From the Manhatten anti-war protest...
Posted on 04/28/2006 1:21:50 PM PDT by RobFromGa
Just saw United 93-- I thought it was excellent. It evolves in real-time and its cuts back and forth between the Air Traffic controllers, the Military room, and the plane.
It was somewhat shocking to watch the level of confusion in terms of what was going on, but when you see what information that they were dealing with, it makes sense.
The hijackers to me came across more as fanatical than evil, and they were not turban-wearing obvious characters, they were cleaned up and I ride on planes with people like them on every flight I take.
In the movie, they are carrying out the plans of others and are obsessive in their task. We are not fighting an enemy that is likely to be reasoned with.
There is one character that I'm glad they included- he has a European *maybe French* accent and he makes a number of comments along the lines of "If we do what they say, they'll spare our lives"-- typical appeasement mentality.
Thanks to this group of heroes, many thousands of lives may have been spared and we kept the Islamic nuts from claiming the Capitol or White House as a prize.
I give in 9.5/10!
I looked at your homepage....and Bush said this about whom? Muslims?
Thank you for being so conSiderate as well. ;^) :^p
whoops, looks like i may have gotten the date wrong on my page, i'll fix that (after i double check)
Jose Padilla IS John Doe #2.
Awesome, Vet. Thank you!
Rejected by Muslim scholars? Am I correct that there is a verse in the Koran to kill Jews and Christians, to kill infidels? Or am I just imagining it?
I probably won't be able to see it until next weekend or the week after that since it is approaching finals time around here.
But, it looks really good.
it will in my class. :)
Didn't see the A and E movie, but by all accounts, this one is much stronger. It puts you inside that plane. It will stay with you for days.
That poster was referring to Hollywood and the awards shows, not the director.
Thx CD...I just went to boxofficemojo and it looks like "Flight 93" to going to be quite profitable. It's cost to produce was around $15 million and it will return that plus make a tidy profit. If it tops the $100 mil mark, Hollywood will IMO become a veritable production line of 9/11 films.
From the Manhatten anti-war protest...
That shot makes me want to puke. If they believe that then there is NO redemption for 'em.
I wonder if that POS has the guts to say that to anyone who lost a family member on 9/11. I doubt it.
OK, I saw it. I got all teary-eyed when we saw the 2nd plane hit the WTC and again when the United 93 passengers realized that this was not an isolated hijacking and that they had to do something even though they were all going to die. I was so impressed at their bravery. It was a very, very powerful film, and I'm glad I saw it. I do not, however, think I could sit through it again for a while. But I will definitely buy it on DVD. It's as important as any film about Pearl Harbor or D-Day.
One thing I did think could have been improved was the fact that, when the Muslims spoke, there were subtitles. But when they prayed, there were no subtitles. Personally, I would have liked to have seen the translation of their prayers to see if they were using those passages from the Koran that they say mean they need to kill us infidels.
We sat through the credits, and were very impressed that so many of the people involved on that day played themselves, including some of the men at the FAA, some of the air traffic controllers and some of the military personnel at NORAD. That must have been very difficult for them, and I applaud their efforts.
And last, but not least, I did recognize one actress in the film. Rebecca Schull played one of the passengers on United 93. I knew her from when she played Faye in "Wings," and relatively recently learned that she is Ben Wattenberg's sister. I don't know what her politics are, but Ben himself leans towards our side.
Devastating, Relentless and Ultimately Cathartic…Essential Viewing. Period., 28 April 2006
Author: (I removed his name) from San Francisco, CA, USA
Someone from San Francisco gave it a 10/10. That is one of the more stunning things I have ever seen.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.