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Summary: BORING!!
Review: 22 minutes of footage from the aftermath of Sept. 11th. 22 minutes of dust, broken windows and debris. 22 minutes with NO narration. 22 minutes of wasted time, in my opinion.The only people who would appreciate this dull and repetative documentary, are the people of New York. I say this only because they know the city well, and this DVD is simply 22 minutes of images of their shattered streets. No human drama or personal stories. No images of the attack. Again, just 22 minutes of the streets of New York in ruins. BORING! Save your money, or better yet, get CNN's DVD on the events of Sept. 11th. A much better choice.
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Summary: Cold
Review: Although the opening segment of this film shows a couple of jumpers and one of the towers down, the vast majority of this is just shots of the devastation and the beginnings of the rescue and clean-up with no music or narration of any kind. The filmmakers may have thought both of those intrusive(and in some 9/11 videos they have been) but the absence of both here made this rather cold and unemotional, almost 9/11 as work of art. There is nothing here about what 9/11 did to people.
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Summary: Too Real
Review: As a police officer, this hits too close to home... The documentry is unbelievable. You are offered a first person view of all the events as they happen, and hear sounds that will haunt your mind. You get to see what true bravery is about and get a glimse of some of the unselfishness men of my profession, as well as firefighters display everyday. There is no background music and no narration which fits in perfectly..This is a must for all americans so that the worst tradegy in most peoples lifetime never is forgotten..
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Summary: 38 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Review: Having lost a family memeber on one of the planes that hit the WTC, I was ready to completely be moved by this film. I rented it because I thought the silence of it would really show the true essence of the loss we've all endured; no mindless commentary on something that no human can ever really explain. However, this film, although somewhat interesting, just showed the buildings still left standing, ground zero and dust and debris. There was no depth or real sense of why we were seeing the same shots over and over. The "extended version" was more of the same, except it showed one of the towers going down. The point of the film was to show the first 24 hrs after the attack but that's simply all it does-it does not produce any emotion or show the real human impact. All those fire people were around and instead of following a team of them,etc instead we see the same empty blown out windows and dust. For the year of crying I have done for losing a family member on a flight, this film did not even evoke one tear.
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Summary: Missed the ball...
Review: I agree with what some of the other reviewers said. I bought it expecting what I found but ALSO expected to see the footage of the planes crashing, the buildings collapsing, the smoke plume rushing through the streets and people running. I wanted this to be a full capturing of the emotions I (and the whole country) felt that day that I could show my kids someday as a true historical record of a tragic event. Sadly, what I got was about 28 minutes of people walking through dust and debris covered streets. Save your money and wait for this one to be done right.
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Summary: Boring
Review: I am sure some remarkable documentaries will be made about the tragedy of Sept 11. Sadly, this DVD is short and boring, just some sort of minimalist performance art piece.
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Summary: Dont Bother
Review: I bought this dvd..I was hoping for a little more I guess..The dvd was less than one hour..it showed little more than fireman walking around in soot..I wasnt looking for gory details but a little more on the human side would have been good. I watched the "enhanced" version hoping to see more..I have seen better videos on nightly news channels.My advise is save your money and look elsewhere..the title is true..first 24 hours..but if you remember there was no power and no people..this is what you see.
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Summary: Silent Video
Review: I did not like this video because there was no narration to tell about what was going on. So of course there were no facts given, just like looking at photos with no names, etc. I will be more careful when I order next time.
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Summary: Silent Video
Review: I did not like this video because there was no narration to tell about what was going on. So of course there were no facts given, just like looking at photos with no names, etc. I will be more careful when I order next time.
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Summary: Astounding film. Excellent eye for detail.
Review: I purchased this DVD based on the high marks and excellent reviews given by the Sundance Film Festival, Judge P. Naugle, Michael Jacobson, and David Germain of the Associated Press. So glad I didn't miss this one. The filmmaker's talent for detail and image choices are incredible. There is no need for commentary or music - just hearing the filmmaker's breathing as he walks around the huge tire of the airplane found on a street corner is more than enough. I don't think this film was made to "entertain" its audience. What I got from it was based on reality and integrity. This film drew me in, making me feel as if I was the one walking down that street and holding that camera. What an impact.
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