Tag[]
- "In this episode, we get a little Ayn Rand-y with Atlas Shrugged."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
Based on the book by Ayn Rand, and featuring lots and lots and lots of footage of trains.
Story[]
Dagny Taggart, a powerful railroad executive, tries to keep her business afloat while society crumbles around her.
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad movie (unanimous) @36:55
Elliott's Impromptu Rating System[]
- Elliott extemporaneously outlines a movie review scheme consisting of four criteria, and then applies it to this movie. @37:45
| details | Atlas Shrugged | |
|---|---|---|
| story | FAIL | |
| character | FAIL | |
| spectacle | visuals, scope, color | (None) |
| thrills | action, boobs, momentum, velocity | (None) |
Episode Highlights[]
- With guest host Zhubin Parang, filling in for Stuart.
Movie Pitches[]
- Dagny Taggart (dual television series) A double TV idea is pitched for a police procedural, starring the titular character as "an adorable female cop": In the sitcom series she's a sassy rookie; in the drama series she's a gritty detective.
Quotes[]
- “Here's the thing. People talk about how bad slippery slopes are all the time, but you know what a slippery slope is? A waterslide. Sounds awesome.”
—Elliott @30:25 - “There was a lot of pleasure in that pain, I'm not going to lie about that. It felt really good...I'm a cutter.”
—Zhubin @40:40 - “Everyone wants it, and I want it more than most. Not more than everyone else, just more than most.”
—Zhubin @56:25
Listener Mail[]
- "Giant Robot Anime" from Paige and Devon Lastnamewithheld @41:50
- "Hodgmania Running Wild" from Aaron Lastnamewithheld @46:50
- That Is All by John Hodgman (pg. 726)
- "Mickey's Screen-Used Cell Phone from Sorority Row" from Carl Lastnamewithheld @51:05
Recommendations[]
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) by Martin Scorsese (Elliott) @58:30
- Desperate Lives (1982) by Robert Michael Lewis (Zhubin) @1:00:20
- Prometheus (2012) by Ridley Scott (Dan) @59:05