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    >both movies featured Kenneth Tobey>

    To lighten the mood....what aviation related TV show did Kenneth Tobey star in?
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    How many of you raised hell over the Pearl Harbor movie? That movie debouched the entire event into a love story. It's interesting how something is "wrong" when it's personal to you in some way, yet when it isn't, you turn a blind eye and it's all of the sudden "socially acceptable."

    But since non-New Yorkers are banned from commenting about 9/11, this will be my final piece of commentary in this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mellyrose
    ....are not even a NYer. It doesn't disqualify you from this topic and sharing your opinions, but you really couldn't possibly understand it the same way.
    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW
    But since non-New Yorkers are banned from commenting about 9/11, this will be my final piece of commentary in this thread.

    My original post said the exact opposite of what you're saying. Why must you continue to twist words? Are you entitled to your opinion but no one else is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW
    How many of you raised hell over the Pearl Harbor movie?
    As I mentioned from the very beginning of this thread, I referenced the close 7 years to the 9/11 attack. Pearl Harbor is 66 years past.

    My previous point there is irrelevant, because no one "raised hell" about THIS situation. I calmly pointed out that I thoguh it was somewhat insensitive and perhaps rude. I never got upset or anything of the sort. My intention of the post was to talk about the movie itself and not the 9/11 related. I don't see why YOU are getting angry or upset or anything.

    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW
    But since non-New Yorkers are banned from commenting about 9/11, this will be my final piece of commentary in this thread.
    It is unfortunate that you are exagerrating everyone's comments to please your own argument, even though I don't understand why there's an argument.

    All we said is that certain sensitivities about 9/11 can be difficult to understand for people who did not realize them.

    Why do you get angry just because someone might be even slightly offended by something? It's one thing to form an opinion, but from where do you develop the ANGER?
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    Why even post the topic if you don't want a debate? If you don't want a debate, Phil, start a "news" or "opinion only" forum and lock the threads so no one can reply.

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    Chris, out of the 4 sentences in my first post, only 1 pertained to the 9/11 aspect. Just because someone posts a thread in off-topic does not mean it's a debate. My main intention for this thread was to see if anyone else heard about this movie, to see who'd go see it, talk about the monster, etc.

    Even if it became or was intended to be a debate, I am genuinely saddened that you cannot debate without getting clearly angry over a topic at hand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW
    How many of you raised hell over the Pearl Harbor movie? That movie debouched the entire event into a love story. It's interesting how something is "wrong" when it's personal to you in some way, yet when it isn't, you turn a blind eye and it's all of the sudden "socially acceptable."

    But since non-New Yorkers are banned from commenting about 9/11, this will be my final piece of commentary in this thread.

    Chris, I honestly am not taking sides here at all although I am a NYer as well. But an underlying premise to my post was that with the example of Titanic and, to FURTHER back my point, with YOUR example of Pearl Harbor, BOTH were OVER 50 years ago.

    I think that AS TIME PASSES, perhaps it would be better to deal with. And I strongly feel that perhaps many of the other posts here are hinting the same thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisW
    How many of you raised hell over the Pearl Harbor movie? That movie debouched the entire event into a love story. It's interesting how something is "wrong" when it's personal to you in some way, yet when it isn't, you turn a blind eye and it's all of the sudden "socially acceptable."

    But since non-New Yorkers are banned from commenting about 9/11, this will be my final piece of commentary in this thread.
    Chris

    As a New Yorker that has been living in California for 10 years, I can tell you that the damage caused by the 9/11 attacks was more of an emotional scar to the people living on the East Coast, espicially New York/New Jersey.

    New Yorkers will adjust to the pain, but, it will take time, so, yes, some New Yorkers will be more sensitive to photos that bring back memories of 9/11.

    For me, I had a connection to the World Trade Center as not only did I grew up with the building, spent time in the building, & worked in the WTC for Cantor Fitzgerald. Now, just because I have adjusted, I understand that others have not....

    So, keep in mind, you are on a board that is called NYCaviation, meaning, there are going to be a majority of New Yorkers with feelings shared by New Yorkers. The 9/11 attacks were devsating to all, but, hit New Yorkers & people close to the attacks harder than others.

    As to WWII movies, there are still people to this day that cry when a WWII movie is shown. Some feel that the events of Pearl Harbor should not be made into a movie, others do not like talking about the Vietnam War. But, life goes on
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    Here is another scene from Cloverfield, I am going to see the movie this weekend, crossing my fingers that it is worth the price of admission.....

    http://www.videovat.com/videos/13233/cl ... aster.aspx
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    Quote Originally Posted by bonanzabucks

    I'm disappointed that the film won't have any explanations on the creature's origin's, etc., but I can't wait to see it!
    Based on the last clip I'd say at least we now know it came from the sea, there was debate somewhere that it might have come from either the ocean or from the sky.

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    I think its from MidnightMike's refrigerator at work.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight Mike
    Here is another scene from Cloverfield, I am going to see the movie this weekend, crossing my fingers that it is worth the price of admission.....

    http://www.videovat.com/videos/13233/cl ... aster.aspx
    Do yourself a favor, save ten bucks and get it on DVD.

    I just came back from seeing it. Politics aside, it was a so-so movie. The action scenes were alright, but there was absolutely zero plot to it and the ending was just beyond words. I'm not going to spoil it but I really don't recommend seeing it in theaters.

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    I saw Cloverfield over 3 hours ago and I am still shaking because of it. I saw the movie in Union Square and afterwards I was terrified walking out onto the street, any noise made me jump. It was a very traumatizing movie for me. The filming from a video camera made me feel like I was actually experiencing it. There were some funny moments to the movie but it was all pretty scary.

    I would not recommend seeing the movie in the city.

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    I don't think the poster was directly made to make reference to 911 but is a major piece of special effects and a striking image.

    Being that I was directly involved and continue to be involved in the outcome of 911, I don't take these images personally. If I did any scene of downtown Manhattan would then be a bother. There is a difference between remembering and being stuck in the events.
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    Quote Originally Posted by emshighway
    I don't think the poster was directly made to make reference to 911 but is a major piece of special effects and a striking image.

    Being that I was directly involved and continue to be involved in the outcome of 911, I don't take these images personally. If I did any scene of downtown Manhattan would then be a bother. There is a difference between remembering and being stuck in the events.
    Very well said.

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