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http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/632/632340p1.html

Okay, it's IGN, but still. Maybe some people trust IGN more than FOX News, every thought of that? Joke comment. Serious stuff follows.

Now, I'm not questioning the plot of the movie yet. Not much is told. Other than that apparently it focuses on heroic acts of two (hopefully more?) men who were caught rescuing people from the WTC collapse. Seems to be more of a dramatic movie focusing on hitting people emotionally than to hit them with traumatic explosions and special effects.

But have we moved along far enough to accept this movie? Surely this will indeed be a huge hit in threates. But it's not like people will welcome this movie with open arms. An unlucky move for their announcement, being just one day away from the tragic events in London just yesterday.

Hmmm.. I suppose, if they made movies about the Holocaust and WWII, and WWI, then why not 9/11? As a note, I trust IGN more than FOX.

its only been four years. ... but then that is long time for hollywood i suppose. I have no right to criticise as I am not an American.

I have never heard of IGN til reading this thread. On a Google search, the title, 'Fahrenhype 9/11' came up on Rottentomatoes.com.

"Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Fahrenhype 9/11 to receive a rating."

Is this what you're talking about?

They need to wait 30 years before this gets made into a movie. The words "too soon" come to mind.

I have never heard of IGN til reading this thread. On a Google search, the title, 'Fahrenhype 9/11' came up on Rottentomatoes.com.

"Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Fahrenhype 9/11 to receive a rating."

Is this what you're talking about?
Fahrenhype 9/11 was a "documentary" criticizing the "documentary" Fahrenhiet 9/11. This movie is more along the lines of an actual movie based on a true story (think Pearl Harbor, Titanic...any of those movies based on some kinda disaster, but only loosely follow what really happened.)

I just hope they don't make it into some damn love story, and tell it for what it was.

Well, considering the makers were previously involved in the partisan documentary craze, I'll have fairly low expectations where this new project is concerned.

And for the record, I'd be equally dubious of a dramatic treatment of 9/11 delivered by partisan documentarians of other political stripes, as well.

Much as I hate the idea of the movie, and the fact that this money will all be lining the pockets of the already rich, I at least appreciate that we have noble enough names behind it. Both Stone and Cage have done a lot in their lives for charity and the good of the less fortunate, and because of this I'm more willing to accept this as more than just a paycheck to some celebrity.

However, I agree that the timing might still be a bit soon.....it appears the rest of America hasn't moved past 9/11 as easily as I did, and that was even wit me having a relative on the premises that day....

They run out of comics, books, videogames, and original moves to fuck up already?

the facts of 9/11 shouldn't be in dispute to much of a degree... we all know what happened on that day, at least in broad strokes.

now i could see controversy ensuing if the producers try to make excuses for the terrorists or demean the Americans who died, like that nutjob Colorado professor.

I, personally don't mind but I do think it is WAY too early and the movie will be a total flop.

If they do, I hope they have the guts to splash in some patriotism. Just making it a personal story and acting like it was an act of nature would not do justice to the actual event. We need heros and villains, not some sappy personal tale.

Why not.
As long as they insist on individual bravery, and don't try to explore the political causes (or consequences) of 9/11, it's fine with me. Otherwise they'll fall in either glorification of war & pro-war leaders, or conspiracy theories... and that would most probably kill the movie.



(PS: I'm quite centrist on the political spectrum; mostly like a "socialist Christian" if there is such a thing...)

If they do, I hope they have the guts to splash in some patriotism. Just making it a personal story and acting like it was an act of nature would not do justice to the actual event. We need heros and villains, not some sappy personal tale.
I'd expect something that would revive your anger at the terrorists rather than a movie that drips in patriotism.

See, In Pearl Harbor, the constant and bloody scenes of Americans running around in chaos away from Japanese gunfire and the shots of battleships exploding and people drowning and futily struggling to live. That prepared you to feel that their retaliation to the Japanese attack later in the movie was 100% justified (Remember how the one guy put the Japanese gifts on each bomb? Classic.)

I'd expect something that would revive your anger at the terrorists rather than a movie that drips in patriotism.

See, In Pearl Harbor, the constant and bloody scenes of Americans running around in chaos away from Japanese gunfire and the shots of battleships exploding and people drowning and futily struggling to live. That prepared you to feel that their retaliation to the Japanese attack later in the movie was 100% justified (Remember how the one guy put the Japanese gifts on each bomb? Classic.)
A good mix of patriotism and rage is good. Vengeance by itself can't be enough, you have to put some ideals

I, personally don't mind but I do think it is WAY too early and the movie will be a total flop.
Actually, I believe that due to the early date of the movie, compared to how long they should've, in good taste, waited, they'll probably get more of a response. Mostly from the insanely patriotic.....the kind that call me anti-American for having a "world piece" sticker on my car (in case you haven't seen those, it's the globe sliced up like a pie, with a piece of it out....a bit of a pun on the accompanying world peace sticker) rather than one of those stupid ribbons that now define our economy.

But THAT is a different matter altogether :mad: