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vetteman9368
04-25-2011, 10:38am
Peeped the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic this weekend and was very impressed. Its definitely an independent film, huge stars but it was very well done.

The story line stays pretty true to the novel, even to include a lot of the dialogue. It is somewhat condensed, and its definitely helpful to have read the book, or go with someone who has, but considering the epic scale of the book it was inevitable. The actors fit their roles very well, the actress who plays Dagny Taggart is excellent.. It seems that the people who made this movie happen had a very high respect for the book, I just hope they are able to make the other two parts in a timely fashion using the same cast.

They set the movie in 2016, and given what's going on in this country today, its not that much of a stretch. I may go see it again, and will definitely reread the book.
Entropy
04-25-2011, 10:41am
I just finished reading the book for the first time this weekend, and am looking forward to seeing this movie. I hope I don't have to travel to see it, but will do so if necessary.

Sucks living in BFE.
vetteman9368
04-25-2011, 10:43am
I just finished reading the book for the first time this weekend, and am looking forward to seeing this movie. I hope I don't have to travel to see it, but will do so if necessary.

Sucks living in BFE.

it really does only cover the first third of the book (it end's with Wyatt's disappearance, oil fields ablaze).
Entropy
04-25-2011, 10:48am
it really does only cover the first third of the book (it end's with Wyatt's disappearance, oil fields ablaze).
Yeah, there's no way they can cover that book in 2 hours with any sense. I think of it like doing Lord of the Rings in 2 hours. Not possible.
C5SilverBullet
04-25-2011, 10:49am
Everything I've read says the movie is crap.
vetteman9368
04-25-2011, 10:56am
Everything I've read says the movie is crap.

Everything you read was probably written by liberals
Entropy
04-25-2011, 10:58am
Everything I've read says the movie is crap.
I think it's a weird dichotomy.

People like the message, if not the mechanics of the movie itself.

Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atlas_shrugged_part_i/) has it as a 6%, but 85% of movie goers enjoyed it.
C5SilverBullet
04-25-2011, 11:03am
Everything you read was probably written by liberals

Just movie reviews. Most say it is very boring.
vetteman9368
04-25-2011, 11:05am
Just movie reviews. Most say it is very boring.

well i wil say that you do need to bring your brain, and having a grasp on the ideas of politics and current affairs helps
Sea Six
04-25-2011, 11:07am
Spoiler Alert:


































You won't believe the ending... the butler did it.

In the library, with a candlestick. :yesnod:
prospero63
04-25-2011, 11:08am
Everything I've read says the movie is crap.

That's probably due, in no small part, to the source material.
mikeg826
04-25-2011, 11:09am
Spoiler Alert:


































You won't believe the ending... the butler did it.

In the library, with a candlestick. :yesnod:

Motherfu**er, can we enable the spoiler tag like that other place has? :slap:
clutchdust
04-25-2011, 11:50am
Spoiler Alert:



You won't believe the ending... the butler did it.

In the library, with a candlestick. :yesnod:



Now see, I won't even bother seeing it now. In the book, there wasn't even a butler. Or candlestick. :kick: