Center of the World

Center of the World


Starring:Shane Edelman, Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Karry Brown, Alisha Klass, Mel Gorham, Lisa Newlan, Jason McCabe, Travis Miljan, Jerry Sherman, Carla Gugino, Pat Morita, Balthazar Getty, Robert Lefkowitz, John Lombardo (III), Kathy Florez, Ian Gomez, James Reese (II), Alison Amberley, Ron Nicolosi
Director: Wayne Wang
Studio: Live / Artisan
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The titular center of the world is a matter of perspective in Wayne Wang's (The Joy Luck Club, Smoke) notorious, explicit drama of emotional isolation and sexual commerce in the modern world. According to rich, apathetic cyber-geek Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don't Cry), it's his home computer. Amateur rock & roll drummer and part-time stripper Molly Parker (Wonderland) deems it an erotic part of the female anatomy. Their "date" is merely a sexual contract that takes them to Las Vegas, a place as phony and impersonal as their so-called romance. "You know it's just an act, right?" she reminds him between her slinky bump-and-grind striptease shows and their sweaty sexual gymnastics.

The Internet makes a great metaphor for modern social alienation, with its impersonal communication and virtual sex, but there's not much else new in this familiar story other than the erotic content. Shot on dimly lit, high-definition video, the gray, washed palette sucks the glamour and titillation right out of the spectacle, turning it into an empty, soulless exercise in physical sensation and self delusion--appropriate to this story of lonely souls unable to break through their own isolation. --Sean Axmaker
The Center of the World
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • movie
  • Sex shouldn't be boring
  • intense sexy drama with leads in great performances
  • It's 10:00 p.m.: Do you know where your lap dance is?
  • "You create a frontier."
The Center of the World
Starring: Shane Edelman , Peter Sarsgaard , Molly Parker , Karry Brown , and Alisha Klass
Director: Wayne Wang
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B00005LPZW
Release Date: 2001-12-18

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The titular center of the world is a matter of perspective in Wayne Wang's (The Joy Luck Club, Smoke) notorious, explicit drama of emotional isolation and sexual commerce in the modern world. According to rich, apathetic cyber-geek Peter Sarsgaard (Boys Don't Cry), it's his home computer. Amateur rock & roll drummer and part-time stripper Molly Parker (Wonderland) deems it an erotic part of the female anatomy. Their "date" is merely a sexual contract that takes them to Las Vegas, a place as phony and impersonal as their so-called romance. "You know it's just an act, right?" she reminds him between her slinky bump-and-grind striptease shows and their sweaty sexual gymnastics.

The Internet makes a great metaphor for modern social alienation, with its impersonal communication and virtual sex, but there's not much else new in this familiar story other than the erotic content. Shot on dimly lit, high-definition video, the gray, washed palette sucks the glamour and titillation right out of the spectacle, turning it into an empty, soulless exercise in physical sensation and self delusion--appropriate to this story of lonely souls unable to break through their own isolation. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars movie.......2006-11-10

It was a very unusual movie. I was a bit confused about their relationship, but I was entertained enough to watch the whole thing.

1 out of 5 stars Sex shouldn't be boring.......2006-10-14

Two moderately decent-looking white people who apparently aren't very good at sex go at it in this movie. If that's your thing, why not just rent a bad softcore porn film and be done with it? At least then you won't have to listen to the cornball pseudo-artistic dialogue in this film. What a crock. They could at least have cast a fine young sista like Rosario Dawson or Gabrielle Union to make this movie moan and squeal! This movie makes sex seem boring.

4 out of 5 stars intense sexy drama with leads in great performances.......2005-05-24

Peter Sarsgaard(The Salton Sea, Empire) is in love with Molly Parker(Bliss1997, Sunshine) who is a hooker& a stripper and so Sarsgaard brings Parker to Vegas for 3 days where then things start to unfold. Sarsgaard's passion for Parker breaks down a wall and she might like him too. Great performances by the leads with some intense, sexual moments, some of which Parker shows some skin, nice..adult drama about obsession. Also starring Balthazar Getty (Project Greenlight's Feast, Lost Highway) and Alisha Klass.

3 out of 5 stars It's 10:00 p.m.: Do you know where your lap dance is?.......2005-01-31

Las Vegas. A computer nerd with too much money--a thin, freckled redhead with too little money. A gaudy hotel suite, complete with erotic paintings; a set of two double-doors, separating (permanently) our two protagonists.

And behold the movie THE CENTER OF THE WORLD. That's pretty much it.

Okay, there is a little more than the above, but not much. When computer wonder-boy Richard Longman (Peter Sarsgaard) finds himself infatuated with a stripper and rock drummer-wannabe Florence (Molly Parker), he offers the lady ten grand to spend three pleasurable nights in Las Vegas with him. Never mind the fact he could have used the money for a decent set of clothes and a shampoo, but I digress. Florence accepts the offer, but there are conditions. Primarily, ala the film "Pretty Woman," the conditions have to do with avoiding liking one another, so at once the viewer knows immediately what's going to happen.

