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Atlas Shrugged in D.C.
Matt Welch does a great roundup below of early reviews of the movie version of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, due in theaters on April 15.
Yesterday in DC, the producers previewed the movie to a packed theater that included me (I liked the film despite not being a Rand fan) and Slate's Dave Weigel, who writes up his reactions here.
The movie's official website is here. And the trailer is below.
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Fist of Etiquette|3.3.11 @ 2:53PM|#
Who's the Ayn Rand I keep hearing about? Or worse, who's this Dave Weigel?
Um|3.3.11 @ 2:58PM|#
Dave Weigel: "The consensus was that the movie is not as bad as libertarians had feared it would be."
Libertarians "fear" a bad movie? That's a strange thing to say, as most of the so-called "libertarians" here at H&R are praying for a fiasco.
|3.3.11 @ 3:43PM|#
I really wish it is a good movie, but the trailer just looks bad, in my opinion.
|3.3.11 @ 3:44PM|#
Also, I think we should make the phrase "so-called 'libertarians'" a new drinking rule.
|3.3.11 @ 3:53PM|#
We'd all die.
Um|3.3.11 @ 6:14PM|#
If only.
|3.3.11 @ 6:49PM|#
Someone's a testy little Objectivist aren't they?
Justin Raimondo|3.3.11 @ 3:46PM|#
Dave Weigel's review makes him sound like one of the villains in Atlas Shrugged -- and naturally his buddy Gillespie gives him a link. These two marshamallows deserve to roast on the same stick.
Bill|3.3.11 @ 4:04PM|#
You can't give Atlas Shrugged a favorable review without losing your street cred with the progressives.
dhex|3.3.11 @ 10:21PM|#
iths uh consthipirathee!
what he said|3.3.11 @ 11:55PM|#
Not a conspiracy. Reason writers have a history of bashing libertarian people or productions in a desparate attempt to be loved by liberals. I don't quite get it, but it happens semi regularly.
Spencer|3.3.11 @ 4:20PM|#
Got confirmation from AMC theaters that this will be showing in the DFW area on April 15th! I've got more cities confirmed too, but reason thinks I'm spamming!
johnl|3.3.11 @ 6:38PM|#
No Spencer, didn't you see Raimondo's post? Reason is cutting your information about where AMC is showing the movie because it's trying to sabotage the project.
Franco|3.3.11 @ 4:35PM|#
Is this movie going to get a real nationwide release or is it just going to do a weekend in NYC and LA?
Spencer|3.3.11 @ 4:40PM|#
New York City Los Angeles Chicago
San Francisco Seattle Washington DC
Philadelphia Boston Miami Dallas
Denver and possibly Houston
This is with AMC theaters.
robc|3.3.11 @ 5:20PM|#
Wow, the 11 cities that the movie has on their website (plus possibly Houston). In depth research there.
Not that posting this is a problem or anything, but "I've got more cities confirmed" sounds like you did something.
Spencer|3.3.11 @ 6:08PM|#
I got this info directly from AMC personel.
Rock Action |3.3.11 @ 7:18PM|#
In fairness to Spencer, I remember there was someone actively trying to organize screenings for the Dallas area in another thread. I'm pretty sure this was him.
Spencer|3.3.11 @ 8:10PM|#
Yes, it was (and is) me.
Adonisus|3.3.11 @ 4:52PM|#
Huh...who knew that Ronnie Dio was into Rand?
Um|3.3.11 @ 6:15PM|#
Ever hear the first Elf album? Still one of my favorites after all these years.
|3.4.11 @ 12:19AM|#
We have some pretty big AMC cinemadromes in the Silicon Valley, too. You'd think booking this film into one of them would be a natural. But perhaps the producers want to make it easy for SF liberals to see the film and expect die-hard SV libertarians to make the pilgrimage north without complaint.
Greetings From Wisconsin|3.4.11 @ 7:36AM|#
Me and my buddies are putting on orange shirts and occupying the theaters here that threaten to show this anti-union, anti-teacher movie until they back down. Whoooo!
Saro|3.4.11 @ 11:04AM|#
Weigel: "[Galts] speech will be in the third movie of this planned trilogy, if it gets finished."
One word to many. I think that should read, "Galt's speech will be the third movie, if it gets finished."