Poll

Gatsby is one of my favorite books because one of my favorite plot devices is to have a narrator at a slight remove from the story tell it and reflect on it. All the King’s Men is another of my all time favorites for that reason.
So basically, the reason I love Gatsby so much is really because I love Nick, and it looks like the movie has made a mess of him and his role. Judging from the previews it is some sort of intense bromance that drives Nick into a rehab center!
However, the movie looks really aesthetically fun nonetheless, so I'll probably see it just to look at the clothes and enjoy the scenery and soundtrack.

I agree! Gatsby is one my favorite because it really helped me learn how to do close reading (and re-reading) to understand metaphor and theme. I think the movie will take a lot of artistic liberties and I like Baz Luhrmann's style enough to see it even if it doesn't totally gel with the orginal text or my first expierence. I didn't have time to reread it fully but NEA's Big Read guide was helpful http://www.neabigread.org/books/great...

Yes, I will definitely see it but not in the theatre. I love love Baz Luhrman but hate 3D! It's already on my Netflix dvd queue.

My real vote is for "Not in Theater but Will put in DVD/Streaming Queue"

Can we also have an option: "Have children, therefore never see movies in the theater any more."?

This is also one of my all time favorite books and (so far)there is only one film version that I remotely enjoy. I think DiCaprio is too old to play Gatsby, but I am curious to see how the role of Daisy is played.

Maria wrote: "Gatsby is one of my favorite books because one of my favorite plot devices is to have a narrator at a slight remove from the story tell it and reflect on it. All the King’s Men is another of my all..."

I second your aesthetically pleasing remark, Maria. I was never quite able to wrap my head around the book's use of metaphor and whatnot. I goto the movies A LOT and I have seen the Gatsby Trailer a GAZILLION times. I feel like I've all ready seen the movie but I will go see it this weekend just for the clothes and pretty cars!