So, in essence, we are treated to a film where two characters prance and frolic in wanton self-denial, until, at last, one of them finally succumbs to his/her (no giving away the storyline for me, by golly) emotions. The confrontation/climax is both bittersweet and unbelievable--especially once the rejector treats the rejectee to a most puzzling episode of self-pleasure, before the lowered eyes of said rejectee.

Where the heck did that come from?

But, again, I digress. THE CENTER OF THE WORLD is a handsome film, and very easy on the eyes. Both main characters could stand a square meal, by the way, but again, that's just me. Eat hearty, folks. The ending is contrived, nothing is actually resolved, and now I'm pulling the cushions off my sofa looking for loose change. Gotta save up my money: Ten thousand buckaroos is going to be dang hard to come by.
--D. Mikels

4 out of 5 stars "You create a frontier.".......2005-01-19

Florence (Molly Parker) drummer by day and stripper by night meets computer geek & millionaire Richard Longman (Peter Sarsgaard). Richard abandons his computer screen and checks out Florence's act at Pandora's Box. He likes what he sees, and he offers Florence $10,000 if she will spend the weekend with him in Las Vegas. Florence, at first rejects the idea, but then presents a counter-offer with VERY strict rules of engagement allowing limited sexual favours between the hours of 10pm-2 am. A contract is literally drawn up, and Richard agrees--reluctantly--to abide by the rules. Florence packs her rubber dresses and her high heels, and the two head to Vegas and check into a sumptuous adjoining suite.

"The Center of the World" is a fascinating film, and it's most fascinating in its depiction and exploration of sexuality. Here we have two characters who attempt to create a contract regulating the limits. Richard clearly wants more than Florence is prepared to give him, and Florence is only comfortable 'performing' literally with music. It's a situation that's destined for trouble. And there's a sort of naked honesty and best of intentions here, but at the same time the characters struggle and fail to understand each other.

The character of Richard is a little overdone--the scenes with his takeout food containers and half empty pizza boxes emphasize that this is a man who has put his personal life on hold while pursing his career. But Florence is a truly great character--someone who can't be bought but someone who still wants to deliver Richard's money's worth. Ultimately, the film's message is that sex is a complicated thing--and definitely something that can't be regulated. All the contracts in the world don't cover feelings and complicated moral issues, and while the contract between Florence and Richard isn't exactly the normal state of affairs between human beings, nonetheless, the contract serves in a way, as the figurative contract assumed by any couple--in any relationship. It's always the fine print ...

"The Center of the World" far outclasses such tripe as the syrupy sweet "Pretty Woman" or the souped up romance "Indecent Proposal". Obviously this is a film for adults only, and due to the strong sexual theme, it's really reserved for those more tolerant of certain raw aspects of sexuality--displacedhuman
World Trade Center (Widescreen Edition)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards
  • The horrors of 9/11
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  • Great move but sad
World Trade Center (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Maria Bello , Connor Paolo , Anthony Piccininni , and Alexa Gerasimovich
Director: Oliver Stone
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ASIN: B000JLTRKE
Release Date: 2006-12-12

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Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

Description

"World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards.......2007-06-25

The only good thing about it is pointing out the importance of the Port Authority PD on that day. Other than that this is a shameful tv movie-style attempt to make money off of an event that does not need Hollywood in any way, shape or form to interpret for us. Film history buffs will note that this is where Maggie Gylenhall sells out. Other than that- don't waste your hard earned money or your shelf space on it.

3 out of 5 stars The horrors of 9/11.......2007-06-16

This movie traces the story of two Port Authority Policemen, played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, who attempt to rescue survivors of 9/11 at the World Trade Center. After they enter the building, it collapses and they are trapped in the rubble. They talk to each other to keep up their courage, but it is evident that they are badly injured. The movie shows flashbacks of the men and their families and also shows the agony their wives are going through as they wait for word of their husbands. The script never properly develops the two main characters in the viewer's mind and this detracts from the overall emotional impact which the movie could have had. However, the movie does have merit and it serves as a tribute to those who risked and lost their lives in this tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Good Choice.......2007-06-01

Excellent movie. Fast Shipping. Very happy with this purchase. Excellent movie to add to your collection.

