The Great Gatsby - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

octagon · 08-07-2012, 06:42 AM

Dammit, I just reread it too. Now I'm going to have rereread it in March or so.

There's no way I can remember a whole book for a year.

toddly6666 · 08-07-2012, 11:53 AM

I hear that there is a book adaptation of this movie.

Gilmourfan · 08-07-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

I hear that there is a book adaptation of this movie.

On the contrary.

arcadeforest · 08-07-2012, 01:19 PM

Hoping to see this over Christmas, I've like the trailer - guess next summer it is.

Arkadin · 08-07-2012, 03:06 PM

I guess the Paramount bd of the 74 film will most likely be postponed now also.
dammit.

Riddler The Slag · 08-07-2012, 03:25 PM

So much for awards season?

EricJ · 08-07-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

So much for awards season?

Why, do you think it would've affected it any?

(Well, there is always the Gullible Globes...)

Lemmy Lugosi · 08-08-2012, 04:59 PM

Read/hated the book in high school. Read/hated it again in college....twice. There's no powers in heaven or earth that will get my azz in a seat for this one.

Member-115369 · 08-08-2012, 05:11 PM

I love the book. Read it about once a year.

Mixed on the movie. Good talent involved, but the 3D angle worries me. Just not the type of movie that needs that gimmick if it's going to be faithful to the book.

Snicket · 08-08-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

So much for awards season?

Not really if you look at history. Moulin Rouge opened in the same time frame in 2001 and still went on to get noms and wins.

I guess you don't want two DiCaprio films opening against each other on the same day. I really doubt the move has something to do with quality, there are no re shoot plans and thats a big clue. Moving it into January/February is not a smart move because thats a dead zone so the next logical date is spring/summer.

EricJ · 08-08-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dmaul1114

I love the book. Read it about once a year.
Mixed on the movie. Good talent involved, but the 3D angle worries me. Just not the type of movie that needs that gimmick if it's going to be faithful to the book.

Don't worry, it's not going to be.

(Let's see, about twelve more naivety-crushing responses, and it should just START sinking in that we're getting the Ken Russell version...)

Snicket · 08-08-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

Don't worry, it's not going to be.

(Let's see, about twelve more naivety-crushing responses, and it should just START sinking in that we're getting the Ken Russell version...)

Turn that frown upside down!

thelittleprince · 11-26-2012, 04:45 AM

Saw the trailer for this movie this afternoon when I went to see Anna Karenina and it said it will be opening Christmas. So I don't know if it it was moved up again or if the trailer was mistaken.

cinemaphile · 11-26-2012, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by thelittleprince

Saw the trailer for this movie this afternoon when I went to see Anna Karenina and it said it will be opening Christmas. So I don't know if it it was moved up again or if the trailer was mistaken.

they just attached an old trailer they had laying around. It was not moved back up.

thelittleprince · 11-26-2012, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by cinemaphile

they just attached an old trailer they had laying around. It was not moved back up.

Yeah, that's what I figured. For a second I got excited. I was thinking it must be a weak awards season and they decided to move it up again-- was already making plans to watch both Les Miserables and The Great Gatsby on Christmas Day.

Cinemach · 12-05-2012, 06:20 PM

Anybody else see this quote from a Playlist article the other day? (emphasis mine)

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"There's a lot of CGI man!" [actor Jason] Clarke continued. "Baz [Luhrmann] was explaining this zoo sequence and it's like, 'Baz, there are no animals, we didn't shoot with the zoos.' And he's going, 'Yeah, we're going to put them in with CGI.' It's like, 'Oh my god.' " About the soundtrack, which has also been the subject of much speculation, Clarke said, "He's got Jay-Z and Prince…"

Sigh...

Source: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...ke-it-20121204

legendarymatt92 · 12-05-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinemach

Anybody else see this quote from a Playlist article the other day? (emphasis mine)

Sigh...

Source: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...ke-it-20121204

For anyone who might just take that quote at face value, Clarke is completely positive about the whole movie in the article. He isn't bashing it, which may be the impression you get from the couple of sentences here.

Cinemach · 12-05-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by legendarymatt92

For anyone who might just take that quote at face value, Clarke is completely positive about the whole movie in the article. He isn't bashing it, which may be the impression you get from the couple of sentences here.

I don't really see his quote as bashing the film - he seems quite excited - but I am bashing certain aspects of the quote in regards to the film. Once again, emphasis is mine.

EricJ · 12-05-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinemach

I don't really see his quote as bashing the film - he seems quite excited - but I am bashing certain aspects of the quote in regards to the film.

Like Baz's shallow Moulin-Rouge wish of dressing up in the Old costumes with the New party music?

(Lemme guess, "That was such an innovative stylistic idea!" in Rouge?)

I remember when the Robert Redford movie came out, there was a big marketing trend-buzzword push to sell anything that looked like pinstripe suits and whitewall tires as "From the Gatsby era"...Meaning, cool-looking 20's, and not necessarily hypocritical social fascination with elite pre-Crash capitalism.
That's, frankly, MILD compared to Luhrmann's own personal interpretation of the word....

For him, it's Still About the Chiffon, only now it's got flapper sequins and fringe on it.

djgeneral · 12-06-2012, 12:27 AM

I don't know why that is shocking to you. We all know the kind of director he is, and the trailer already featured Jay-Z anyways.

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08-07-2012, 06:42 AM	#41
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	Dammit, I just reread it too. Now I'm going to have rereread it in March or so. There's no way I can remember a whole book for a year.

08-07-2012, 11:53 AM	#42
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	I hear that there is a book adaptation of this movie.

08-07-2012, 01:19 PM	#44
arcadeforest Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Sherwood Forest Blu-ray collection:917 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:92 Trading Score:3	Hoping to see this over Christmas, I've like the trailer - guess next summer it is.

08-07-2012, 03:06 PM	#45
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I guess the Paramount bd of the 74 film will most likely be postponed now also. dammit.

08-07-2012, 03:25 PM	#46
Riddler The Slag Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Tulsa, OK (formally S. Wales) Home Theater Gallery:53 4K collection:294 Blu-ray collection:651 DVD collection:60 Digital collection:108	So much for awards season?

08-08-2012, 04:59 PM	#48
Lemmy Lugosi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:In a vault full of electric guitars and Batarangs. Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:8	Read/hated the book in high school. Read/hated it again in college....twice. There's no powers in heaven or earth that will get my azz in a seat for this one.

08-08-2012, 05:11 PM	#49
Member-115369 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:241 DVD collection:165	I love the book. Read it about once a year. Mixed on the movie. Good talent involved, but the 3D angle worries me. Just not the type of movie that needs that gimmick if it's going to be faithful to the book.

11-26-2012, 04:45 AM	#53
thelittleprince Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:wasteland 4K collection:211 Blu-ray collection:3467 DVD collection:56 Digital collection:490 iTunes collection:663 Trading Score:80	Saw the trailer for this movie this afternoon when I went to see Anna Karenina and it said it will be opening Christmas. So I don't know if it it was moved up again or if the trailer was mistaken.

12-06-2012, 12:27 AM	#60
djgeneral Moderator Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Michigan 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:605 DVD collection:239 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:161	I don't know why that is shocking to you. We all know the kind of director he is, and the trailer already featured Jay-Z anyways.

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