The Great Gatsby: Limited Collector's Edition (DVD and Book)

The set comes with two discs - 3D and 2D. The Bluray quality is upto the mark and makes for a good watch as the movie is quite colorful. The 3D quality is awesome and the effects of the depth is marvelous. The story of the movie is also good and worth a collection. The Sound quality is great too. The discounted price at which the two discs came in was worth the penny invested.Definitely worth investing

In the price range of 300..its good that you will get any collectors edition things..just grab it..it will worth your money.

Stunning art work, great transfer and audio. I was only upset about the cover art being ruined by a cheap-looking "price sticker". Nothing wrong in stamping price stickers, but kindly do it on top of the plastic cases and not on top of the paper cover art. This is a major turn off for collectors like me.

A magnificent movie with awesome cinematography. The best visuals among all my Blu rays. The collector edition has one 3d disc and one 2d disc along with the novel and original audio CD. Got it for INR 380. So, it was a steal. Only one con, instead of plastic cover, steel book should have been provided in the collector's edition.

I loved the book when I was in college and the movie is not too shabby. It's just that I have moved on. I could see some class issues, the poor boy making it big through dubious means just to impress a girl! It is so Bollywood! Shallowness of the rich. And things like that. Leonardo has matured as an actor and his acting skills are good. If you get the DVD for a ridiculously low price and have an evening free, I would recommend this movie.

Packaging is top notch. Purchased in discount during grand sale 👍Quality of CD's are world class. Thanks Sony

Opulent,extravagant and spectacular. That's how I would describe this movie. I have never before seen such party sets in a movie but this movie is much more that that. It's about one mans love for a woman and to what extent he is prepared to go to win her over.

The product is great...the reason I have given 2 star is the back paper was stuck to the box with the strong glue...was glued in the front as well as the rear of the box...it completely spoils the steelbook when we try to peal it off the box...Am a steelbook collector n never the papers are stuck to the box with glues....normally they are stuck with removable tapes...

The Great Gatsby, as directed by Baz Luhrmann, is going to polarise audiences. And that's okay.Viewers wanting a more faithful representation of the book might want to look elsewhere, but if you enjoy a more rock-n-roll take on something at the expense of complete accuracy, then I should imagine you will have a good time with this move.While the film is obviously known for its lavish presentation, I'd like to start off talking about the performances and narrative, and just hiw good that is.The central performances in The Great Gatsby are fantastic; DiCaprio plays Gatsby with endless charm and completely fits the role, while Tobey Maguire gives Carraway a sympathetic and gentle presentation, as a mild mannered contrast to the excess of the other characters. To go with that, Carey Mulligan delivers a great performance as Daisy, giving her lines a soft and almost dreamlike tone while offering a great physical performance in accompaniment. Finally, Joel Edgerton completely inhabits the role of the bullish and callous Tom Buchanan.All this blends together to make the underlying story amongst all the excess and flair as potent and clear as it can be.And speaking of flair, there's a whole lot of that on display here.Not one scene in this movie isn't gorgeous to look at, be it the simply stunning lighting and costumes, or the outrageous parties with hordes of extras. Razor-sharp clarity from the source film and stunning transfer make sure that absolutely no details in the clothes, music and excess gets lost to to the viewer.Alongside this, strong design elements like the text that floats up on screen and the impressive montage of the buchannan party means that everything happening on screen gets a lavish, endlessly cool presentation that at times so overwhelmed me that I felt somewhat like Carraway's character, owing to the sheer amount of style and blended visuals that accentuated the whole film.The use of modern music, original film score and Jazz also makes for an intense soundscape that runs throughout the film and adds to the extravagant way the film works.Finally, the transfer on this disc is nothing short of extraordinary, with crystal clear sound and video and an absolutely stunning 3D version that is truly a must-see, as Luhrman shot the entire film natively in 3D and it shows in every little detail. If nothing else, watch this move to know what 3D done right looks like.All told, if you can get behind luhrmann's massive amount of style thrown at this movie, you are going to enjoy this from the first frame to the last credit.

