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Atlas Shrugged, Part I. The Movie. Trailer

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  1. Underdog Underdog is offline MVP of OT (self-proclaimed)

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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 1:01am) in reply to norcaljeff

    Btw I hear that they changed the name of the main character to Mary Sue. More realistic that way
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:52am) in reply to Underdog

    Looks mediocre at best. Should have been a period piece. I'll go if someone else pays for my ticket...maybe.
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:59am) in reply to Keyser Galt

     
    Originally Posted by Keyser Galt View Post

    Looks mediocre at best. Should have been a period piece. I'll go if someone else pays for my ticket...maybe.

    Keyser Galt... hmmm. Somewhere John Soze is smiling.
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:59am) in reply to Underdog

    No Jolie, no Pitt, the director from 'One Tree Hill' = go fuck yourself
     
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 10:27am) in reply to Underdog

     
    Originally Posted by Underdog View Post

    Btw I hear that they changed the name of the main character to Mary Sue. More realistic that way

    Twilight beat them to it.
     
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 4:56pm) in reply to aheggem

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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:06pm) in reply to emcee21

    I am almost sure that a movie about Joe Biden would be more entertaining.

    JIM LEHRER: The word -- the word to describe the leadership of Mubarak and Egypt and also in Tunisia before was dictator. Should Mubarak be seen as a dictator?
    JOE BIDEN: Look, Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things and he's been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interests in the region: Middle East peace efforts, the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing the relationship with Israel.
    And I think that it would be -- I would not refer to him as a dictator.

    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/polit...den_01-27.html

    Edited By: Willywoo Feb 13th, 2011 at 05:07 PM
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:09pm) in reply to Willywoo

    In an airport on my iPhone so can't see that emcee but I'm sure it is awesome/insulting/ hilarious/relevant/some combination of all four plus more.

    Also, lol @ Willywoo. Come on man.
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:26pm) in reply to Willywoo

    The clip Emcee posted makes the movie look more interesting than the trailer does.

    On the Joe Biden clip - clearly, what he should have said is yes, our gov't has given 2 billion dollars a year for the past 30 years to a dictator. When will we ever learn.

    Edited By: saxman Feb 13th, 2011 at 05:32 PM
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 5:49pm) in reply to saxman

    You know what else would have made the movie seem more interesting than that trailer did? Just about anything.
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 8:34pm) in reply to Underdog

    This is just gonna be The Golden Compass all over again. I'm gonna be really excited, enjoy the hell out of the first movie, but it will bomb and the last two movies won't be made. Prove me wrong, America. Prove me wrong.
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 11:00pm) in reply to Magnet Steve

    I hear that Part 3 consists of just Galt's speech so it should be pretty cheap to make
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    Feb 13th, 2011 (2/13/2011 11:01pm) in reply to Underdog

     
    Originally Posted by Underdog View Post

    I hear that Part 3 consists of just Galt's speech so it should be pretty cheap to make

    hahahaha .... cheap and long
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 4:47pm) in reply to Underdog

    LMAO - just reading a quote from Warren Buffet that i thought belonged here:

    On free markets: I don't believe the market polices itself. Greenspan is a friend of mine, but he read more Ayn Rand than I did, let's put it that way. I do not believe markets police themselves in matters of leverage and other matters. That's why I get back to the incentives of the person. That makes a difference.

    http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...hpsitth0000001
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:01pm) in reply to saxman

    Isn't the incentives of the person Ayn Rand's point? I'm not sure what he is saying here.
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:14pm) in reply to ginwilly

    I think he's talking about the fact that MOST people are motivated by greed and are not capable of self regulation. Its a pretty good article - the link is from The Motley Fool investment site.
    Edited By: saxman Feb 15th, 2011 at 05:15 PM
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:26pm) in reply to saxman

    I liked the article but his point is lost on me. He's a billionaire and I'm not so it's on me I'm sure. Is it that people can't be trusted so we have to "encourage" correct behavior through incentives? I know our tax code is designed with this in mind and to a certain extent works, but I hate that type of thinking.

    Make laws, follow and enforce laws, prosecute law breakers. This seems like an easy concept to me, no need for "incentives" to marry, have kids, buy a house, start an IRA etc etc.

    I don't see the problem being the system, just those who have the power to manipulate laws to their benefit. We hear stories about Madoff and the countless whistle blowers that laid evidence at the feet of the SEC that went uninvestigated. Bernie Madoff broke the rules which is bad, but the fact that we let it happen is just as bad. What good are regulations if they only apply to some?
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:36pm) in reply to ginwilly

     
    Originally Posted by ginwilly View Post

    I don't see the problem being the system, just those who have the power to manipulate laws to their benefit. We hear stories about Madoff and the countless whistle blowers that laid evidence at the feet of the SEC that went uninvestigated. Bernie Madoff broke the rules which is bad, but the fact that we let it happen is just as bad. What good are regulations if they only apply to some?

    This is the argument Willywoo and others present - regulations are often designed (or at least heavily influenced) by the very institutions they are created to regulate. Those same people will understand the regulations better than anyone and will use every edge possible to their advantage.

    That's why the system has to be one of continuous improvement and evolve constantly. You can't just develop a set of regulations and walk away as though your job is done. Constant measurement and improvement of the system is just as important as the regulation itself.
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:39pm) in reply to saxman

    we have plenty of unenforced regulations. I don't understand the need for more.
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    Feb 15th, 2011 (2/15/2011 5:40pm) in reply to ginwilly

    I certainly don't want more.
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