The Great Gatsby. [link]
I don't think I am going to watch this in the theater. Robert Redford = Gatsby to me.
I like pancakes 'cause they're stackable. Ooo, and waffles 'cause you can put things in the little holes if you wanted to.
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le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:09:08 pm PDT #20528 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - May 22, 2012 3:13:38 pm PDT #20529 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do like the cast, though, and think they can be interesting in Baz Luhrmann's hands. But I have no great attachment to the story in any version.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, Amitabh Bachchan
Amy - May 22, 2012 3:14:02 pm PDT #20530 of 30000
Because books.
Me, too, leN.
le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:15:14 pm PDT #20531 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
This is probably sacrilege, but I did not like Moulin Rouge. I loved Strictly Ballroom and I watch that a couple of times a year. I did not like Romeo + Juliet either.
I don't think he's my kind of director.
Amy - May 22, 2012 3:18:21 pm PDT #20532 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I love Moulin Rouge. I almost watched it today, actually. I'm eh on Romeo + Juliet, although I can appreciate what he did with it. Haven't seen the other.
Sophia Brooks - May 22, 2012 3:19:33 pm PDT #20533 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I never watch movies in the theatre (the last move I saw in the theatre was Chicago), but I have watched all the Baz Luhrman films in the theatre, and they are usually so lush it is worth it. One thing I love about him is the humor in his over the top ness, which I can't really imagine in Gatsby, though. I laughed a lot in R +J and MR.
Vonnie K - May 22, 2012 3:22:11 pm PDT #20534 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Wow, that trailer is... busy. He's got a distinctive aesthetic, to be sure, but I generally find Baz Luhrman's work exhausting to partake in. Which is too bad because I really like that cast, but I worry it's gonna be buried under all that glitter.
Carey Mulligan as Daisy is an interesting choice. She's got a certain soulfulness which goes counter to my idea of Daisy, who in my head is beautiful but callous and superficial.
Sophia Brooks - May 22, 2012 3:26:10 pm PDT #20535 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I thought for a moment that Carey Mulligan was Michelle Williams. I also quite dislike Tobey MacGuire, but I am sure he can give great Nick Carraway.
le nubian - May 22, 2012 3:29:15 pm PDT #20536 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
in my head is beautiful but callous and superficial.
yes. I thought Mia Farrow was excellent in the "original."
§ ita § - May 22, 2012 3:31:50 pm PDT #20537 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy, when you get a chance, you should try Strictly Ballroom. It's incredibly sweet, and I think you'd like it.