September 11th

Cage is great. Lord of War is fantastic, as is Matchstick Men.

As for the films subject, whats the problem? No harm at all. Basically anything is fairgame as far as film making goes.
 
Shoseki said:
Well, I hope all profits go to charity rebuilding the lives of people who struggled afterwards.
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Why? Hollywood is a business, they have to make money. I don't see why there should be any obligation for them to hand over profits.
 
I'm debating whether or not a film about September 11th should be made, just whether or not the time is right, its still a pretty recent event in terms of history. Just gives me the impression that this is the earliest they could have made it.

I understand Hollywood is a business that needs to make money but there are other ways of making money than this and also I'm sure this film will be pretty massive and therefore I;m sure a reasonable slice of the profits could go to charity.

Also, Cage sucks.
 
I suppose when you consider WW2 movies I guess that puts things into a bit more perspective with regard to movies about tragic events but in general they are an accurate, gritty portrayals of events. To me, the trailer seemed incredibly cheesy. This just seems wrong to me. It just looks like they're cashing in by turning it all into some sentimental hollywood style thing.
 
I might go and see it :)

I like Cage as an actor :)
Always have.

It going to be a sad one though :(
 
I think cage is an okay actor. To be fair to him, he gets cast in many cheesy action films which will always limit what he does.

Looks an absolutely terrible film IMO though.

Why would the profits go to helping people rebuild their lives? 9/11 was a tragedy, but people die all the time. Why would the families of 9/11 victims deserve more funding than someone who died getting hit by a drunk driver while they were walking home?
 
On the subject of Cage, i thought City of Angels was a bit sad :( /runs

:p


Seriously though, get over it guys. Films are constantly made about things just as bad or worse than 9/11. It was bound to happen too. The film looks terrible, but so what? If you dont want to see it, dont go and see it. No one's forcing you.
 
Cage is coming out shortly in a remake of the Wickerman, I like him generally, Lord of War was ace, but theres no way he can touch the classic Wickerman, it should never be remade and will probably be very poor :(
 
mks2005 said:
I suppose when you consider WW2 movies I guess that puts things into a bit more perspective with regard to movies about tragic events but in general they are an accurate, gritty portrayals of events. To me, the trailer seemed incredibly cheesy. This just seems wrong to me. It just looks like they're cashing in by turning it all into some sentimental hollywood style thing.
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my thoughts exactly


PikeyPriest said:
Why would the profits go to helping people rebuild their lives? 9/11 was a tragedy, but people die all the time. Why would the families of 9/11 victims deserve more funding than someone who died getting hit by a drunk driver while they were walking home?
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you dont see hollywood making a film about anyone gettin hit by a drunk driver on the way home, and if they did then I'd think it wouldnt be too much to give the family of that person some sort of donation.

And to everyone else whos said they dont have to go see it, I dont think thats the point, the point is its still gonna be yet another constant reminder of what happened to them, and even worse, it obviously ends up with a happy ending for Cage so they're just gonna think why did that person deserve to live through it and their family member/friend not?
 
I disagree. I think a film like that can help the healing process for a lot of families of victims or just anyone affected by it in any way.

I didn't realise it was Oliver Stones project. He's not known for his cheesy sentimentality and has made a lot of films about American politics, although this one doesn't appear to be particularly political. He has given it a lot more credence in my eyes, it might actually turn out to be a good film, as long as Cage behaves himself.
 
thats it though isnt it, its never gonna be a sentimental film with him prancing around it with his jaw clenched and break out into RANDOM FITS OF TEMPER!!!

Seriously though, I think another few years at least would have been better to wait to bring this film out.
 
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