tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post1583745990583781058..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Worst Movie EverROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-4849282617665821822007-09-17T18:12:00.000-04:002007-09-17T18:12:00.000-04:00I well remember that spirited ping pong marathon d...I well remember that spirited ping pong marathon discussion of Rand in Newcritics some months ago. I could never fathom the allure myself. All my life I’ve occasionally run into people who would cite “The Fountainhead” as their favorite book, and, sure enough, they would have a beaten-up copy of the paperback lying around looking as if it had actually been read, unlike those copies of “Infinite Jest” that become dramatically un-dog-eared and pristine after page 50.<BR/><BR/>So one day I gave the book a shot. To me it was like a reading a novelization of some really bad mini-series from the late 70s or early 80s starring David Hasselhoff and Lindsay Wagner. I finally had to put the book down before my head exploded.<BR/><BR/>I never got through the movie, either, but I remember the cinematography being quite stunning.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-63402998047544118962007-09-17T10:03:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:03:00.000-04:00Rand's book "We the Living" was pretty good, IMO. ...Rand's book "We the Living" was pretty good, IMO. Haven't read the others.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510834160041241332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-82745169095859590802007-09-16T23:50:00.000-04:002007-09-16T23:50:00.000-04:00I watched a documentary about Rand on TV a few yea...I watched a documentary about Rand on TV a few years ago, and was flabbergasted by a clip of her equating altruism with suicide. It's a wonder anyone so batshit crazy would be admired by any rational people, let alone someone like Jolie who has a history of seemingly altruistic good deeds. I'm guessing Jolie likes the novel for some reason, but not Rand's outlook on life.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183891839987655906noreply@blogger.com