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Thu 13/09/01 at 17:05
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I heard this morning that WB are withdrawing their summer blockbuster Swordfish from cinemas as a sign of respect for the people who lost their lives on Tuesday.

The reason for this is the blowing up of a city block, including a skyscraper, in part of the movie. This scene was one of the best of the movie, with amazing rotation and excellent special effects. It was, for me, one of the crowning points of this amazing movie.

Why question is why do this? why withdraw a film that so many people enjoy? It's spent ages at the box office, because people like me go and see it again. The acting is superb, from the likes of John Travolta and Halle Berry, the plot original and the special effets superb. Simply put, I loved it.

Yet WB have somehow linked the aformentioned scene with the tradegy at the World Trade Centre. But what about the other movies that mention this? In the Matrix, a helicopter crashs into a tower block. In Die Hard 2, a plane is hijacked. Countless movies are based on this principle. To withdraw one, surely you have to withdraw them all. And this returns us to the main question. Why do this?

I appreciate the extreme sorrow people all around the world feel at this tradegy. I myself feel horrified by this. Tommorrow has been set as a day of mourning for Europe, and a 3 minute silence will be observed at 11:00. I'll be at school, but I'll do my best to keep to this. I hope others will too. George Bush has promised retribution on the attackers.
In the midst of this, WB withdraw Swordfish. I think this is a trivial matter. Sure, we all want to show our respect, admiration and sympathy for the American people, but is withdrawing a movie the best way to do this? People still want to enjoy themselves. Enjoying yourself distracts and helps move people on from the devestation that has happened. I think Swordfish should remain in cinemas, another great film for people to enjoy, laugh about and be amazed at when trying to take thier minds off what has happened.

I'm saying forget what has happened. Tuesday should be remembered and mourned. I also appreciate WB wanting to show their respect. I just don't think withdrawing a movie is the best way to do this.

What do you think? I'm sure some of you have seen Swordfish. When you think of it, does it at all remind you of the World Trade Centre. It doesn't for me. It's simply a trivial matter that has become embroiled in the uproar. Trivial things are trivial, but they also matter. As horrible as Tuesday was, we can't allow it to consume everything.

I apologise if anyone has found this offensive or disrespectful. Please, I didn't mean it like that.

Thanks for reading, Stryke.
Thu 13/09/01 at 19:42
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Also, some group ( I forget their name) have an album coming out with one of the group holding a detonator as the WTC and Statue of Liberty collapse. Not surprisingly, its been cancelled.
Thu 13/09/01 at 19:36
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Yeah, I suppose I could of made the heading a little clearer. heh.

pb - What supposed aqua incidents?
Thu 13/09/01 at 19:26
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ah yes, the supposed aqua incidents. hm.

On a serious note, I think it's only right that they do this for the time being. They are withdrawing any film to do with terrorist actions at the moment and I guess that even Dropzone would be cancelled on TV too.
Thu 13/09/01 at 18:50
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While I appreciate the seriousness of this topic, the subject heading made me laugh, it sounds like some terrible double entendre.
Thu 13/09/01 at 17:21
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Iguana wrote:
> I don't blabble on about things I don't know about....
> much.

Heh, of course you don't :) But Swordfish was one of the much vaunted 'summer blockbusters' we seem to get every year, and a quality one at that. You'll just have to take my word for it. And why wouldn't you?
Thu 13/09/01 at 17:17
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Heh. It's a good point Gaz. I agree though, although some things are certainly in bad taste in light of the disaster, the withdrawal of swordfish is going a bit far. I wish I could say more, but I haven't seen it. I don't blabble on about things I don't know about..

.. much.
Thu 13/09/01 at 17:11
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Oh. Didn't read that, heh :)
Thu 13/09/01 at 17:10
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your honour beat you to this in his"is this right thread"
they have also pulled the spiderman trailer
Thu 13/09/01 at 17:05
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Posts: 16,548
I heard this morning that WB are withdrawing their summer blockbuster Swordfish from cinemas as a sign of respect for the people who lost their lives on Tuesday.

The reason for this is the blowing up of a city block, including a skyscraper, in part of the movie. This scene was one of the best of the movie, with amazing rotation and excellent special effects. It was, for me, one of the crowning points of this amazing movie.

Why question is why do this? why withdraw a film that so many people enjoy? It's spent ages at the box office, because people like me go and see it again. The acting is superb, from the likes of John Travolta and Halle Berry, the plot original and the special effets superb. Simply put, I loved it.

Yet WB have somehow linked the aformentioned scene with the tradegy at the World Trade Centre. But what about the other movies that mention this? In the Matrix, a helicopter crashs into a tower block. In Die Hard 2, a plane is hijacked. Countless movies are based on this principle. To withdraw one, surely you have to withdraw them all. And this returns us to the main question. Why do this?

I appreciate the extreme sorrow people all around the world feel at this tradegy. I myself feel horrified by this. Tommorrow has been set as a day of mourning for Europe, and a 3 minute silence will be observed at 11:00. I'll be at school, but I'll do my best to keep to this. I hope others will too. George Bush has promised retribution on the attackers.
In the midst of this, WB withdraw Swordfish. I think this is a trivial matter. Sure, we all want to show our respect, admiration and sympathy for the American people, but is withdrawing a movie the best way to do this? People still want to enjoy themselves. Enjoying yourself distracts and helps move people on from the devestation that has happened. I think Swordfish should remain in cinemas, another great film for people to enjoy, laugh about and be amazed at when trying to take thier minds off what has happened.

I'm saying forget what has happened. Tuesday should be remembered and mourned. I also appreciate WB wanting to show their respect. I just don't think withdrawing a movie is the best way to do this.

What do you think? I'm sure some of you have seen Swordfish. When you think of it, does it at all remind you of the World Trade Centre. It doesn't for me. It's simply a trivial matter that has become embroiled in the uproar. Trivial things are trivial, but they also matter. As horrible as Tuesday was, we can't allow it to consume everything.

I apologise if anyone has found this offensive or disrespectful. Please, I didn't mean it like that.

Thanks for reading, Stryke.

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