So, I saw Loose Change: Final Cut last night. I'm sorry to say I'm disappointed in the result, and probably not for the reasons that "hardcore" types will be disappointed ("There's no mention of the Dancing Israelis!" they'll cry).
I find it hard to believe that David Ray Griffin was the script consultant for a film that seems so incoherent. Many pieces of evidence are shown briefly but never explained. For a random example, consider the part where Dylan shows the white smoke apparently rising from the base of the Twin Towers. If you follow 9/11 Truth forums, you know the implication is that a bomb went off in the sub-basement of the North Tower. However, Willie Rodriguez is never shown in this film, and Dylan never explains why that evidence is presented. It is assumed the viewer will make the connection. Many such examples exist.
LCFC also ignores Sibel Edmonds, one of the strongest pieces of evidence for a new investigation. Some of the deep politics are presented, such as the ISI connection, but they are treated superficially and then disappear.
For some reason, Bush's lies about seeing the first plane crash are relegated to the Deleted Scenes. That stuff should be front and center. Bush and Cheney should testify under oath about their whereabouts on 9/11. If Bush saw the first crash live on TV, let's ask him to give more details, because we know his statement is impossible. That's how this thing will unravel, not by challenging the NIST investigation (though it should be challenged).
Often, the film feels like it is exposing Dylan's limitations as a filmmaker. That is, he had an entire year and additional funds, and yet the Final Cut is less coherent than LC2E, even though it has more material in it.
On the positive side, LCFC has some very rare TV footage, and it removed most of the dubious material from LC2E. The special effects are quite good, too. I also thought they did a good job of locating incriminating statements by government sources (such as the NIST study).
What Dylan doesn't seem to understand is that a film of this kind needs some kind of narrative to help the uninitiated navigate a great deal of information. What he seems to have done with LCFC is strip away the more speculative elements of LC2E but leave the basic structure of the film intact. The pacing of LC2E is lost in the process. Instead of discussing all of the collapses in one section, he leaves WTC7 to the end, apart from WTC1&2.
A minor quibble: I can't stand how Dylan says "a hundred" (sounds like "ahunderd") instead of "one hundred". He says it often. But that's probably just me.
9/11 Press for Truth is still by far the best overall film about 9/11. Its production values are superior to LCFC, even though Dylan says they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on this version. PFT has a point, and it's clearly articulated and the production values are flawless. One really noticeable flaw in LCFC, BTW, is the audio: It jumps up and down, and there are segments from other sources that are almost inaudible (a speech by Dan Rather near the beginning, in particular).
I expected better for my money.
