Well said

Winterwind, I agree with you completely. I think some people think that Objectivists should be logical and stiff, and one of the biggest points in AS was that people who follow her view of life also cherish that life and love and feel deeply. The love stories are central to the theme of the book. Who we love shows what we value

Yep. I had bought the special edition here, then the next day, mine showed up. Overall, I liked the movie, thought it did a great job for the budget they had. There is always a lot of "what ifs" with characters and actors ( I thought the whole Reardon subplot drifted away), but overall the film made it's message clear. By the end, I really, really didn't like politicians, as the ones in the movie seemed so real. I would still like the in depth miniseries idea, I think it would be successful today.

I'm interested that so many negative comments are about "the love story". I see the relationships between Dagny and Frisco, Rearden and Galt as a form of shorthand for the essential points of the books AND the philosophy. Those characters are the best. They exemplify everything that Rand valued and said was right to value. She also said "Tell me what a man finds sexually attractive and I will tell you his entire philosophy of life. She me the woman he sleeps with and I will tell you his valuation of himself."
If John and Dagny find each other, and have a love story, each loves the best qualities of a human being, illustrated in a person. You can't have the book without love: of a sunlight-bright metal being poured into molds; of THAT particular run of notes on a piano, of the life itself that Ragnar risks......yeah, it's a love story.
and what does that really MEAN?
and what does what YOU think about it mean?

Heavy on the "I hate it", a little light on any actual details as to why.

The Wizard got his Kickstarter DVD last week. I haven't gotten mine yet. He got his goldbox [they are SO gorgeous!] Blu-ray earlier this week.

I got mine yesterday, and even seen it with my mother, since we had both seen the first two together. She liked the cast of the third one. I only liked the casting of John Galt, but not the recast of Dagny Taggert. Also, I figured that there would be cameos by the same actors who Galt had taken (for instance, Graham Beckel who played Ellis Wyatt in AS1) since many of them only had minimal screen time.

Just watched Part I and II , liked both but change in actors took away from the movie, Part III I'll have to get but looks like most people didn't like it , I want to finish it out though, I'll reserve judgement till I see it

Partner with Netflix.

I second the question: Any update on the Kickstarter DVDs?

I forgot to mention that I already own the Blu-ray, Steelbox editions, for personal use.

Rearden Steel, D'Anconia Copper and Galt Gold!

A mini series is being contemplated. 39 episodes to get it right. I hope it pans out.

I'm a huge fan of AS the book and I did enjoy the first 2 movies though I thought the second wasn't as good as the 1st but the 3rd movie that I just finished watching was just awful. Now I know what I can use as a cure for insomnia. So so very sad that the screenwriter/producers could only come up with a lame love story for the culmination of the Strike ! Hope one day someone actually does this book justice.

When is the KICKSTARTER DVD shipping?

Besides myself, who else got their gold steelbox Blu-ray on December 15th when it wasn't supposed to be available until the 16th?

Does anyone know what differences exist between the AS Store version of the DVDs and the 20th Century Fox retail versions from Amazon and WalMart?

I just bought part 3 from the AS store, but if I need an extra set, I'd like to look at the other, single disc, set.

Also, I won't buy mine from Amazon (actually, I no longer buy anything from Amazon), ever since they decided to back the gay marriage initiative in Washington state. A citizen's initiative is fine, but it needs to be decided by citizens, without financial backing from billionaires (Bill Gates) and companies like Amazon.

Oh, probably because I didn't order it yet... duh me. Thank you for your reply, which prompted me to search for it better and actually find it.
http://store.atlasshruggedmovie.com/part...

Well said...I loved Rebecca as Lillian. She captured her character much better than Lillian #2.

I got mine quite some time ago. How come you did not?

I got mine yesterday.

Agreed. The actors that played Ragnar & Francisco were far too old. I didn't like the paucity of time for Hank in part 3, but I understand it. The conversation between Dagny and Hugh in the vineyard was the best scene, in my book.

If there is a miniseries, I'll be looking forward to Project X, the death of Cherryl Taggart, and the just desserts received by Hank's wife and family upon his departure.

I'll have mine on Friday!

When will the gold box come, to match my Reardon metal and copper boxes?

I think there are exceptions. 1984 is one of my favorite books and one of my favorite films. It's just my opinion but it is not impossible to do AS justice in film. The budget for 1984 was 3 million pounds per IMDB, granted that was in the 1980's I think a comparison is still warranted. The budget for AS III was 5 million dollars (also per IMDB, I'm sure someone here could correct me if that figure is wrong). Now I know there were other factors, like the rush to get everything together in time, and the business of making a movie, but we cannot escape the obvious here and it is more damaging to avoid the truth than to face it. The movie was not great. I appreciate it of course, but it could have been much better.