1 out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth.......2007-05-31

Oliver Stone is a movie maker, his bottom line isn't to tell us the truth , its to make as much money as he can. September 11th, being so close to all of our hearts and souls, and it being so soon after the fact, Is a hard story to tell especially in regards to the survivors and victims. Stone did not choose to tell this story, in all its heroism and individual sacrifice, in the light of truth. Instead he decided to bend and twist these men's rescue and the rescuers stories to his "bottom line" agenda. In the movie NYPD officer Scott Strauss is the man who crawls through hell to get to John and Will, in real life it was Chuck Sereika. Chuck had absolutely NO training in search and rescue and extrication, He was a paramedic who thought for sure he was crawling to his own death. In interviews with Chuck after viewing the movie said "the facts are so distorted that he didn't recognize what he was seeing as what he lived through" A journalist who was at ground zero and did first hand interviews of both the rescuers and Will and John at the hospital asked the filmmakers if they wanted his input, and was declined. Oliver Stone chose to focus on the men trapped, flashbacks, family grief instead of on the true life harrowing story of the rescuers and their unbelievable acts.
Stone missed many real facts that should have been put into the movie, and he added some that weren't necessary
1) Karnes, the man who dons his marine garb and sneaks onto ground zero, did not spout religious phrases to passerby's. He refused to be any part of the film.
2) The Other marine who shows up to help Karnes was a black guy, not a white guy
3) They completely left out a firefighter named Tommy Asher, officer Richard Doeler, and John Busching former detective now paramedic in new york. ALL of those men were VITAL to the rescue effort!! Doeler literally DUG out John with his bare hands, with no oxygen tank. It was Doerler, along with two FDNY firefighters, who finally pulled McLaughlin to safety after three hours of digging. In the movie, a team made up solely of firemen extricates McLaughlin. In real life, Doerler came in to relieve many other rescue workers who had been digging for about five hours and working sometimes in 20-minute shifts as the conditions were too difficult to withstand any longer amount of time. Doerler fashioned scoops out of metal scraps, as his usual hand shovel wouldn't fit at first. But none of these dramatic details come through in the movie. Doerler, like Strauss and Sereika before him, had to straddle the trapped officer's body in order to fit in the narrow space, balancing himself on his right arm and reaching out with his left to pull out the mashed concrete and twisted metal bits--a task made more difficult by the fact that he is right-handed. he says that the filmmakers never called him once to hear his story firsthand. Doerler said he hoped his character would be included, not for his own credit but so that the world would know what the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit did that day
4) The wife of Dominick Pezzulo, the NYPD officer who died along side John and Will is outraged at the filmmakers saying "my thing is, this man died for you, how could you do this to this family?" Obviously scarred enough by his death, but also scarred again by the onscreen death as well, and not in a true light.

Most people will watch this movie and take it as the truth, for how could someone make a movie about Sept 11 and leave out crucial, and important details, especially to tell a tale of "heroism and perseverance"?. Clearly it's because the filmmakers didn't care about the people who were really involved, they were out to fill their pockets. Don't buy this movie, don't watch it. Instead I would recommend, if you are curious about the truth of that day, to watch "9/11 The filmmakers commemorative addition" which is footage shot on that very day of the events unfolding and the heroism of the firefighters and NYPD involved

5 out of 5 stars Great move but sad.......2007-05-16

I love the move. But it hurt alot to see it. I'm from NYC and lose some friends. But your CD was great and in good condition. Thank you
World Trade Center (Full Screen Edition)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards
  • The horrors of 9/11
  • Good Choice
  • Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth
  • Great move but sad
World Trade Center (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Maria Bello , Connor Paolo , Anthony Piccininni , and Alexa Gerasimovich
Director: Oliver Stone
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000JLTRIQ
Release Date: 2006-12-12

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Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

Description

"World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards.......2007-06-25

The only good thing about it is pointing out the importance of the Port Authority PD on that day. Other than that this is a shameful tv movie-style attempt to make money off of an event that does not need Hollywood in any way, shape or form to interpret for us. Film history buffs will note that this is where Maggie Gylenhall sells out. Other than that- don't waste your hard earned money or your shelf space on it.

3 out of 5 stars The horrors of 9/11.......2007-06-16

This movie traces the story of two Port Authority Policemen, played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, who attempt to rescue survivors of 9/11 at the World Trade Center. After they enter the building, it collapses and they are trapped in the rubble. They talk to each other to keep up their courage, but it is evident that they are badly injured. The movie shows flashbacks of the men and their families and also shows the agony their wives are going through as they wait for word of their husbands. The script never properly develops the two main characters in the viewer's mind and this detracts from the overall emotional impact which the movie could have had. However, the movie does have merit and it serves as a tribute to those who risked and lost their lives in this tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Good Choice.......2007-06-01

Excellent movie. Fast Shipping. Very happy with this purchase. Excellent movie to add to your collection.

