10 Underrated Movies Everyone Loved At First (But Now Dislikes)

6. Titanic

The Awesome Movie: James Cameron's passion project (he really likes the sea) is big moviemaking; he built a near-scale replica of the doomed liner and used all manner of ground-breaking tech to realise its cold, watery demise. And it pays off; the sinking of the Titanic is astounding, an enthralling action sequence imbued with the emotion of over 2000 lives in the balance. Cries of innauracy dog the film, but the presentation of the backdrop event is impeccable.

That made-up love story isn't all cack either - it's generic, but game acting and great soundtrack accentuation means it still packs a punch.

What Happened? 11 Oscars and almost $2 billion in box office (it eventually passed that amount on rerelease), that's what happened. It was fine to love James Cameron's historical romance when it was a blockbuster maestro at the top of his game, but when it became a hit amongst pensioners and (gasp) teenage girls there was something decidedly uncool about Titanic. So yeah, it's long and it's naff and the story's silly and there's not enough Terminators.

Then there's that bloody door, which remains a key point of contention to this day (DiCaprio added fuel to the fire during his Oscar campaign this year), despite being answered in the movie itself - they both try and fit on the makeshift raft and it doesn't have enough ballast to hold them. And that may be the biggest knock against Titanic; people haven't watched it in years.

You catch bits on TV or hear Celine Dion singing, but otherwise opinions are shaped by the claims of inaccuracy and "king of the world" memes. Actually sit down and view the film and you'll see something special