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[Cinema] Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby 3D

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by percicles, May 22, 2012.

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  1. percicles

    percicles Member

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    WTF! I don't know how I feel about this.


    Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton

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    #1 percicles, May 22, 2012
  2. finalsbound

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    oh baz, how very romeo+juliet of you...

    not what i was expecting, but i'll still see it.
     
    #2 finalsbound, May 22, 2012
  3. 713

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    Looks like a yawnfest...I never understood why people like Carey Mulligan, seems like a meh chick.
     
    #3 713, May 22, 2012
  4. Keyser Soze

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    not feeling it at all
     
    #4 Keyser Soze, May 22, 2012
  5. percicles

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    Not to be a lit snob but that book does not translate well without Fitzgerald's prose. In fact, none of FSF books make good movies.
     
    #5 percicles, May 22, 2012
  6. tehG l i d e

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    Luhrmann is never one for subtlety in his films.
     
    #6 tehG l i d e, May 22, 2012
  7. Keyser Soze

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    Why the F is it in 3D? hahah
     
    #7 Keyser Soze, May 22, 2012
  8. finalsbound

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    confetti!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #8 finalsbound, May 22, 2012
  9. Keyser Soze

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    haha it's like why would I want to see a boring conversation in 3D? Does the dialogue pop out of the screen? hahahhahahahahah
     
    #9 Keyser Soze, May 22, 2012
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    Spoiler alert:

    DiCaprio dies in the beginning/end.

    PS- I know I didn't spoiler it, shame on you for not having read the book.
     
    #10 Ender120, May 22, 2012
  11. tehG l i d e

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    isn't it a requirement in most high schools?
     
    #11 tehG l i d e, May 22, 2012
  12. finalsbound

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    the great gatsby has the best final line to any book, ever.

    there's no way they don't screw it up.
     
    #12 finalsbound, May 22, 2012
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    This was one of most my favorite book in school. Too bad this looks so so crappy.
     
    #13 steddinotayto, May 22, 2012
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    It was on the list in AP, but like Grapes of Wrath they always show the movie; and no matter who does or doesn't read it, teachers aren't going to flunk half a class of juniors or seniors nowadays.
     
    #14 Dairy Ashford, May 22, 2012
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    Pity?! They couldn't find a part?! In this remake?! For Sam Waterston?!
     
    #15 Dairy Ashford, May 22, 2012
  16. 713

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    whats the line.. i forgot.
     
    #16 713, May 22, 2012
  17. percicles

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    The last two pages are some of the best prose ever.
     
    #17 percicles, May 22, 2012
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    Baz has made so many box office bombs but his films keep on getting financed.

    I've seen the Alan Ladd and Robert Redford versions. Would like to see the 1926 lost film over this.
     
    #18 cod, May 22, 2012
  19. percicles

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    His films usually triple US box office abroad. For some reason everyone but the US likes his films. Hence, why he continually gets his films made.
     
    #19 percicles, May 22, 2012
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    His Romeo and Juliet was absolutely horrible. Leonardo DiCaprio gave a god awful performance in the movie as well.

    I'm sure he'll ruin another great story with this version. I might still see it just because I love the book so much, and want the movie to be good.

    What a bummer.
     
    #20 FranchiseBlade, May 22, 2012
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