in 1912, even if she was a mistress?
I was holding out a little hope that this would be halfway decent and dramatic - an hour focused on the sinking. But it was so underwhelming. I almost feel bad for the people involved in this about how badly its panned.
I wanted to hurt that Irish father! You've found your daughter so GO BACK THE WAY YOU CAME!!?! Don't just sit there and wait 15 minutes to drown you fool!
I think I would have smacked Mrs Rushton and her bloody dogs.
*Shakes fist* at JF for killing Paolo. Not only is it too much like Jack and Rose all over again, but I had to suffer that arrogant tw*t revived by brandy instead of him!!?! Fail. :mad:
But the worst was how it didn't capture those last moments well at all imo. 1500 people went into the water but you wouldn't know it from this - it was very very quietly shot. No screaming/cries for help. There was hardly anyone in the water (there looked to be about 15 extras floating there). Im sure a ship came back 2 days later to collect the dead and found 300 odd bodies (I think - I need to check this). And wasn't there another ship passed through where she went down and the passengers saw people floating in the water. The point being that there were a lot of dead people in the sea - to not show this is pretty poor tbh. I agree what others have said about the lack of cold/ice on people as well. And the pan out at the end - surely they would have (again) been surrounding by the people lost, plus ice/icebergs etc?
Whatever was in that brandy - the NHS should get the formula and bottle it!:D
Odd they didn't seem to try the brandy on poor Paolo - it looked like a litre bottle (how did the woman manage to smuggle that on board).
Surely the viewers would have much preferred poor Paolo to live - as Annie has nothing. Rather than the toff whose wife would be well looked after as her dead husband was loaded and a member of the aristocracy?
PS I thought the reference to TOWIE being on next on ITV2 during the closing credits was so TACKY! Show some dignity and respect ITV!
Watching the factual accounts now I actually think that the Fellowes' bilge is an insult to the memory of those lost .......
The only problem with interspersing the words with footage of ANTR is that is showed the ship going down whole. We know that Jack Thayer saw it break apart but I think at the time of the inquests, the British Board of Trade would not hear of any stories of it breaking apart on top of the ignominy of it sinking in the first place.
As a bit of an aside - today I just didn't really want to see anything about the memorial cruise. Somehow watching ANTR seemed a more fitting tribute.
Why did that bloke in the lifeboat ask if anyone had any objections before he recited the Lord's prayer? Would anyone be likely to be offended by this in 1912? It seemed a bit 21st century to me.
After the real sinking, when men were clinging to the upturned lifeboat, they were all from different denominations, so they decided on the Lord's Prayer.
After the real sinking, when men were clinging to the upturned lifeboat, they were all from different denominations, so they decided on the Lord's Prayer.
Different denominations would surely mean that they were all Christian so surely they would have The Lord's Prayer in common. Or have I got something wrong?
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HMV will have stock upto the rafters lol
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I'd buy it as a present....but there's no one I hate quite enough to give it to.
ROFL
The script was full of strange anachronisms like this.
Also strange was that scene of Madame Aubart casually getting out of bed topless whilst her maid and Guggenheim's valet watched. Firstly, would the two servants have walked in on their masters (even in a disaster) and secondly, would a woman be so exhibitionist in 1912, even if she was a mistress?
What does it matter? It's been shown after the watershed ?
Do I need to leave now ?
Lousy script
Lousy set design
Lousy acting
Lousy. Did I say that?
I wanted to hurt that Irish father! You've found your daughter so GO BACK THE WAY YOU CAME!!?! Don't just sit there and wait 15 minutes to drown you fool!
I think I would have smacked Mrs Rushton and her bloody dogs.
*Shakes fist* at JF for killing Paolo. Not only is it too much like Jack and Rose all over again, but I had to suffer that arrogant tw*t revived by brandy instead of him!!?! Fail. :mad:
But the worst was how it didn't capture those last moments well at all imo. 1500 people went into the water but you wouldn't know it from this - it was very very quietly shot. No screaming/cries for help. There was hardly anyone in the water (there looked to be about 15 extras floating there). Im sure a ship came back 2 days later to collect the dead and found 300 odd bodies (I think - I need to check this). And wasn't there another ship passed through where she went down and the passengers saw people floating in the water. The point being that there were a lot of dead people in the sea - to not show this is pretty poor tbh. I agree what others have said about the lack of cold/ice on people as well. And the pan out at the end - surely they would have (again) been surrounding by the people lost, plus ice/icebergs etc?
Oooh now THERE'S an idea to get rid of a particularly snotty acquaintance !!!
And apart from all that it was great :cool:
Watching the factual accounts now I actually think that the Fellowes' bilge is an insult to the memory of those lost .......
As a bit of an aside - today I just didn't really want to see anything about the memorial cruise. Somehow watching ANTR seemed a more fitting tribute.
I think this is so well made.
If they can have Winston Churchill with a cigar in Dr Who I'm sure Titanic could stand a few cigars.
This is a historical drama
After the real sinking, when men were clinging to the upturned lifeboat, they were all from different denominations, so they decided on the Lord's Prayer.
I could do with a new coaster.
Hopefully he did the honourable thing and went down with the programme
Different denominations would surely mean that they were all Christian so surely they would have The Lord's Prayer in common. Or have I got something wrong?
And pretty poor acting..such a shame..could have been great.
Yes. In a lifeboat. :mad:;):p
Yes, I found it very moving
(I also love Richard E. Grant so that was a bonus).