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One of the most shocking events in modern American history gets a skilled and respectful treatment inUnited 93. The movie begins by following the four terrorists who hijacked the plane that never reached its target on 9/11/2001, tracking them as they enter the airport and wait for their flight, surrounded by the people who will die from their actions. From there, it cuts to and fro among air traffic controllers and the military as, gradually, it becomes clear that planes are being hijacked and crashed into buildings. As the focus turns to the captive United Flight 93, the passengers discover, due to cell phone connections with family, that they're on a suicide mission and--almost paralyzed by stress and anxiety--decide to fight back. Most movies create tension by implying whatmighthappen, but withUnited 93the audience knowsexactlywhat happened: Every person on that plane died. As a result, the movie is more relentlessly gut-wrenching than suspenseful (though the dawning realization of the air traffic controllers has an effective creeping dread). But writer/director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy) manages to keep the scale of the events human; there are no glamorous heroics, only terrifying confusion and desperate, hopeless bravery. One can only hope the movie brings some peace to the families of the passengers, asUnited 93is the cinematic equivalent of a war memorial, commemorating lives lost in a moment of horrible, harrowing conflict.--Bret Fetzer
Every American should watch this. I just finished watching United 93, it was very well done. The movie starts out showing the normalcy that started September 11, 2001 and it ends in the same emotional state that those events brought to America. What an emotionally upsetting piece of work, I believe today as I did five years ago that every American should start their day watching the collapse of the WTC. Every person that died that day should be remembered, it doesn't matter if this terrorist action was the result of US government policy or not, human lives were lost. Whether the invasion of Iraq was a mistake or not, we still lost those lives that day. The movie ends as abruptly as the lives aboard flight 93 did. The black screen leaves you very emotional, contemplating what you just witnessed. I personally felt on that day in 2001 American did not have the stomach for what needed to be done, I still feel this way. To everyone that died that terrible day, I pray that God grant you the rest you have earned
Amazing Movie; More on the 2-Disc (very) Limited Edition I can not really add to the words already written regarding the movie itself; this was a powerful and moving experience.
The 2-Disc Limited Edition (LE) DVD, which has yet to be sold by Amazon.com proper, consists of a widescreen movie-only disc (identical to the single-disc edition and its supplements) and a second bonus disc.
This bonus disc contains one documentary--"Chasing Planes - Witnesses to 9/11" that features interviews with military and FAA/air traffic control personnel. Several of these people played themselves in the movie. The documentary is 48 minutes long, and interspersed with clips from the movie to illustrate the situations described. It is 1.78x1 anamorphic widescreen, English language, with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
I fail to understand Universal's ongoing pattern of releasing limited editions that do not even cover initial demand. The same was true with Jarhead and Munich. Thankfully, I was able to find Munich at Barnes and Noble (who now seems to have United 93 LE); also, the limited edition supplements for Jarhead were included later on the HD DVD.
The good news is that the first disc of the LE is the same as the widescreen single-disc edition that is readily available. This core movie disc includes commentary by the director, written biographies of 40 of the passengers and crew on Flight 93, a documentary focusing on the families and the film, and a trailer to the short documentary film Twin Towers.
Highly recommended.Honors The Heroes of United 93 This movie was very difficult to watch. We know the ending. We know what happens to these people. But we also know that each passenger and crew member was a hero. This movie honors their memory and sacrifice. Well done.