1 out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth.......2007-05-31

Oliver Stone is a movie maker, his bottom line isn't to tell us the truth , its to make as much money as he can. September 11th, being so close to all of our hearts and souls, and it being so soon after the fact, Is a hard story to tell especially in regards to the survivors and victims. Stone did not choose to tell this story, in all its heroism and individual sacrifice, in the light of truth. Instead he decided to bend and twist these men's rescue and the rescuers stories to his "bottom line" agenda. In the movie NYPD officer Scott Strauss is the man who crawls through hell to get to John and Will, in real life it was Chuck Sereika. Chuck had absolutely NO training in search and rescue and extrication, He was a paramedic who thought for sure he was crawling to his own death. In interviews with Chuck after viewing the movie said "the facts are so distorted that he didn't recognize what he was seeing as what he lived through" A journalist who was at ground zero and did first hand interviews of both the rescuers and Will and John at the hospital asked the filmmakers if they wanted his input, and was declined. Oliver Stone chose to focus on the men trapped, flashbacks, family grief instead of on the true life harrowing story of the rescuers and their unbelievable acts.
Stone missed many real facts that should have been put into the movie, and he added some that weren't necessary
1) Karnes, the man who dons his marine garb and sneaks onto ground zero, did not spout religious phrases to passerby's. He refused to be any part of the film.
2) The Other marine who shows up to help Karnes was a black guy, not a white guy
3) They completely left out a firefighter named Tommy Asher, officer Richard Doeler, and John Busching former detective now paramedic in new york. ALL of those men were VITAL to the rescue effort!! Doeler literally DUG out John with his bare hands, with no oxygen tank. It was Doerler, along with two FDNY firefighters, who finally pulled McLaughlin to safety after three hours of digging. In the movie, a team made up solely of firemen extricates McLaughlin. In real life, Doerler came in to relieve many other rescue workers who had been digging for about five hours and working sometimes in 20-minute shifts as the conditions were too difficult to withstand any longer amount of time. Doerler fashioned scoops out of metal scraps, as his usual hand shovel wouldn't fit at first. But none of these dramatic details come through in the movie. Doerler, like Strauss and Sereika before him, had to straddle the trapped officer's body in order to fit in the narrow space, balancing himself on his right arm and reaching out with his left to pull out the mashed concrete and twisted metal bits--a task made more difficult by the fact that he is right-handed. he says that the filmmakers never called him once to hear his story firsthand. Doerler said he hoped his character would be included, not for his own credit but so that the world would know what the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit did that day
4) The wife of Dominick Pezzulo, the NYPD officer who died along side John and Will is outraged at the filmmakers saying "my thing is, this man died for you, how could you do this to this family?" Obviously scarred enough by his death, but also scarred again by the onscreen death as well, and not in a true light.

Most people will watch this movie and take it as the truth, for how could someone make a movie about Sept 11 and leave out crucial, and important details, especially to tell a tale of "heroism and perseverance"?. Clearly it's because the filmmakers didn't care about the people who were really involved, they were out to fill their pockets. Don't buy this movie, don't watch it. Instead I would recommend, if you are curious about the truth of that day, to watch "9/11 The filmmakers commemorative addition" which is footage shot on that very day of the events unfolding and the heroism of the firefighters and NYPD involved

5 out of 5 stars Great move but sad.......2007-05-16

I love the move. But it hurt alot to see it. I'm from NYC and lose some friends. But your CD was great and in good condition. Thank you
World Trade Center (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards
  • The horrors of 9/11
  • Good Choice
  • Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth
  • Great move but sad
World Trade Center (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Stephen Dorff , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Michael J. Shannon , and Frank Whaley
Director: Oliver Stone
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ASIN: B000JMK6LC
Release Date: 2006-12-12

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Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

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"World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards.......2007-06-25

The only good thing about it is pointing out the importance of the Port Authority PD on that day. Other than that this is a shameful tv movie-style attempt to make money off of an event that does not need Hollywood in any way, shape or form to interpret for us. Film history buffs will note that this is where Maggie Gylenhall sells out. Other than that- don't waste your hard earned money or your shelf space on it.

3 out of 5 stars The horrors of 9/11.......2007-06-16

This movie traces the story of two Port Authority Policemen, played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, who attempt to rescue survivors of 9/11 at the World Trade Center. After they enter the building, it collapses and they are trapped in the rubble. They talk to each other to keep up their courage, but it is evident that they are badly injured. The movie shows flashbacks of the men and their families and also shows the agony their wives are going through as they wait for word of their husbands. The script never properly develops the two main characters in the viewer's mind and this detracts from the overall emotional impact which the movie could have had. However, the movie does have merit and it serves as a tribute to those who risked and lost their lives in this tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Good Choice.......2007-06-01

Excellent movie. Fast Shipping. Very happy with this purchase. Excellent movie to add to your collection.

