Gatsby liveblog

Hunh, I've never seen a movie with DiCaprio before. Wonder if he'll be any good?
I'm bored already. These credits are boring.
Oh, yep, green light. Check.
What - a sanitarium? Nick's a morbid alcoholic? Ooookay.
The therapist doesn't need to be told what 1922's like. That was clunky, Baz.
Is this party scene an actual cut from Moulin Rouge? This guy - Tobey McGuire? - has an annoying voice. Pity he's doing voiceover.
I wish they'd gotten Judd Hirsch to be the therapist. (Wait, is Hirsch still alive?)
Oooh, like the curtain shot. Oh, now it's annoying. So's Jordan.
Carey Mulligan's charming, at any rate. And I like the actor who plays Tom, though I dislike Tom as a character, as I'm meant to.
This is a very early introduction of Tom's mistress, isn't it? Oh, to make Daisy more sympathetic, I guess.
The green light flashing after Daisy's "little fool" story made me laugh out loud!
Can I get through this?
Oh, God, Gatsby's literally reaching for the green light. Or Daisy. Sigh.
Valley of Ashes? The eyes brooding, I remember, but not the ashes.
Oh, Myrtle's husband is so nice! And the phrase "let's misbehave" ending the scene is so clunky!
Maybe I could fast-forward to Carey Mulligan scenes.
Oh, God, a bunch of extras from Moulin Rouge just jumped in.
Love the lingerie here (Nick's second-time-ever getting drunk), but I pretty much hate sleeveless undershirts on men. It never looks good to me.
Oh, no, another party scene. At some point - and by "some point", I mean half an hour in - I'm tired of them.
Yeah, I'd be in the library at the party, too.
This makes no sense, but that might be a flaw in the book. The party is so big that if Daisy ever did come, how would she ever find Gatsby?
Ah, Gatsby at last. "Rhapsody in Blue" has the unfortunate effect of reminding me of United Airlines. Was "Rhapsody in Blue" composed yet? Well, Nick's just lying around drunk; I have time to find out.
"Rhapsody in Blue" is 1924.
"Little Montenegro, jewel of the Adriatic Sea" - that line was missing, sadly.
Oooh, speakeasy in a barber! I like those little windows.
I'm glad not everyone in the cast isn't Caucasian, but it's feeling a bit heavy-handed. Well, a lot of it is. I'd say DiCaprio and Mulligan - and perhaps McGuire - are rising above the material.
Ow, ow, ow, all the things that one has to guess at in the book are hammered home aloud here.
Here's how you can tell I never watch movies: isn't Tobey McGuire a superhero, maybe Spiderman? I just can't imagine.
DiCaprio's looking a bit old to play Gatsby, isn't he?
Oh, Lord, I thought this would get better after Daisy and Gatsby met again.
Oooh, I like the woodwork in Nick's house.
How are they having this tour in an hour?
"Five lost years trembled on Daisy's lips, but all she could manage was 'I've never seen such beautiful shirts before'" - see, I always think that line was because she was shallow. YMMV, I guess.
Gatsby gets an ominous phone call, and wind blows in, and the organ starts, and - sigh.
For letters that were received in the trenches, they're remarkably free of dirt and smudges.
I did an hour; I'm done.