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World Trade Center (Full Screen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361199542
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: 119954
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Running Time: 128 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 09, 2006
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Editorial Review:
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
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: 097361199542 Manufacturer No: 119954
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Passable
The first twenty minutes are great, so too are the last twenty.
In between are nearly ninety minutes of shots swapping between the trapped men and their worried families. It's too much of too little.
Then again, what would you expect from Oliver Stone?
Audio and Video quality are excellent.
Rating:  - Stone's 9/11 movie
After the financial and critical disaster of "Alexander", Oliver Stone was called upon to direct this intimate story of the effect of 9/11 on two firefighters. Using considerable restraint and an non-exploitative approach, Stone explores the trauma and the tensions involved in rescuing these 2 heroic firefighters and the effects it had on their families. By personalizing this story, Stone has not trivalized this important story but has created a tribute to these two men and a memorial to those ... Read More
Rating: - Tale of heroism
With the release of Oliver Stone's much anticipated "World Trade Center," the controversial director received just as much criticism as praise for his study of two of the heroes of 9/11. Those who share Stone's ardent leftist beliefs thought he should have made a film questioning the government's role in the events of that day. I'll be first in line when that movie gets made (don't count on it), but "World Trade Center" is excellent for what it is: a tale of heroism and determination in the face ... Read More
Rating:  - SHORT REVIEW, NOT ONE OF THOSE LONG ONES THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT.
Great movie. intense at parts. it is very enlightening. and makes u realize what these people went through. great story. can also be depressing though.
Rating:  - Poor attempt at a difficult subject
Firstly let me say that I disagree with Hollywood making movies and money out of what happened at 9/11. To me its human nature at its worst.
Sure we need to always remember what happened, never forget the thousands who lost their lives and the hundreds who courageously strived to save others. But this we can do in the many documentaries created, did we really need this film. I for one will never forget the televised scenes as the news broke on that fateful day.
The movie ... Read More
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