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Post subject: Great Gatsby  Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:10 pm |
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Anyone here caught it yet? I was thinking of going but, the reviews are spotty at best.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:37 pm |
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I heard someone describe it as a 2 hour heineken commercial. Have not seen it yet
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:58 pm |
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DiCaprio movies are always pretty damn good. I'll probably wait for Netflix on this one though.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:11 pm |
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I have not seen it, but I'm interested. My Twitter is all abuzz with all the literary agents commenting on it.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:28 pm |
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Just re-read the book to get ready. Had forgotten almost completely what it was about. Looking forward to it now. The previews make it look epic so we'll see.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:45 am |
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It's Baz Luhrmann so I'm probably not going to bother seeing it, despite really liking the book.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:07 pm |
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Saw it on Saturday night, the movie was pretty disappointing. The guy who described it as heineken commercial almost nailed it.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:33 pm |
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I really like the book too. It's a bit of a slow burn at first, but it picks up the pace towards the last third or so of the book.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:25 pm |
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I really liked it. The Great Gatsby isn't my favorite F. Scott Fitzgerald book, so given the source material, in my opinion, it couldn't be a great movie. I thought they did a good job of translating the feel and the vibe of that time period and those characters into modern depictions and actions. An "awesome" party in the 20's wouldn't necessarily be considered an "awesome" party now, so they made the party scenes decadent, free flowing insanity. I think some of the criticism of it lacking depth is missing the mark. I felt like the movie "gets" the feel of the novel. That's all you can ask really.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:36 pm |
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I saw the 1974 movie but this recent one had more emotion and really the characters that weren't one dimensional like the 1974 one. As they showed more emotional and came really more to life. But that is just IMHO! As really makes me in a sense want to go back to the Roaring Twenties!
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:12 am |
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Passepartout wrote: I saw the 1974 movie but this recent one had more emotion and really the characters that weren't one dimensional like the 1974 one. As they showed more emotional and came really more to life. But that is just IMHO! As really makes me in a sense want to go back to the Roaring Twenties! District Attorney McCoy will always be the Gatsby to me.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 12:19 am |
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Loved it. Loved the book too.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:23 am |
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 2:43 am |
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CALIHAWK1 wrote: Passepartout wrote: I saw the 1974 movie but this recent one had more emotion and really the characters that weren't one dimensional like the 1974 one. As they showed more emotional and came really more to life. But that is just IMHO! As really makes me in a sense want to go back to the Roaring Twenties! District Attorney McCoy will always be the Gatsby to me. Interesting thought given the fact played the part of Carraway. Redford played Gatsby.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 3:28 am |
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Seanhawk wrote: CALIHAWK1 wrote: Passepartout wrote: I saw the 1974 movie but this recent one had more emotion and really the characters that weren't one dimensional like the 1974 one. As they showed more emotional and came really more to life. But that is just IMHO! As really makes me in a sense want to go back to the Roaring Twenties! District Attorney McCoy will always be the Gatsby to me. Interesting thought given the fact played the part of Carraway. Redford played Gatsby. I never actually warched it. I just remember that was the only thing other than L&O I'd ever seen him in. Good catch.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:50 am |
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hawksfansinceday1 wrote: JSeahawks wrote: DiCaprio movies are always pretty damn good........ Man he was SO good in Django. I haven't seen Django yet but have found most parts played by DiCaprio he's the same cardboard character. Much better than Keenau Reeves but along the same lines to me. He needs special effects and a fast moving story to look decent. Which Gatsby doesn't have in my opinion. _________________  Still missing you everyday pal.
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Post subject: Re: Great Gatsby Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 9:58 am |
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The Radish wrote: hawksfansinceday1 wrote: JSeahawks wrote: DiCaprio movies are always pretty damn good........ Man he was SO good in Django. I haven't seen Django yet but have found most parts played by DiCaprio he's the same cardboard character. Much better than Keenau Reeves but along the same lines to me. He needs special effects and a fast moving story to look decent. Which Gatsby doesn't have in my opinion.  I plan on seeing the movie sooner or later. I've read the Great Gatsby to my son a few months ago.
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