The audience shrugged

[thelordofhell]

Atlas Meh

http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3143&p=.htm

Best review of Altas Shrugged ever (the book)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j56IiLqZ9U

:shrug:

[EOTE]

1. I fail to see how that rises to the level of "meh".

At this rate, it's highly unlikely it's ever going to recoup its production costs. I'm guessing for the producers, "Ugh!" is more like it. Or, if they're not so restrained "Fuck me sideways!".

[Erose999]

2. Grossed less than a documentary promoting intelligent design. Thats (deservedly) crappy.

Keep in mind that the online ratings like Rotten Tomatoes et. al are being heavily freeped. It was at like 84% last I checked. But this too, shall pass and eventually after they quit freeping it it the curve will correct itself.

The other "masterpiece" of conservative filmaking, "An American Carol" from 2008 is at 48%. I am pretty sure its ratings were "freeped" at one time as well:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/

That film lampoons Michael Moore, but note how much better his films have fared - I'm sure their ratings were freep'd too:

Bowling for columbine - 81%
Sicko - 87%

[thelordofhell]

3. This is going to sound bad, but I didn't mind An American Carol

It was a bad comedy, that's all. Michael Moore is ripe for parody, they just did it badly. With Atlas Shrugged you are actually supposed to take it seriously. Laughing while watching Atlas Shrugged is pretty much equatable to making out during The Passion Of The Christ.

[AlabamaLibrul]

4. DU SHRUGS - We're the first result on google for (no quotes) "atlas shrugged rotten tomatoes" under

a) the rottentomatoes.com site,
b) the movie trailer,
c) google news on the search terms,

and then us.

Atlas shrugged getting freeped on Rotten Tomatoes http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x915366