1 out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth.......2007-05-31

Oliver Stone is a movie maker, his bottom line isn't to tell us the truth , its to make as much money as he can. September 11th, being so close to all of our hearts and souls, and it being so soon after the fact, Is a hard story to tell especially in regards to the survivors and victims. Stone did not choose to tell this story, in all its heroism and individual sacrifice, in the light of truth. Instead he decided to bend and twist these men's rescue and the rescuers stories to his "bottom line" agenda. In the movie NYPD officer Scott Strauss is the man who crawls through hell to get to John and Will, in real life it was Chuck Sereika. Chuck had absolutely NO training in search and rescue and extrication, He was a paramedic who thought for sure he was crawling to his own death. In interviews with Chuck after viewing the movie said "the facts are so distorted that he didn't recognize what he was seeing as what he lived through" A journalist who was at ground zero and did first hand interviews of both the rescuers and Will and John at the hospital asked the filmmakers if they wanted his input, and was declined. Oliver Stone chose to focus on the men trapped, flashbacks, family grief instead of on the true life harrowing story of the rescuers and their unbelievable acts.
Stone missed many real facts that should have been put into the movie, and he added some that weren't necessary
1) Karnes, the man who dons his marine garb and sneaks onto ground zero, did not spout religious phrases to passerby's. He refused to be any part of the film.
2) The Other marine who shows up to help Karnes was a black guy, not a white guy
3) They completely left out a firefighter named Tommy Asher, officer Richard Doeler, and John Busching former detective now paramedic in new york. ALL of those men were VITAL to the rescue effort!! Doeler literally DUG out John with his bare hands, with no oxygen tank. It was Doerler, along with two FDNY firefighters, who finally pulled McLaughlin to safety after three hours of digging. In the movie, a team made up solely of firemen extricates McLaughlin. In real life, Doerler came in to relieve many other rescue workers who had been digging for about five hours and working sometimes in 20-minute shifts as the conditions were too difficult to withstand any longer amount of time. Doerler fashioned scoops out of metal scraps, as his usual hand shovel wouldn't fit at first. But none of these dramatic details come through in the movie. Doerler, like Strauss and Sereika before him, had to straddle the trapped officer's body in order to fit in the narrow space, balancing himself on his right arm and reaching out with his left to pull out the mashed concrete and twisted metal bits--a task made more difficult by the fact that he is right-handed. he says that the filmmakers never called him once to hear his story firsthand. Doerler said he hoped his character would be included, not for his own credit but so that the world would know what the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit did that day
4) The wife of Dominick Pezzulo, the NYPD officer who died along side John and Will is outraged at the filmmakers saying "my thing is, this man died for you, how could you do this to this family?" Obviously scarred enough by his death, but also scarred again by the onscreen death as well, and not in a true light.

Most people will watch this movie and take it as the truth, for how could someone make a movie about Sept 11 and leave out crucial, and important details, especially to tell a tale of "heroism and perseverance"?. Clearly it's because the filmmakers didn't care about the people who were really involved, they were out to fill their pockets. Don't buy this movie, don't watch it. Instead I would recommend, if you are curious about the truth of that day, to watch "9/11 The filmmakers commemorative addition" which is footage shot on that very day of the events unfolding and the heroism of the firefighters and NYPD involved

5 out of 5 stars Great move but sad.......2007-05-16

I love the move. But it hurt alot to see it. I'm from NYC and lose some friends. But your CD was great and in good condition. Thank you
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Starring: Nicolas Cage , Maria Bello , Connor Paolo , Anthony Piccininni , and Alexa Gerasimovich
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Release Date: 2006-12-12

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Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards.......2007-06-25

The only good thing about it is pointing out the importance of the Port Authority PD on that day. Other than that this is a shameful tv movie-style attempt to make money off of an event that does not need Hollywood in any way, shape or form to interpret for us. Film history buffs will note that this is where Maggie Gylenhall sells out. Other than that- don't waste your hard earned money or your shelf space on it.

3 out of 5 stars The horrors of 9/11.......2007-06-16

This movie traces the story of two Port Authority Policemen, played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, who attempt to rescue survivors of 9/11 at the World Trade Center. After they enter the building, it collapses and they are trapped in the rubble. They talk to each other to keep up their courage, but it is evident that they are badly injured. The movie shows flashbacks of the men and their families and also shows the agony their wives are going through as they wait for word of their husbands. The script never properly develops the two main characters in the viewer's mind and this detracts from the overall emotional impact which the movie could have had. However, the movie does have merit and it serves as a tribute to those who risked and lost their lives in this tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Good Choice.......2007-06-01

Excellent movie. Fast Shipping. Very happy with this purchase. Excellent movie to add to your collection.

