It is truly regrettable that Titanic is not in the the top 250.I think this is mainly due to the fact that it was so the biggest grossing movie of all time it is a big target of those who think that nothing could deserve such commercial success.I saw it for the first time when it first came out on the big screen and 3 hours later I left the theatre literally blown away.I have sen it a few times since and my experience has been pretty much the same... i felt that i had seen a great have a problem with romance. Well the romantic story is the heart of this film much as it was with the all time favourite of many (none other than Casablanca. For Me. James Cameron achieved the impossible. he was able to convince you that you had witnessed the sinking of that gigantic ship. acting (contrary to the opinions of some)was fine. have there been better acting performances on screen? sure there have been but i don't see Olivier's version of Hamlet on the top list. For me the story telling was excellent not just in terms of the love relation between Winsett and DiCaprio but also how it adressed the notions of class distinction as well as man's arrogance as far as the forces of nature are concerned.i gave this film a 10 and am not ashamed to admit it.