Eric Stevenson This is the third and (thank God) final installment in the "Atlas Shrugged" series. The book was notorious for being overly preachy, but from what I've heard, this movie is even worse than the book! It apparently doesn't even have that much to do with it. The most notable part of the book is that there's a 70 page sequence where John Galt talks. This movie trimmed it down to just five minutes. It picks up right where the first one left off, with Dagny being saved by John Galt. The film uses an all new cast from the first two movies, but seeing as how the first two were so boring, I didn't even notice. I think even the Wikipedia summary on this film is tired of it. It only has two paragraphs of real plot summary. Dagny falls in love with John for no reason at all. This is seriously one of the most pathetic romances I've ever seen in my entire life. There's a stupid sex scene which is probably downplayed so much only to give it a PG-13 rating.Most of this film is just characters talking about their political and economic views. As with the other movies, it's hard to hate "that" much because it does create a really relaxing experience. Mike Nelson thought "The Phantom Menace" was the worst movie ever because it was boring? He has not seen any of these movies. This would make perfect material for Rifftrax. Probably the only reason it isn't reviewed more is because it's too dull to even get much material out of it. *

AlanSKaufman There are many movies structured around Utopia. Lost Horizon gave us Shangri-La where Jane Wyatt played the marvelous hostess, and later in Father Knows Best she symbolized the ideal housewife and mother. The Wizard of Oz gave us a land initially wonderful to Judy Garland until she realized she was homesick for Kansas.In Atlas Shrugged Part Three: Who Is John Galt?, Dagny Taggert's plane crashes in Galt's Gulch, a hidden haven in Colorado where the other inhabitants have been chosen by their leader to create a paradise. Analogizing Atlas the legendary giant holding up the world who shrugs it off after getting no thanks, they have taken their talents away from the ungrateful governments. Dagny finds it heavenly but decides she can't leave behind the battle for Earth. Upon returning she does not remain long, quickly reconciling herself to the world's inevitable demise. After making love with Galt then soon rescuing him from the regime's attempted crucifixion, she heads to the Gulch to live happily ever after.The fundamental question for these movies is whether perfect societies can actually exist?In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve violated their Creator's edict and were exiled. They had merely wanted to use their brains for something, so reached for the fruit of the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. But after deportation, were they any different in temperament? Their incestuous children established the human race, which has had a persistently violent history.The U.S. was founded under Thomas Jefferson's brilliant Declaration of Independence, yet he was a slave holder of black people and nearly exterminated the American Indian. His intelligence did not overcome his racism.Arthur Koestler postulated Darwin's Evolution leaving us with genes from the savage T-Rex, dooming humanity.I've read Atlas Shrugged and seen all three movies. In my earlier review of Part One, I demonstrated how that film adaptation contradicted the novel's premise and I felt the actors did not get it. Part Three differs as in night and day. The theme of this feature largely parallels the tome. The actors understand what they are saying and doing.However, it is your decision if the ideas therein convince you to wish joining Galt's bunch or remain home facing your current circumstances. You may dislike their personalities or believe you wouldn't fit in, assuming they'd even allow you entry. (In the book, admirable Eddie Willers was not admitted, in the movie he is.) If you are attracted by the group's apparent congeniality, consider it a fanciful escape as in Peter Pan or Lost Horizon or Oz.Otherwise simply turn off your video and may you elsewhere discover a distraction from the travails of life.

karoly49 The worst of the three in the series. No flow to the story, weak script, uninspired direction. Listen to the audio book, and use your imagination to create what should be a spectacular epic, but watch some John Ford movies first.I can't make enough lines in this review so I am going to quote Pete Townshend, OK?I woke up in a Soho doorway, a policeman knew my name. He said you can go home and sleep tonight if you can get up and walk away. I stumbled back from the Underground and the breeze blew back my hair. I remember throwing punches around, and preaching from my chair. Who are you?

Marcus Patrick Thompson I watched Atlas Shrugged part 3 Its not just bad its Terribad. 3rd cast in three films. The writers actually think the philosophy expounded in the film is profound, where it is actually juvenile and puerile. The villains are comically sinister, its like the actors are winking and nodding to the audience to say yeah we know this script is crap, but I needed a pay check. But of course Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity make an appearance which just upped the buffoon meter. I give the movie 1 1/2 stars because, hey, it is still better than Batman and Robin. The worst movie I've ever seen. I'd say ONLY watch this movie if you want to see the idealized ridiculousness of libertarianism put into film.