My girlfriend rented "United 93" to watch last

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: SophalotJack
I have a problem with some movie company / actors profitting of a national tragedy.

Nobody else finds this a little sick and fvcked up?

Well, there goes 65% of all movies ever released. Good call.

You should probably be upset with flag manufacturers, too.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Everyone is so quick to jump on this movie, if you wanna talk exploitation of a story see WTC by Oliver Stone.

Just how is WTC exploitation?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Everyone is so quick to jump on this movie, if you wanna talk exploitation of a story see WTC by Oliver Stone.

Just how is WTC exploitation?

I don't know about "exploitation", but they were so sensitive about the WTC issue that they basically made a movie about nothing more than rescuing two guys trapped in a pile of rubble. 9/11 was only a backdrop to the movie because its based on a true story. I could easily been made into an earthquake or mine disaster and barely anything would be different...

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Everyone is so quick to jump on this movie, if you wanna talk exploitation of a story see WTC by Oliver Stone.

Just how is WTC exploitation?

I don't know about "exploitation", but they were so sensitive about the WTC issue that they basically made a movie about nothing more than rescuing two guys trapped in a pile of rubble. 9/11 was only a backdrop to the movie because its based on a true story. I could easily been made into an earthquake or mine disaster and barely anything would be different...

Actually, the format and plot was great.

Instead of doing a 70s style disater flick and jumping from story to story, they focused on one group. You became them and felt what they felt.

A much better way to tell a part of the story, if you ask me.

 

[dopcombo]

wasnt united 93 the one where many of the actors on the plane in the show were ACTUALLY on flight 93 that day?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Everyone is so quick to jump on this movie, if you wanna talk exploitation of a story see WTC by Oliver Stone.

Just how is WTC exploitation?

I don't know about "exploitation", but they were so sensitive about the WTC issue that they basically made a movie about nothing more than rescuing two guys trapped in a pile of rubble. 9/11 was only a backdrop to the movie because its based on a true story. I could easily been made into an earthquake or mine disaster and barely anything would be different...

Actually, the format and plot was great.

Instead of doing a 70s style disater flick and jumping from story to story, they focused on one group. You became them and felt what they felt.

A much better way to tell a part of the story, if you ask me.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie, I just felt that the way it was told disassociated it with the WTC tragedy.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Everyone is so quick to jump on this movie, if you wanna talk exploitation of a story see WTC by Oliver Stone.

Just how is WTC exploitation?

I don't know about "exploitation", but they were so sensitive about the WTC issue that they basically made a movie about nothing more than rescuing two guys trapped in a pile of rubble. 9/11 was only a backdrop to the movie because its based on a true story. I could easily been made into an earthquake or mine disaster and barely anything would be different...

Actually, the format and plot was great.

Instead of doing a 70s style disater flick and jumping from story to story, they focused on one group. You became them and felt what they felt.

A much better way to tell a part of the story, if you ask me.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie, I just felt that the way it was told disassociated it with the WTC tragedy.

What you saw was what they saw. That was 9/11 for them.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
Hollywood is just trying to make a buck from the controversy over whether or not its ethical for them to try and make a buck from the controversy. It's genius and stomach turning at the same time, as all good businesses are...

That said, I'm not watching../.

QFT. I will not watch the movies unless they give 100% of the profit to the families. They are banking off this tragic even and I refuse to watch it.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: acemcmac
Hollywood is just trying to make a buck from the controversy over whether or not its ethical for them to try and make a buck from the controversy. It's genius and stomach turning at the same time, as all good businesses are...

That said, I'm not watching../.

QFT. I will not watch the movies unless they give 100% of the profit to the families. They are banking off this tragic even and I refuse to watch it.

Were you mad when movies about D-day didn't give 100% of the profit to soldiers?

What about Band of Brothers? Did it upset you that they didn't give 100% of the profit to Easy Company?

This is an absurd standard.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
QFT. I will not watch the movies unless they give 100% of the profit to the families. They are banking off this tragic even and I refuse to watch it.

