The Great Gatsby

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05.24.2012 5:40am

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Jaran
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Well. THIS looks unexpectedly awesome.

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05.24.2012 5:49am

Fincher
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Looks more Baz Lurhmann than Great Gatsby. It could be good, though.

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05.24.2012 6:19am

Onyx
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Leo DiCaprio as Gatsby is really inspired casting. Love it.

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05.24.2012 6:32am

Zophycakes
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The casting is pretty much perfect in all respects.

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05.24.2012 12:42pm

dem
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I really like what I'm seeing. 2012 has already destroyed last year in great films. It's shaping up to be a solid second half as well.

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05.24.2012 1:27pm

TheheirofGondor
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Fincher said:

Looks more Baz Lurhmann than Great Gatsby. It could be good, though.

This is what I thought, but I also thought this was aweful. I mean, hes doing the movie his way which is fine, but I doubt it will be a flick I enjoy considering how much I like the book and what I expected this movie to be with the casting. Also, the CGI, in the trailer at least, was so bad to the point of being distracting.

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05.26.2012 5:31am

SuperSquall
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For the record Baz Luhrmann's films aren't supposed to look like they have realistic visual effects 9 times out of 10. Either he is using clever stage tricks that you don't notice at all or he is flat out drawing attention to the unreality of it all (handgun bouncing off of the Eiffel Tower in Moulin Rouge, anyone?)

This looks better than I would expect from this director/story combo.

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05.28.2012 5:49pm

Rinoa
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I'm on the boat that thinks it looks super fake/Moulin Rougey so it's just plain weird.

I understand stylizing stuff for a musical but not Great Gatsby.

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05.28.2012 6:36pm

Onyx
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Eh, as long as the acting is good, I couldn't give less of a damn about the visuals. Gatsby was very much about its characters and you can get away with heavily stylizing the Roarin' 20's setting since that part of Long Island was stinking rich and incredibly opulent.

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05.28.2012 6:53pm

Ashilyn
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Personally, I like how stylised it is. I actually really like The Great Gatsby, but it could definitely use some flair to it. This does a good job of that, and the acting in the trailer (lol trailer, but still) gave me some confidence that this is definitely going to be a movie worth seeing. Really, I can't wait.

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05.29.2012 10:00pm

Atma Weapon
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Onyx said:

Leo DiCaprio as Gatsby is really inspired casting. Love it.

I will watch any film that DiCaprio is in, pretty much.

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05.29.2012 11:37pm

Kal
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Onyx said:

Leo DiCaprio as anyone is really inspired casting. Love it.

Not really a fan of the heavy Lurhmann-ish visuals, but yeah Leo is always great.

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