DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

All lies, this is true fiction. The big cover up continues. 9/11 has been proved to be an inside job, the buildings were professionally wired and demolished in a controlled fashion. Telling the REAL truth would be far more astonishing... as they say truth is stranger than fiction. Go after the shadow government, the Illuminati, the Bilderbugs etc. to seek the truth about this awful incident. Bush was a total puppet for these evil people and he knew exactly what was going to happen. STOP FILLING THE PUBLIC'S HEADS WITH BULLSHIT AND START OWNING UP AND TELLING THE TRUTH FOR ONCE! Take a look at Zeitgeist, which explains the true circumstances of that day, it has nothing to do with the Middle East, and everything to do with the powers that be wanting war and conflict so they can eventually enforce their New Word Order and have everyone chipped with the mark of the beast. Research this and you will be amazed, it is time people woke up!

I dare you to watch it without giggling at the way Bush is portrayed as Star Trek's Captain Pickard. Timothy Bottoms takes a wild departure from his dimwitted portrayal of President Bush and plays a whip-smart, courageous president Bush. Maybe he's stealing cues from Captain Janeway? You decide. The pacing of the film is exciting enough, and there's no problem at all with the story development. Because this film is well executed and relevant, Bush's detractors will inevitably experience great inner conflict as they realize halfway through that they are enjoying the film. Yes, it's true that the film's creators were shamelessly humping an emotionally sensitive theme on behalf of Bush and company, and it's sickeningly preachy. Given what we know only three years later, there's also a dark comedy about its obsolescence...Here's a spoiler for ya - bin Laden is played by the Loche Ness Monster, no weapons of mass destruction ever get found, and the masturbatory tearjerker ending of the film is open for sequels.

Normally I would not review the reviewers, but in this case I believe it is appropriate. First, a quick review of the movie: it was well done in most respects. It gives a feeling of being there, the acting was credible, and the movie blended the actual footage with the filmed footage well. My only complaint was that it was a little long and tended to drag in places. Without being "politically motivated," I can say that the movie was informative about what may have taken place in the meeting rooms behind the scenes.This movie might be trying to be propaganda, but it is also telling a story, one that the public was not aware of. The critics of this movie on IMDb appear to have all this inside information. Were they there? How do they know how the President acted, or anyone else for that matter?? I follow the news enough to believe that these people could actually have made those statements and acted in those manners.So what if the actor who portrayed the President was the same one that made fun of him on the cable TV show. He was the perfect choice in his physical resemblance, voice, and mannerisms. He obviously felt strongly enough in his convictions to play this part (either that or he really wanted the meager salary of this big budget movie). Certainly it was not an embarrassment to play this part in this movie.A movie needs to be judged on it's own merit as a movie. This one needs to be looked at as if the story didn't happen. Then the movie can be judged as a movie. In the meantime, many people that have reviewed it have not been able to step back far away enough to do that. It is all too obvious.

This might be the funniest movie I've ever seen. I'm not talking "Red Dawn" funny, I'm talking "Atomic Cafe" funny.It's that breed of propagandistic funny that is ripe for a Mystery Science Theater viewing experience, but just disturbing enough to make you ashamed of your country a little bit-- and ashamed that you actually paid to rent it, and thus contributed something to the producers.Still, overall a real hoot. Not even the Kremlin could beat it.But when I read the favorable (even gushing) reviews some people have written of this "film," the humor starts to evaporate, and horror sets in. As with "Atomic Cafe," more important than the absurdity is the fact that some (many?) people did not see the absurdity, but rather actually bought in to this sort of mindless propaganda.In that sense, this could be considered a true "horror" film.More horrifying still because apparently enough people are drinking the Kool-Aid to make the present a very dangerous time indeed.