What about movies that bank off of other tragedies, like, oh, I don't know... World War II. Should they give 100% of those profits to the families and vets, too? :roll:

 

[thirdeye]

I don't really understand the human fascination with reliving great tragedy over and over again. I won't watch it because it's over and done with, I saw the real thing on TV the day it happened. That's all I need to see. To make a movie of it is just morbid if you ask me.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: acemcmac
Hollywood is just trying to make a buck from the controversy over whether or not its ethical for them to try and make a buck from the controversy. It's genius and stomach turning at the same time, as all good businesses are...

That said, I'm not watching../.

QFT. I will not watch the movies unless they give 100% of the profit to the families. They are banking off this tragic even and I refuse to watch it.

Movies rarely actually make a profit, creative accounting FTW.

If you ever happen to come up with a brilliant screenplay, direct a major film, or become a big actor remember the words "gross points".

 

[loic2003]

I'm sick of hollywood jingoistic propoganda where every character is a brave 'true' american with chisled features who's just so willing to die for his country. There's sooooo many films. You might not notice if all you watch are US films, but it's actually quite frightning just how bad they are. This has been going on since the cold war at least. I swear it's worse that north korea!


...and fade to black on the stars and stripes blowing in the wind.... that's a wrap!

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: dopcombo
wasnt united 93 the one where many of the actors on the plane in the show were ACTUALLY on flight 93 that day?

that doesn't make any sense, and that was with me rereading it agian and again..

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: loic2003
I'm sick of hollywood jingoistic propoganda where every character is a brave 'true' american with chisled features who's just so willing to die for his country. There's sooooo many films. You might not notice if all you watch are US films, but it's actually quite frightning just how bad they are. This has been going on since the cold war at least. I swear it's worse that north korea!


...and fade to black on the stars and stripes blowing in the wind.... that's a wrap!

You again?

I know you hate American films, but nobody is forcing you to watch them let alone threadcrap in the exact same way all the time in these threads.

 

[D1gger]

I have no intention whatsoever to watch any of the movies made about 9/11. It would be like picking a scab off of a wound just to feel more pain. Not my idea of a healthy way to heal the wound.

 

[thirtythree]

I wish I had seen United 93 in the theatre. I don't think I'll see WTC though.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: thirtythree
I wish I had seen United 93 in the theatre. I don't think I'll see WTC though.

I definetly wasn't going to see United 93 in theaters. A crowded thater of sobbing people.


UN COM FORT ABLE!!!

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: dopcombo
wasnt united 93 the one where many of the actors on the plane in the show were ACTUALLY on flight 93 that day?

that doesn't make any sense, and that was with me rereading it agian and again..

troll or lead paint consumer?

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
This whole 911 thing has got me thinking something is wrong with me. I"m just not effected by it at all. I was home the day it happened and watched it on tv. I realize there was a lot of death, and it was a horrible tragedy, but I have no emotions about it. The only feelings I've had was disgust for the way our goverment handled it. I get more emotional watching something like saving private ryan or band of brothers.

But you have no disgust for the animals who robbed families of their loved ones? Even by forcing some of them to lunge to their deaths?

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: dopcombo
wasnt united 93 the one where many of the actors on the plane in the show were ACTUALLY on flight 93 that day?

No, I don't think anyone survived United Flight 93 =P

 

[iliopsoas]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
I don't really understand the human fascination with reliving great tragedy over and over again. I won't watch it because it's over and done with, I saw the real thing on TV the day it happened. That's all I need to see. To make a movie of it is just morbid if you ask me.

These movies should be made so that those who come later will learn and not forget. I was not there for WWII but through those movies, I saw how horrific it was...at least to a certain extent.

 

[CptObvious]

I saw United 93 a couple days ago, and I thought it was very well made. It was hard to sit through but I appreciate that it tried to be factual for the most part (unlike the Stone movie which I haven't seen).

 

[MX2]

I'm with you OP. It was actually starting to get on my nerves the other day as they were playing the footage repeatedly. WTF, who wants to see real life disaster and loss of life over and over...

 

[mercanucaribe]

Have you watched Rescue Me? Kenny was going to post traumatic stress meetings until he found out that none of the other members of the group were actually at ground zero, but saw it on TV. That is what this thread reminds me of.