Cameo Critic: Gilbert Gottfried on 'Titanic'

October 4, 2013 at 8:40PM
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Titanic."
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Titanic." (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gilbert Gottfried, who's performing Friday and Saturday at the New Hope Cinema Bar & Grill, offered to serve as cameo critic, but as usual, he refused to follow directions. Instead of heaping praise, the comic dissected a beloved movie:

"When I saw 'Titanic,' that ship couldn't have sunk fast enough. It's about some rich woman who falls in love with a homeless guy and they have sex on a boat. And the boat hits an iceberg. At least 11 times during the movie, I screamed, 'Hit the damn iceberg already!' I always wanted to make a sequel where the guy and girl survive, she realizes how much better she had it with the rich guy. The two of them are walking down the street, and an iceberg appears and kills them."

Gilbert Gottfried arrives at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: MIN2013100110235921
Gilbert Gottfried (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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