[Steve Withers]

Yes we all know how it ends but who didn’t fall in love with Jack and Rose?

It’s hard to believe it now but before Titanic premiered in December 1997, film industry experts were expecting a flop of monumental proportions. How, they asked, could 20th Century Fox be stupid enough to spend $200 million on a film with no stars, no built-in franchise, an ending everyone knows, no merchandising possibilities and no opportunities for a sequel? Well, the trusted in James Cameron and he didn’t let them down, delivering the most successful film of all time and 11 Oscars to boot. In fact Titanic’s unassailable position at the top of the box office charts was only dislodged in 2009 and that was by another Cameron film.

Titanic was given a 3D re-release at the cinema back in April to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking and it managed to be a huge it once again, joining Avatar as the only other film to take more than $2 billion worldwide. Whether you approve of 3D conversions or not, the good news is that the film was fully restored for the reissue and on the 10th of September you can choose between the 2D or 3D version, not to mention get your hands on a boatload of extras (sorry for the pun).

There are three different releases of Titanic, a 2-disc 2D Blu-ray version, a 4-disc Blu-ray 3D version and a 2-disc DVD version, here’s a break down of the different configurations and extras:

Two-Disc Blu-ray Set:

Disc 1 (Blu-ray):

• Feature film in high definition

• Commentary by director James Cameron

• Cast and Crew Commentary

• Historical Commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marshall

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

• Reflections on Titanic Documentary—NEW!

• Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron Documentary—NEW!

• Deleted Scenes with commentary by James Cameron

• Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

• Construction Timelapse

• Deep Dive Presentation—Narrated by James Cameron

• $200,000,001: A Ship’s Odyssey—the Titanic Crew Video

• Videomatics

• Visual Effects

• Music Video—“My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion

• Trailers

• TV Spots

• Still Galleries

• Titanic Scriptment by James Cameron

• Storyboard Sequences

• Production Artwork

• Photographs

• Ken Marshall’s Painting Gallery

• Concept Posters and One Sheets

• By the Numbers

• Bibliography

• MTV’s 1998 Movie Awards skit

• Saturday Night Live skit

• Titanic in 30 Seconds

Four-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Combo Pack:

Disc 1-2 (Blu-ray 3D)

• Feature film in 3D high definition

Disc 3 (Blu-ray):

• Same features as Blu-ray above but on one disc

Disc 4 (Blu-ray):

• Same features as above

Two-Disc DVD Set:

Disc 1 (DVD):

• Feature film in standard definition (Part 1)

Disc 2 (DVD):

• Feature film in standard definition (Part 2)

• Deleted Scenes with commentary by James Cameron

• Digital Download Version

• Deleted Scenes

• Still Galleries

[Steven]

So definitely the 4-disc 3D version being packaged with selected Panasonic home cinema kit then?

[Steve Withers]

That's right, as far as I'm aware Panasonic are offering the Titanic 3D set and the Avatar 3D exclusive with their Blu-ray players, which I must say makes their Blu-ray players very attractive.

[MJeeves]

So... just to be sure on this...

DISC 3 from the 4 disc 3D BluRay set is THE SAME as the first (DISC 1) of the 2 disc 2D set?

[Steve Withers]

According to the released specs yes, both versions have the 2D version of Titanic on a single disc.