REVIEW

'Titanic' in 3-D"Titanic" was not originally shot in 3-D, but each frame has been meticulously transformed. The result is a film that -- surprisingly -- is improved by the technological makeover.

The 3-D is effective, because it finally gives the audience a real sense of the massive world that was the passenger ship. This new look isn't necessary in the scene where the Titanic's aft section rises and crashes into the ocean before sliding into the blackness of the sea night. There's little that can be done to improve that sequence.

It's mostly the effect in the interiors, where corridors seem to extend for leagues and the rooms feel cavernous. In the scene where Rose struggles through a flooded corridor to save Jack, the new depth magnifies the battle by one small woman to overcome massive odds. You can almost feel the cold chill of the water.

Had 3-D never been added to "Titanic," it still would be one of the greatest silver-screen love stories. But the conversion really makes it feel as if your heart will go on.

RICK BENTLEY, FRESNO BEE