Can’t say I’ve ever seen AS in the bargain bin. It may not have been fourth, but it’s always been hangin’ up there. Kinda like “Dark Side of the Moon”
Must be frustrating for them.
As a read, I liked The Fountainhead better, but what the heck. You can't argue with a true magnum opus.
ATLAS SHRUGGED- Freeper Reviews
Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Quick Review- 5 stars! Very faithful to Rand's ideas. I didn't feel like they skipped any major items... the back story with Francisco was hinted at and would have been too hard to develop completely.Casting was superb. Hank (Hooray!) and Lillian (Boo!)Rearden and Ellis Wyatt (!!!) were done perfectly as was Wesley Mouch and the other moochers and looters. Dagny was good but it took about ten minutes for me to completely buy her in the role.
Pace was perfect... it kept moving at a fast speed, and I didn't want it to end. Cinematography...
Good to know I contributed, my copy supposed to be delivered on Tuesday. Excellent movie, my first time in a theater in 20 years. I swore off polluting my mind with hollywood drivel.
I read “Atlas Shrugged”, and “The Fountainhead” many, many years ago, and just this morning had the former downloaded to my kindle.
The book is taking off again. We were there first.
just imagine if it were ALLOWED to be shown in more then 10% of theaters
the left is doing all they can to minimize it’s impact
Not at all surprising. I think “Blind Side” shot back up after the movie came out.
Not at all surprising. I think “Blind Side” shot back up after the movie came out.
One might start to believe the critics-—liberals all— don’t know WTF they are talking about.
[I wrote these comments BEFORE I read the posts on this thread]
Mrs. Taxman and I just returned FRom a special First Coast TEA Party Member matinee screening of “Atlas Shrugged;” it was, in a word, OUTSTANDING! It is true to the book, and captures the essence of Ayn Rand’s message.
I’m no movie expert nor am I a film critic, but IMHO, the movie flowed well – not too fast, not too slow; the cimematography was excellent, and the computer generated scenes were very well done. For a “small budget” film, the producers and directors acquitted themselves very well. The actors and actresses were a most excellent fit for their parts, both in appearance and mannerisms, and were true (IMHO) to the book’s character development.
Obviously, some minor scenes were left on the cutting room floor. That the producers were able to cut 300 pages down to 1 hour and 45 minutes without losing the book’s story line is testament to their ability and thoughtfulness.
I urge you, in the strongest of terms, GO SEE THE MOVIE!
AND, take one or two Friends! If enough Real Americans (that would be US!) attend Part 1, Part II will be produced.
All Americans really need to understand what the looters and moochers have done/are doing to us. “Atlas Shrugged” is a most excellent vehicle for getting that message into the “Popular Culture.”
I’d like some feedback FRom you after you see the movie. Particularly, I’d like to know what those of you who have not read the book think about it.
Mrs. Taxman and I do not ordinarily attend movies — we do not appreciate the cultural corruption Hollywood has engendered, and for that reason, refuse to purchase tickets to movies produced by people who seem intent on tearing America apart.
“Atlas Shrugged” is the first movie we have gone to in roughly 15 years. Since the folks behind it are not contributing to the corruption of our culture, and since the movie has an uplifting message, we heartily recommend you take some FRiends and go see it. More than once, it the mood strikes you. We’ll go again.
America is waking up!
Judging from the early numbers, the film version is doing surprisingly well. According the the tall from Box Office Mojo, “Atlas Shrugged” has the second highest average per screen ($5590) of any film in first run release this weekend. In fact, the only movie with a higher per-screen average is Scream 4, and its showing on 3,305 screens around the country. Atlas Shrugged is pulling in a similar average—in only 300 theaters.
The problem here is distribution. If they can get the film into wider release, Atlas could produce some rather impressive numbers. The problem is getting it into more theaters that are already booked for other films. And, the first wave of big summer movies is just around the corner, so the film really needs to do well over the next two or three weeks to earn back its production and distribution costs, and generate a groundswell for Part II.
Saw it last night. Great movie. Great understated ending. Ironically, two of the few theaters showing it in the SFO Bay Area are in Berkley. I tend to think it was not to educate them, but rather to ensure the movie had a bad first weekend showing.
The philosophy of the movie is liberals’ worse nightmare. That’s why all the critics panned it; 17 out of 18 reviews gave it rotten tomatoes.
Prove these Bolsheviks wrong. Go see it and enjoy it. It’s refreshing.
Since I owed several hundred dollars this year, I waited until yesterday to do my taxes. I happened to mention the movie to my tax preparer, and she had never heard of AS. I told her a bit about it, and she sounded interested, so I mentioned where it was playing in KC. Hopefully another convert?
Mark
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