Will you go see "United 93?" (1 Viewer)

[RightinNYC]

Watch the trailer here: United 93

Now, I'm not the kind of guy to get sentimental about things, but this is moving. The trailer has already been pulled from theaters in NYC because of people walking out crying.

Regardless, I'm going to be in line to see it April 28th. What do you all think?

 

[Sulla158]

I won't go see it. It comes off as trying to make money off of a tragedy to me. Either way, I know the ending why would I see it?

 

[Navy Pride]

I think it should be mandatory to have to watch this film.......Sadly a lot of people on the left have already forgotten about what happened on 9/11/01......

 

[Jerry]

Watch the trailer here: United 93

Now, I'm not the kind of guy to get sentimental about things, but this is moving. The trailer has already been pulled from theaters in NYC because of people walking out crying.

Regardless, I'm going to be in line to see it April 28th. What do you all think?

At my core I’m too much of a conspiracy nut to take it seriously. Either the flight was shot down, forced down by the terrorists, or the movie will overblow the dramatization of the passenger’s actions.

In any event, it smells to much like propaganda for my liking. Though, I did go see The Day After Tomorrow despite it’s propagandist origin.

Hmmmm…..I’ll wait for the reviews and then perhaps rent it.

 

[LeftyHenry]

This is a disgrace. A ****ing disgrace. It hasn't been 5 years and already hollywood has commercialized and made a profit out of one of our nations most horrible tradegies. We can't respect anybody in this country, we've turned a national day of mourning into an action packed suspense thriller. This is capitalism at it's worst.

 

[LeftyHenry]

I think it should be mandatory to have to watch this film.......Sadly a lot of people on the left have already forgotten about what happened on 9/11/01......

typical NP. Accusing the left of forgetting 9/11 when it is the right who have forgotton about osama.

Mandatory...lol jesus christ NP don't you understand that it is wrong to commericialize a tragic event??

 

[jfuh]

This is a disgrace. A ****ing disgrace. It hasn't been 5 years and already hollywood has commercialized and made a profit out of one of our nations most horrible tradegies. We can't respect anybody in this country, we've turned a national day of mourning into an action packed suspense thriller. This is capitalism at it's worst.

This is not true. The families of those lost were the ones insistant on the film being made.
I don't think there's anything wrong with the making of this film, and as with any movie go see it if you want, don't go see it if you don't want.
The down side that I see of this movie is that it seems to simply makes the story of what happened, but not why, and a follow up of it neither.
Would be a good film to see though I believe.

 

[RightinNYC]

For the record, for those who are claiming that Hollywood is desecrating the memory of those who died that day:

The director went to the unprecedented step of securing the approval of every single family of the victims of that flight before making the movie.

The studio is also donating 10% of the gross of the opening weekends box to the Flight 93 Memorial fund.

I'm going to walk out of that theater knowing that a dollar of my ticket to see that movie went to something meaningful. When was the last time you could say that about any other movie?

 

[RightinNYC]

The down side that I see of this movie is that it seems to simply makes the story of what happened, but not why, and a follow up of it neither.
Would be a good film to see though I believe.

The reason why I think it's good that this movie (at least as the first one being made) takes this approach is the same reason why I'm glad the Freedom Center at the TT site was scrapped.

When dealing with something immense like this, it's easy for those not involved to forget the individual impact it had on people and move too quickly to address the overarching causes, results, significance, etc...

Sometimes it can just be about what happened. There doesn't really need to be anything more than that.

 

[Thorgasm]

I have no problem with a movie being made about true American Heros. And yes, I will go see it.

Making any movie mandatory is not what freedom is about. And what is this "September 11th" I hear the President talking about EVERY SINGLE TIME he speaks. It seems like I should know what he is talking about. :doh

P.S. Is there any truth that we have troops in Iraq and Saddam on Trial? Since I saw it on the liberal media machine I figured it was all staged just to make the President look bad.

 

[afr0byte]

Personally I'd rather give the entire amount of a ticket price to the foundation and just read about the events from their website or whatever.

 

[LeftyHenry]

This is not true. The families of those lost were the ones insistant on the film being made.

I'm sure they all wanted their loved ones who died fighting for freedom o be portrayed as action heroes in a film with blood and violence and etc..

I guess there are a couple of people who like it put if everyone wants it then why are there people walking out of theatres crying in New York?

I don't think there's anything wrong with the making of this film, and as with any movie go see it if you want, don't go see it if you don't want.

It's just the concept that kills me. Making money off of the death of thousands. You know how hollywood is, what they do to things like this... They turned Pearl Harbor into a love story think what will happen to this.

 

[Befuddled_Stoner]

****, dude. If, as Right said, the directer went and got permission from the families of every victim, who the **** are you to contravene what they acquiesce? (woo! spelled "acquiesce" right on the first try!!)
It sounds like a good idea to just directly donate the entire value of a ticket to the foundation, but I'm almost certain that more than 10 times as many people would go to see the movie than would do that. Sure, it's capitalism, but ain't that the **** (including both the good parts and the bad parts) that made this country great to begin with? At least this movie will give posterity something that portrays the views of the families of the victims.

