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April 24, 2011 10:24 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

Previous posts about Atlas Shrugged...

Lesley wrote:

I devoured all her books when I was about 14 - at which point I realized that nothing's as black and white as the pictures she paints. Some interesting ideas, but you get sick of the BFH.

Marjorie Suddard wrote:

As one who spent her middle teens reading pretty much everything Rand had ever written, and most of it multiple times, I have to agree with Iggy. Selfish and simplistic... which is why, at 14, I thought she was the greatest thinker ever.

Thankfully, I grew up once I reached adulthood. Sad that she didn't. Her real-life story, by the way, shows the kind of fruit her ideas bear. Sour stuff.

Margie

So I saw Atlas Shrugged, Part I this weekend. I liked it. Very well done. Impressive film for a $10M budget. Stuck to the book quite well. Too well in fact - it including Rand's propensity for beating you over the head with a point. Still, it was well cast, well acted, well adapted to modern times, etc. Two thumbs up.

Oh yeah - and Taylor Shilling is [high voice] hot [/high voice].
April 25, 2011 4:53 a.m. Wally SuperDork

Chris Hansen said:
So, how often do you feel like a 14 yr old girl? Do you always turn to the internet to tell everyone?

Try the cookies, they were fresh baked by, um, Cindy.
April 25, 2011 5:27 a.m. huge-O-chavez SuperDork

did someone say 14 year old girl....

TWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIILLLLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLIGHT!
April 25, 2011 8:05 a.m. carguy123 SuperDork

Ultimate thread jack. From Rand to Twilight in just one post. One very long post.
April 25, 2011 8:08 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

Hey iggy - Know how I know?
April 25, 2011 8:11 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

OW MY BALLS
April 25, 2011 11:40 a.m. SVreX SuperDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

It made me feel like a 14 year old girl all over

That's really disturbing, Dave.
April 25, 2011 12:03 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

SVreX wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

It made me feel like a 14 year old girl all over

That's really disturbing, Dave.

I just found it interesting that two previous conversations on the book had our ladies talking about how much they enjoyed it at 14. Seemed like a natural title after that. :)
April 25, 2011 12:33 p.m. N Sperlo Reader

Not what I expected.
April 25, 2011 12:42 p.m. N Sperlo Reader

In reply to Wally:

I see you beat me. This time....
April 25, 2011 1:06 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork

SVreX wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

It made me feel like a 14 year old girl all over

That's really disturbing, Dave.

Well it's better to feel LIKE a 14 year old girl than to FEEL a 14 year old girl- he is making progress. I think that if we up his meds he'll soon be ready to rejoin normal society.
April 25, 2011 1:13 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

Who knew that with a title like that I wouldn't get serious movie discussion.
April 25, 2011 1:15 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Who knew that with a title like that I wouldn't get serious movie discussion.

I'll reply seriously when it comes out on Netflix in a year. I was a fan of the book, though. Did they make Dagney hot? I heard they were going to - that's a mistake.
April 25, 2011 1:23 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

tuna55 wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Who knew that with a title like that I wouldn't get serious movie discussion.

I'll reply seriously when it comes out on Netflix in a year. I was a fan of the book, though. Did they make Dagney hot? I heard they were going to - that's a mistake.

She was hot.

Of course, she was hot in the book too, at least in my head. Though she was a brunette in my head, and a blonde in the movie.
April 25, 2011 1:27 p.m. N Sperlo Reader

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Who knew that with a title like that I wouldn't get serious movie discussion.

Is that what you call this?
April 25, 2011 1:36 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

carguy123 wrote:

SVreX wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

It made me feel like a 14 year old girl all over

That's really disturbing, Dave.

Well it's better to feel LIKE a 14 year old girl than to FEEL a 14 year old girl-

Nothing wrong with either one if you are only 13.
April 25, 2011 2:13 p.m. Duke SuperDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

So I saw Atlas Shrugged, Part I this weekend. I liked it. Very well done. Impressive film for a $10M budget. Stuck to the book quite well. Too well in fact - it including Rand's propensity for beating you over the head with a point. Still, it was well cast, well acted, well adapted to modern times, etc. Two thumbs up.

Hmmm. I wonder if you saw the same movie this guy did?

Then again, based on that "review", I don't see any evidence he even saw it. Got preconceptions?
April 25, 2011 2:17 p.m. tuna55 SuperDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

tuna55 wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Who knew that with a title like that I wouldn't get serious movie discussion.

I'll reply seriously when it comes out on Netflix in a year. I was a fan of the book, though. Did they make Dagney hot? I heard they were going to - that's a mistake.

She was hot.

Of course, she was hot in the book too, at least in my head. Though she was a brunette in my head, and a blonde in the movie.

She was good looking, although highly unconventional, in my mind during the book. I had her as burnette, too.
April 25, 2011 2:30 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork

Duke wrote:

Hmmm. I wonder if you saw the same movie this guy did?

Then again, based on that "review", I don't see any evidence he even saw it. Got preconceptions?

The reviewer had an agenda. Who da thunk?

http://www.alternet.org/authors/12148/
April 25, 2011 3:28 p.m. John Brown SuperDork

N Sperlo wrote:

In reply to Wally:

I see you beat me. This time....

TOOO obvious for me to not want to hit this out of the park.
April 25, 2011 3:28 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

Duke wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

So I saw Atlas Shrugged, Part I this weekend. I liked it. Very well done. Impressive film for a $10M budget. Stuck to the book quite well. Too well in fact - it including Rand's propensity for beating you over the head with a point. Still, it was well cast, well acted, well adapted to modern times, etc. Two thumbs up.

Hmmm. I wonder if you saw the same movie this guy did?

Then again, based on that "review", I don't see any evidence he even saw it. Got preconceptions?

Meh.
April 25, 2011 5:53 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

so how does it feel to be a 14yo girl?
April 25, 2011 6:30 p.m. huge-O-chavez SuperDork

Let's wait for the sales numbers to see how the market judges it in a 'bagger sort of way..

Irony..

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/box_office_atlas_shrugged_collapses_1oWcoz9xO...

It's made $2.3 to $3M so far..

Looks like another
April 25, 2011 7:46 p.m. Duke SuperDork

huge-O-chavez wrote:

Let's wait for the sales numbers to see how the market judges it in a 'bagger sort of way..

Irony..

It's made $2.3 to $3M so far..

Looks like another ...

On a budget of $10M? It's hardly another Ishtar or Waterworld.
April 25, 2011 7:47 p.m. huge-O-chavez SuperDork

Duke wrote:

huge-O-chavez wrote:

Let's wait for the sales numbers to see how the market judges it in a 'bagger sort of way..

Irony..

It's made $2.3 to $3M so far..

Looks like another ...

On a budget of $10M? It's hardly another Ishtar or Waterworld.

2nd week out the sales dropped 50% with 200% more available theaters..

Come on..

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