'United 93' from Paul Greengrass September 6th - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

horizonline · 09-12-2011, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by T2JP

I just ordered this on BD from Amazon.com along with World Trade Center. Buying these movies on Sept 11th felt like the right time to order them for my collection.

I have seen both in the past and both are outstanding. Very respectful movies of the events of that day.

I bought World Trade Center last week.

Dave Karnes: It's like God made a curtain with the smoke, shielding us from what we're not yet ready to see.

Lady Sparrow · 09-13-2011, 03:20 AM

I've had many movies based on true events that have been a little on the sad side and had scenes that were hard to watch. Titanic is one of those. I always find it hard to watch the part when the ship breaks in two (though I do anyway) for example.

Flight 93 was on television on Saturday, but since I either didn't know it was on that day or I was too busy playing my PSP Lego Pirates of the Caribbean video game, I didn't manage to catch it. The only movie about 9/11 that I did manage to catch on the anniversary was the 2006 Oliver Stone movie, World Trade Center (which was on at 12:30 in the morning in my neck of the woods). First Oliver Stone movie I've watched in my life. Since I missed the first half-hour, I'll have to see it again in order to voice an opinion on it, but what I saw of it, I thought it was rather good and quite moving. Maybe I'll order both movies along with the pre-order for On Stranger Tides (which I'll be able to order no later than the beginning of next month).

The Driver · 09-15-2011, 01:00 PM

My UK disc arrived: https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kin...ml#post5208699

Certainly the best 9/11 film as Stone's is laughably bad. Terrible movie from top to bottom: acting/production/writing and direction. A grave subject turned into an extended soap pilot.

madridista8700 · 01-10-2012, 10:54 AM

retablo · 01-10-2012, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Sparrow

I've had many movies based on true events that have been a little on the sad side and had scenes that were hard to watch. Titanic is one of those. I always find it hard to watch the part when the ship breaks in two (though I do anyway) for example.

Flight 93 was on television on Saturday, but since I either didn't know it was on that day or I was too busy playing my PSP Lego Pirates of the Caribbean video game, I didn't manage to catch it. The only movie about 9/11 that I did manage to catch on the anniversary was the 2006 Oliver Stone movie, World Trade Center (which was on at 12:30 in the morning in my neck of the woods). First Oliver Stone movie I've watched in my life. Since I missed the first half-hour, I'll have to see it again in order to voice an opinion on it, but what I saw of it, I thought it was rather good and quite moving. Maybe I'll order both movies along with the pre-order for On Stranger Tides (which I'll be able to order no later than the beginning of next month).

Flight 93 and United 93 are two totally different movies.

Big-D · 11-26-2022, 08:06 PM

I watched this again last night with the audio commentary by Paul Greengrass. He mentions that he shot an alternate opening which began in Afghanistan. It consisted of a meeting between Osama Bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

It's supposed to open with shots of an impoverished Afghanistan with a convoy of vehicles heading towards Al Qaeda's Al-Mattar complex. You see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed carrying a brief case with plans and you follow him in to the fort, followed by a glimpse of a tall man (you would know who that man was although you don't see close up).

He goes on to say that it was shot in Morocco, however during editing he felt the scene was redundant. He also mentions that he got the opening scene's idea from the 9/11 report which states that Bin Laden and Sheikh Mohammed held a series of meetings at the Al-Mattar fort.

I wondered if any stills/video exists of this deleted opening? Perhaps it may turn up on a special edition sometime in the future?

James Luckard · 11-26-2022, 08:50 PM

I've never seen any actual images of the deleted opening, but it's in the published screenplay. It's only a single page, no dialogue:

09-13-2011, 03:20 AM	#62
Lady Sparrow Member Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:43 DVD collection:9	I've had many movies based on true events that have been a little on the sad side and had scenes that were hard to watch. Titanic is one of those. I always find it hard to watch the part when the ship breaks in two (though I do anyway) for example. Flight 93 was on television on Saturday, but since I either didn't know it was on that day or I was too busy playing my PSP Lego Pirates of the Caribbean video game, I didn't manage to catch it. The only movie about 9/11 that I did manage to catch on the anniversary was the 2006 Oliver Stone movie, World Trade Center (which was on at 12:30 in the morning in my neck of the woods). First Oliver Stone movie I've watched in my life. Since I missed the first half-hour, I'll have to see it again in order to voice an opinion on it, but what I saw of it, I thought it was rather good and quite moving. Maybe I'll order both movies along with the pre-order for On Stranger Tides (which I'll be able to order no later than the beginning of next month). Last edited by Lady Sparrow; 09-14-2011 at 08:42 PM.

09-15-2011, 01:00 PM	#63
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	My UK disc arrived: https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kin...ml#post5208699 Certainly the best 9/11 film as Stone's is laughably bad. Terrible movie from top to bottom: acting/production/writing and direction. A grave subject turned into an extended soap pilot.

11-26-2022, 08:06 PM	#66
Big-D Expert Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:UK Trading Score:8	I watched this again last night with the audio commentary by Paul Greengrass. He mentions that he shot an alternate opening which began in Afghanistan. It consisted of a meeting between Osama Bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. It's supposed to open with shots of an impoverished Afghanistan with a convoy of vehicles heading towards Al Qaeda's Al-Mattar complex. You see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed carrying a brief case with plans and you follow him in to the fort, followed by a glimpse of a tall man (you would know who that man was although you don't see close up). He goes on to say that it was shot in Morocco, however during editing he felt the scene was redundant. He also mentions that he got the opening scene's idea from the 9/11 report which states that Bin Laden and Sheikh Mohammed held a series of meetings at the Al-Mattar fort. I wondered if any stills/video exists of this deleted opening? Perhaps it may turn up on a special edition sometime in the future?

11-26-2022, 08:50 PM	#67
James Luckard Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:399 Blu-ray collection:1816 Blu-ray reviews: 34	I've never seen any actual images of the deleted opening, but it's in the published screenplay. It's only a single page, no dialogue:

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