Atlas shrugged the movie (Glenn Beck, death, Levin, work)

[scubasteve15]

I don't know, the production values look pretty soap-opera-y to me. I have a feeling this is going to mega-flop.

[grimace8]

ack, it says "part 1"

will part 2 hit theaters 3 years later

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by grimace8

ack, it says "part 1"

will part 2 hit theaters 3 years later

Yeah and part 3 will just be John Galt's three hour speech.

[Perlier]

Yeah, interesting how Ayn Rand's life ended. She couldn't even live life as she taught. The woman was a total mess!

[Strel]

Originally Posted by summers73

Looks to be good!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W07bFa4TzM

It's going to be boring as hell.

And BTW, as a writer, Ayn Rand sucks.

[skoro]

Originally Posted by summers73

Did you struggle through the book because you couldn't spell John's last name correctly?

When I read the book, I didn't have any concerns about the spelling. Ayn Rand took care of that.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Strel

It's going to be boring as hell.

And BTW, as a writer, Ayn Rand sucks.

I agree. Getting through the book was tough..... but I like her message.

They should make the movie more like "The Carpetbaggers".... lots of thrills in that one.

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by summers73

Looks to be good!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W07bFa4TzM

I'm glad that the movie is finally coming out. it has been rumored for years that it would come out and start Angelina Jolie, a HUGE production. I read that it was actually made on a small budget and will be released on Apr 15. I read the book years ago and truly liked it. There is a little bit of fiscal conservatism in all of us. This trailer doesn't flatter the image of rearden and dagny though. It makes them look like greedy industrialists (wall st types). It's been a while since I read the book, but weren't the ppl in the "other world" some small business owners and greedy industrialists (basically anyone that took the chance to start a business and create jobs) or were they exclusively "greedy industrialists"?
I sensed a lot of parallels in real life gov't since I was living in Calif at the time that I read it. Mainly the constant kowtowing to illegals and the poor in Calif by the politicians in control over there.

[summers73]

Originally Posted by Strel

It's going to be boring as hell.

And BTW, as a writer, Ayn Rand sucks.

Thought provoking material generally is boring to a stupid audience. That's why many non-sensationalist Indy movies don't reap in the bucks.

[kevinm]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

Yeah I guess 2 million is technically raking in millions.

I will definately go see the movie, I just don't think it will have wide appeal.

I also wonder how well it will do in the international market (I have no idea how popular Rand is abroad). That seems to be a larger part of how well movies do nowdays.

Anyway, from that little clip the production values seemed high so it definately doesn't look like a flop.

Since they did not blow their budget on "A-List" over-priced actors, the movie should be profitable.