POLL: World Trade Center - The Movie

[Chip NoVaMac]

Been seeing the trailers on TV of late.

Just wanted to know how the rest of MR was viewing this film.

[eva01]

They are making a movie?

[kretzy]

There hasn't been much mention of it here yet, but I don't really know what to think. It just doesn't seem like something to make a movie about. I don't think I'll see it.

[celebrian23]

No I can't see it. I just have issues with it. I'm curious, but on principle I don't think I can

[technicolor]

I voted who cares.

[RndmAxess]

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[dmw007]

There hasn't been much mention of it here yet, but I don't really know what to think. It just doesn't seem like something to make a movie about. I don't think I'll see it.


I just saw the first preview tonight on television. Not sure if I will go to see it or not- I honestly don't know a whole lot about it. :o :)

[DJMastaWes]

Yes. I would, and probebly will. I'm interested to see what is said in the movie, and what is showen.

It MAY however be too soon for such a film.

[dornoforpyros]

these 9-11 movies are so pointless to be doing at this point. I'm not saying doing movies about horrific events is pointless. I think they are very important to teach people about events that happened before they were born, but really, 9-11 was 5 years ago.

Who needs a reminder? 5-10 year olds?

Then again if I was scrapping the bottom of the barrel as hollywood is I might be exploiting things as well.

[d wade]

this was a terrible tragedy and i am kind of annoyed people actually made it into a movie.

with that said i'll probly see it anyway. but i never saw F911

[Silentwave]

Too soon. And no way this should be commercialized. EVER.

[cleanup]

Well they already made United 93... But that was just some cheesy made-for-HBO movie.

Yeah seems a little soon. Wait another five to ten years maybe.

[4God]

I dunno. I think it's good not to forget but I'm not real sure about making movies about it though.
IMHO the timing isn't quite right although I answered maybe in the poll, for the sake of being curious.

[OutThere]

As a policy I usually stay away from any and all movies whose titles end in " - The Movie"

I will look further, however.

edit: I see that the real title doesn't end in "- The Movie", but my policy still stands.

*watches preview*

[AppleGuy08]

i still have all of the papers and magazines from the following day. on th 12th, i went out, bout TIME, all the newspapers, anything i could get my hands on. Now theyre all in a few ziploc baggies. i needed to save a piece of history for my kids one day.

[TheMonarch]

Seems Chip NoVaMac is poll happy today ;)


But to answer your question, I'm not sure, probably not.

[j26]

On the basis that it will probably be an unrealistic romanticised version of events, no.

[Henri Gaudier]

i still have all of the papers and magazines from the following day. on th 12th, i went out, bout TIME, all the newspapers, anything i could get my hands on. Now theyre all in a few ziploc baggies. i needed to save a piece of history for my kids one day.

And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place? Like putting Saddam in power? Or a death and torture squad is trained at the School Of Americas? How about a bumper ziploc of Abu Ghraib photos? Or when an American missile wings its way from Israel into a Palestinian refugee camp? Or a photo of the suicides at Guantanimo?

This is not Amerika bashing. It's just that your gift for posterity is meaningless in isolation. Your children must learn that we all have to make demands on our governments to behave better and that means showing them the stuff we do that is shameful too. And we both have so much to be ashamed of.

[Sharewaredemon]

No, I'm not going, but I am going to see "Snakes on a Plane"

[Mac Rules]

Gotta say, I feel compelled to see this, but I'm worried its just gonna be another Hollywood rip-off doing its best to glorify one of history's worlds atrocities!
I think there could be quite a lot of complaints from afftected families about this movie..

Flight 93 wasn't too bad, it stayed quite close to the facts as we know them...

Only time will tell

Cheers

[cleanup]

And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place? Like putting Saddam in power? Or a death and torture squad is trained at the School Of Americas? How about a bumper ziploc of Abu Ghraib photos? Or when an American missile wings its way from Israel into a Palestinian refugee camp? Or a photo of the suicides at Guantanimo?

This is not Amerika bashing. It's just that your gift for posterity is meaningless in isolation. Your children must learn that we all have to make demands on our governments to behave better and that means showing them the stuff we do that is shameful too. And we both have so much to be ashamed of.

haha. zing!

[2nyRiggz]

It looks like crap....i might see it:)


Bless

[CompUser]

First off I think it is too early to make a movie about the WTC. Secondly, it seems like this will be just another Nicholas Cage movie- all of his movies are the same and I don't really like him as an actor.

If they wanted to do this I think it would have been better if they used less famous actors.

[technicolor]

And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place? Like putting Saddam in power? Or a death and torture squad is trained at the School Of Americas? How about a bumper ziploc of Abu Ghraib photos? Or when an American missile wings its way from Israel into a Palestinian refugee camp? Or a photo of the suicides at Guantanimo?

This is not Amerika bashing. It's just that your gift for posterity is meaningless in isolation. Your children must learn that we all have to make demands on our governments to behave better and that means showing them the stuff we do that is shameful too. And we both have so much to be ashamed of. Excellent post.

And considering he did this...

"And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place?"

I would say the answer is, only if it happens in America;)

[QCassidy352]

no, I won't see it. I'm not offended they made this movie, but I'm not interested, either. If there's anyone in the US who has not had enough of 9/11 during the last 5 years, I have to seriously question what rock they've been under.

[thedude110]

Too soon. And no way this should be commercialized. EVER.


