"THE GREAT GATSBY" (1974) Review

Many years have passed since I last saw "THE GREAT GATSBY", the 1974 adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel. Many years. I must have been in my twenties when I last viewed the movie on television. With the release of Baz Luhrmann's new adaptation, I found myself curious to see how this 39 year-old movie still held up.

Directed kwa Jack Clayton and adapted kwa Francis Ford Coppola, "THE GREAT GATSBY" is a Jazz Age tale about a World War I veteran who becomes rich via bootlegging. His story is told from the viewpoint of another war veteran and Midwestern...

"THE GREAT GATSBY" (2013) Review

Before the release of Baz Luhrmann's hivi karibuni adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, "The Great Gatsby", there have been three awali movie adaptations and a televisheni movie version. None of these versions have been well received kwa the critics. Even this latest adaptation has been receiving mixed reviews. I must admit that I had been reluctant to see the movie, myself. But dazzled kwa the movie's MTV-style trailer, I decided to see it for the sake of the visual effects.

Many who have read Fitzgerald's novel au seen any of the awali adaptations, know...

"THE GREAT GATSBY" (2000) Review

I am amazed at how long I have ignored F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 opus, "The Great Gatsby". I saw the 1974 movie adaptation of the novel years ago, but I found it difficult to appreciate the story. It was not until I saw Baz Luhrmann's hivi karibuni adaptation that my full interest in the story was finally ignited. After watching that particular film, I came across this adaptation that aired on the A&E Channel in 2000.

Directed kwa Robert Markowitz and adapted kwa John J. McLaughlin, "THE GREAT GATSBY" is a 90 dakika teleplay set in the early years of the Jazz Age....

We had to read "The Great Gatsby" in ELA this past week over Spring Break(I read 4 Chapters before SB&none during,only althrought Sunday and yesterday--i finished it this morning.lol)i liked it alot,it wasnt as great as the mysterious hype over it that i had heard before I knew what the book was about.I didnt want to see the movie,fearing it'd ruin the characters but we watched today in class,it was okay.THe girl who played daisy made her seem so much zaidi needy than in the book,and I know book to movie adapations are never 100% accurate but i still didnt like how Mr.Wolfsheim revealed...