***some spoilers herein***For people unfamiliar with F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel and other film adaptations of it, this movie may have been a disappointment in terms of how it ended, perhaps because they were expecting an epic love story. In fact, in the book, the "romance" between Gatsby and Daisy is deliberately underplayed, it's more of an expose of the decadence and carelessness of the 1920s decade, and how the past simply cannot be recaptured, despite the actions that are taken in hopes of doing so. Baz Luhrmann's film does place a large amount of emphasis on the "love story" aspect, which may have led audiences to expect more than was ultimately delivered.Not to say that this movie is not entertaining or good. It is, in many ways. Like other reviewers, I found the usage of hip-hop songs out of place, but luckily, the film does incorporate music that does seem to suit the era. Despite not being a period song, Lana Del Rey's "Young And Beautiful" works perfectly. The CGI does get a bit much at times, to the point where it looks unreal and a bit too much like animation, but it's still glorious to look at. I suppose that in a way, it was fitting as Fitzgerald was constantly describing light, natural and artificial, throughout "The Great Gatsby".I can't think of another actor of the past few years who could have played Jay Gatsby other than Leonardo DiCaprio. While not a huge fan of the actor since my teenage years, there's no denying that he is a compelling presence on film. You believe that this self-made millionaire or whatever he was, achieved all that he did through blind ambition to win back his first love, Daisy (Carey Mulligan). I have to give Mulligan credit because Daisy is not an easy role to play, largely because the character was deliberately underwritten in the novel. There is a reason for this, because Daisy is idealized in Gatsby's eyes, as well as in the eyes of her cousin Nick Carraway (played here by Tobey Maguire, adequate but really nothing more), although to a lesser extent. Basically, Daisy is someone that others project their fantasies on to. Hence why I've never really believed that it was intended to be a love story, because it was not about real love, but trying to recapture the past, to achieve a dream and attempting to obtain the unobtainable. Gatsby does not truly love Daisy, but the image he had of her in his mind. Daisy, no matter what her feelings were for him could not simply walk away from her life; she was married to Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) and had a child with him. The differences between old money and new money aside, there was no way that her husband would ever have let her go, and at some point, Daisy does realize this. Gatsby never does.Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke and Amitabh Bachchan all do reasonably well in their under-developed roles. Luhrmann clearly was busy focusing on Gatsby and Daisy's relationship, but it's curious that despite the love scenes, which are well-acted and beautifully photographed, they exhibit little on-screen chemistry. The actors tried, but it never quite comes off. Ironically, there are far more sparks between Mulligan and Edgerton, in spite of the fact that Daisy is unhappy in her marriage and Tom is a brutish philanderer. The way Daisy and Tom look at each other, respond and react to one another says far more than any speeches, declarations of love or "romantic moments" with Gatsby. While some may feel that Edgerton over did it in portraying Tom's brash ways, he does show vulnerability, particularly when Gatsby starts pressuring Daisy to claim that she never loved her husband. I've never found Tom to be particularly sympathetic, but Edgerton manages to pull it off, as does Mulligan. Daisy as a character is much maligned but when push comes to shove, she was trapped in the high-society mindset into which she was born, and never pretended to be anything she was not. It was Gatsby who refused to accept reality, and this what ultimately led to his downfall. In fact, even when Gatsby tells Nick about his past, we can't even be entirely sure he is telling the truth, as he is so prone to fantasy. We are also not sure as viewers what was inside Daisy's heart and mind, perhaps she loved both men, but had to make the choice that was best for her, but not without consequences.The costumes and sets will literally take your breath away, but the exclusion of a few crucial scenes (one of which does show up in the deleted scenes section of the special features of the DVD) may have helped to clear some things up.It's not my favorite film adaptation of the novel but it's not as terrible as some are making it out to be.

