So perhaps it's no surprise that with " Titanic 3D, " Cameron has once again engineered the rare effective -- and even tasteful!

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For the rest of Titanic 3D, he employs the technology in a ''subtle'' way: to heighten the images and lend them a bold sculptural clarity.

CNN: Review: 'Titanic 3D' is a work of art

Director James Cameron and producing partner Jon Landau made the trek to New York City to discuss Titanic 3D with fans at Best Buy in Union Square.

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As scrupulous a job as Cameron has done, I can't really say that I recommend "Titanic 3D" in order to experience this landmark movie with an added dimension.

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Two of those films, the just-released Titanic 3D from Paramount Home Media Distribution and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and the October 15 Avatar 3D from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, are from the Oscar-winning director.

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Winner of 11 Academy Awards, Cameron spent over a year supervising scores of technicians who painstakingly converted Titanic from 2D to 3D.

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James Cameron is working on a 3D conversion of Titanic, which will be released theatrically in April 2012, 15 years after the movie came out, and 100 years after the ship sank.

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