The Observation Deck

When 'Fahrenheit 911" was making its way across American movie screens, there was discussion on local boards as to whether or not the movie would be shown in Lakewood.

It's too bad that no one has posted a discussion requesting the new movie "Flight 93" be shown in town.

In both cases, those who want and/or wanted to see either flick will be taking their money out of town.

Joe

Won't we get it as a second run like all other movies? Hey, wouldn't it be fun to run United 93 on one screen and Loose Change 2nd Edition on the other? That ought to create some controversy to bring the butts to the seats. It would be like running "Passion of the Christ" on one and "Life of Brian" on the other!

Phil

I saw the trailers for that movie, it looks good - but very sad. I know the truth was sad.

Here when I saw the thread, I thought it was going to be about the controversy regarding the DaVinci movie. I loved the book, I'll admit it and it sounds like an amazing cast. I normally don't like movies as much as the book, but....

Lynn,
the books are always better!!

Joe

Fast Food Nation is being made into a film. Perhaps they will slash enough intellectual content to make the sensationalist aspects of it more prominent. But hey; them's the pictures.

I was watching some movie review show that absolutely trashes 95% of the new movies that come out every month, and they actually gave Flight 93 a great review.

why? because apparently there is no exploitation or hidden message or hollywood theatrics about this movie, which is why I have both eyebrows raised and want to see this movie.

there's people that were involved with 9/11 and all the flights being grounded that play themselves in the movie.. I don't think government or high security officials would play themselves if this movie wasn't "politically correct".

the movie should be interesting, because there's so much behind the scene stuff that no one knows about.

The Director of United 93, Paul Greengrass, is known for taking real stories and making them with care. I haven't seen "Bloody Sunday," about a Irish protest march where the British troops waded in and basically massacred folks, but I hear it has the same sort of eye for detail that United 93 has going.

That said, I probably won't see United 93, at least not on the big screen. I can see a disaster movie about a fake one like "Poseidon (well, not this one but the original would do nicely) or a real one from long ago (Titanic comes to mind) but something this fresh would be tough to handle. I lik movies that reflect on our times but use a previous period of time or story to do it (Munich fits this to me...the idea of state-sanctioned revenge and such).

It is still too fresh in my mind and maybe some years later I can sit with my daughter, who was 18 months old at the time of 9/11, and use the movie as a talking point to talk about how it felt that day. But she will be a lot older before we do that. Bravo for Greengrass and company for making a compelling drama about such a recent event, though.

Phil Florian wrote: I haven't seen "Bloody Sunday," about a Irish protest march where the British troops waded in and basically massacred folks, but I hear it has the same sort of eye for detail that United 93 has going.

Phil

A must see, said the Irish kid.

Now I am more interested in United 93.

As far as movies on terrorists I am still stuck on Team America.



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but something this fresh would be tough to handle.

very true and understandable.