tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post266598294049157034..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Atlas Shrugged TrailerThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-38483642310733168162011-02-14T19:02:21.050-05:002011-02-14T19:02:21.050-05:00"It can be a little long winded and preachy&q..."It can be a little long winded and preachy" - Right up your alley.lefreonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-25533129347577644942011-02-13T11:15:59.014-05:002011-02-13T11:15:59.014-05:00I'm getting a Woodrow just thinking about it. ...I'm getting a Woodrow just thinking about it. Judging from the trailer it looks well done. <br /><br />I remember being apprehensive about 1984 because it was such an important book and I wanted everybody to see the movie. I wanted everyone to get the message. As it turned out it was a great film capturing the despair and hopelessness perfectly but for the casual movie audience it wasn't the most uplifting movie ever made. <br /><br />Atlas Shrugged has its flaws. It can be a little long winded and preachy (especially towards the end) so I hope (I'm sure) they pared it down a bit. I want Rand's philosophy to reach audiences it would not otherwise reach. I want the film to open minds. I want folks to realize any sort of collectivism is a lie. And if it can manage all that, I want it to be a blockbuster."The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-51784697106419221062011-02-12T17:09:38.742-05:002011-02-12T17:09:38.742-05:00I think I'll look for folks in the Raleigh are...I think I'll look for folks in the Raleigh area who'll like to catch the early afternoon showing on opening day!Doc Milnamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859084898805569831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-76058066179066901012011-02-12T15:32:39.736-05:002011-02-12T15:32:39.736-05:00Mudge--interesting that it was I who introduced yo...Mudge--interesting that it was I who introduced you to AS; it was YOUR college roommate who introduced me!The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-4867226116098818502011-02-12T14:44:28.168-05:002011-02-12T14:44:28.168-05:00It was a young CW who introduced me to Atlas Shrug...It was a young CW who introduced me to Atlas Shrugged almost 20 years ago. I don't read a lot recreationally (my lips still move when I read), but I breezed through this book in record time (well, record for me). While I take exception to a few of Ms Rand's objectivism espousals, it was nevertheless a masterpiece of literature that anchored my political stance for what I fully believe will be the rest of my life.<br /><br />As I am unlikely to be attending any White House state dinners that evening, I too await the movie's debut with great anticipation. <br /><br />BTW, CW, I never did thank you for the referal nor do I think they are going to screw up the movie. Even in the hands of oft- and quite justly-maligned Hollywood movie-makers, most of them still want to make money from their movies. If they screw it up, it'll be a box office and financial calamity that even the capitalist-hating Hollywood liberals can't stomach.Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106218895150473141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-63027043345512717202011-02-12T14:34:25.543-05:002011-02-12T14:34:25.543-05:00Making a date with my bride for this one...Making a date with my bride for this one...Ken Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964472361213569789noreply@blogger.com