Rapidfire Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I just saw it today, overall it was a great movie. Leonardo Dicaprio was absolutely brilliant. He should get an Oscar for his performance, and the movie should get one for visual effects. I really love how well they portrayed the 1920's, the costumes, hairstyles, and even the way they talked was authentic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBVLhcHcc0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I plan to see it soon. Looks like a great adaptation of the book. The soundtrack is pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I actually saw the older version of the movie last year. It was a great movie, and I want to see this new version soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I plan to see it soon. Looks like a great adaptation of the book. The soundtrack is pretty good too. Oh yes, I agree. I can't believe I forgot to mention that. Hmm it was mainly Florence +The Machine, and Lana Del Ray, and a couple of other artists that I need to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotKarma Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Seems like a great movie seeing it very soon The book by Shakespeare sucks though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazooie Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 A load of people in my English class has been saying the movie was disappointing, which is a huge let down. :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Liebert Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 it got #36 on my top 100 movies, it was pretty good! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseQueen Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I was never assigned the book in school, so maybe I ought to read that before watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 The movie was a huge let down from the book, it missed a bunch of key parts and over all, the representation was boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0SS Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Oscars? I don't think so. Leo was on autopilot, and the film in general was rather vulgar style over substance. It really didn't have the draw and intimacy that the book did. Like Dae said, it also skipped over some of the important areas from the book. I tired of it very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseQueen Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 [quote name="Plainview" post="6221390" timestamp="1371213841"]Oscars? I don't think so. Leo was on autopilot, and the film in general was rather vulgar style over substance. It really didn't have the draw and intimacy that the book did. Like Dae said, it also skipped over some of the important areas from the book. I tired of it very quickly.[/quote] It's like that for a lot of book-to-movie adaptations, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Remember people, this is just the latest movie adaptation of the book. There are earlier adaptations around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 It's like that for a lot of book-to-movie adaptations, unfortunately. Far from actually. It is more so for movie-to-book adaptions. The problem with Book-to-Movie adaptions is the priority of. They don't skip over key parts, just imply them. This movie did none whatsoever, as like the end with Jay's father in the book. It was never mentioned at all, which was one of the most important things for me. Remember people, this is just the latest movie adaptation of the book. There are earlier adaptations around. Yes, yet we are referring to the new one. I should watch the ones before. I heard some good things about them, though most of my friends have horrible taste in things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRoseQueen Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 [quote name="The Bright Dae" post="6221722" timestamp="1371259374"]Far from actually. It is more so for movie-to-book adaptions. The problem with Book-to-Movie adaptions is the priority of. They don't skip over key parts, just imply them. This movie did none whatsoever, as like the end with Jay's father in the book. It was never mentioned at all, which was one of the most important things for me.[/quote] Oops, you got me. The last book-to-movie film I've seen(IIRC) was the Hunger Games when it first came out, so I'm a bit rusty on it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I never read the book, which is why I probably liked the movie as much as I did. I was confused by the bad reviews, but I guess it's because it wasn't a good adaption, and I know how bad those feel. I suppose I should read the book and see if my opinion of the movie changes at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 "Why does this novel retain such a firm grip on our up-to-the-minute today, even as it is borne back ceaselessly into the past? First, because it represents a declaration of independence by American writing, a noticeably native style and subject owing little to the old European school." As Hitchens said, Gatsby is the American Brideshead, or rather, Brideshead is the English Gatsby. Baz Luhrmann may be quite a bold director, but you need that to capture the wild fatalism of Harding's America. I just wonder how well he can capture the fragility of the interpersonal relationships of Gatsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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