SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Mixed feelings on this one. I always worry about a movie staying true to the story in the book. I also worry over the quality of production and the actors. This one appears to be OK in the trailer and I will definitely go see it. Trailer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I still need to read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 I still need to read the book. definitely do it before the movie at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Betcha worry a little more than usual when it's your mantra they're making a movie about. I read Fountainhead but they didn't have Shrugged at the bookstore when I went looking for it. I'll have to make another stab at finding it. IMO the movie Fountainhead was not bad. This looks like it's going to be pretty good and it's certainly timely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ug, why'd they have one of the Twilight ****es in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 IMO Atlas Shrugged should be required reading for all HS students. But in the end I know it will never be approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ug, why'd they have one of the Twilight ****es in this? I didnt realize that! (though I didnt watch much of the twilight series anyway) Which one? Dagney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Don't remember; there was something in the WP about it. Looked it up on IMDB; it was a dude (Laurent?). Too bad Jolie's not Dagny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Don't remember; there was something in the WP about it.Looked it up on IMDB; it was a dude (Laurent?). Too bad Jolie's not Dagny though. I think there actually was another one in production too, but it died on the vine. Jolie and Pitt were rumored to be in it before it died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Not an Ayn Rand fan or the egoism she promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Not an Ayn Rand fan or the egoism she promoted. I suggest you dont see the movie or read her books then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Not an Ayn Rand fan or the egoism she promoted. Agreed, always came off as kind of hollow and arrogant. Still, it has it's place and that's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Agreed, always came off as kind of hollow and arrogant. Still, it has it's place and that's cool. I really dislike much of her Objectivism and her in general terms. But love her fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 This looks like a pretty terrible movie. Bad acting, predictable dialogue. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 This looks like a pretty terrible movie. Bad acting, predictable dialogue.Pass. It does have a lifetime movie of the week, type of feel to it to me too. But the dialog is verbatim from the book as far as I could tell. This will appeal to mainly folks who liked the book and for some who are curious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_e_b Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 That trailer's about as generic as it gets and, as you guys already implied, makes it look like a made for TV movie. Reminds me of some of the generic thrillers they spewed out in the late 80's / early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 It does have a lifetime movie of the week, type of feel to it to me too. But the dialog is verbatim from the book as far as I could tell. This will appeal to mainly folks who liked the book and for some who are curious about it. Oh no doubt there will be people who enjoy it. But if you look at who directed it, it makes sense why it looks so cheesy. It's a pretty long list of low budget, straight-to-DVD stuff. I would think that a book as popular as Atlas Shrugged could get better funding and a decent director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Oh no doubt there will be people who enjoy it. But if you look at who directed it, it makes sense why it looks so cheesy. It's a pretty long list of low budget, straight-to-DVD stuff.I would think that a book as popular as Atlas Shrugged could get better funding and a decent director. There have been many to propose a script over the years and they all ended up rejected due to major straying from the core story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If it's like the book, it will be a twelve hour movie that could have been done in three. The book wasn't bad, but more than twice as long as it should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I've read that this movie had a $5 million budget. :yikes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeb Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs. That might have been a witty comment had it been yours or even sourced properly. Nice, yet poorly played. John Rogers There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs. --John Rogers, on the blog Kung Fu Monkey, as quoted on rec.arts.sf.written by James Nicoll http://www.paclink.com/~ascott/they/quotesr.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeb Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 That might have been a witty comment had it been yours or even sourced properly. Nice, yet poorly played.John Rogers There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs. --John Rogers, on the blog Kung Fu Monkey, as quoted on rec.arts.sf.written by James Nicoll http://www.paclink.com/~ascott/they/quotesr.htm i was a tad too lazy to edit, but thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 i was a tad too lazy to edit, but thank you You're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Lloyd Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ayn Rand is my hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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