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The Great Gatsby

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katie.
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The movie comes out this Friday - is anyone going to see it?




I studied the book in English this year and I must say I liked it. We're going to see it as a class the week after it comes out to see how Baz Luhrmann interpreted it. Should be pretty good based on the trailers and the soundtrack (some pretty big names wrote songs for it ..Beyonce, Lana, Kanye, Florence, etc.)

Post thoughts/critiques/etc here!
May 8 2013 5:39PM
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B.Aussie
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We don't read any of those books at school in Australia but Catch 22 is my favourite book, Attonement is second and the Great Gatsby is my third favourite book. I also really enjoyed Catcher in the Rhye.
May 13 2013 6:21AM
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feihlination
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i saw the trailer a while back in the cinema and i thought, why would anyone watch this shit. maybe its just the trailer, but this looked so uneventful, its not even funny.
May 13 2013 6:29AM
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OGHolliday
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Book was decent, movie was horrible. There was almost no meaningful dialogue the entire time, none of the girls were attractive, and even Leo wasn't that great. Or maybe I just couldn't stand the whole fucking old sport thing.....
May 13 2013 10:46AM
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bo0b
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I thought the movie was average. I could sit through it, didn't wanna leave or anything, but there wasn't anything profound or thought-provoking, it was just average. But the music did get unnecessarily loud and obnoxious occasionally.
May 13 2013 6:22PM
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seabs
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I actually really enjoyed the music. but that might be because I'm into the XX and Del Ray. and there were several variations throughout the entire movie.

Also don't know if anyone has seen the vinyl release of the soundtrack. Not something I would pick up... But holy shit is there some awesome detail.
May 19 2013 3:27AM
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Lucas
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Meh. I enjoyed watching it but there were just to many things that didnt get tied together.
May 19 2013 11:15AM
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Bogs
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What do you mean?

The whole rehab center/mental institute thing was seemed liked a stupid addition to me
May 19 2013 12:00PM
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K-Dot.
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I agree. It made you discredit Nick off the bat as some loony.
May 19 2013 5:49PM
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scrambledeggs
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author would not approve.
May 19 2013 5:54PM
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daskis
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Thoroughly enjoyed. It's probably my favorite book of all time next to maybe the Catcher in the Rye, and the movie did not ruin that at all. True it wasn't so accurate, but my god was it done well. And LEO... YES.
May 24 2013 6:10PM
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Bateman
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Opinion on a clockwork orange?
May 24 2013 6:14PM
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-Robert
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Were reading this book in my English class because it ties into the American Dream also. I hate my teacher and were on ch. 6 currently with 8 days of school left. Me and my friend refused to read it because since we were behind her schedule that she had for us, we had a ton of homework and crap to do with the book to get caught up. There was a pop quiz on ch. 1-5 one day and I obviously failed it and so did my friend. Oh well, with 8 days of school left, I don't really care.
May 24 2013 11:51PM
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deleted5
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You suck at liking books.
May 31 2013 12:53AM
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Black.Bird
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Saw the movie. Wasn't too impressed.

It's about the biggest third wheel to ever walk this earth.
May 31 2013 12:55AM
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