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Spitsbergen

Looks like a fantastic film from the trailer, it will be interesting to see if they keep to the book or if they stray away from it, and in what direction.

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Stormin' Stompa






Ottawa, ON

I've never read the book, so I'll be going into this movie with no biases.

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The Great State of Texas

I can honestly say, I would rather have a pack of weasels fight it out in my trousers while I tap dance and sing the musical score to Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman than see this film.

-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
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Lakewood, Ohio

I'm work blocked, what film?

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The Great State of Texas

The Great Gatsby

-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
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Im with Frazzled on this one. Hated the book, hated the old movie I was forced to watch, hate basically everything about it.
   
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The Void

 Frazzled wrote:
I can honestly say, I would rather have a pack of weasels fight it out in my trousers while I tap dance and sing the musical score to Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman than see this film.


I'd rather pay $12 to watch that then see this film

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Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long


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The Great State of Texas

$50 and deal. I'm easy but I'm not cheap.

-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
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I hated the book too. The eyes of god thing was so forced.
Oh god im agreeing with frazzled.

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Manchester UK

I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.

 Cheesecat wrote:
 purplefood wrote:
I find myself agreeing with Albatross far too often these days...

I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.


 Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

Okay, so the male version of "Cougar" is now officially "Albatross".
 
   
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New Orleans, LA

I disliked the Great Gatsby in school. Not sure how I'd like it if I read it now, but I'm back-logged.

This trailer didn't make me want to watch it, either. Pass!

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Scotland

 Albatross wrote:
I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.


Strictly Ballroom and Romeo+Juliet are good films, well strictly Ballroom is fantastic and R+J is pretty decent.

As to this film, it looks gash. Dicaprio is a pish actor, he's (was) only good at looking pretty, hence his casting in R+J and Titanic.

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Spitsbergen

Jeez, what's with the hate for The Great Gatsby! It's probably one of the better novels ever written, you heathens!


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 Perkustin wrote:
 Albatross wrote:
I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.


Strictly Ballroom and Romeo+Juliet are good films, well strictly Ballroom is fantastic and R+J is pretty decent.

As to this film, it looks gash. Dicaprio is a pish actor, he's (was) only good at looking pretty, hence his casting in R+J and Titanic.


Eh, I wouldn't say he's a terrible actor, he did a pretty fantastic job in J. Edgar.

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Scotland

Think it's a case of what i like to call 'Catcher in the Rye syndrome' it's a book alot of people have been forced to read in middle school, hence the irrational hatred.

He just shouts and glowers.

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Manchester UK

 Perkustin wrote:
 Albatross wrote:
I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.


Strictly Ballroom and Romeo+Juliet are good films, well strictly Ballroom is fantastic and R+J is pretty decent.

I think the word you're looking for is...


 Cheesecat wrote:
 purplefood wrote:
I find myself agreeing with Albatross far too often these days...

I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.


 Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

Okay, so the male version of "Cougar" is now officially "Albatross".
 
   
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Norwalk, Connecticut

I was an English major..and I say pass too. No thanks. Disliked the book, but at least it wasn't a remake of Catcher in the Rye. Blech-Holden Caulfield needs to die, wrapped in barbed wire and set on fire.

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Scotland

 Albatross wrote:
 Perkustin wrote:
 Albatross wrote:
I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.


Strictly Ballroom and Romeo+Juliet are good films, well strictly Ballroom is fantastic and R+J is pretty decent.

I think the word you're looking for is...



Its one of the films i used to watch with my Sis (i Also LOVE the Little Mermaid for the same reason) and i thought it was a damn sight better than Dirty Dancing, which i was also forced to watch.

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 Perkustin wrote:
 Albatross wrote:
I typically hate Baz Luhrmann films with a passion, so I'll probably never see this film.


Strictly Ballroom and Romeo+Juliet are good films, well strictly Ballroom is fantastic and R+J is pretty decent.

As to this film, it looks gash. Dicaprio is a pish actor, he's (was) only good at looking pretty, hence his casting in R+J and Titanic.


Blood Diamond was pretty good, it seemed like he finally managed to find his adult self. The Aviator was also rather good and didn't revolve around how much of a pretty boy he is.

He's actually grown into a pretty decent actor.

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The Void

I liked DiCaprio in Inception. He has his moments for sure.

I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long


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 Ratbarf wrote:
Blood Diamond was pretty good, it seemed like he finally managed to find his adult self. The Aviator was also rather good and didn't revolve around how much of a pretty boy he is.

He's actually grown into a pretty decent actor.


Yeah, I agree, DiCaprio has a pretty decent record behind him now. That said, he's worked with excellent directors in most of those films, Scorcese in The Departed, Shutter Island, and The Aviator, Nolan in Inception, Mendes in Revolutionary Road. And in Django unchained he'll be working with Tarantino.

Here he's working with Baz Luhrman. So we'll see if he can stand alone, if nothing else.

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Dundee, Scotland/Dharahn, Saudi Arabia

I hated the book in school, then loved it later in life when I read it by choice.

I'm looking forward to this film.

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rubiksnoob wrote:Jeez, what's with the hate for The Great Gatsby! It's probably one of the better novels ever written, you heathens!
Except it is horrible and boring.

Perkustin wrote:Think it's a case of what i like to call 'Catcher in the Rye syndrome' it's a book alot of people have been forced to read in middle school, hence the irrational hatred.

He just shouts and glowers.

I admit I was forced to read a lot of crap books in school (Their Eyes Were Watching God, Things Fall Apart and As I Lay Dying to name a few). And yet, I loved Catcher in the Rye.

Also Ender's Game but my english teacher hated it and refused to discuss it in class.
   
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I enjoyed most of the books I was forced to read in school. The Scarlet Letter, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Hobbit, Seabiscuit. Except the Great Gatsby. It was just /bad/.

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I actually liked Things Fall Apart. It was interesting.
The Trial by Kafka on the other hand...


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 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I enjoyed most of the books I was forced to read in school. The Scarlet Letter, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Hobbit, Seabiscuit. Except the Great Gatsby. It was just /bad/.


You got to read the Hobbit? Lucky.
Then again, out of all of the books I had to read for class, I only really hated Medea, The Trial and The Great Gatsby.

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Yep, that was 5th grade? Oh! and I got to read Le Comte de Monte Cristo in middle school. That's still one of my favorite books ever.

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I managed to get my teacher to let me study dracula, rather than one of the official texts for my gcse (many years ago) (it was the right time period, so she had to let me - that was the caveat)

Win.

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PredaKhaine wrote:
I managed to get my teacher to let me study dracula, rather than one of the official texts for my gcse (many years ago) (it was the right time period, so she had to let me - that was the caveat)

Win.

English A+B (was worth two separate grades)


What was the other text? I found Dracula about as interesting as the shipping news. And I'm not a sailor.

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To be honest, My hatred of English classes stem from horrible books. Only book I loved reading was "War of the worlds" because it was awesome. I remember giving my report while the teacher was playing castle crashers on his x-box in class.
Sadly it doesn't end in high school. Reading "Omnivores Dilemma", "Why we lie" and "Less then human"
Although I am glad my history teacher introduced me to "Blood Meridian"

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Leerstetten, Germany

You know, I used to hate DiCaprio, mostly because of R+J and Titanic. I was a teenager at that time, and since all the girls loved him I just knew he was a dumb actor.

But I have to say that he is actually pretty decent. Only watched "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" for the first time this year and he was pretty good in that. I enjoyed him in "Catch me if you can", and really good in "the Aviator".

I haven't seen Gangs of New York or the Departed, so can't really say anything about that. Same with J. Edgar and Inception.


   
 
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