"Girls" is trumpeted as a hit with viewership of 1.1 million. Morning Joe is kept, even though it's daily viewership is 350k. How many people have read Atlas Shrugged?

I am very grateful that this movie series was ever made. I had predicted, long ago, that it would never happen. The changes in the casting did not bother me, mostly due to the time gap between the parts.

I hope the investors are able to break even or earn a profit. They deserve a reward for their efforts. I have read the book numerous times but I think the message is so important that exposing the story to as many people and in as many ways as possible is very important. Perhaps there will be those, in the future, that think they can do all or parts of the film better and there will be sequels.

I do some binge watching on Netflix, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Marco Polo, Boss, House of Cards, Best of Youth, etc. and always think about how great it would be to have about 48 episodes of Atlas Shrugged.

I agree I loved him as Galt!

I noticed a lot of thematic changes.

Robert Stadler comes to a horrifying realization of the logical endpoint of his philosophy, and his associations. He does not try at the last minute to play the gangster, only to find out how a real gangster fights.

And Mulligan's Militia decides to snatch Eddie.

I had a better idea:

Eddie goes west, before Dr. Stadler's last meeting with John Galt. Eddie tells everybody he's going to San Francisco to negotiate a "treaty" with factions fighting a three-way civil war in California. But what he's actually planning is his own escape, and an attempt to reach Dan Conway in Maricopa County, Arizona (the seat of which is, of course, Phoenix, the southern terminus of the Phoenix-Durango Railroad).

The Comet breaks down out of Flagstaff, and the wagon train meets it. But this time Eddie agrees to join the wagon train--and as his fare, he offers them a destination, namely Maricopa County.

That evening, a small squadron of helicopters meets the wagon train. Aboard it:

Dan Conway, now hoping to re-activate the Phoenix-Durango RR.

Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, the long-running Sheriff of Maricopa County, who called his own great strike when John Galt made The Speech.

We leave it with Eddie signing on as Dan Conway's special assistant, as Conway puts together a crew to re-lay the rail back to Durango, Colorado--where, one may presume, Dagny Taggart can meet them, after driving a tunnel through the Red Mountains, under the now-abandoned switchbacks of the Million Dollar Highway.

Thank you for your opinion Rick. I thought Kris did a great job as Galt. That had to be an intimidating part to play. The cast change was tough but most of the actors did a great job. Are you a fan of the book?

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

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.

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.

When the book was written, it was not an immediate hit. It's intimidating length and many characters, and "unusual" point of view were daunting. But like an avalanche, it built momentum until it became one of the most popular books of all time. I think that the movie trilogy might well experience the same thing.

I will finally see #3 next month. It is near the top of my Netflix queue with a statement beside it: Available 2/3/2015.
I'm still wondering why #3 was not for sale before Christmas. The $$$ of positive selfishness?
I have a brother who would have most certainly gifted that instead of the Alabama football fan sweater. Oh, well, I'll eventually have both cheap.

I've got the third installment of Atlas Shrugged on order and anxious to see it.

I might add that I too would like to see at least a cameo of Ellis Wyatt.

Yours in anticipation

Terry Wyatt

My wife has not read the book. She thought Part III was the best of the trilogy. I binged Part I & II before seeing Part III. What struck me was how Part II seemed to have improved with age.

I think the directors did a good job in capturing Rand's points, within the constraints of a feature length film. I laughed my keester off to see Grover Norquist puffing on a cigar like a crap salesman with a sample in his mouth, during the scene discussing the Grapefruit Express. Heartwarming to see such a free market capitalist playing a role in that scene! I can't imagine how he was able to keep a straight face.