‘Titanic’ 3-D

The 1997 Best Picture winner is making its triumphant return to theaters in 3-D on April 4, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s tragic evening. Whether you love it, hate it, or secretly love it but keep it to yourself, no one can deny how good “Titanic” really is.

For some, it seems to be the song that turns them off. You’re not alone. According to Yahoo!, hearing “My Heart Will Go On” even triggers Kate Winslet’s gag reflex. A song featured in the credits is no reason to dismiss the entire movie. I decided to share a few interesting facts about the movie from TitanicUniverse and IMDB to remind people why “Titanic” deserves all of its praise.

• James Cameron actually went to the Titanic wreck and filmed using underwater cameras. He ended up spending more time with the ship than its living passengers did.

• Most of the decor was constructed by the companies who did the construction for the actual Titanic.

• "Titanic" was the first movie to have a budget of $200,000,000 and is the most expensive movie to be filmed in the 20th century.

• "Titanic" was the highest grossing film ($1,843,201,268 worldwide) until James Cameron released "Avatar."

• When Rose meets Jack on the Grand Staircase at the end, the time on the clock is the same time the ship sank.

• Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard who built the Titanic in 1909, opened up their private archives to the production, sharing blueprints that were long thought lost.

• Kate Winslet says Jack 80 times. Not even rivaling how many times Al Pacino says his favorite four-letter-word in “Scarface,” which is a whopping 226 times.

• 300 computer artists spent 750,000 man hours to give "Titanic" a third dimension, according to ABC News.

With the new trend of bringing back old favorites to theaters in 3-D, it got me thinking of other movies I’d like to see make a high-tech comeback. After we see “Titanic,” how amazing would it be to see “Jaws” or “The shining” with a pair of 3-D glasses?