World Trade Center (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Connor Paolo
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D346684D
UPC: 097363466840
EAN: 0097363466840
ASIN: B000JLTRKE
Theatrical Release Date: August 9, 2006
Release Date: December 12, 2006
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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 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 rescuersFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097363466840 Manufacturer No: 346684
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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 (Full Screen Edition) February 10, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them. It is a powerful movie that tells the story without sensationalizing the event and the anger and hatred for the attackers following the attacks. There are tears of joy, laughs, and tears of sorrow interlaced throughout this movie with Strong acting from a huge cast including Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena. This movie is not ground-breaking work, but it wasn't meant to be. It was meant to tell the story of a few brave men and their families and their experiences during September 11th, and it accomplished this very well.
Used dvds December 27, 2009
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Order was shipped next day and arrived in very good condition and viewed like new. I would order from this person again.
Good Movie October 15, 2009
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
Nicolas Cage's performance in this movie is outstanding. this is truly an awesome film. this is a must see
A dramatic piece of one of America's horrific moments September 12, 2009
PATRICK J.POWERS (Duncombe,IA)
Oliver Stone's 'World Trade Center" grabs your attention from start to finish. The movie depicted the most horrendous day in this country's history. The heroes in this movie are the officers who courageously survived the rubble and how their families coped through it all. I will admit this movie is emotional and quite powerful. We will never forget 9/11. I know I won't forget it.
 Solid if unambitious July 20, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
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A much different film than many people feared it would be when they heard Oliver Stone was attached, World Trade Center is not great in scope or ambition but in telling the small story of John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno it is an unqualified success; 25 years from now when there have been many more films made about 9/11 this one may not be well-remembered, but it achieves what it sets out to do.
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