POLL: World Trade Center - The Movie

Chip NoVaMac · Jul 17, 2006, 10:18 PM

Been seeing the trailers on TV of late.

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

eva01 · Jul 17, 2006, 10:23 PM

They are making a movie?

kretzy · Jul 17, 2006, 10:23 PM

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 · Jul 17, 2006, 10:25 PM

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 · Jul 17, 2006, 10:26 PM

I voted who cares.

RndmAxess · 11:38 PM

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dmw007 · Jul 17, 2006, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by max_altitude

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.

DJMastaWes · Jul 17, 2006, 10:58 PM

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 · Jul 17, 2006, 11:03 PM

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 · Jul 17, 2006, 11:14 PM

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 · Jul 17, 2006, 11:46 PM

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

cleanup · Jul 17, 2006, 11:46 PM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 12:32 AM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 12:36 AM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 12:49 AM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 01:07 AM

Seems Chip NoVaMac is poll happy today

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

j26 · Jul 18, 2006, 02:42 AM

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

Henri Gaudier · Jul 18, 2006, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 05:53 AM

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

Mac Rules · Jul 18, 2006, 06:30 AM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henri Gaudier

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 09:47 AM

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

Bless

Jul 18, 2006, 10:05 AM

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henri Gaudier

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 · Jul 18, 2006, 10:20 AM

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.

View Poll Results: POLL; Will you go see "World Trade Center - The Movie"?
Yes	17	17.89%
No	23	24.21%
Maybe	28	29.47%
No way	19	20.00%
Who cares?	8	8.42%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

Jul 17, 2006, 10:18 PM	#1
Chip NoVaMac macrumors G3 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Virginia	POLL: World Trade Center - The Movie Been seeing the trailers on TV of late. Just wanted to know how the rest of MR was viewing this film. __________________ It is fast approaching the point where I don't want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the job. - Bombeck
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Jul 17, 2006, 10:23 PM	#2
eva01 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gah! Plymouth	They are making a movie? __________________ If I go on a crazy non-sensical rant, it's the painkillers talking. If however I make perfect sense I take full credit.
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Jul 17, 2006, 10:25 PM	#4
celebrian23 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under the sun	No I can't see it. I just have issues with it. I'm curious, but on principle I don't think I can __________________ C'est la vie !
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Jul 17, 2006, 10:23 PM	#3
kretzy macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia	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.
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Jul 17, 2006, 10:26 PM	#5
technicolor macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ><><><><	I voted who cares.
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DJMastaWes macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec	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. __________________ iMac: 27" i7 12GB RAM 1TB HDD \| MacBook Pro: 13" i5 6GB RAM 320GB HDD \| iPhone 4: 32GB \| Twitter
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Jul 17, 2006, 11:03 PM	#9
dornoforpyros macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB	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. __________________ www.JasonDorn.com \| this looked better on paper
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Jul 17, 2006, 11:14 PM	#10
d wade Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boca Raton, FL	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
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Jul 17, 2006, 11:46 PM	#11
Silentwave macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL	Too soon. And no way this should be commercialized. EVER. __________________ + R3D Macs, Cameras and way too much data for a sane person to have to store.
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Jul 17, 2006, 11:46 PM	#12
cleanup macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto	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.
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Jul 18, 2006, 12:32 AM	#13
4God macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ventura, CA	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.
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Jul 18, 2006, 12:36 AM	#14
OutThere macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: the good life	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 __________________ puisqu'on est jeune et con, puisqu'ils sont vieux et fous. . .
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Jul 18, 2006, 12:49 AM	#15
AppleGuy08 Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA	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.
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Jul 18, 2006, 01:07 AM	#16
TheMonarch macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area	Seems Chip NoVaMac is poll happy today But to answer your question, I'm not sure, probably not. __________________ Ever!
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Jul 18, 2006, 02:42 AM	#17
j26 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paddyland	On the basis that it will probably be an unrealistic romanticised version of events, no. __________________ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
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Jul 18, 2006, 05:53 AM	#19
Sharewaredemon macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pitch forking mulch in Nova Scotia, Canada	No, I'm not going, but I am going to see "Snakes on a Plane" __________________ Meow.
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Jul 18, 2006, 06:30 AM	#20
Mac Rules macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London	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 __________________ Retina MBP 2.6GHz Quad i7, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD iPhone 4S 32Gb iPad 4th Gen 32Gb
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Jul 18, 2006, 09:47 AM	#22
2nyRiggz macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thank you Jah...I'm so Blessed	It looks like crap....i might see it Bless __________________ I take everything to Jah in prayer 2ny, do something righteous with your life..
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Jul 18, 2006, 10:05 AM	#23
CompUser Guest	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.
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Jul 18, 2006, 10:20 AM	#25
QCassidy352 macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	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. __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"
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