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Post by Beets by Schrute on May 7, 2013 15:29:05 GMT -5
What is this madness?!
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Post by mizerable on May 7, 2013 15:30:49 GMT -5
Because most adaptations of the book are crap?
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Post by BorneAgain on May 7, 2013 15:33:55 GMT -5
Its a Baz Luhrmann film; once one is past his visual stuff, a lot of people don't care for his movies.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 7, 2013 15:34:14 GMT -5
Not to upset any fans of it, but I remembered reading in High School and it was so completely uninteresting to me.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on May 7, 2013 15:37:02 GMT -5
Baz Luhrmann was an interesting Director as his earlier work was very good. But Australia was mediocre and although it has a fine cast, Gatsby just looks boring. Luhrmann's style is becoming a bit stale IMO.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 15:49:34 GMT -5
Not to upset any fans of it, but I remembered reading in High School and it was so completely uninteresting to me. I personally love it, but also understand how some people are bored by it. It's one of those books that heavy on symbolism and imagery and if one isn't interested in trying to figure out what all of the colors, the light at the end of the pier, owl eyes, and the eyes on the sign etc represent then it isn't much of a book. |
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Post by G✇JI☈A on May 7, 2013 15:51:32 GMT -5
Now we just have to wait for Baz to blast the critics fro 'Not Getting It'.
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Post by Chardee MacDennis on May 7, 2013 15:52:10 GMT -5
Well, it does look horrendous.
I'm sorry but a song performed by Jay-Z (who I enjoy) does not belong in a film adaptation of Great Gatsby.
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Post by Hawk Hart on May 7, 2013 15:56:57 GMT -5
Well, it does look horrendous. I'm sorry but a song performed by Jay-Z (who I enjoy) does not belong in a film adaptation of Great Gatsby. As a huge fan of both the novel and Jay-Z (whom I swear to and demand damn people in the place of God), I agree with all of what you said. |
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Post by BorneAgain on May 7, 2013 15:58:35 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the Jay Z stuff; the use of hip songs to represent the wild and decadent 20s isn't a bad idea in a and of itself, though how well Baz uses it in the actual film is another matter.
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Post by Chardee MacDennis on May 7, 2013 16:04:37 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the Jay Z stuff; the use of hip songs to represent the wild and decadent 20s isn't a bad idea in a and of itself, though how well Baz uses it in the actual film is another matter. Care to explain? I'm not saying you're wrong but you're the first person I've seen who has not been bothered by it. I'm curious as to your reasoning. For me, Gatsby is terribly grimm book. Why yes, Jay through elaborate elegant parties, the reasoning and man behind it weigh on you (at least for me, in the novel). I also believe that Gatsby is as much about the time period as it is the characters/story. I struggle to see why they couldn't find Big Band music to be played rather then something made in 2013. The use of elaborate horns, etc can be used to represent the wild and decadent 20s you speak of. |
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Post by Ganon83 on May 7, 2013 16:15:39 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the Jay Z stuff; the use of hip songs to represent the wild and decadent 20s isn't a bad idea in a and of itself, though how well Baz uses it in the actual film is another matter. Care to explain? I'm not saying you're wrong but you're the first person I've seen who has not been bothered by it. I'm curious as to your reasoning. For me, Gatsby is terribly grimm book. Why yes, Jay through elaborate elegant parties, the reasoning and man behind it weigh on you (at least for me, in the novel). I also believe that Gatsby is as much about the time period as it is the characters/story. I struggle to see why they couldn't find Big Band music to be played rather then something made in 2013. The use of elaborate horns, etc can be used to represent the wild and decadent 20s you speak of. I wasn't a huge fan of Leatherheads, but I give it credit for using songs from the time (Or at least something like it). |
