[OMFG Squee!] Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Movie Trailer!!!

emazur said:
We the Living was made into a movie during 1940s Italy:
http://www.wethelivingmovie.com/history.php
The Fountainhead was made a movie in 1949:
http://www.amazon.com/Fountainhead-...Z4A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297581595&sr=8-1
I've not seen either one. I've read some of We the Living but gave up on it (I'm willing to give it another shot though), I own and have finished The Fountainhead mp3 audiobook (good but nowhere near as good as Atlas). Anthem is available as a free audiobook b/c the copyright expired:
http://librivox.org/anthem-by-ayn-rand/
I think the trailer looks good and I think the movie will be successful. The abridged audiobook of Atlas I think is only 9 hours (might be 12), so I think 3 movies can do justice to the book, especially if they are long like Lord of the Rings.
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I saw fountainhead after reading it, and I'd say as bad as Rand is in one direction (long winded description) is as bad as the movie was in the opposite (whole chunks missing).
 
Why can't the Koch's finance a libertarian-themed movie like this with a decent budget? Get some known actors and crew (directors, etc) that will get people's butts in theater seats.
 
I've had the book on my shelf and reading list for a couple years now, and still haven't gotten around to reading it yet. This trailer really makes me want to finally open it up though. Looks like a great story!
 
I havent read the book and after watching that trailer i dont know if ill see the movie. It just didnt do anything for me. I just get the feeling that it will be very very slow.
 
I will be a bad movie. The only reason it was made was to retain the copyrights to the movie. If they didn't make it during a certain time frame, then some other studio could of picked it up and their initial investment would have been lost.

so instead, they got no names for a reason to direct and star in it, with a low budget. Kinda like Fantastic Four the original:
 
0zzy said:
I will be a bad movie. The only reason it was made was to retain the copyrights to the movie. If they didn't make it during a certain time frame, then some other studio could of picked it up and their initial investment would have been lost.

so instead, they got no names for a reason to direct and star in it, with a low budget. Kinda like Fantastic Four the original:
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I never knew horribleness until I watched that video.

Then I watched your "Original Fantastic Four" video :)
 
This movie is going to be terrible, just like the book.

It's going to be... a train wreck. har har har
 
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Sooo... some updates/reviews/etc! Share this stuff with your social networks, guys! If the movie is indeed as good as these reviewers say it is (they both love it), and we get enough people to see it, they'll be even more fundign for the next two movies. if any time is ripe for people to be exposed to a movie like Atlas Shrugged in the US, the time is definitely now!

Review 1 (Private Screening):
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives...html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d69264d64690e33,0

Review 2 (Private Screening):
http://www.atlassociety.org/review-atlas-shrugged-part-1-film

DEMAND IT COME TO YOUR LOCAL THEATERS!:
http://www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/get_involved

Click on 'Demand it!". The more people in given areas request it be played, the better chances these guys will be able to get it played. I requested it for my area code - which is the Boston metro area. More, Massholes, please (once you get the email asking you to do stuff with an account, just unsubscribe if you like, which is what I did)? :)

Some Trailers/vids:

http://www.youtube.com/AtlasShruggedPart1#p/a/f/0/6W07bFa4TzM

http://www.youtube.com/AtlasShruggedPart1#p/a/u/0/5PK5Sq3bIHY
 
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I suspect all the A-list liberal-minded actors couldn't understand what the book was about.
 
You know what of Rand's I'd like to see? We the Living. It's a book of Rand's which gets almost no praise or even mention but I truly believe it's one of Rand's greatest works. It gets the point across in something like 1/10 the time of Atlas Shrugged, has more interesting characters (or rather, characters which Rand didn't feel compelled to justify every action they took with a page of dialogue), and is simply fun to read. The characters are actually likable whereas Rand's later works all had stiff characters with protagonists I wanted to die just so something interesting happened. Better yet, it actually has a premise based on Rand's experiences. What's happening is believable, detailed, and thus very immersive, all while having a strong pro-individuality message readers can relate to.
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We The Living was my favorite out of the three as well. It was more visceral than cerebral though. More like an insight into how the pro-individuality message was born rather than the message itself.

I picked up a copy of the Fountainhead because I read in an interview with Jim Carey that it was his favorite book so maybe Jim can play John Galt as an homage to Rand. How cool would that be?
 
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Sentient Void said:
Review 1 (Private Screening):
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives...html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d69264d64690e33,0

Review 2 (Private Screening):
http://www.atlassociety.org/review-atlas-shrugged-part-1-film
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Not exactly unbiased reviewers. I'd be more inclined to believe a politically neutral or even hostile reviewer tell me it's a well executed cinematic work that delivers its message without hitting you over the head even though they disagree with that message. Or the Atlas Society telling me it sucks.

But the Atlas society telling me how awesome it is? Pardon my skepticism. Kinda like an obsessive Ben Affleck fan telling me how great Gigli is.

However, their praise could be justified. But I think you know what I mean.

PS: Anthem is a great book, but how many more distopian movies do we need?
 
Part 1 comes out April 15th this year
Part 2 comes out April 15th next year

What kind of effect will this have on RP's election?
 
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