But if it weren't commercialized, how could we possibly reclaim it into the cycle of capital? Since the day of, the attacks have been rendered a disgusting mix of history and marketing. Capital needs to finalize the artificiality of the thing (to literally produce it) in order to get us to buy it.

Such that:

How can we understand unless that understanding is rooted in pre-packaged exploitation, ideally in the form of a "Freedom Mobile" Happy Meal toy?

Such that:

As if Pearl Harbor wasn't bloodlees enough.

[MongoTheGeek]

As if Pearl Harbor wasn't bloodlees enough.

How long after Pearl harbor were they making movies about it? A year and a half perhaps? I don't think it could ever be too soon to have a movie about it.

[rjgonzales]

As a policy I usually stay away from any and all movies whose titles end in " - The Movie"



Even Spaceballs?:confused: :p

[d wade]

anyone know who's gonna be in it yet?

[Pittsax]

Too soon. And no way this should be commercialized. EVER.
I don't really mind that they're making a movie of it as long as it is as close to factual as possible and doesn't have any kind of agenda. Besides, I find it curious that the (mostly) Republicans that are crying foul about this film are the same ones that practically wrapped themselves in a 9/11 blanket for the 2004 elections.

[Pittsax]

anyone know who's gonna be in it yet?
Nicholas Cage has the starring role, which is the main reason why I'm not going to see it.

[lu0s3r322]

this isn't a movie about who's plane hit who and which government did what and what the passengers did and any other conspiracy crap.

this is true story about two police officers who were just trying to help, they didnt care who's fault and who did it, they just wanted to help.

but yes i do agree it's too early and they're just following the 9/11 movie bandwagon.

[quigleybc]

I will see this movie only if it stars Chuck Norris, and has a bad ass fight at the end where, chuck beats down the planes and saves the day......

[technicolor]

I will see this movie only if it stars Chuck Norris, and has a bad ass fight at the end where, chuck beats down the planes and saves the day......
:D

LMAO!

[AppleGuy08]

And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place? Like putting Saddam in power? Or a death and torture squad is trained at the School Of Americas? How about a bumper ziploc of Abu Ghraib photos? Or when an American missile wings its way from Israel into a Palestinian refugee camp? Or a photo of the suicides at Guantanimo?

This is not Amerika bashing. It's just that your gift for posterity is meaningless in isolation. Your children must learn that we all have to make demands on our governments to behave better and that means showing them the stuff we do that is shameful too. And we both have so much to be ashamed of.

Ummm....true. But its not like i ever said im not going to teach my kids that america isnt perfect. And dont give me that sarcasm **** about Abu Ghraib and all that. Its HISTORY for this country and im simply preserving some of it for myself.

I think itd be history for your country too if someone flew planes into the Eiffel Tower and bombed the Arc de Triumph.

[livingfortoday]

Nicholas Cage has the starring role, which is the main reason why I'm not going to see it.

Amen!

[jamesi]

i felt a bit bothered when i saw a commercial for it. personally, i find it very disapointing that hollywood decided that we needed a movie like this. they better give all of the money they make from it to the families who lost someone in the ordeal

[jamesi]

And do you do this every time a CIA sponsored coup takes place? Like putting Saddam in power? Or a death and torture squad is trained at the School Of Americas? How about a bumper ziploc of Abu Ghraib photos? Or when an American missile wings its way from Israel into a Palestinian refugee camp? Or a photo of the suicides at Guantanimo?

This is not Amerika bashing. It's just that your gift for posterity is meaningless in isolation. Your children must learn that we all have to make demands on our governments to behave better and that means showing them the stuff we do that is shameful too. And we both have so much to be ashamed of.


no need to get hyper, he was making an innocent comment. i may aggree with your comment, but its not warranted here

[jelloshotsrule]

just started seeing commercials for it after i saw this thread.

i won't see it in theaters, didn't see the other one either. i hate nicholas cage too, so that doesn't help. but i may well rent it at some point (netflix).

i'm not sure how i feel that the movie was made... in terms of the commercialization of tragedy and such. as that's been going on forever.

[Killyp]

I don't think anybody should be making money out of this. It's terrible. How would you feel if your partner was killed by terrorists, and then somebody made a film out of it and started making money?

No no no, that's not the way to go about things...

[RndmAxess]

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[jelloshotsrule]

So BACK OFF and LIGHTEN UP!

Should my relatives NOT have saved newspaper clippings about Pearl Harbor?

says the one yelling..

the point was that history is made up of many pieces, good, bad, and ugly, and that to only include the emotionally heart wrenching bits isn't good. but as the original poster (who collects the clippings) has already said, he/she don't plan to leave out the other stuff (i think).

[RndmAxess]

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[BornAgainMac]

I miss Star Trek because they can bring up topics like 911 that are highly political to tell a story without all the backlash.

[dornoforpyros]

No, I'm not going, but I am going to see "Snakes on a Plane"

we need to put a barrier between us and the snakes! :D

[coffey7]

these 9-11 movies are so pointless to be doing at this point. I'm not saying doing movies about horrific events is pointless. I think they are very important to teach people about events that happened before they were born, but really, 9-11 was 5 years ago.

Who needs a reminder? 5-10 year olds?

Then again if I was scrapping the bottom of the barrel as hollywood is I might be exploiting things as well.


Its still very important to tell people of the evils of Adolf Hitler and that was a long f$#@ing time ago.