I'll go see "The Great Gatsby" but I expect to be underwhelmed.

[no_hypocrisy]

Leonard DiCaprio looks utterly deranged in the lead role. No innocent optimism. And Carey Mulligan looks more out of it than Daisy Buchanon was. The only performance that has any promise is Tobey Maguire as Nick Carroway.

This story is almost sacred and deserves better interpretation than this version.

[femmocrat]

1. I'll wait for it on Netflix.

I do want to see it though. The trailers look like a more lavish production than I remember from the book.

[CBGLuthier]

3. Baz Lurhman

If you liked Moulin Rouge (the recent version) and the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet you should like this.

Otherwise it may be a challenge as he does stamp his style upon whatever he does.

[In_The_Wind]

2. I found a local cinamax where all shows are $3 except for Tuesday $2!

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[Xyzse]

4. I have almost no interest in it.

I liked the Robert Redford version though.

I still remember not being able to finish his Romeo+Juliet years back. Then again, I was in high school and it just didn't sit well with me. I thought it just couldn't hold a candle to the really old version.

Seems like it told the whole story in the trailer.

[Phentex]

5. The casting seems off to me, too!...

I want to see it but when I saw the cast, it left me scratching my head.

I cannot see DiCaprio in the role at all and Mulligan looks like she's 16.

[Aristus]

6. I thought Luhrman's 'Romeo + Juliet' was very well done.

It captured the spirit of the play surprisingly well. The vicious rivalry, the haste and recklessness of teen romance, the violence. The trailer for 'Gatsby' makes the film look less reserved than the TV version with Toby Stephens, by far. But I expect it will capture the decadence and profligacy of the Jazz Age quite well.

[sarge43]

7. It's a difficult story to film because

it's essentially a psychological drama, the character's thoughts, attitudes, motivations. Because they can't or won't communicate to one another, the viewer is often left in the dark. Nick is the only character who sees all, but a monologue doesn't work well in film. FWIW

[mnhtnbb]

8. Just started reading it yesterday. Haven't read it since high school? College?

I'm struck by how visual the language is...and probably lends itself to the screen.

[Taverner]

9. It's Baz Luhrman so expect a Bollywood style flick

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Maybe it would be better if it was called....

"The Okay Gatsby"