“The actors are good;”
Which of the three different casts? And if you’re referring to ASIII, explain the hippie John Galt, a Francisco who is 3 times Dagney’s age, a Ragnar who looked like some clown on parole after doing time for robbing a convenience store, and a Wyatt who had the worst cowboy twang since Travolta.
“the dialogue is good; “
Quotes from the book were good. Dialogue was nonexistent. Actor A delivers mini speech to Actor B. Actor B reciprocates.
“The scenery is good;”
Yes, stock photos of Detroit and a sinking cargo ship. Stock video of mountains looped endlessly. The same scene over and over again of Dagney looking through a muddy vehicle windshield. And don’t forget the giant sequoias that magically transplanted from California.
“and the storyline is good”
Only to the extent it followed the book. Portraying John Galt as a symbolically crucified Jesus? Guess I missed that particular nuance in the book.
There are two types of people shilling for this bastardization of Rand’s masterpiece: (1) those ignoring how awful it truly is in order to promote the message (which the movie undermines); and (2) those with a tie to the movie itself but hiding the connection.
My wife and I did not go to see the movie to pick it apart.
We went to see AS III to enjoy a movie afternoon and to find out if it would be helpful in advancing the conservative cause.
My wife and I both enjoyed watching the movie, and we both believe it will advance the cause.
It certainly made a very strong statement about the abject failure of the LIEberal/Socialist/Marxist/Fascist political/economic/social system being rammed down our throats by our own government(s) — federal, state and local!
I’ll probably go see AS III again, and will take one or more FRiends with me. I’ll fer shure, fer shure buy the AS III DVD!
It is regrettable that you were so picky-picky.
If you are so damn smart about Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged, why didn’t YOU make the movie?