Great movie.Its a modern portrayal of a movie/book that takes place in the 1920s. I love the casting. They weren't accurate to the characters from the original book but they were casted in a way so we could relate more to how that character was supposed to be viewed when the book was written. For example, Daisy "the golden girl" with a voice that sounds like money as Nick, her cousin and the story's narrator, describes her is originally dark haired in the book but cast as a blonde in this movie or Wolfsheim being an Middle Eastern man instead of the original Jewish character.To make it more modern, Gatsby's parties are absolutely huge and over the top. Its very unlikely that the way Fitzgerald imagined the parties was anything like they are in this movie portrayal but this is exactly how one would imagine a Gatsby party in this decade.Having read the book long before watching the movie, I am a bit disappointed that certain scenes weren't in this movie. Personally, I believe that one scene that would have made this movie is the scene where Gatsby actually meets Daisy's daughter that would have been right before the plaza scene. At this point in the book, Gatsby slowly starts to realize that he hasn't actually had any contact with Daisy in the five years they've been apart. She's been with another man and this little girl right in front of him is literal proof of that and even if Daisy doesn't love Tom anymore, she loved him enough to have a child with him. He's slowly starting to realize that maybe this (him and Daisy) wont work but he's so stuck on this idea of having Daisy that he wont openly admit it until he snaps on Tom at the plaza. Daisy, herself, admits that she loved (past tense) them both and even then he doesn't directly admit that hes starting to lose hope. The scene also brings into question, what would Gatsby do about Pammy, Daisy's daughter, if Daisy had chosen him in the end? Would he bring her into his home and life too? Or would he leave her with Tom? Would he want to raise his "enemy's" kid? Overall, I think that this scene could have given the movie that extra boost to make it one of the best movies that came from a book.

Every year my American Literature students study The Great Gatsby. This year they read small parts of the novel, and then watched the whole 1974 version (with Robert Redford.) I then show parts of the new version for comparison.In general, the students like the newer version better, which is not a surprise. It is much more vibrant and moves along better.When I first watched the movie, I was annoyed with the modern music. As I watch it more and more, I can understand the reason for the modern music, but I still don't think it fits the era (of course.) However, many of my students feel that it allows young people to better relate to the movie and catches their attention more. I have never liked how Gatsby is introduced in this version. Having the character say, "I'm Gatsby," and then have fireworks is just unnecessary. Many of my students agree with me on that.The thing that both my students and I agree upon is the depiction of the deaths of both Myrtle and Gatsby. If the director really felt that showing Myrtle's death was necessary (even though the actual accident is not described other than the car that hit her didn't stop and what her body looked like after she was hit), having her fly over the car in slow motion with the glass flying around her made it seem nearly "Matrix-like, which is really silly" and "overly dramatic," (Students' words....not mine.) I think those are accurate descriptions. Having Gatsby whisper "Daisy" before he dramatically falls into the pool is the same thing. Slow motion is rarely needed in a movie such as this.However, DiCaprio's depiction of Gatsby, although different from Redford's, is very good. It is interesting to see how each plays the character, and I think they are both good.Next year I plan to have my students read the entire novel and then watch just this newer version. It will be interesting to see what they think.

Baz Luhrmann's version of Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby" sizzles! Each scene and every frame is hot to the touch. The characters are well drawn, and the actors are perfectly cast: Maguire's Nick wavers between wide-eyed innocence and wearied ennui; Mulligan's Daisy is just the right mix of sadness and whimsy; Fisher's Myrtle is brassier than a jazz band; Edgerton's Tom intimidates and infuriates; and DiCaprio's Gatsby nails the melancholy hidden beneath a mask of dapper calm.Has there been a brighter, more colorful movie? We're treated to a madcap parade of star-spangled evening gowns and party dresses drizzled in glitter. Meanwhile, Jazz, the maddening pulse of this film, thumps and trumps with the occasional interlude from Jay-Z, Fergie, and other pop stars.The first half is a terrific surge of energy, color, and frenzy. Three quarters the way through, however, we see the film sober up. As a well-executed matching of form and function, the audience, like Gatsby, starts to see through the facade of tinsel and lights. The gleaming, thumping bacchanalia fizzles out, and Gatsby's castle for the first time feels "too-big," empty, and overwrought. The dream dissolves and colors fade while our title character's lifelong journey takes center stage.I'm hard-pressed to name a film as bright and beautiful as Luhrmann's "Great Gatsby." Fitzgerald's book (his legacy to Great American Novels) deserves nothing less than all the color, sound, and well-managed mania of this adaptation. Always criticized for his cinematic excesses, Luhrmann here has harnessed the frantic and fantastic to give us a vision true to Fitzgerald's story while at the same time expanding it to fill the widescreen.