1 out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth.......2007-05-31

Oliver Stone is a movie maker, his bottom line isn't to tell us the truth , its to make as much money as he can. September 11th, being so close to all of our hearts and souls, and it being so soon after the fact, Is a hard story to tell especially in regards to the survivors and victims. Stone did not choose to tell this story, in all its heroism and individual sacrifice, in the light of truth. Instead he decided to bend and twist these men's rescue and the rescuers stories to his "bottom line" agenda. In the movie NYPD officer Scott Strauss is the man who crawls through hell to get to John and Will, in real life it was Chuck Sereika. Chuck had absolutely NO training in search and rescue and extrication, He was a paramedic who thought for sure he was crawling to his own death. In interviews with Chuck after viewing the movie said "the facts are so distorted that he didn't recognize what he was seeing as what he lived through" A journalist who was at ground zero and did first hand interviews of both the rescuers and Will and John at the hospital asked the filmmakers if they wanted his input, and was declined. Oliver Stone chose to focus on the men trapped, flashbacks, family grief instead of on the true life harrowing story of the rescuers and their unbelievable acts.
Stone missed many real facts that should have been put into the movie, and he added some that weren't necessary
1) Karnes, the man who dons his marine garb and sneaks onto ground zero, did not spout religious phrases to passerby's. He refused to be any part of the film.
2) The Other marine who shows up to help Karnes was a black guy, not a white guy
3) They completely left out a firefighter named Tommy Asher, officer Richard Doeler, and John Busching former detective now paramedic in new york. ALL of those men were VITAL to the rescue effort!! Doeler literally DUG out John with his bare hands, with no oxygen tank. It was Doerler, along with two FDNY firefighters, who finally pulled McLaughlin to safety after three hours of digging. In the movie, a team made up solely of firemen extricates McLaughlin. In real life, Doerler came in to relieve many other rescue workers who had been digging for about five hours and working sometimes in 20-minute shifts as the conditions were too difficult to withstand any longer amount of time. Doerler fashioned scoops out of metal scraps, as his usual hand shovel wouldn't fit at first. But none of these dramatic details come through in the movie. Doerler, like Strauss and Sereika before him, had to straddle the trapped officer's body in order to fit in the narrow space, balancing himself on his right arm and reaching out with his left to pull out the mashed concrete and twisted metal bits--a task made more difficult by the fact that he is right-handed. he says that the filmmakers never called him once to hear his story firsthand. Doerler said he hoped his character would be included, not for his own credit but so that the world would know what the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit did that day
4) The wife of Dominick Pezzulo, the NYPD officer who died along side John and Will is outraged at the filmmakers saying "my thing is, this man died for you, how could you do this to this family?" Obviously scarred enough by his death, but also scarred again by the onscreen death as well, and not in a true light.

Most people will watch this movie and take it as the truth, for how could someone make a movie about Sept 11 and leave out crucial, and important details, especially to tell a tale of "heroism and perseverance"?. Clearly it's because the filmmakers didn't care about the people who were really involved, they were out to fill their pockets. Don't buy this movie, don't watch it. Instead I would recommend, if you are curious about the truth of that day, to watch "9/11 The filmmakers commemorative addition" which is footage shot on that very day of the events unfolding and the heroism of the firefighters and NYPD involved

5 out of 5 stars Great move but sad.......2007-05-16

I love the move. But it hurt alot to see it. I'm from NYC and lose some friends. But your CD was great and in good condition. Thank you
World Trade Center (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Great move but sad
World Trade Center (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Stephen Dorff , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Michael J. Shannon , and Frank Whaley
Director: Oliver Stone
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ASIN: B000JMK6LM
Release Date: 2006-12-12

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Regardless of whether it was "too early" in 2006 to dramatize the events of September 11th, 2001, World Trade Center succeeds as a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who served at "ground zero" in the wake of terrorist attacks on the WTC's twin towers in New York City. Removed from the politics of war and terrorism (yet still, like all films, inherently political in expressing its point of view), Oliver Stone's potent drama focuses on the nightmarish ordeal, and subsequent rescue, of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), who were buried deeply within the rubble of the WTC after the twin towers collapsed. Granted, it's only the film's historical context that distinguishes it from any other dramatic rescue story, but in focusing on the goodness of humanity in response to the evil of terrorists who remain unnamed and off-screen, Stone and first-time screenwriter Andrea Berloff create an emotional context as powerful as anything Stone has directed since Platoon. Even as he resorts to some questionable tactics typically lacking in subtlety, Stone refrains from much of the blunt-force filmmaking that has made him a critical punching bag, rising to this challenging occasion with a heartfelt and deeply American portrait of unity - personal, familial, and national. Flaws and all, World Trade Center serves an honorable purpose, reminding us all that for those fleeting days in September 2001, America showed its best face to a sympathetic world. --Jeff Shannon

Description

"World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Everyone Involved In This Exploitation Should Lose Their SAG Cards.......2007-06-25

The only good thing about it is pointing out the importance of the Port Authority PD on that day. Other than that this is a shameful tv movie-style attempt to make money off of an event that does not need Hollywood in any way, shape or form to interpret for us. Film history buffs will note that this is where Maggie Gylenhall sells out. Other than that- don't waste your hard earned money or your shelf space on it.

