Comments on: United 93 Opens Today http://informedspeculation.com/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mtl http://informedspeculation.com/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/comment-page-1/#comment-22898 mtl Mon, 01 May 2006 04:11:39 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/#comment-22898 "But I was not there, I cannot truthfully say what happened, and I am so afraid that those who wrote this are attempting to profit by appealing to out basest instincts." Like Michael Moore? At least this movie is apolitical. Farhenheit was a political rant, with errors beyond reason, and way far 'too soon'. Surely since Farhenheit had little impact on the election of 04, 93 will not sway opinion in 06. “But I was not there, I cannot truthfully say what happened, and I am so afraid that those who wrote this are attempting to profit by appealing to out basest instincts.”

Like Michael Moore?

At least this movie is apolitical. Farhenheit was a political rant, with errors beyond reason, and way far ‘too soon’.
Surely since Farhenheit had little impact on the election of 04, 93 will not sway opinion in 06.

]]> By: mtl http://informedspeculation.com/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/comment-page-1/#comment-22897 mtl Mon, 01 May 2006 04:07:33 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/#comment-22897 Bought a ticket to support it, but won't see it in public. My grief is a private matter, and catharsis is not my cup of tea. Hopefully it comes out on DVD, before November. I'll be sure to buy a copy. Bought a ticket to support it, but won’t see it in public. My grief is a private matter, and catharsis is not my cup of tea.

Hopefully it comes out on DVD, before November. I’ll be sure to buy a copy.

]]> By: Gwedd http://informedspeculation.com/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/comment-page-1/#comment-22334 Gwedd Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:32:36 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/04/28/united-93-opens-today/#comment-22334 Comrade Mark, In the interest of full disclosure, there is no way I will see this movie, at least not for the forseeable future. I went in on several accident sites to recover remains, and all of this is just too close to home. Besides that, it's too close in time. I don't watch many Vietnam war movies or shows on the Hitler, err, History channel for the same reasons. Too close in time, too close to home. My dad won't watch WWII movies for the same reason. He was a Navy Pharmacist Mate assigned to the Marines and participated in a number of landings. New Guinea to Leyte. He saw the real thing and still has yet to see a need to relive it. To my mind, the best that can be said about this movie is that it is historical fiction. We simply cannot know what went on up there. Despite all the forensics, all the historical data, all we can say is that the flight was highjacked, a portion of the passengers took umbrage with that, and everyone died when the aircraft went down in Pennsylvania. I am in NO WAY belittling those who died, and especially those who fought back. I would like to think I had the courage to act in a similar manner. Those passengers were Americans, my brothers and sisters. They died during the comission of a crime, and they will always be in my prayers. I have nothing but contempt for those who took over that flight, and the others that fateful day. But I was not there, I cannot truthfully say what happened, and I am so afraid that those who wrote this are attempting to profit by appealing to out basest instincts. I have seen the results of a large aircraft impacting the earth. I do not need to see Hollywood's replay of the same, especially when I realise that all those involved were well-compensated for their efforts. Respects, Gwedd Comrade Mark,

In the interest of full disclosure, there is no way I will see this movie, at least not for the forseeable future. I went in on several accident sites to recover remains, and all of this is just too close to home.

Besides that, it’s too close in time. I don’t watch many Vietnam war movies or shows on the Hitler, err, History channel for the same reasons. Too close in time, too close to home. My dad won’t watch WWII movies for the same reason. He was a Navy Pharmacist Mate assigned to the Marines and participated in a number of landings. New Guinea to Leyte. He saw the real thing and still has yet to see a need to relive it.

To my mind, the best that can be said about this movie is that it is historical fiction. We simply cannot know what went on up there. Despite all the forensics, all the historical data, all we can say is that the flight was highjacked, a portion of the passengers took umbrage with that, and everyone died when the aircraft went down in Pennsylvania.

I am in NO WAY belittling those who died, and especially those who fought back. I would like to think I had the courage to act in a similar manner. Those passengers were Americans, my brothers and sisters. They died during the comission of a crime, and they will always be in my prayers. I have nothing but contempt for those who took over that flight, and the others that fateful day.

But I was not there, I cannot truthfully say what happened, and I am so afraid that those who wrote this are attempting to profit by appealing to out basest instincts.

I have seen the results of a large aircraft impacting the earth. I do not need to see Hollywood’s replay of the same, especially when I realise that all those involved were well-compensated for their efforts.

Respects,

Gwedd

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