Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[flippyshark]

It's coming out in August, which is often a bad sign, but I am ridiculously excited about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. No apparent connection to the Tim Burton misfire. It looks like B movie bliss to me!

[Moonliner]

I wonder if they can do this one justice.

Atlas Shrugged (Part 1)

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I wonder if they can do this one justice.

Atlas Shrugged (Part 1)

Apparently not. I find the prospect of a two part movie based on that tedious tome mighty daunting. A movie about Rand and her coterie of devotees could actually be fascinating, but this looks deadly.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Apparently not. I find the prospect of a two part movie based on that tedious tome mighty daunting. A movie about Rand and her coterie of devotees could actually be fascinating, but this looks deadly.

86% like is a fairly high rating.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

86% like is a fairly high rating.

Indeed, I was referring to the critical response. I'm inclined to think that the positive audience response is from a highly self-selecting group who are sympathetic to the Objectivist message, and less concerned with the film's entertainment value. (It looks wooden and amateurish in the trailer, I gotta say, regardless of viewpoint. i'm happy to stand corrected, but I'd have to hear from people I really trust.)

Yeah, any discussion of Objectivism per se would have to migrate to a different thread, and I've had that discussion enough times in my life. No ill will implied.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Indeed, I was referring to the critical response. I'm inclined to think that the positive audience response is from a highly self-selecting group who are sympathetic to the Objectivist message, and less concerned with the film's entertainment value. (It looks wooden and amateurish in the trailer, I gotta say, regardless of viewpoint. i'm happy to stand corrected, but I'd have to hear from people I really trust.)

Yeah, any discussion of Objectivism per se would have to migrate to a different thread, and I've had that discussion enough times in my life. No ill will implied.

Agreed, we'll have to wait and see what our resident movie expert has to say about this flick. Speaking of which, where is Scaegales anyways?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Indeed, I was referring to the critical response.

Now that you bring it up:

6% from reviewers and 86% from the audience. I wonder if that disparity is a record for rotten tomato. At the very least I would have to agree with your observation that something fishy is going on.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I wonder if they can do this one justice.

Atlas Shrugged (Part 1)

I heard about that one. I'll pass, thank you.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

It's coming out in August, which is often a bad sign, but I am ridiculously excited about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. No apparent connection to the Tim Burton misfire. It looks like B movie bliss to me!

Seems like a super fun take on an origin story. Trailer was very entertaining and the WETA apes actually look pretty great.