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Summary: Tribute to those lost and all the rescuers.
Review: Too graphic for young children but it captures this tragic moment in history.
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Summary: Very Deeply Moving
Review: This documentary is a must have. I cried through some and I had never seen a lot of the footage. A DVD worth having, definitely.
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Summary: Very Devestating!
Review: I watched this TV movie earlier this year on TV and it was very sad and devestating!Kids under 8 years of age would probaly by frightend.I really thought about the WTC Towers on Sept.11.This movie is good for Kids and Teens who are going to do reports on New York or the WTC Towers.
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Summary: A Passion Play for our times.
Review: As a great lover of documentary film and non-fiction writing, this production touched me in a way never felt before. This did not come at the first viewing, due to it's sublity - what was not seen - it's respect for the dead and their families. There was little of the explosions, fire, flying glass, and the dead. It was a little hard for me to follow this first time. The second viewing (and many subsequent vorays into this brilliant look into a darkness of horror) brought it together in the most compelling, personal, and compassionate way.The horror comes not from planes, flames, and falling victims; it comes from the sounds, the faces of New Yorkers, the anquish on the faces of the fire fighters who have come here, full of confidence that they can certainly put out these fires and bring those trapped to safety. And as one event follows another, again, through sound and their view through the lobby windows in the Tower 1 lobby, you can see on their faces and in their eyes the confidence turn to confusion and fear and horror and the background is filled with the horrible sound of falling bodies, the building shakes beneath their feet, and the blackness falls. And there comes a time when you tangibly feel their fear - a knot in your own stomach as the drama plays out. You watch with tenderness the big, brusky guys of Station 1, Ladder 7 reunite in tears and hugs as they return - the big, tearless macho fellow who embraces a comrade as one would a lover and then says, after using a phone, "Whew! It never felt so good talking to my mother". In the lobby, you watch Father Jude standing in the center, his eyes reaching no one, his lips moving in what must have been the most deep-felt, loving prayer for the safety of all. And then he is lost. This is a very adult piece of film making...not for the curses or the horrors. To watch this is to understand, perhaps for the first time in your life, the nature of sacrifice. I kept thinking, why did they send these fire fighters up in that tomb - why - because it was their job, their mission, and ultimately, their heroism and essential goodness. And who can question that.
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Summary: The ultimate document of a dreadful day
Review: The Gaudet's 9-11 documentary is so powerful, it's difficult for me to put into words. Just to see footage of the fireman inside the towers gives you chills. We should watch this film as a reminder of what happened that dreadful day.
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Summary: I didn't expect this ....
Review: From reading reviews, I thought this would simply document the 9/11 events. WAS I EVER WRONG! I have had this DVD four days now, and I've watched it every day. I'm amazed at the courage of the firemen and the two young Frenchmen who made this documentary. It is both intriguing and horrifying. You are in the center of the events, and you can feel it. I'm truly at a loss for words. If there was a way to give this DVD six or seven stars I'd do it. No matter how powerful the presentation itself is, the interviews included on the DVD are moving and powerful. One of the best of the 9/11 documentaries, and this wasn't even supposed to be a documentary. I laughed when one of the cameramen for this work said "We had a good cooking show ...." Well, they wanted to follow a probationary fireman and they ended up with a well made, exhausting, exemplary documentary of 9/11.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: In short, this is what television/film can be at its very best.
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Summary: Words are unable to describe this film.
Review: How fortunate for us that these two brothers, setting out to do a film on a rookie firefighter were there to capture, sometimes horrifically, the tragedy of 9/11. You are there, inside as the events of that fateful day unfold, you see it on the fireman's faces and you feel it as you watch. I regretted having to blink because every moment deserves your full attention. If you missed it on tv, get it, even if you have seen it, it's something to get and keep for future generations to see the brutal reality and human toll of 9/11.
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Summary: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!
Review: I have the video cd (VHS) edition of this video. This is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched. It captures the intense moments of the two planes crashed into the twin towers. One of the producers was actually inside the tower number one when it collapsed and he managed to escape. Is a miracle. When the second tower started to collapse, he ducked behind a truck. You can actuallly see the paper, debris and dust chasing the producer and the survivor firemen. This is no Hollywood movie, it is real. The two producers are French brothers and were intended to make a documentary of a rookie fire fighter. All these disasters were captured by accident. Everybody should keep this video as a collectors' item. The DVD edition should give you a better view of this unforgettable event. May the Force be with you.
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Summary: As Important as the Zapruder Film
Review: Simply one of the most powerful pieces of documentary filmmaking ever produced, "9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition" is a the story of a documentary that became an important piece of evidence in world history. Originally a documentary on a rookie New York City firefighter, two French brothers, Gédéon and Jules Naudet, spent several weeks with a local firehouse in lower Manhattan, filming a documentary of what it was like to become of New York's bravest. Little did they know that they were about to film not only one of the most evil acts of terrorism and cowardice the world has ever seen, but they captured the spirits, the strength, and the passion that united the world together as Americans for the first time. The Naudet brothers, who captured the moments of impact for both American Airlines flight #11 (a flight that was mentioned before in the film "Two Guys and a Girl" as a flight that brought the two female characters into the lives of a cowardly, cheating liar, hence bad news) and United Airlines flight 175 crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center. They also captured the final moments of many great heroes who lost their lives that day, not only firefighter such as the beloved Fire Department, Mychal Judge, but also the moments of desperation that led many to leap to their deaths rather than perish in a building bound to collapse (the sounds of bodies thumping in the background is extremely disturbing). The Naudet brothers deserved the utmost respect for their dedication and strength in capturing an important chapter of the history of this new century and millennium. While many might say that the French are anti-American, the Naudet brothers stood proud and tall, and supported their American brothers in their day of need. Originally airing on CBS, "9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition" is an important title not only to have in your library, but it should be viewed to remember those we lost on that tragic day and most importantly, the spirit of the free, democracy, non-fanatical world that united together to pray for a better future for our children. Moving, touching, nostalgic are the words I can think of when I saw this film. As a former employee who worked at the World Trade Center (65th floor of Tower 1) this tragedy hit me even more so because I was on my way to the towers later that morning. The end of innocence might have occurred that morning, however this film is just like the flag at Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812...not only our flag was still there, so was the spirit of countless individuals throughout the world.
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