Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) (V)

Director:

Dylan Avery

Writer:

Dylan Avery (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History | War

Tagline:

Does History Repeat Itself?

Plot Keywords:

Osama Bin Laden | New York City | World Trade Center New York City | Manhattan New York City | Amateur Filmmaker

Cast

  (Credited cast)

George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Gage	...	Himself
Michael Hess	...	Himself
Stephen Jones	...	Himself
Michelle Little	...	Herself
Norman Mineta	...	Himself (archive footage)
Daniel Sunjata	...	Narrator

Also Known As:

Loose Change 4 (USA) (literal title)
Untitled Dylan Avery Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Collective Minds Media Company

Don't believe the tripe.

Loose change has been an unprecedented internet phenomenon since it's initial release in the wake of 9/11 and I've seen it now 4 or 5 times in it's various versions. This version of Loose Change is the first properly distributed DVD version and it has received a significant face lift, nay... a complete re-hash. With the clear injection of some cash, Loose Change has lost it's i Movie captioning and righteous student voice-over and is now masquerading as a real and respectable investigative documentary. The earlier versions of Loose Change were pretty patchy and actually contradicted it's own arguments at points. This new version is much more streamlined and in it's search for some credibility has lost a little of the shock factor of the original. It swerves all over the place, throughout history and throughout the world in it's most far fetched ways to add weight to it's claims. Frankly it's a massive crock of s##t. The logic is flawed at every turn, blind eyes are turned on glaring errors and sweeping claims are made based upon the most vague and inconclusive evidence. For instance, one key scientific 'expert' glosses over his claim to have found "evidence of incendiaries in samples from the rubble" and leaves it at that. Of course upon a bit of follow up reading the 'evidence' he has is the presence of Sulphur in dust collected at ground zero. The Sulphur he claims is evidence of Thermite, an extremely high temperature burning incendiary capable of melting steel. Truth be told, traces of sulphur can be found in common dry wall and office ceiling tiles. What is initially persuasive and shocking falls apart with just a little thought and to be honest if you take it seriously, it's all a bit offensive. This version of Loose Change is certainly it's cash spinning death rattle, only to be played back to back with Moon Landing conspiracy nonsense on cable TV for eternity. As a bit of tongue in cheek entertainment go ahead but this is certainly our generations definitive example of how misleading documentary film can be. Don't believe the hype.