Twin Towers - Page 2

RStar · 09-02-2011, 10:12 PM

I had heard somewhere on the TV or newspaper that those squares were in the footprints where the towers stood. I'm trying to remember the exact wording, perhaps it was "IN the footprints", not "ARE the footprints".

RStar · 09-03-2011, 09:27 PM

It's wierd, but since I started this thread, I have seen two movies with the twin towers in them. The first one was a Disney movie I haven't seen in probably 20 years: Oliver & Company. The opening shot comes in off of Manhatten Island with the towers in the center, and that's about all you see of them.

The second I saw today, for the first time: Escape from New York. The Towers are featured quite a bit in that movie.

€uroMeinke · 09-03-2011, 09:49 PM

Anyone get the coloring book?

RStar · 09-04-2011, 01:33 PM

Wow, I don't think that's very appropriate for kids.

lashbear · 09-05-2011, 02:02 AM

I know! It doesn't even come with a little box of crayons !

flippyshark · 09-05-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RStar

It's wierd, but since I started this thread, I have seen two movies with the twin towers in them. The first one was a Disney movie I haven't seen in probably 20 years: Oliver & Company. The opening shot comes in off of Manhatten Island with the towers in the center, and that's about all you see of them.

The second I saw today, for the first time: Escape from New York. The Towers are featured quite a bit in that movie.

Two of the most prominent uses I can think of: The Dino DeLaurentiis version of King Kong spends its last 15 minutes or so on the towers. It's also the site for the finale of the "All For The Best" number in the movie version of Godspell.

I'll be there in exactly two weeks. I'm missing the anniversary date by a week.

Strangler Lewis · 09-06-2011, 08:48 AM

Not to mention many establishing shots in "Friends." I believe the opening of "Moonstruck" features the towers, and I'd be surprised if they didn't show up in "Manhattan."

I was a kid in New York when they were being built, and it was a big deal. I remember thinking it was weird that they weren't like the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building, but I never felt that I had license to hate them.

innerSpaceman · 09-06-2011, 11:44 AM

Despite loving to go on top of them, I've always hated them. I'm so excited to see the lower Manhattan skyline without them next month, and -this may be horrible- but it was my one silver lining to that apocalyptic day 10 years ago that the towers would blight the city's aesthetics no more.

Also, the plaza between the towers was designed to be a vital public space, and never became so. Like so many of its early 70's counterparts, it was a concrete wasteland that appealed to no humans, and was not even at street level. Hence, it was always empty and cold.

The memorial is going to be so different, and so welcome. Full of greenery, at street level, and of course a high-profile tourist attraction - it will always be full of people and purpose. I'm looking forward to visiting, paying my respects, and feeling that -on a physical level at least- this area of the city has been much improved.

scaeagles · 09-06-2011, 02:52 PM

There were these items for the first Toby McGuire Spiderman.

BarTopDancer · 09-06-2011, 05:52 PM

They are also shown in MIB.

I understand the kneejerk reaction to edit them out of films coming out then but to sanitize everything after the fact isn't going to change the fact that they were there and now they aren't.

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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	It's wierd, but since I started this thread, I have seen two movies with the twin towers in them. The first one was a Disney movie I haven't seen in probably 20 years: Oliver & Company. The opening shot comes in off of Manhatten Island with the towers in the center, and that's about all you see of them. The second I saw today, for the first time: Escape from New York. The Towers are featured quite a bit in that movie. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Not to mention many establishing shots in "Friends." I believe the opening of "Moonstruck" features the towers, and I'd be surprised if they didn't show up in "Manhattan." I was a kid in New York when they were being built, and it was a big deal. I remember thinking it was weird that they weren't like the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building, but I never felt that I had license to hate them. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Despite loving to go on top of them, I've always hated them. I'm so excited to see the lower Manhattan skyline without them next month, and -this may be horrible- but it was my one silver lining to that apocalyptic day 10 years ago that the towers would blight the city's aesthetics no more. Also, the plaza between the towers was designed to be a vital public space, and never became so. Like so many of its early 70's counterparts, it was a concrete wasteland that appealed to no humans, and was not even at street level. Hence, it was always empty and cold. The memorial is going to be so different, and so welcome. Full of greenery, at street level, and of course a high-profile tourist attraction - it will always be full of people and purpose. I'm looking forward to visiting, paying my respects, and feeling that -on a physical level at least- this area of the city has been much improved.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	They are also shown in MIB. I understand the kneejerk reaction to edit them out of films coming out then but to sanitize everything after the fact isn't going to change the fact that they were there and now they aren't. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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