You're out of your mind. I'd rather be shot than have someone come at me with a knife.
This is how I recall it going down (no pun intended):
Terrorists: "Not only do we have these box cutters, we are also in possession of a bomb. Cooperate and you'll live. Don't, you'll die."
Passengers: "Okay, fair enough."
(passengers learn about the WTC and decide to retake the plane)
(the terrorists lock themselves inside the cockpit)
(passengers batter the door down)
(the terrorists send the plane in a collision course with the ground)
The End.
No where in that timeline is there any allowance for Mastara and Wahlberg's Jackie Chan escapades. Christ, I thought everyone got these post-9/11 masturbatory "I woulda done this!" fantasies out of their systems back in 2001.
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