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Having garnered 11 Academy Awards in 1998, a reported production budget of over US$200 million (thus making news headlines in 1997) and earning over US$1 billion in box-office receipts worldwide (quite a percentage of those are due to repeated theatrical viewings), Titanic (1997) has finally been given the enhanced DVD edition many have been looking for. Having "suffered" a mediocre vanilla (single) DVD release in 1999, the title has finally been given better treatment (better film-to-video transfer and extensive bonus materials) by Paramount Home Entertainment for Region 1 or regions using the NTSC video system and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Other regions or regions using the PAL video system) before 2005 ends. Paramount Home Entertainment will be releasing a single 3-disc Special Collector's Edition (SCE) for Region 1 (US) whilst Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be releasing 2 editions: 2-disc Special Edition (SE) and 4-disc Deluxe/Definitive Collector's Edition (DCE) for the international markets. On Disc 1 & 2 of 2-disc SE (R2/R4), 3-disc SCE (R1) and 4-disc DCE (R2/R4) The feature film Titanic (1997) will be split onto first 2 discs (as per LOTR Special Extended Edition sets) when the enhanced DVD edition is release during the months of Oct - Dec 05 worldwide due to the limitation of the DVD format. For all editions of all regions, the feature film (HD transfer) is presented in 16 x 9 Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35 : 1) with the usual Dolby Digital Surround EX 5.1 soundtrack, there is also the DTS-ES 6.1 soundtrack included. Hopefully, the part of the feature film on the first disc ends on the appropriate scene for a short toilet/snack break. The bonus materials included in the first 2 discs of the DVD set (Applicable for all regions) are listed as follows: 3 AUDIO COMMENTARIES WITH DIRECTOR, JAMES CAMERON (Run Time 194m 46s) CAST (Kate Winslet & Gloria Stuart) AND CREW (Producer Jon Landau and Executive Producer Rae Sanchini) (Run Time 153m 47s) HISTORICAL LOOK ON TITANIC BY DON LYNCH & KEN MARSCHALL (Run Time 194 min 46s) BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE VIA BRANCHING (Run Time 62m 16s) / Spread over first 2 feature discs. POD 01 - DEEP DIVE POD 02 - UPSIDE-DOWN - WRECK MINIATURE POD 03 - ESCONDIDO UNDERWATER SET POD 04 - TWO ROSES POD 05 - SINKING SIMULATION POD 06 - 1912 - MORPH TRANSITION VFX POD 07 - SOUTHAMPTON FLOP POD 08 - A VIEW FROM THE PUB VFX POD 09 - LEAVING PORT VFX POD 10 - MELTING POT POD 11 - THE MILLIONAIRE'S SUITE POD 12 - THE ENGINE ROOM POD 13 - TITANIC AT SEA POD 14 - DIGITAL PEOPLE POD 15 - THE MILLION DOLLAR SHOT POD 16 - THE BIG EXTERIOR SHIP SET POD 17 - ROSE SUICIDE POD 18 - BIG SHIP SET VFX POD 19 - TUX STORY POD 20 - THE GRAND STAIRCASE POD 21 - COSTUME DESIGN POD 22 - FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM POD 23 - DINNER SHOOT POD 24 - THIRD CLASS PARTY POD 25 - A WOMAN'S PLACE POD 26 - THE ETIQUETTE KID POD 27 - THE BOILER ROOM POD 28 - FLOODING HOLD MINIATURE POD 29 - ICEBERG/DECK VFX POD 30 - BOILER ROOM FLOODING POD 31 - FIRST CLASS LOUNGE MINIATURE POD 32 - SHOOTING IN STEERAGE POD 33 - KATE'S ACTION COSTUME POD 34 - CRANE AS HELICOPTER POD 35 - LIFEBOATS 13 & 15 POD 36 - FLOODED FIRST CLASS DINING ROOM POD 37 - STAGE 2 SINKING SET POD 38 - FAKING A TILT POD 39 - THE SINKING RISER POD 40 - SHIP EXTENSIONS POD 41 - FALLING FUNNEL POD 42 - GRAND STAIRCASE FLOODING POD 43 - MINIATURE HALL FLOODING POD 44 - JUMPING STUNTS POD 45 - TILTING POOP DECK POD 46 - DECK SLIDERS POD 47 - DIGITAL STUNT PEOPLE POD 48 - SINKING