I watched with both kids and thoroughly enjoyed the production. I also read the book in high school and loved it. Glad to report that my kids love the book as well!
Way back in the Dark Ages, 1974 to be exact, I remember the release of another version of The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. I was pretty young back then, but I remember all the hype about the movie. I never saw it, although a few years later it was on TV. I think I watched a little of it (less than an hour maybe), but remember being pretty bored by it.
Well, I'm significantly older now and I've read the book. After watching the new version of Gatsby twice, I thought perhaps I'd give the 1974 version a try. But then I read a review. Sounds like it was a bomb and failed at the box office!
Time is valuable, so I decided to forget about watching the older version. However, if you've seen the old and the new version of The Great Gatsby, which did you like best?
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I haven't seen either one, but I did read the book. It was required reading in my literature class in college. I liked it, but I can't say I loved it.
It's a good story:). I think it's required reading along the way in high school or college, but my husband has never read it.
I've read the book, saw the Redford movie too (there's a television movie from the early 2000s with Mira Sorvino in the cast). I prefer the book.
I will not see the DiCaprio version, for the simple reason that I can't stand the actor.
@William: I didn't know about the 2000 version. My hubby is like that about actors. Sometimes if he can't stand a particular actor he'll refuse to see their films;). He does make an exception now and then, but not that often!
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