And yes, it is wholly appropriate, hilariously ironic poetic justice that the author of THE FOUNTAINHEAD was the subject of a rushed, shoddy, adaptation done for a quick buck.

Glad you enjoyed my review. You must have liked it if the best criticism you have is a typo changing the \”e\” in Reardon to an \”o\” on the second mention. Not sure if you actually read the review though or just scanned for something to criticize. Seems unlikely by your comment. You SHOULD see the film and judge for yourself though. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for your support,

Jeff

By Goon on April 13, 2011\”

And if they say it\’s amateurish drivel, I\’d say they described you perfectly.

Nietzsche is a better writer.

It\’s entirely fitting that a movie based on Rand\’s sociopathic and indefensible ideas would turn out to be crap. What\’s funny is that I actually used to be a big fan of this book…

…then I turned 15.

I will go to see this film.

Yeah, ya got me. But don\’t forget to add derision and utter contempt, much like what Ayn Rand had for her fellow human beings.

1000+ pages of Atlas Shrugged summarized in one word:
\”Me.\”

Go see this movie if you want. No one is stopping you.

As for the movie – it was not perfect, but it had some loveliness to it. And it\’s an astonishing job of adapting nearly-impossible material.

A lot of people are going to like it just because of the political climate. (Plus a lot will hate it without even seeing it for same reason) No problem with that – but the voice of the author and an amazing piece of work is getting crappy treatment.

Aglialoro rushed this. There were no political issues with this – everybody saw this as a rush to get something in the can. He didn\’t have proper budget nor the time. During production they were lining up locations couple days before shoots. A first time tv director is rewriting the script regularly. They still were looking for locations 3 days before the wrap of principle photography.

No wonder the original director backed out and so did Lion\’s Gate. And they were nice about it – but now we see why.

You are always going to see a film suffer at the expense of the format of film – but you can still make something that stands well and carries the spirit. Lord of the Rings is an example. You will never make everybody happy but if you exercised reverence for the work and attempted to \”do it right\” then your that is the best you can do and you tried.

Here it is rushed, done on the cheap and in a fashion that doesn\’t show reverence to the author or her work. I

I\’m just hoping they don\’t go the route of tons of \”news\” looking clips like most low budget flicks do to extend and move down the plot line.

Making a quick buck by exploiting the base of Randroids is precisely what Rand herself did (until she started collecting Social Security, that is). So this movie does nothing if not follow exactly in her highness\’ footsteps.

Good luck with that screening this weekend, hope you\’re buying tickets for a few friends!

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atlas_shrugged_part_i/

While I\’m disappointed with how the movie is being received, I\’m glad one critic was able to review it objectively.

Ironic, yes. But what about her philosophy of \’loving the product that you create to earn your living\’ justifies the \’poetic justice\’ for Ms. Rand?

Thanks for your comments. That was my intent and I\’m glad it came across. Thanks for reading.

Jeff