VIDEOMATIC POD 49 - SHIP SPLIT MINIATURE POD 50 - VERTICAL POOP DECK STUNTS POD 51 - THE TOILET PAPER SHOT POD 52 - FINAL PLUNGE VFX POD 53 - UNDERWATER GREENSCREEN POD 54 - INTERIOR TANK SHOOT POD 55 - BREATH SHOTS POD 56 - EXTERIOR TANK SHOOT POD 57 - ICE MAKEUP POD 58 - OPEN LIFEBOATS AND THE CARPATHIA POD 59 - CARPATHIA MEDAL POD 60 - THE FINAL SHOT POD 61 - MAKING THE MUSIC VIDEO MY HEART WILL GO ON MUSIC VIDEO (Run Time 4m 42s) ALTERNATE ENDING "BROCK'S EPIPHANY" WITH OPTIONAL COMMENTARY BY JAMES CAMERON (Run Time 9m 15s) Bonus Materials on Disc 3 (R1) and Disc 3 or 4 (R2/R4) 29 DELETED SCENES (COMPLETE SCENES WITH FINISHED EFFECTS) WITH OPTIONAL AUDIO COMMENTARY (Run Time 45m 57s) #1 - I'LL BE THE FIRST #2 - ROSE FEELS TRAPPED #3 - BROCK'S DILEMMA/ ROSE VISITS THIRD CLASS #4 - ROSE'S DREAMS #5 - COME JOSEPHINE... #6 - EXTENDED SNEAKING TO FIRST CLASS #7 - EXTENDED ESCAPE FROM LOVEJOY #8 - A KISS IN THE BOILER ROOM #9 - WIRELESS ROOM/ THE CALIFORNIAN #10 - HOW 'BOUT A LITTLE ICE? #11 - FLIRTING WITH ICE #12 - THE FIRST S.O.S. #13 - ISMAY PANICS #14 - MOLLY BROWN'S ROWING SCHOOL #15 - IRISH HOSPITALITY #16 - IDA STRAUS WON'T LEAVE #17 - FAREWELL TO HELGA #18 - BOAT SIX WON'T RETURN #19 - RELEASE THE HOUNDS #20 - ROSE GETS A HUSBAND'S LETTER #21 - JACK AND LOVEJOY FIGHT #22 - GUGGENHEIM AND ASTOR #23 - I'M NOT GOING #24 - CORA'S FATE #25 - EXTENDED JACK AND ROSE IN THE WATER #26 - OUT OF THE QUESTION #27 - HOW DARE YOU! #28 - CHINESE MAN RESCUE #29 - EXTENDED CARPATHIA SEQUENCE 1912 NEWS REEL WITH OPTIONAL COMMENTARY BY ED MARSH (Run Time 2m 11s) CONSTRUCTION TIMELAPSE SEQUENCE WITH OPTIONAL COMMENTARY BY ED MARSH (Run Time 4m 19s) DEEP DIVE PRESENTATION NARRATED - BY JAMES CAMERON (Run Time 15m 29s ) TITANIC CREW VIDEO (Run Time 17m 26s) A SHIP'S ODYSSEY (THE TITANIC CREW VIDEO) SHIP'S TOUR MONTAGE WITH OPTIONAL COMMENTARY BY ANDERS FALK (Run Time 7m 33s) VIDEOMATICS AND VFX (Run Time 8m 38s) VIDEOMATICS INTRODUCTION SINKING SEQUENCE DEEP DIVE VFX SHOT BREAKDOWN: "ENGINE ROOM" VFX HOW-TO FOR "I'M FLYING" VFX HOW-TO FOR "FIRST CLASS LOUNGE" TITANIC SINKING SIMULATION STILL GALLERIES TITANIC SCRIPTMENT STORYBOARD SEQUENCES PRODUCTION ARTWORK PHOTOGRAPHS KEN MARSCHALL'S PAINTING GALLERY BY THE NUMBERS BIBILOGRAPHY BREAKING NEW GROUND - THE MAKING OF TITANIC TV Special (Run Time 42m 50s) TITANIC FEATURETTES - ELETRONIC PRESS KIT (Run Time 18m 10s) NEWSPOD #1: STORY FOCUS NEWSPOD #2: ACTOR FOCUS NEWSPOD #3: BUILDING THE SHIP NEWSPOD #4: POPULATING THE SHIP NEWSPOD #5: SINKING THE SHIP NEWSPOD #6: JAMES CAMERON FOCUS NEWSPOD #7: DEEP DIVE FOCUS CONCEPT POSTERS AND ONE SHEETS Bonus Materials Exclusive to 4-Disc (R2/R4) Release - Not Applicable for Region 1 Release HBO FIRST LOOK THE HEART OF THE OCEAN (Run Time 27m 30s) TITANIC IN 30 SECONDS WITH BUNNIES (Run Time 0m 47s) MTV MOVIE AWARDS TITANIC SKIT (Run Time 4m 21s) TITANIC (1997) S.E. - EASTER EGG - SNL SKIT WITH BILL PAXTON AND JAMES CAMERON (Run Time 4m 47s) TRAILERS & TEASERS IN WIDESCREEN OR FULL FRAME (Approximately 25 minutes) TITANIC TV SPOTS IN FULL FRAME (Run Time 5m 26s) DESTINY OPPOSITE WORLDS KNOW THE LEGEND NOTHING YOU EXPECT HEART WILL GO ON SEE IT AGAIN:15 HONORED TITANIC - SINKING SIMMULATION RTLT TV SPOT - GERMAN SOUND QUALITY 2-DISC SET - 2.0 / 5.1 / 6.1 DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND WITH DTS 3-DISC SET - 2.0 / 5.1 / 6.1 DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND WITH DTS 4-DISC SET - 2.0 / 5.1 / 6.1 DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND WITH DTS PICTURE QUALITY 2-DISC SET - WIDESCREEN ANAMORPHIC 2.35:1 3-DISC SET - WIDESCREEN ANAMORPHIC 2.35:1 4-DISC SET - WIDESCREEN ANAMORPHIC 2.35:1