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so? the WTCs...

posted 15 years ago by greybabydaddy-1
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i'm planning on buying this flick and i want to know what i'm getting into here. i ABHOR the day, 9/11. BUT i'm into art for art's sake. does the DVD release EDIT the WTC meteor?

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[–] TheCheezWhiz 15 years ago

I don't know about the DVD but I just watched this movie on MGM-HD. I found it interesting that the helicopter shots of the WTC were taken before the antenna mast was installed on tower 1. The antenna was added in 1978 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center#North_and_South_towers ) yet the movie has a 1979 release date. I suppose they just used some old stock footage.

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[–] andyofne 15 years ago

You do realize, I hope, that when a movie is released in 2009 it is usually fimled at a point in time BEFORE 2009. For instance, in 2008 or 2007 or even 2006.

[–] Movie_map 14 years ago

There is nothing artistic about this movie. It's artistic the way that 'Mars Needs Women' is artistic.

[–] simian_ninja 12 years ago

So...seeing the WTCs in movies gets you all emotional? It's from another era.

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[–] yoyodime 11 years ago

Interesting discussion but seriously would the movie coys then edit every film that has existed that shows the towers intact simply due to 9/11?
To me that is censorship destroying the continuity of such great films?
What would movie historians like Martin Scorsese think of that?
Never forget the tragedy but for Christ sakes move on!