I just got my copy Tuesday.

Of course, I immediately watched. I for some reason was touched emotionally by it. Usually, very little touches me emotionally.

Picture a 6 foot, 220 lb, Danny Trejo looking guy. (Yes, long hair, and ruddy complexion), with tears running down his face watching AS3.

I'm glad I wasn't in the theatre, that would've been embarrassing

They say that in history, major civilizations last on the average 250 years before whatever made them great is slowly abandoned and the culture collapses. We are close to that historical average here in the USA, and we can see how its drifted from capitalism to crony capitalism and now to socialism. If you watch Ken Burns' THE WEST on Netflix I even wonder about 100 years- as the US did some really nasty anti freedom sorts of things back then.

I think the culture would create the place, but the place wouldnt last without the culture. you are right

Actually you are right in that there is not a digital difference between the dagny and james taggart characters in real life. People can be mostly like dagny, but accept some government cronyism like james taggart, or vice-versa. I make lighted whips for willing off road buyers , but I do sell to people who have to use them because of the government mandates that require the use of them. I'm also supporting the looter groups by owning a house I know they are gong to tax, and buying things that I know they are going to tax at the time of purchase. I just feel so alienated by our system currently to be honest.I would move to a real galt's gulch without hesitation I think.

Doesnt it just show that if you are one of the cronies, you get ahead at the expense of the real producers who slave every day for peanuts? I sure feel that working in my small business I am being pursued by people trying to take what I make, while government workers get the goodies and retirement plans

I found Sean Hannity's appearances incongruous.

I would have expected the media to be back to the days of Eric Sevareid and John Chancellor commentaries, Channel Two Editorials, and Night at the Improv Editorial Replies. And even that last might not be permitted at the last.

I also missed Project X. If they do the miniseries, I hope they do that. I'm sure the folks at Dunkertown, Iowa, would be happy to get on the map. Dunkertown is the most likely site I could find for Harmony City.

I don't think you get chosen. I think you prove you belong there.

come on, Robbie - with all the info floating around about Aglialoro and the rest of the team involved - if you're going to take cheap shots, at least make them SOMEWHAT possible to believe!

Since I live overseas, I was only able to see AS3 two days ago. I am pleased with the results.

Kristofer Polaha is very good as John Galt. He has the right self-assured presence for the character, and he says the Gulch pledge without a waver in his voice. While I imagine that some other actor could do better than him, I can't picture how the performance would have to be improved.

I would have loved to see the Dagny from the first movie play the Dagny in the third, but AS3's Dagny does at least an okay job.

I'm also happy with the presentation of the philosophy in the movie. While none of the movies are really ways to teach Objectivism to an unknowing audience, this movie does a good job of explaining why the strikers went on strike, and for what reasons and with what justifications.

I'm happy that the rumored "church scene" was cut from the film. There would have been little point.

Thanks to everyone involved for producing the films. I enjoyed them, and they set the bar for future efforts to bring AS to the screen.

Bang! Direct Hit. Nice Shooting.

This is my 30th year though

I have to say that I was disappointed in AS3. I thought the best was AS1. The actors in AS2 and AS3 were just not up to the quality of AS1. I cant fault the producers, as I suspect the reason for this was the cost to produce this type of movie. Without mainstream attendance, the money is just not there to make this kind of movie. Too bad. I think the standard of mainstream moviemaking these days has set a high bar (and cost).

Also, AS3 was a bit pedantic in that they talked about things too much instead of using the medium to show and lead people to the conclusions about the effectiveness of capitalism.

I get more motivation to return to capitalism in the US by watching news pieces of whats going on in Venezuela or Russia than by watching AS3.

Fabulous! I give them away also, but in far fewer numbers.

I think it should be required reading in schools, although with the coomon core education graduating senior probably wouldn't be able to read half the words much less understand the consepts

I give to the graduating seniors a copy every year. Probably gave away 2000+

I also know that they had Sean Hannity and Tamara Holder, though in soundbites of 5 minutes, in both 2 and 3.

in Part 2 before Rearden's trial, and in Part 3 after Galt's speech.