July 11, 200521 yr Oh, let's not forget less than a year ago Stone verbally bashed Americans as idiots who didn't have the mental capacity to understand how great "Alexander" was. Now he wants to do a movie about our tragedy? 849370[/snapback] You make it sound like he's from another country, Stone was born and raised in New York and he served in Vietnam. Yeah, Alexander was boring and didn't do well. However Stone has done some really good movies. Platoon is one of the best war movies ever. JFK, while filled with inacuracies and false truthes, was still a great film. And Born on the Fourth of July is one of my favorite movies. However, to make a 9/11 film? I dunno. I think a better director would be maybe Tony Scott. His directing has a "real" and "gritty" look. He did a wonderful job in Man On Fire and Enemy of the State. 850217[/snapback] Ridley Scott >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tony Scott It ain't even a contest, cadet.
July 11, 200521 yr Oh, let's not forget less than a year ago Stone verbally bashed Americans as idiots who didn't have the mental capacity to understand how great "Alexander" was. Now he wants to do a movie about our tragedy? 849370[/snapback] You make it sound like he's from another country, Stone was born and raised in New York and he served in Vietnam. Yeah, Alexander was boring and didn't do well. However Stone has done some really good movies. Platoon is one of the best war movies ever. JFK, while filled with inacuracies and false truthes, was still a great film. And Born on the Fourth of July is one of my favorite movies. However, to make a 9/11 film? I dunno. I think a better director would be maybe Tony Scott. His directing has a "real" and "gritty" look. He did a wonderful job in Man On Fire and Enemy of the State. 850217[/snapback] Ridley Scott >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tony Scott It ain't even a contest, cadet. 850525[/snapback] It is too close. Ridley is a great director, and so is his brother. It just so happens that Ridley has done more movies. Tell me Tony doesn't have the resume. http://imdb.com/name/nm0001716/ I wasn't too impressed with Ridleys last movie, Kingdom of Heaven.
July 11, 200521 yr Way too soon. This is going to cause a large wave of anger throughout the country I think. Just like right after 9/11. 847708[/snapback] Or a large re-stirring of patriotism to keep the memories of 9/11 around for just long enough to put another Bush in the White House :confused
July 11, 200521 yr Way too soon. This is going to cause a large wave of anger throughout the country I think. Just like right after 9/11. 847708[/snapback] Or a large re-stirring of patriotism to keep the memories of 9/11 around for just long enough to put another Bush in the White House :confused 850931[/snapback] I doubt there will be another Bush in the white house, or atlease this next election. I see Republicans winning the next election, however, it won't be a Bush. I do think Jeb would be a 10x better President then G.W. though.
July 12, 200521 yr Bladerunner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Alien >>>>>>>>> Any of Tony Scott's top 4
July 12, 200521 yr Also, I guarantee a big chunk of the revenues will be donated to a fund for the families of the victims of the attacks. 847580[/snapback] Not to be insensitive or anything, but didn't most of the 9/11 families get like $5 million dollars each? If any money is going to be donated from this movie, donate it to families of soldiers who can't even make ends meat. 849224[/snapback] I agree. Families got an average 2 million as 9/11 victims...whereas: The families of American military personnel killed in combat typically receive a lump sum of $12,000 (as of November 2003; the amount was $6,000), a burial allowance of up to $3,000, and ongoing monthly payments of $833 and $211 for surviving spouses and dependent children under 18 years of age, respectively.
July 12, 200521 yr Way too soon. This is going to cause a large wave of anger throughout the country I think. Just like right after 9/11. 847708[/snapback] Or a large re-stirring of patriotism to keep the memories of 9/11 around for just long enough to put another Bush in the White House :confused 850931[/snapback] I doubt there will be another Bush in the white house, or atlease this next election. I see Republicans winning the next election, however, it won't be a Bush. I do think Jeb would be a 10x better President then G.W. though. 851035[/snapback] Thats not saying much, now is it Ice Man? Also can't forget the other brother, Neal or whatever his name is.
July 13, 200521 yr Way too soon. This is going to cause a large wave of anger throughout the country I think. Just like right after 9/11. 847708[/snapback] Or a large re-stirring of patriotism to keep the memories of 9/11 around for just long enough to put another Bush in the White House :confused 850931[/snapback] I doubt there will be another Bush in the white house, or atlease this next election. I see Republicans winning the next election, however, it won't be a Bush. I do think Jeb would be a 10x better President then G.W. though. 851035[/snapback] Thats not saying much, now is it Ice Man? Also can't forget the other brother, Neal or whatever his name is. 852610[/snapback] No, it's saying alot. And his name is Marvin, I believe. And that f***er looks creepy. Bladerunner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Alien >>>>>>>>> Any of Tony Scott's top 4 Bladerunner is over ratted. But I'll give you the other 3.
July 13, 200521 yr Our president's exploited 9/11 to push his personal and political agendas...the people who ran the Red Cross set up a relief fund and wound up pocketing the money...I saw a couple books in stores less than a month after the attacks...what about the news covering it not to inform, but just to make money...is that any better? there's been movies made revolving around every major tragedy...true, they rarely make them this soon after it happens, but is there really a difference between making it now and sometime in the future?
July 13, 200521 yr Whats with the Cage hating? Face/off> all those movies you fools mentioned Castor Troy is one of the greatest characters of all time, and the greatest bad guy ever.
July 13, 200521 yr im sure stone will find a way to include one of the conspiracy theories in the movie, hence "bush planned it" or the "jews planned it" etc or some combination. 847523[/snapback] And all the hijackers will probably be homosexuals. Dude's obsessed with gay people.
July 13, 200521 yr It is too soon for this. It will hurt like Hell to see that. I'll probably avoid it.
July 14, 200521 yr Whats with the Cage hating? Face/off> all those movies you fools mentioned Castor Troy is one of the greatest characters of all time, and the greatest bad guy ever. 853757[/snapback] I like Cage but he falls under the George Clooney syndrome. Which is, he's just himself in another movie. The same quirks, the same voice, the same demenor. I mean come on.
July 14, 200521 yr Whats with the Cage hating? Face/off> all those movies you fools mentioned Castor Troy is one of the greatest characters of all time, and the greatest bad guy ever. 853757[/snapback] Cage was only Castor Troy for a small portion of the movie.
July 14, 200521 yr Thanks for poiting that out captain obvious! Both guys played amazing roles in that movie
July 14, 200521 yr Whats with the Cage hating? Face/off> all those movies you fools mentioned Castor Troy is one of the greatest characters of all time, and the greatest bad guy ever. 853757[/snapback] Cage only acted in one of his movies ever: Matchstick Men....
July 14, 200521 yr Whats with the Cage hating? Face/off> all those movies you fools mentioned Castor Troy is one of the greatest characters of all time, and the greatest bad guy ever. 853757[/snapback] Cage only acted in one of his movies ever: Matchstick Men.... 854608[/snapback] Yeah, and while that movie was awesome, all i saw was nick cage being more of himself.
July 14, 200521 yr ..Matchstick Men was ok. Cage was much better in Adaptation. With that being said, I don't want him anywhere near a 9/11 movie. I'd want the best of the best for it and not a spazzy overactor. Give me Tom Hanks for the lead role... Ed Norton if Hanks is too old for the part. I'd want the best living actor, Robert DeNiro, to be in a film of this caliber in some sort of leading role. Just my opinion
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