[IamRobot]

I love this trailer. I hope the movie lives up to it. So stylish. They totally took it into a different place than I thought it would be when I first heard they were filming it.

[Nidsstese]

I'm kind of excited. I think this is the kind of stylistic movie that's NOT a musical that could really work for Baz. He's a little cheesy, but he's a fantastic visual artist.

[smazibummigue]

I'm certain there will be plenty of backlash (in fact, I've already heard plenty from my friends & seen some rumblings on The Internet), but this decadence is part of the deal with Baz Luhrmann. And actually, I'm more excited for it now than I had been before--I'm so thrilled he's taking it over-the-top, and not simply redoing the Redford film. I'd rather see a beautiful mess than a strained period piece any day.

[blohannaserri]

I'm super excited to see this. I've been waiting to see what became of it for a long while now.

[Imampaictjg]

Totally pumped. How could you release Gatsby in any other way in 2012? Literal would not be as effective for my eyes.

(My brother is unenthused.)

[Afigenatjola]

I lovelovelove Carey Mulligan as Daisy!

[gugamotina]

I lovelovelove Carey Mulligan as Daisy!

She's the PERFECT choice.

I think this whole idea is a perfect fit for Baz Luhrmann. Decadent visual stylist paired with story about what is possibly America's most decadent period = yes.

Also, I feel like I've seen a couple of different previous film versions that were all borrrring and didn't capture the verve and the tension of the book at all. The trailer for this new movie alone has more of a "Gatsby" feel to me than any of those movies. Is there an older filmed version that anyone here just loves?

[AlabamaBoyz]

This makes me want to read the book again. Good to see Tobey Maguire back on the screen too.