tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752666223633131197.post2959433549418636707..comments2024-03-27T09:53:13.770-05:00Comments on Mark My Words: Movie Review: The Last Tycoon, starring Robert De Niro, directed by Elia Kazan, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1976)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638783212215818291noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752666223633131197.post-17224299263514823362019-04-17T14:35:06.872-05:002019-04-17T14:35:06.872-05:00Yeah, I'm not sure it had a main narrative. It...Yeah, I'm not sure it had a main narrative. It's weird to read the novel, because some of that stuff is in there-but usually as a sidenote. Like the restaurant with the seal is mentioned in one sentence, but in the movie it's a whole scene. I haven't seen the Amazon Prime series, I'll have to check that out. Both Amazon Prime series based on Fitzgerald's life/writing, "Z" and "The Last Tycoon" both got canceled after one season. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638783212215818291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752666223633131197.post-89483889901308872952019-03-19T13:50:40.911-05:002019-03-19T13:50:40.911-05:00Did this movie have a main narrative? And have yo...Did this movie have a main narrative? And have you seen the Amazon Prime series that is based on Fitzgerald's novel? It's flawed, but a hell of lot more interesting than this film.The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752666223633131197.post-29434377610732822122017-11-24T03:11:54.860-06:002017-11-24T03:11:54.860-06:00I googled this movie just to find an article like ...I googled this movie just to find an article like this to explain why I hated this movie. That ingirds or whatever North Atlantic old movie star accent with exaggerated pronunciation drove me to drink. Literally. Cheers. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542141471089021803noreply@blogger.com