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post Feb 15 2007, 09:38 PM, updated 19y ago

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I just finished watching this. I was riveted from beginning to end, although we all know how it ends. Heart-wrenching and brilliant.

9.5/10.

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post Feb 15 2007, 09:45 PM

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QUOTE(Jasonist @ Feb 15 2007, 09:43 PM)
when malaysia start showing this movie ah??? really hope to watch le...
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You see muslim terrorists praying while hijacking a plane in the film. No way will it be aired here. Just get the dvd.
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post Feb 15 2007, 11:25 PM

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QUOTE(maniac_rage @ Feb 15 2007, 10:36 PM)
Just another US political agenda. A bit like Black Hawk Down. It only shows the good side of America. How "innocent" they are.

But if you put that aside, it's quite a good movie. Not brilliant, but better than WTC in my opinion.
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How does it show the americans are good? The movie only unexploitedly (is this a word? laugh.gif ) explores what happened during the 2 hours of the doomed plane - from take-off to it's demise. It also shows how vulnerable, chaotic, and inefficient the air traffic staff and controllers and the military become as they were totally surprised to know that a hijacking has happened.

BTW the director is Paul Greengrass, a British.
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post Feb 16 2007, 11:44 AM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 16 2007, 12:33 AM)
this movie is really offending. the only good thing about it was the continuous 'tension' it created esp during the last minutes. a good b-movie for the summer. at least its wayy better than preachy-emo-shit WTC.
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How is it even offending? You call every movie you dont like a B-movie. You can jack off to your Khairy. tongue.gif
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post Feb 16 2007, 01:31 PM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 16 2007, 12:35 PM)
i can safely say any movie which lacks longevity is a b-movie. how can this movie not offending? its explicitly provoking and sullied the dignity of all arabs. you should be offended by this movie coz ure an asian  rolleyes.gif
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It's not my or the filmmakers fault that the terrorists were arabs. There's even hard proof from the plane's blackbox that the terrorists were praying before the plane plummeted. No one is blaming arabs in general. No one is blaming Islam.
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post Feb 16 2007, 09:07 PM

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QUOTE(wiNd @ Feb 16 2007, 08:58 PM)
pretty boring movie.

prefer Air Force One tongue.gif
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Completely different movies. One is an action movie the other is a gut-wrenching retelling of what happened on september 11th. Though Air Force One is by no means a bad movie, it's still enjoyable. But you really cannot compare them both.

malayneum you look like one of those regular trolls whose arguments hold no water whatsoever.
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post Feb 17 2007, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 17 2007, 01:09 PM)
but im just saying it will just stir-up more anti-muslim and racial prejudice among the already ignorant and xenophobic americans.
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well then I guess it's because the people themselves are ignorant. Dont blame the film. That's like saying we shouldnt have cars because they cause accidents.
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post Feb 17 2007, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 17 2007, 01:28 PM)
oh yeah? then why during the end credits it says 'america's war on terror had begun' instead of 'dedicated to the lost lives in 911' . does that not a sign of 'HATRED'? rolleyes.gif
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you got it the other way round. It said "dedicated to the victims of 911".

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[last title cards]
Title card: Of the four aircraft hijacked that day, United 93 was the only one that did not reach its target. It crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03am. No one survived.
Title card: Military commanders were not notified that United 93 had been hijacked until four minutes after it had crashed. The nearest fighter jets were 100 miles away.
Title card: At 10:18am, the President authorized the military to engage hijacked aircraft. Fearing an accidental shoot down, military commanders chose not to pass the order to pilots in the air.
Title card: By 12:06pm every civilian airliner over America had been forced to land. Amidst an unprecedented military mobilization, US airspace was closed until further notice.
Title card: Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.


http://imdb.com/title/tt0475276/quotes

Ha!


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post Feb 17 2007, 01:49 PM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 17 2007, 01:45 PM)
seems like you people have no idea what im talking about

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Elaborate please.
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post Feb 17 2007, 02:58 PM

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QUOTE(malayneum @ Feb 17 2007, 02:04 PM)
it doesnt matter, it means the director have some 'hateful' intention while making the movie. and decided to change it last minute as some sort of 'cover up'.
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They changed it because there are people like you in the world... people who shout 'racist!' when a film honestly portrays what happened.user posted image tongue.gif

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post Feb 18 2007, 12:07 AM

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Damn, we were having fun running over malayneum. tongue.gif

I thought the best scene was the last few seconds of the film.

 

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