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The guy shaving his body hair was the one who strapped the bomb to his body. I figured he was shaving so that the tape would stick to him better.

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.

I want to thank everyone that has participated in this thread over the weekend, I have read and enjoyed almost every one of these posts.

This is a movie that means different things to different people, and in that respect it is like a mirror into ourselves.

For me the most important part was to bring back my memories of September 10 thinking-- I think that too many in this country have drifted too far back in that direction, and this movie could potentially be a wake-up call that is much less painful than the wakeup call of 9-11.

I hope and pray that we defeat and kill this enemy before he kills us and our way of life-- the greatest that the world has yet seen. God Bless all of you for seeing the movie and for your comments.