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United 93, a review by KinkyCyborg

Title:United 93
Year: 2006
Director: Paul Greengrass
Rating: R
Length: 111 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
United 93 - CrewJ. J. Johnson [JJ Johnson]
Gary Commock
Polly Adams
Opal Alladin

Plot:
It's an event that shook the world. Honest, unflinching and profoundly moving, United 93 tells the unforgettable story of the heroic passengers and crew members who prevented the terrorists from carrying out their plans for the fourth hijacked plane on September 11, 2001. As on-ground military and civilian teams scrambled to make sense of the unfolding events, forty people who sat down as strangers found the courage to stand up as one.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Production Notes


Managed to get in another movie before I head off to bed and it was gripping.

The events of 9/11 will never be forgotten and everyone remembers where and what they were doing when they first heard of the planes hitting the World Trade Center. Myself, I was at work when my supervisor told me a plane had hit the Empire State Building... early details were mostly inaccurate and given the amount of chaos that was depicted in this film between the various air traffic controllers, the FAA, NORAD, news agencies and the military I'm not surprised. Nobody was prepared for this... who could conceive it possible? All I know is that day I felt a profound sense of shock, despair and fear, and at the same time a tremendous amount of gratitude that I was living in Canada. I still remember the headline on the Toronto Sun Extra that evening... it read 'BASTARDS!' I couldn't have agreed more.

What actually took place on United 93 before it went down has been left to pure speculation by not only director Paul Greengrass but also to the entire world. Conspiracy theorists have proclaimed that it was shot down by the air force, but given the amount of accounts of phone calls from loved ones who were on the plane in the moments before it crashed in Pennsylvania, I'd like to believe that the passengers and crew did decide to fight back and not let the terrorists complete their mission.

The final 30 seconds of the movie during the clash for control in the cockpit and the plane's death spiral to the ground... right up to it's impact were among the best and worst moments in my years of watching movies. I was holding my breath, heart racing, gripping the arms of my chair and gritting my teeth. When it ended and the screen faded to black a huge wave of emotion swept over me, not unlike the day I came home from work on September 11th, 2001, hugged my wife and 6 year old son... and wept.

I'm not a religious person... but God bless all those poor souls who lost their lives that day.

KC

Rating:

(From KinkyCyborg's Random Reviews 2010 on August 15th, 2010)

Speed, a review by Tom

Speed (1994/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Jan de Bont Writing: Graham Yost (Writer) Length: 111 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: Dolby Digital 5.1, German: DTS 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English, German, Commentary

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Stars:
Keanu Reeves as Jack Traven
Dennis Hopper as Howard Payne
Sandra Bullock as Annie
Joe Morton as Capt. McMahon
Jeff Daniels as Harry

Plot:Awards:
Won:

Academy Award (1994)		Best Sound (Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan)
Academy Award (1994)		Best Sound Effects Editing (Stephen Hunter Flick)
AFI (1994)		100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001)
BAFTA (1994)		Editing (John Wright)
BAFTA (1994)		Sound (Stephen Hunter Flick, Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan)
BMI Film & TV Music Awards (1995)		BMI Film Music Award (Mark Mancina)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Action Sequence
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Female Performance (Sandra Bullock)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best On-screen Duo (Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Villain (Dennis Hopper)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Most Desirable Female (Sandra Bullock)
Saturn (1994)		Best Actress (Sandra Bullock)

Nominated:

Academy Award (1994)		Best Film Editing (John Wright)
American Cinema Editors Awards (1995)		Best Edited Feature Film (John Wright)
BAFTA (1994)		Achievement In Special Effects (Boyd Shermis, John Frazier, Ron Brinkman, Richard Hollander)
Cinema Audio Society Awards (1995)		Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film (Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Kiss (Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Male Performance (Keanu Reeves)
MTV Movie Awards (1995)		Best Movie
Saturn (1994)		Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film
Saturn (1994)		Best Director (Jan De Bont)

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Commentary
• Trailers
• Photo Gallery
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Production Notes
• Multi Angle
• Music Videos
• Interviews
• Storyboard Comparisons

I haven't seen this movie for a long time. It is still great fun to watch and really holds up. I enjoyed every minute of it. Keannu Reeves and Sandra Bullock both did a great job.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 27th, 2023)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Pizzas And Promises

Another really good episode. This time around I liked the entire storyline. Though I couldn't get over how ugly the outfit that Ray's sister was wearing in this episode. I also think it would have been better if they followed through on the storyline of the pizza delivery kid a little more. Like how he found out that his car was repainted and up for sale again or if he had to face the other kid waiting for him back in jail. Though they really didn't have time for it.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on June 29th, 2009)