3 out of 5 stars The horrors of 9/11.......2007-06-16

This movie traces the story of two Port Authority Policemen, played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, who attempt to rescue survivors of 9/11 at the World Trade Center. After they enter the building, it collapses and they are trapped in the rubble. They talk to each other to keep up their courage, but it is evident that they are badly injured. The movie shows flashbacks of the men and their families and also shows the agony their wives are going through as they wait for word of their husbands. The script never properly develops the two main characters in the viewer's mind and this detracts from the overall emotional impact which the movie could have had. However, the movie does have merit and it serves as a tribute to those who risked and lost their lives in this tragedy.

5 out of 5 stars Good Choice.......2007-06-01

Excellent movie. Fast Shipping. Very happy with this purchase. Excellent movie to add to your collection.

1 out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is just out for your money, not the truth.......2007-05-31

Oliver Stone is a movie maker, his bottom line isn't to tell us the truth , its to make as much money as he can. September 11th, being so close to all of our hearts and souls, and it being so soon after the fact, Is a hard story to tell especially in regards to the survivors and victims. Stone did not choose to tell this story, in all its heroism and individual sacrifice, in the light of truth. Instead he decided to bend and twist these men's rescue and the rescuers stories to his "bottom line" agenda. In the movie NYPD officer Scott Strauss is the man who crawls through hell to get to John and Will, in real life it was Chuck Sereika. Chuck had absolutely NO training in search and rescue and extrication, He was a paramedic who thought for sure he was crawling to his own death. In interviews with Chuck after viewing the movie said "the facts are so distorted that he didn't recognize what he was seeing as what he lived through" A journalist who was at ground zero and did first hand interviews of both the rescuers and Will and John at the hospital asked the filmmakers if they wanted his input, and was declined. Oliver Stone chose to focus on the men trapped, flashbacks, family grief instead of on the true life harrowing story of the rescuers and their unbelievable acts.
Stone missed many real facts that should have been put into the movie, and he added some that weren't necessary
1) Karnes, the man who dons his marine garb and sneaks onto ground zero, did not spout religious phrases to passerby's. He refused to be any part of the film.
2) The Other marine who shows up to help Karnes was a black guy, not a white guy
3) They completely left out a firefighter named Tommy Asher, officer Richard Doeler, and John Busching former detective now paramedic in new york. ALL of those men were VITAL to the rescue effort!! Doeler literally DUG out John with his bare hands, with no oxygen tank. It was Doerler, along with two FDNY firefighters, who finally pulled McLaughlin to safety after three hours of digging. In the movie, a team made up solely of firemen extricates McLaughlin. In real life, Doerler came in to relieve many other rescue workers who had been digging for about five hours and working sometimes in 20-minute shifts as the conditions were too difficult to withstand any longer amount of time. Doerler fashioned scoops out of metal scraps, as his usual hand shovel wouldn't fit at first. But none of these dramatic details come through in the movie. Doerler, like Strauss and Sereika before him, had to straddle the trapped officer's body in order to fit in the narrow space, balancing himself on his right arm and reaching out with his left to pull out the mashed concrete and twisted metal bits--a task made more difficult by the fact that he is right-handed. he says that the filmmakers never called him once to hear his story firsthand. Doerler said he hoped his character would be included, not for his own credit but so that the world would know what the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit did that day
4) The wife of Dominick Pezzulo, the NYPD officer who died along side John and Will is outraged at the filmmakers saying "my thing is, this man died for you, how could you do this to this family?" Obviously scarred enough by his death, but also scarred again by the onscreen death as well, and not in a true light.

Most people will watch this movie and take it as the truth, for how could someone make a movie about Sept 11 and leave out crucial, and important details, especially to tell a tale of "heroism and perseverance"?. Clearly it's because the filmmakers didn't care about the people who were really involved, they were out to fill their pockets. Don't buy this movie, don't watch it. Instead I would recommend, if you are curious about the truth of that day, to watch "9/11 The filmmakers commemorative addition" which is footage shot on that very day of the events unfolding and the heroism of the firefighters and NYPD involved

5 out of 5 stars Great move but sad.......2007-05-16

I love the move. But it hurt alot to see it. I'm from NYC and lose some friends. But your CD was great and in good condition. Thank you
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    Why the Towers Fell - An Exclusive Investigation into the Collapse of the World Trade Center
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    Why the Towers Fell - An Exclusive Investigation into the Collapse of the World Trade Center
    Starring: Jake Pauls , Matt Komorowski , Jan Demczur , Sal D'Agostino , and Matthys Levy
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    ASIN: B00006ADG4
    Release Date: 2002-06-18

