DC 9/11 - Time of Crisis

Starring:Timothy Bottoms, John Cunningham, David Wolos-Fonteno, Gregory Itzin, Penny Johnson, Stephen Macht, Mary Gordon Murray, Lawrence Pressman, Scott Alan Smith, George Takei, David McIlwraith, Myron Natwick (II), Allan Royal, Carolyn Scott, Chuck Shamata, James McGowan, Debra McGrath, Gerry Mendicino, Brian Paul, Bobby Johnston
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Studio: Showtime Ent.
Product Type: DVD

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If you're looking for an unrepentantly flag-waving, pro-Bush depiction of the President's actions in the wake of 9/11, look no further--DC 9/11: Time of Crisis will have any fan of Michael Moore reaching for an airsickness bag. "Whoever did this isn't going to like me as president," intones Timothy Bottoms as George W. Bush, who never speaks with anything but firm resolve and terse machismo; this slick Showtime production even imagines heroic pillow talk between the President and the First Lady. Donald Rumsfield, Dick Cheney, and the rest of the administration are all portrayed as selfless and well-informed civil servants, and the movie subtly promotes the USA Patriot Act, increased military spending, and the policy of pre-emptive war. DC 9/11 also mixes documentary footage of the 9/11 attacks and rescue efforts with fictional accounts of the behind-closed-doors meetings, which will polarize any discussion of its subject matter. --Bret Fetzer

Description

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis focuses on the difficult decisions and tasks faced by President Bush and his staff on September 11, 2001 and the days following the attacks. This dramatic film will be released shortly before the third anniversary of September 11th. Based on in-depth interviews and extensive research, the film recounts the tragic events from the moment Bush hears the news of the attacks to significant briefings with advisors. Chronicling national security meetings, which piece together evidence linking Osama bin Laden and the Al Caeda network, the film uncovers how Bush and his staff dealt with the volatile situation. In addition, DC 9/11: Time of Crisis illustrates the Administration's strategy for responding both to the terrorists and the American people. Eschewing their own feelings and healing process, the President and his team instead tended to the needs of a wounded country.

Customer Reviews:

Why can't you put zero stars?.......2007-03-04

Taking an event like 9/11 and using it to persuade the audience to see Dubya in a more favorable way is the most disgusting, below-the-belt act in politics. That is exactly what this movie is. The sole purpose of producing it was to increase Bush's polls. The attacks were emotional and devastating, and there is no excuse to try to play into one's emotions that way for an image. Will we ever be able to mourn without having this type of political propaganda shoved down our throats? I am in no way close-minded, and I can attempt to understand people actually liking this crap... But come on, it doesn't take a genius to see the message behind the so-called "facts" displayed in the movie: Bush is a great guy. A great president. A hero.... Whatever. Is it 2008 yet?

Well done insightful drama.......2006-10-29

Some might say it puts a positive spin on the Bush administration's activities on 9/11 and the following days but I would challenge anyone to find anything portrayed which was not factual. Consider it a dramatization of historical events which changed our lives forever. You can be sure it will be shared with my children and grandchildren. There should be more of this genre produced based upon factual events. It is a shame the likes of Michael Moore get so much more publicity for pseudo-documentaries based on half-truth and out-right lies while this film, which factually portrays our leaders in a positive light, is pushed aside as propaganda due to political bias. "A Bright and Shining Lie", "We Were Soldiers" and "DC 9/11 A Time of Crisis" should all be presented in high school history classes. They display America at its best when the rest of the world is running the other direction. This movie is a rare opportunity to see what happens behind closed doors as historic decisions are made. It also gives the viewer great insight into the intricacies, variables, cause and affect of the decisions made by the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government during a true crisis.

A funny piece of work........2006-10-11

This movie is funny. I'm not even considering my political view in this.

The actors look nothing like the people they try so desperately to portray. The actor does a better job on Comedy Central then here. But it's so comedic that I'm shocked they didn't sponser this. With the exception of the Con. Rice, the people don't act nothing like the real-life counterparts. When it's not funny, it's depressingly bad.

I cannot give it one star, as I laughed too much. But I feel three is too much. So two stars it is.

Worse Than Just a Waste of Time............2006-10-02

Hmmmmm. No "0 star" rating, so "1 star" will have to do.

The summary says "Based on real life accounts," but this is so far removed from any "real life" events that it should have a content advisory label to warn viewers against excessive levels of historical distortion. Apparently there is only some small fraction of 1% of "docu" needed to sell a partison acid trip like this and call it a "docudrama."

I don't remember actually throwing away a DVD before, but "DC 9/11 Time of Crisis" was so bad that I actually destroyed the disc before putting it the trash ---I just had to be sure that there'd be no risk of it ever spinning up again.

If you want to see content that truly is "Based on real life accounts," treat yourself to Greenwald's "Uncovered - The War on Iraq." There's almost no commentary, just a steady flow of interviews, news footage, etc., and, without the benefit of screenplay propaganda, the Bush administration presents the "real life accounts" that show the true colors behind their leadership and management....

Ludicrous, yet frightening propaganda........2006-08-22

This is a movie about 9/11 made with only one purpose, and that is to tell us what the Bush administration wants us to believe happened immediately after the WTC attack.

The plot is something like this: WTC attacked, world is shocked. The Great President is shocked. The Great President talks to advisors. The Great President realizes the attack was made because the terrorists envy the wonderful American democracy and the wonderful American freedom.

Timothy Bottoms makes a decent job playing The Great President, but he certainly doesn't play George W. Bush. He doesn't talk like him and he doesn't act like him. This is even more obvious in one of the last scenes, where they cut from Bottoms playing Bush to actual footage of Bush. It's laughable. I don't think I've ever seen any portrayal of a contemporary real-life person that is so obviously re-written and polished in order to make the person look like the hero he really isn't.

This movie made me think of those old WW2 propaganda short films where the narrator tells the audience what they're supposed to think, "Why We Fight", etc. It's so ludicrous and yet so frightening that this kind of movie can be taken seriously.

This is an awful piece of propaganda and it's offensive to all the victims of the 9/11 attacks and to everyone who lost somebody that day.

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