Theatres pull trailer for United 93

I saw the trailer a few weeks ago. I was very surprised that such a movie had been made already - I agree, it seemed too soon.

They are donating ten percent of the first weekends profit? How very genorous. I think it is damn shameful to make a profit out of such a personal tragedy. I do think the story should be told and if a movie is a good medium for that, fine. But the donations should be far and above ten percent of the first weekends gross. And not just to the memorial fund. If someone survived and told their story they would have been paid a large amount for the story. Their relatives should be given the same amount they would have gotten.

I also think there should have been a warning about the trailer. It is too soon IMO people should be given a choice.

If they are making it to tell the story they should have no problem sharing the profits. (sorry for all the spelling errors, tired and lazy right now)

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I'm not surprised that they have already made a movie, to be honest. I am surprised though that they made the trailer that way, kwim? I think they did it on purpose, knowing it would cause a reaction and probably get pulled. They wanted the free publicity. I think it's sick though.

That said, movies are made all the time based on tragedies and no one expects the companies to share profits, kwim? Not saying I agree with the movie company, just a point.

Didn't they already make this for tv anyway?

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Why make a film when the government won't even disclose what really happened? They won't admit that they shot down the plane for another 50 years.

Oh . . .

I can't believe they played this in NYC, or at all. This story really doesn't need to be told in this format. In fact, it's already been told. I watched those trailers already knowing what it was going to be, and have had a complete visceral and emotional reaction.

To play this to an unsuspecting audience is not only 'too soon', it's a form of emotional violence.

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Did you feel the same way with Moores [email protected]#@ 9/11?

I am astonished anyone would have the gall to make a movie and make a profit from that tragedy. They should donate ALL the profits to families who were victim to 9/11.

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Did you feel the same way about "Tora Tora Tora" or "Pearl Harbor"? Will you feel the same way about Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center".

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That was a documentary. There were no paid actors.

I do think United 93 is just too soon.
Give us a few more years to heal.

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Why, yes, actually. I do not think people should get rich from a tragedy.

I think it's too soon. That first trailer was very upsetting..
I would have been deeply disturbed to have seen it without any warning beforehand.. I agree with white feather about it being emotional violence to shock people unawares with something like that.

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I could not agree more. It is awful!

Though for me I think it will always be "too soon."

Bad idea to show it here in NYC. People are still very, very raw. I live two blocks from Ground Zero. I know several people who will not visit me because they simply cannot face this neighborhood yet. I totally respect that choice. Also, and I don't know how much press this is getting in other parts of the US but there has been a big issue here about the 911 recordings of people who called from inside the WTC, most of whom did not survive. Families are being given access to these recordings, which they did not know existed until very recently and the public is being given access to the dispatch calls between 911 and crews. Bad, bad timing to show that, at least in this town.

Didn't we wait at *least* 85 years to make a movie out of the Titanic?

Let's just put this out there for a moment and get real....most people not directly affected by 9/11 have forgotten, or put it out of their minds, and have gone about life as it was before. It happened to someone else. In general, many Americans have short term memories and this my friends will be our downfall.

DC