[Mama_Bear]

I am sorry to see parts 2 and 3 will probably not be made, but I have to cringe when I hear the producer whining about the critics and blaming them. Did he really expect an unbiased review of his movie? They are LIBERALS, of course they are going to pan the movie. The liberals hate the book and they hate everything Ayn Rand believed. It would not have mattered how technically good, or well cast, or well scripted the movie was. It was based on a premise that goes against everything they believe in. And the producer should have been prepared for the bad press and negative reviews. Some things never change.

I enjoyed the movie. I was looking forward to the parts 2 and 3. But I read the book and know the story, so it's not like I got left hanging.

BTW, because we pleaded with the manager of our local theater to do whatever he had to do to get the movie, it has been playing in our relatively small town of 50,000 since last Saturday. Sadly, there were only two other couples besides us in the entire theater.

[Atlas Sneezed]

We saw the Friday 5:20 show (the last discount matinee of the afternoon) in Carson City, and we were among 11 patrons, by my count.

Glad I saw it. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and would plan to see both of the next episodes.

In the ideal world, it would be made optimally as a 12-hour HBO series, with a screenplay by a libertarian David Mamet, and the harsh authenticity of a Deadwood. The (wonderful) book’s characters were too perfect(ly good or bad). Some grit and character interest might make it really great.

Really, it should be made into a video game: “Galt-ville.” How close can you get to building railroads and restoring motors before your engineers disappear?

What the producers need to do is presell shares in the next two parts. $20 per share, each of which gets you a ticket. Maybe $100 per share, gets you 5 tickets (bring friends). Enough subscribers, and they make the movie and are guaranteed not to break even. Rand would love it.