    Description

    For most people the image of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001, was not only a scene of unforgettable horror, it was a moment of unimaginable consequence. Within days, NOVA began following a blue ribbon team of forensic engineers as they began searching for clues that would tell them why the towers fell. This moving and informative documentary features interviews with survivors and rescue personnel who recount the buildings' last moments and their harrowing journeys to safety, interweaving these stories with the insights of some of the leading structural engineers in the world to explain exactly what happened on that fateful day. Why the Towers Fell takes viewers through the process by which the investigative team came to understand the how's and why's of one of America's greatest tragedies. From a detailed examination of the building's original design to the relentless process of combing scrap steel yards and Ground Zero itself for evidence, this was one of the most extensive and difficult disaster investigations ever undertaken. The team tested building materials, calculated the role of the jet fuel in the fire, estimated the speed of the aircraft and the damage to the building's core, and they analyzed the effectiveness of the escape and fire protection systems. The conclusions they reached will certainly influence the building of future skyscrapers for years to come.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Don't Listen To The Conspiracy Nuts!.......2006-12-23

    This is a great program. It explains in purely technical terms what happened to the buildings and why on 9/11. Sometimes the only way to come at such an enormous tragedy is to take just one piece of it. In its own oblique, indirect way, this is one of the most poignant documents I've ever seen about that fateful day. By leaving emotion out of it, it actually invites more emotion. The interview with the building's architect is the perfect example - he does not break down, or play for our sympathy, but you can see in his eyes that he will be haunted by his decisions for the rest of his days. Like all such things, it's easy to see now with 20/20 hindsight all the factors that created disaster.

    The people on here slamming this and going on about their "research" (yeah right) are, I'm guessing, part of the growing number of idiots who have decided to take this terrible event and twist it into a ridiculous conspiracy. This really bothers me, and I'm as left-wing liberal anti-George Bush as they come. These people are just sad. The pancaking of the floors is not a "theory", it's a fact we all saw with our own eyes in real time. Don't let these people start doing to 9/11, what the holocaust deniers are still doing sixty years on. It's an insult to the dead. Not to mention to our collective intelligence.

    In the meantime, if you want to see an excellent documentary breaking down EXACTLY what happened moment by moment, this is the film for you. Personally, it's the only 9/11 doc I want to own. Something about this dispassionate examination of the collapse I find almost as heartbreaking as the sheer loss of life. Let's face it, we mourn those buildings as well as the victims. It's also just good solid HISTORY with a capital H. Ignore the idiots.

    4 out of 5 stars Plausible.......2006-12-02

    It is interesting to note that the reviewers here rebuking this film are not experts in anything other than their own histrionics and moronic conspiracy theories. NOVA does a good job here.

    1 out of 5 stars PLEASE!.......2006-11-09

    I watched this movie when I was just starting to research 9/11 and it answered NO questions of why the buildings fell. It gave a bunch of theories and almost everyone interviewed were shocked themselves that the buildings fell and voiced that opinion frequently.
    The people that produced this documentary are traitors to America.
    INVESTIGATE 9/11!!!

    1 out of 5 stars Grifters.......2006-07-23

    The value of this NOVA cover up is the connection to the web of lies perpetrated by the US government.
    No steel building ever have fallen, on that day 3 fell...all defying the laws of physics.
    It is often noted that building 7 was "pulled"...what is not noted is there were already explosives in place.
    It's time to jail those responsible....none will be Arabs NOVA should be ashamed to try and foist this ...a piece of the cover up

    1 out of 5 stars Pathtic.......2006-07-04

    its is all a lie. If the pancake theroy was a fact then how come the engineers of the buidings said it wasn't. Look i the building fell in free fall it must have been demolition. Because
    building don't fall like that. 23 fire fighetrs said they head a exploson 5 seconds before the south and north tower fell. And the pancake thery has happend to a few bulings in the world and it was real slow about 1 minute for a 23 storie building to fall. Plus FEMA sucks they didn't know wtc 7 fell and Larry Stilverstine admitted he blew up wtc 7 because it had too many fires face it it was a scam the the towes fell chaching larry wanted 7 billion dollar and Predient bush 1 billion....... i know alot about buildng and if wana see the truth wath loose change 2
    The Vatican Television Center Presents THE VATICAN - Behind the scenes of the World's Smallest Kingdom
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    The Vatican Television Center Presents THE VATICAN - Behind the scenes of the World's Smallest Kingdom
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    The Official documentary on VATICAN CITY: a nation as big as a small town. It is not any place but one that can attract more than two million visitors per year. where its working force must cross its frontiers on a daily basis, its two thousand year old knowledge and heritage is considered the book of man, and its activities reverberate to the most remote places all over the world. It is also a miracle of technology, global communication and contemporary art that find a balance with the conservative, secular tradition.

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    Improbable Collapse: The Demolition of Our Republic
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