Atlas Shrugged producer threatens to go Galt over looting critics

[Lautremont]

After the critical masses came ringing their lepers’ bells, looting the recent Atlas Shrugged: Part I of all its rightful box-office profits by judging it on standards of their own sick “morality,” its producer has threatened to stop the motor of the world, retreat to Galt’s Gulch, and not make any of its planned follow-ups. “Critics, you won,” John Aglialoro said to the L.A. Times, lamenting the fact that he spent 18 years of his life and $20 million out of his own pocket to create the first part of his Ayn Rand homage, only to have his potential revolution shackled and dragged down by the “people,” whose obvious political bias convinced them that it looked kind of boring.

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[Wait Wut]

1. "...he spent 18 years of his life and $20 million out of his own pocket..."

Wow. Maybe he should have spent more time and money. Or...better yet, spent less.

[Squeech]

2. 18 years?

Way I heard it, the reason the movie looks like a rush job was that it was-- the producer had to get it done by a certain time, otherwise his right to film it would have expired.

So what was he doing for 18 years, inventing Rearden Metal?

[Wait Wut]

4. LOL!!!

I heard that it was a rush job, as well. Maybe the "18 years and money out of his own pocket" is a poor attempt at garnering sympathy? Whatever. He needs to find a new job.

[DCKit]

6. Series. Underachievement on an epic level. nt

[bjobotts]

21. What can U expect from sociopaths who praise a woman in love with a mudering psychopath?

[bjobotts]

22. A top line hypocrite who hated gov. but when gets sick goes on Medicare and SS

[bjobotts]

23. Atlas only shrugged after vomiting on her and her sociopathic idealism.

[bjobotts]

24. Greenspan and the rest of her wealthy cult deemed themselves above the law due to wealth

[bjobotts]

25. The kind of people who would gather around at a party to watch a model be mutilated as they laughed

[Lint Head]

3. Not make any of its planned follow-ups? Hooray! Success!

I shrugged. :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[MasonJar]

5. Good riddance to him and Galt. It is the workers who should be

deserting the ship, not those who survive on their efforts. It has been many years since i read Atlas Shrugged, but I do remember its premise.

[formercia]

7. Now, that was $20 Million well spent.

:rofl:

Now, perhaps you can get a Life, fucking Wanker.

[TalkingDog]

14. That 20 million... it's all up there on the screen baby.

Like looking a thousand yards of the finest silk rippling in the breeze.

[formercia]

15. That's $20 Million he won't be creating mischief with.

He's starting to look like a Hollywood star that believes his own PR.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. This only makes me appreciate Tyler Perry even more.

The critics panned him too and you don't see him crying about it.

[DRoseDARs]

9. Selfish toddler threatens tantrum, storms off in a huff instead, no one cares. News at 11... n/t

[libmom74]

10. nt

:nopity:

[regnaD kciN]

11. "Critics"...? Wrong!

Check out the post I wrote on another thread here. This film's release was designed to be as "critic-proof" as possible. The highest per capita release densities were in predominantly rural Rocky Mountain and midwest states with strong libertarian leanings, places where the main news source would be Faux Noise, and the main "critical voices" Beckkk and Flush, both huge supporters of the book. Not only would the opinions of prominent movie critics matter little to audiences there, they probably wouldn't even have normal access to them. Furthermore, the release was aimed at the "true believers" -- Rand fans who would come to see anything that promised to be an adaptation of her book, not average film-goers looking for a "cool movie" to attend on Friday night.

So, what happened? It wasn't that the film disappointed the Randroids -- just look at their rave reviews in contrast to the critics' opinions. Devoted Randians were talking up the film, and even buying tickets when they couldn't attend, just to support it. Maybe, rather, there turned out to be a lot fewer Randroids than the producer thought? Perhaps he was fooled by the "huge spike" in sales of the novel after Obama's election, and assumed that every sale of the book meant another fan of Rand and her thought...whereas, while lots of copies of the book may have been sold due to its being touted by right-wing talk-show hosts, most of those who bought the book either a) never read it, b) read it and found it boring or ridiculous, or c) were Religious Right types for whom Rand's outspoken atheism and hostility to Christianity were utter turn-offs. In any event, one has to conclude that the failure of the film is more a matter of the Rand cult turning out to be smaller and less-powerful than assumed, rather than anything nasty the critics may have said.

[the_chinuk]

12. Please, He should go Galt himself …

and take all the other wounded Objectivists with him.

Geeminy. What a bunch of crybabies. The movie didn't flop because it sucked, it flopped because we weren't worthy of the message.

I'd love it if the Objectivists found some Galt's Gulch and got the hell out of society so we didn't have to share our country with them any more.

And I'm to understand that saying he's not going to make the follow ups is a "threat".

Wooh. Scared.

[Permanut]

13. That's the free market for ya. n/t

[road2000]

16. Wah! I wanted to see Part 3 --

The Wing's Speech.

[Enthusiast]

17. People, come on,

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

[ladywnch]

18. ohhhhh, those "people"..... who have brains, compassion,

decencey, humanity, ........good taste..... they are truly such a bother. I'll never make another 20 million dollar B movie again! (humph). I'm gonna take my ball and jacks and go home. (foot stomp with arm cross and pout)



can we acutally get that lucky?

[rpannier]

19. Oh well. It was surreal. It wasn't fun.

Just like your movie: surreal and not fun

[Prof Lester]

20. Hmmph. No surprize.

A damn moronic book turned into a damn moronic film. A suitable faux-losophy for spoiled brat pinheads.

[bjobotts]

26. But Ryan watched it 7 times already with tears in his eyes while clutching his budget proposal

[yurbud]

27. the Ayn Rand people remind me of MENSA members, trying to reassure themselves that

they really are supersmart.