The Great Gatsby

[Celini]

Pan left, pan right, pan top, zoom in, zoom out and breathe!
When all this circus faded after the very decadent first hour I got really bored.

I did not care much for the characters nor did I care for the story. Shame as I heard so many people raving about the novel.
I saw it in glorious 2d and some of the green screen scenes (mostly outdoor) where quite distracting; I can only assume that the post converted 3d washed them a little and made them less obvious.

6.5/10

[newdot]

I can only assume that the post converted 3d washed them a little and made them less obvious.

...no.

In 3d, at times it looked like a poorly photo-shopped image.

[Celini]

oh that's a shame then!

[fetta]

How would you care about the characters, there where none. Everything was exaggerated to the point of caricature and that includes the story, the characters, the scenery and so on. Gatsby's house looked as a Disney creation for The Beauty and The Beast. And why was Nick in a psychiatric clinic and where was Gatsby's father and wow what about his dirt poor beginnings?!!! ...
I can understand that people might have liked the music and the costumes but that doesn't make a movie let alone a respectable representation of a deserving classic. Unfortunately I didn't like the costumes either but that was the least of my problems with Baz's vision.
Found a critic in the guardian by Philip French that puts it brilliantly -

Luhrmann is a cheerful vulgarian and his movie suggestive of Proust directed by Michael Winner.

Watched the '74 version this morning in an attempt to wash out the memory of '13 creation. It has its downfalls like Redford being a little stiff but in a way that adds to the mystery of Gatsby and overall its a beautiful movie and I shed a tear at the end as you are supposed to. How hard can it be, everything that Fitzgerald wrote flies in front of your eyes as a movie surely he must be the easiest author to adapt. And the book is no more than 80-90 pages, so no need to cut and make things up.
Anyone considering watching it I would recommend reading the book instead it will take probably less that the 2h20min the film wastes on it. It would be much more enjoyable and enlightening experience.
0/10 I know it's harsh, but it's for butchering the first grown-up book I read at the age of 11 and from time to time keep rereading. My favorite ever quote is the opening lines

Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had

Baz start it but doesn't include the whole quote and where was the famous Daisy line

Rich girls don't marry poor boys

Maybe she said it I felt as the midst of a nightmare so could have missed it.
Saw Luhrmann on Graham Norton saying that he can't believe the success the film has had considering its a 90 year old novel I can't believe it ether but for entirely different reason.
OK I'll stop here, resolution: need to read my favorite quote more often and not indulge in criticizing!

[skippii]

Shame it sounds so bad, I was looking forward to this one

[Tinpar]

Looking forward to watching this, love the actors in it :)

[fetta]

Just read the guardian books blog, I wish I was as eloquent
It starts of fantastically! Writing about Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby in relation to F Scott Fitzgerald's prose, is like trying to describe a gorilla playing with a Fabergé egg. There it is, this great hairy, wild-eyed beast, stomping, roaring, thumping its chest. It neither knows nor cares about the delicate beauty it holds in its mattock hands, and has no idea why so many people think it so precious. …

Lots of people seems to have liked it so I guess you need to be a fan of Baz and more importantly not a fan of the book!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksbl ... ding-group

[caitlinmorton]

Just read the guardian books blog, I wish I was as eloquent
It starts of fantastically! Writing about Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby in relation to F Scott Fitzgerald's prose, is like trying to describe a gorilla playing with a Fabergé egg. There it is, this great hairy, wild-eyed beast, stomping, roaring, thumping its chest. It neither knows nor cares about the delicate beauty it holds in its mattock hands, and has no idea why so many people think it so precious. …

Lots of people seems to have liked it so I guess you need to be a fan of Baz and more importantly not a fan of the book!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksbl ... ding-group

I'm a fan of both, and I still liked it, probably because as a fan of both I understand both sides and knew what to expect.

[fredolac]

Very good movie with great soundtrack 8/10

[dfletch08]

I thought this was a helll of a lot better than some of the horror reviews it has received. The soundtrack negates any artisitic integrity along with some outlandish effects but this is counter-balanced by the stylish wardrobe and sets. Maguire and Dicaprio gel onscreen and the latter offers intrigue and panache, not that the movie lacks any.