 

[akyron]

No, I won't go see it.

Not because I've got any issue with it, but they had pretty much the same movie, entitled "Flight 93" on A&E like a month and a half ago. It was 90% just people on the plane crying on the phone as they talked to their loved ones. It's touching, but it's not something that I see myself willing to pay $7.50 to go see.

Now on the other hand, Oliver Stone is coming out with a movie in August called "World Trade Center" if my memory serves me correctly. Now this might be more conspiracy theory-laden, and thus might be actually interesting. That, depending on what I hear between now and August might be something I'll go see.

That flight 93 still shows every now and then. I caught a bit of it last week.

 

[LeftyHenry]

****, dude. If, as Right said, the directer went and got permission from the families of every victim, who the **** are you to contravene what they acquiesce? (woo! spelled "acquiesce" right on the first try!!)
It sounds like a good idea to just directly donate the entire value of a ticket to the foundation, but I'm almost certain that more than 10 times as many people would go to see the movie than would do that. Sure, it's capitalism, but ain't that the **** (including both the good parts and the bad parts) that made this country great to begin with? At least this movie will give posterity something that portrays the views of the families of the victims

maybe the families of Flight 93 victims agree with it, but a great many victims of the WTC attacks disagree with it. The reason why I have such a problem with this film is because 9/11 affected me in alot of ways especially since I live right next to site (well 10 blocks) This movie will shine a completely new light on 9/11 instead of a day of mourning 9/11 will become a something known best for it's action rebellion movies. It's just wrong. There are somethings that hollywood and capitalism consumerism need to stay out of, this is one of them.

 

[Deegan]

I can't even get through these 911 calls from those poor people in the towers, no, I won't go.

 

[SixStringHero]

No, I won't go see it.

Not because I've got any issue with it, but they had pretty much the same movie, entitled "Flight 93" on A&E like a month and a half ago. It was 90% just people on the plane crying on the phone as they talked to their loved ones. It's touching, but it's not something that I see myself willing to pay $7.50 to go see.

Now on the other hand, Oliver Stone is coming out with a movie in August called "World Trade Center" if my memory serves me correctly. Now this might be more conspiracy theory-laden, and thus might be actually interesting. That, depending on what I hear between now and August might be something I'll go see.

Oliver Stone is coming out with a conspiracy theory-laden movie? :shock:
Who would have ever thought that possible?

 

[Thorgasm]

maybe the families of Flight 93 victims agree with it, but a great many victims of the WTC attacks disagree with it. The reason why I have such a problem with this film is because 9/11 affected me in alot of ways especially since I live right next to site (well 10 blocks) This movie will shine a completely new light on 9/11 instead of a day of mourning 9/11 will become a something known best for it's action rebellion movies. It's just wrong. There are somethings that hollywood and capitalism consumerism need to stay out of, this is one of them.

How long is long enough time for it to be ok to make a movie about? Or are movies about real people who have died all wrong to make?

 

[LeftyHenry]

How long is long enough time for it to be ok to make a movie about? Or are movies about real people who have died all wrong to make?

How long has little to do with it. It's just that Hollywood certain things like this really don't need a movie made about it. People know about it and should mourn for the victims, not fork over $10.75 for a action suspense thriller. This movie shouldn't be made for the same reasons 9/11 is not a federal holiday like veterans day or etc... Because if 9/11 was a federal holiday, stores would have 9/11 discount sales on random things that diminish the point of 9/11. If this movie is made, (if it's not a suspense thriller) will be followed by an onslaught of exagerations and bloody gore movies that will diminish the victims of 9/11.

 

[Thorgasm]

How long has little to do with it. It's just that Hollywood certain things like this really don't need a movie made about it. People know about it and should mourn for the victims, not fork over $10.75 for a action suspense thriller. This movie shouldn't be made for the same reasons 9/11 is not a federal holiday like veterans day or etc... Because if 9/11 was a federal holiday, stores would have 9/11 discount sales on random things that diminish the point of 9/11. If this movie is made, (if it's not a suspense thriller) will be followed by an onslaught of exagerations and bloody gore movies that will diminish the victims of 9/11.

So all movies about real people that have died are wrong in your eyes?

 

[LeftyHenry]

So all movies about real people that have died are wrong in your eyes?

No it's just that I don't want to see 9/11 become an suspense-thriller.

 

[Thorgasm]

No it's just that I don't want to see 9/11 become an suspense-thriller.

That is why I asked how much time should pass for it to be ok. Do you think it was wrong to make Braveheart?

 

[vibeeleven]

I'll see it, maybe not in the theatre, but I'll see it. With our "real-time" ADD infused culture. I think Americans need to be reminded of what happened and what we are up against, our enemies (yes we have them) sure haven't forgotten.

 

[SixStringHero]

I'll see it, maybe not in the theatre, but I'll see it. With our "real-time" ADD infused culture. I think Americans need to be reminded of what happened and what we are up against, our enemies (yes we have them) sure haven't forgotten.

Didn't you get the memo? 9/11 was an inside job. :2razz: