SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Am I Missing Something?

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

This real time documentary was never meant to be about the world Trade Center disaster, but that's what it became. They had been doing a doc on the life of a new rookie firefighter; on the morning of September 11, 2001, their lives changed.For anyone old enough to remember the tragedy unfold, it's hard to watch; it almost feels like you're reliving the nightmare. Its amazing that the firsthand account of the day was captured and preserved through the chaos. This really is a great documentary, a living tribute to all the people; those who lived, those who died, and those that were the heroes. I only wish the events in the documentary were not real.

Made by french brothers Jules and Giddeon Naudet, and narrated by Robert De Niro and Firefighter James Hanlon this is a compelling and heartbreaking tale of how New York's finest shone on it's darkest day. I first saw this when I was a young naive 12 year old, and at that age it still touched me. Knowing how serious 9/11 really was seeing this expanded the whole effect of 9/11. We were finding out who the heroes were, how there everyday lives were composed, and how they put their lives on the line in a situation where most people would just run and save their selves. These brave men put their lives on the line and watching this just increases my admiration for them. Watch if you can,this is the best documentary I have personally ever seen.

I was one of many that expected to see a glorified, Yankee-doodle dandy portrayal of a day that (as famously quoted) should live in infamy, rather than glory. How wrong I was. These guys were there, right in the middle of it, and the pictures they returned are both amazing and heartbreaking. And yet it all occurred on a chance trip to the world trade centre on September 11, 2001.Two French filmmakers were compiling a documentary about life as a NY firefighter, particularly from the perspective of a young rookie coming up through the ranks. At the beginning we see much of this footage, just to remind us that there was no thought to producing a film about terrorism. This was intended to be a film about regular people earning an honest living helping others, and the beauty of the film is that it never loses this edge.While investigating a suspect gas line (I think, my memory's a little hazy on that), we suddenly hear a plane fly overhead. The camera pans up to reveal a commercial jet torpedoing itself into one of the towers. What must the cameraman have been thinking at this time? Recognising the importance of the footage the camera stays on, and possibly realizing the same thing, the FDNY allow the camera to follow them into the building.What follows is a true view from the front-lines. We see the commitment of the FDNY, their reactions (the stunned silence after hearing the first person fall to their death is chilling) as well as the collapse of the one of the buildings from the inside, while a second camera captures the events from the outside.If it wasn't for the horrific event they were covering, the footage alone would be any young doco-maker's dream come true. Quite simply, the footage deserves to be preserved for all time. But what really sets this film apart is the genuine humanity that it brings to the viewer. We see firefighters charging in without hesitation, people of different races helping one another escape to wave of rubble and even the concern of the filmmakers for one another (they are brothers) as they cannot reach one another in the confusion. There are amazing sights as well as amazing human stories in this film, something Hollywood could never duplicate (even though it's trying).9/11 isn't a film about politics. Nor is it a film about religion, nationality or even jihad for that matter. 9/11 is a film about people, and a true indication of the best and worst that we are capable of. 9/11 is quite simply one of the most important films I've ever seen, and would be the only film to be born from this event if it were up to me. You can't duplicate this.

9/11 is a documentary that has revolutionised 'Disaster Documentaries' In regard to camera work and presentation, its not as if the shots could be re-took, it was a case of right place, right time in a film-makers point of view.I however, found the "interviews and comment" with James Hanlon, an abomination, he was like the face of America and American patriotism, it seemed highly staged and terribly rehearsed. The words, amateur actor comes to mind (emphasis on amateur) but all in all, the documentary was highly insightful into the devastating events of 9/11, condolences to all victims families and friends.E Urquhart