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Post by BorneAgain on May 7, 2013 16:21:47 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the Jay Z stuff; the use of hip songs to represent the wild and decadent 20s isn't a bad idea in a and of itself, though how well Baz uses it in the actual film is another matter. Care to explain? I'm not saying you're wrong but you're the first person I've seen who has not been bothered by it. I'm curious as to your reasoning. For me, Gatsby is terribly grimm book. Why yes, Jay through elaborate elegant parties, the reasoning and man behind it weigh on you (at least for me, in the novel). I also believe that Gatsby is as much about the time period as it is the characters/story. I struggle to see why they couldn't find Big Band music to be played rather then something made in 2013. The use of elaborate horns, etc can be used to represent the wild and decadent 20s you speak of. I get what he's going for in that for achieving the intense high of the decadence and party setting contemporary songs will grab a decent portion of the audience in a more immediate way than music of the era which would be accurate but could simply feel historical and distant to a modern movie goer in some ways. Luhrmann is a guy who always aims for outright raw emotion and getting that base reaction from an audience, regardless of how out there, silly, or inaccurate it is. See his use of modern stuff in Moulin Rouge or Tarantino's use of it in Django for a more recent example. Now don't get me wrong, what works in a trailer could very well prove to be obnoxious in a feature length, especially if it clashes with the style of the actor's performance, but on the surface of it, I do understand what he's doing. |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 7, 2013 16:47:57 GMT -5
I was really turned off when I heard there was going to be another pointless film adaptation of The Great Gatsby but this time in 3D.
To me that is proof that Hollywood has finally admitted what we all know is true and that is that 3D just a bullshit scam in order to get people to pay 5 bucks extra for a ticket for film that will forgotten a few months after it gets released on DVD.
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Post by Welfare Willis on May 7, 2013 17:13:00 GMT -5
I love the idea of this film being in 3D. It's seems like a complete contradiction to me to put a classic like The Great Gatsby in 3D. Like the film version of a Christmas Carol ending in everyone dead or a porn version of The Yellow Wallpaper.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 17:22:09 GMT -5
I would be more surprised if it had a positive rating. Anytime a Oscar Bait movie that was suppose to be released on awards season but pushed back into a crappy summer week release is going to suck. Plus the director is mediocre as well with most of the cast
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on May 7, 2013 18:02:35 GMT -5
I still want to see it. "Evil Dead" got a lot of flack and low ratings from RT and I enjoyed the hell out of it both times.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on May 7, 2013 18:18:56 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the Jay Z stuff; the use of hip songs to represent the wild and decadent 20s isn't a bad idea in a and of itself, though how well Baz uses it in the actual film is another matter. Care to explain? I'm not saying you're wrong but you're the first person I've seen who has not been bothered by it. I'm curious as to your reasoning. For me, Gatsby is terribly grimm book. Why yes, Jay through elaborate elegant parties, the reasoning and man behind it weigh on you (at least for me, in the novel). I also believe that Gatsby is as much about the time period as it is the characters/story. I struggle to see why they couldn't find Big Band music to be played rather then something made in 2013. The use of elaborate horns, etc can be used to represent the wild and decadent 20s you speak of. Thats how I feel about period pices, try to use music from that period or at least sound alikes. I love Butch Cassidy and Sun dance kid, as with most modern westerns, but "Rain Drops Keep falling on my head" just takes me out of the movie while it is playing. The rest of the soundtrack feels like that period, but using the modern song just seems out of place. If you arnt going to use the music of the period, at least make it feel like that period. While Jay-Z is not a bad artist nothing he does feels like the twenties. |
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Post by EyeofTyr on May 7, 2013 19:34:04 GMT -5
Every time I see a trailer for it, it makes me just a little less interested in seeing it than before.
I love the book but...eh. I think I'll pass.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 19:34:37 GMT -5
Sounds like a generous percentage considering everything I've seen from this one looks pretty unappealing.
gee, I wonder if Leo will make the squinty face he almost always does and try his best to be mysterious and intense?
Though I'm sure it'll do gangbusters at the box office.
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