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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Lisa Ades, Ric Burns |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 November, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Pbs Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Documentary, Movie |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 794054886931 |
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New York - Center of the World
This documentary is nearly 3 hours long and chronicles the rise & fall of the World Trade Center. The final 45 minutes is downright gut-wrenching and may be difficult for some viewers. You'll see both planes hitting both towers, spectators standing in the streets crying out in horror & disbelief as people jump from the upper floors of the buildings, and finally, the collapse of the two large skyscrapers. You'll see many different camera angles of the collapse, so that's a good thing. To me, the most shocking video clip was the one where it shows 7 people jumping from one of the buildings at the same time, almost like they were jumping in a group. That was quite disturbing as well as seeing the spectators reactions. Parents should not allow their kids to watch this. The final 45 minutes contains graphic material of the attacks and the carnage. The good news is that this DVD is very educational. I learned a lot about the history of the WTC. I've never even been to New York City, but I plan on visiting Manhatten before I die. I'm 21 years old now, so I think I have plenty of time. The bottomline is, this DVD rocks!
From Rise to Fall
Although I was only a few miles away from the WTC on that dreadful day, I was spared watching the disaster unfold. Like many New Yorkers, it took me a couple of years to even begin to look at the videos surrounding the event. The first thing I watched was Ric Burns' final episode to his NEW YORK documentary. Because I had seen the previous seven parts, and had loved them, I knew this subject would be in good hands, and it was.
What makes this documentary unique is the amount of time it spends on the political, economic, and architectural wrangling that went on before the towers went up. The story of its construction is an amazing tale all its own. Burns uses aerialist Philippe Petit's stunt back in the 70s as a kind of humanizing effect to the buildings' superhuman size. Of course, this makes the inevitable outcome even more devestating.
Mr. Burns has adroitly used an extraordinary amount of photos and footage, and the interviews bridging them are all expertly selected. Some of them were astonishingly moving. I never before thought that former Mayor Koch could be so feeling. In any event, this is a documentary that will probably make all other documentaries superfluous, with the exception of WORLD TRADE CENTER-ANATOMY OF A COLLAPSE which handles the more technical details. This is a terrific and befitting conclusion to Ric Burns' astounding documentary.