Anyone seen "Flight 93" yet?

Thanks Jay. I plan to see it.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

in article , Dylan Smith at
wrote on 4/28/06 3:35 AM:

On 2006-04-26, Flyingmonk wrote:
What'd you think of it? Should I go see it?

Personally, I'm not going to bother. I knew as 9/11 was happening, it
was only a matter of time before Hollywood made a movie about it - but I
did expect them to wait 15 or 20 years. I also predict there will be a
Hollywood movie about Hurricane Katrina.

I'm neither condemning nor defending Hollywood, but I'm pretty sure that
everybody here is aware that it represents American capitalism in its purest
form. Hollywood sees an opportunity to turn a buck, and it takes it, taste
be damned. Simple as that. Is there another way of doing capitalism that I
haven't heard about?

Odd to see so much criticism of the American way. Personally, I would've
liked to have seen a big, dumb, Jerry Bruckheimer version of 9/11 about 6
months after it happened. When you think about it, what better signal to
send to the rest of the world?

"Philip S." wrote in message
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in article , Dylan Smith at
wrote on 4/28/06 3:35 AM:

On 2006-04-26, Flyingmonk wrote:
What'd you think of it? Should I go see it?

Personally, I'm not going to bother. I knew as 9/11 was happening, it
was only a matter of time before Hollywood made a movie about it - but I
did expect them to wait 15 or 20 years. I also predict there will be a
Hollywood movie about Hurricane Katrina.

I'm neither condemning nor defending Hollywood, but I'm pretty sure that
everybody here is aware that it represents American capitalism in its
purest
form. Hollywood sees an opportunity to turn a buck, and it takes it, taste
be damned. Simple as that. Is there another way of doing capitalism that I
haven't heard about?

Odd to see so much criticism of the American way.

I do believe that is also a huge part of the American way.

in article , Dave Stadt at
wrote on 4/30/06 9:02 PM:


"Philip S." wrote in message
...
in article , Dylan Smith at
wrote on 4/28/06 3:35 AM:

On 2006-04-26, Flyingmonk wrote:
What'd you think of it? Should I go see it?

Personally, I'm not going to bother. I knew as 9/11 was happening, it
was only a matter of time before Hollywood made a movie about it - but I
did expect them to wait 15 or 20 years. I also predict there will be a
Hollywood movie about Hurricane Katrina.

I'm neither condemning nor defending Hollywood, but I'm pretty sure that
everybody here is aware that it represents American capitalism in its
purest
form. Hollywood sees an opportunity to turn a buck, and it takes it, taste
be damned. Simple as that. Is there another way of doing capitalism that I
haven't heard about?

Odd to see so much criticism of the American way.

I do believe that is also a huge part of the American way.

True, but I meant that it was odd to see it from folks who normally seem to
be a vigorously patriotic, capitalist bunch. ****, I'm merely the biggest
capitalist in the world, and I've never understood the general reluctance to
exploit 9/11 for financial gain. We should have been selling T-shirts 15
minutes after it happened, and telling the rest of the world to **** off if
they didn't like it.

("Philip S." wrote)
True, but I meant that it was odd to see it from folks who normally seem
to be a vigorously patriotic, capitalist bunch. [%^*#], I'm merely the
biggest capitalist in the world, and I've never understood the general
reluctance to exploit 9/11 for financial gain. We should have been selling
T-shirts 15 minutes after it happened, and telling the rest of the world
to [#%^*] off if they didn't like it.


We would have flown to NYC if the hotels were ALL $99 for that two week
period, and if they had constructed a GIANT three story viewing
platform/boardwalk around the entire site - $25 a person.

IIRC, our 1998 World Trade Center tour was $12 per person.

The (soon to be bailed out) airlines would have been on board, too - with
fare specials and extra planes to NYC.

Millions would have visited! ...and bought T-shirts.


Montblack
New York missed the boat on that one.

It's a movie!

Yep, and a very well-done one at that.

All the actions depicted onboard the aircraft are speculation.

Not all. They have the results of 20+ phone calls made from the plane.
They know what was being planned.

There may be some factual descriptions about what was happening with ATC
and NORAD as NPR has been reporting all weekend that the actual people
portrayed themselves in those roles.

Yes, ATC has the real-deal ring of truth. What's really nice is that
they don't dumb it down or explain everything. If you understand
ATC-speak, you "get it" -- if you don't, it's probably gibberish.

It didn't seem to bother anyone in the theater -- but it sure added to
our movie experience, and I really appreciate the fact that the
director did it that way.

Best of all, they made the movie based on the actual timeline of
events. Things unfold at precisely the same pace that they did on
September 11th, which really gives it an authenticity it would not
otherwise have.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Great review Jay thanks.


One thing though.

"United 93" = Film released this weekend.
http://www.united93movie.com/index.php

"Flight 93" = Film on A&E Network. http://www.aetv.com/flight_93/index.jsp

One thing though.

"United 93" = Film released this weekend.
http://www.united93movie.com/index.php

Whoops! Sorry about that.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Gig 601XL Builder" wrote)
"United 93" = Film released this weekend.
http://www.united93movie.com/index.php

"Flight 93" = Film on A&E Network. http://www.aetv.com/flight_93/index.jsp


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469641/
World Trade Center (2006) - Oliver Stone


Montblack

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
.. .
Nit-picky. Babys bawl. Balling is how we GET babies.

You do know why babies are so fragile, don't you?

They are put together, with only one screw!

RIMSHOT!!!
--
Jim in NC