The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film release)

[Guffy]

I can't remember the last time i watched a film where i was completely gripped throughout, fantastic performances, brilliant score and absorbing plot.

People will no doubt harp on about the book and the European version, i don't care, what i saw last night was nigh on cinematic perfection for me.

Ok, maybe the last 10 mins felt slightly out of kilter with the rest of the film and the multiple accents have to be ignored, but small beer compared to the overall enjoyment.

Did i mention that i loved it, go and see, 9.5/10 for me

[J a k e]

Have you seen the original version?

[Walter Sobchak]

I thought the new film was better than the original Swedish version, and agree with the person who started the thread, it was very good, still prefer the books though.

[Taita]

I saw the new bersion last night and thought it was bloody brilliant! Love the girl too!

Have since downloaded all the Swedish versions to watch later. And the other 2 books on my Kindle

[rsv gone!]

Reviews on IMDB were better for the remake than the original. I've seen the original, which I really liked (and the disappointing parts two and three) but I would like to see the remake. Cinematography is supposed to be superior in the remake.

[mercfunder]

Great film, one of the best I've seen in a long time.
The books are fantastic and if the subsequent films live up to the books should also be worth catching.

[miss10penceshort]

I found it incredibly difficult to watch, and very nearly walked out half way through - not a film I'll be watching again, and in hindsight would have gone to watch Mission Impossible instead.

[louiebaby]

I read the book early last year, watched the Swedish film a couple of weeks ago, and saw the Daniel Craig version at the weekend.

I think the new version covered more of the book than the Swedish version, specifically relationships between Berger and Blomkvist, and Blomkvist and his daughter / family.

By doing so, the 2nd and 3rd films will probably be easier to make.

I think I prefer the Swedish version to watch, but as part of a trilogy, the Daniel Craig films may be better. (I've not watched the other two Swedish films yet.)

One thing that did stick out was the opening credits sequence of the new film. WTF was that all about? It's not a Bond film, FFS.

[central]

Saw it tonight. Excellent.

[papercup]

Saw this last night, thought it was very good. A bit rushed in the middle, but thats a complaint of mine with most films these days (another 10 minutes to introduce and slightly flesh out minor characters would have gone a long way).

Far better than the cheap and nasty originals.

[Whitefly Swatter]

Which order to read / watch? should I buy the book, watch the 2009 version then the 2011?

[papercup]

Whitefly Swatter said:

Which order to read / watch? should I buy the book, watch the 2009 version then the 2011?

There is more in the books than the films, but I maybe the only person that thinks the books were a little overlong.

Either way, I wouldn't bother with the original films.

[louiebaby]

papercup said:

Whitefly Swatter said:

Which order to read / watch? should I buy the book, watch the 2009 version then the 2011?

There is more in the books than the films, but I maybe the only person that thinks the books were a little overlong.

Either way, I wouldn't bother with the original films.

You're not, I have to agree. The first one especially starts out with about 100 pages of introductions to the Vanger family, all of whom seem to have a first name beginning with H.

Everyone I've lent the books to or recommended them to has been told to persevere through this, where they pick up nicely.

I pretty much lost the missus to the books for about 3 weeks of evenings and weekends. I thought I'd gone deaf, but I can't say it wasn't pleasant...

[onesickpuppy]

I recently watched all three of the original trilogy, and thought they were all very good, especially the first one. Looking forward to seeing the remake now.

...and Noomi Rapace is strangely shaggable.

[Alex@POD]

louiebaby said:

papercup said:

Whitefly Swatter said:

Which order to read / watch? should I buy the book, watch the 2009 version then the 2011?

There is more in the books than the films, but I maybe the only person that thinks the books were a little overlong.

Either way, I wouldn't bother with the original films.

You're not, I have to agree. The first one especially starts out with about 100 pages of introductions to the Vanger family, all of whom seem to have a first name beginning with H.

Everyone I've lent the books to or recommended them to has been told to persevere through this, where they pick up nicely.

I pretty much lost the missus to the books for about 3 weeks of evenings and weekends. I thought I'd gone deaf, but I can't say it wasn't pleasant...

I only found this with the third one, when the story was about the Secret Police's background.

[T84]

I really enjoyed it, but found some of the scenes very uncomfortable viewing, which I guess was the aim!

[Mojooo]

I think it is about as good as you can expect for a book that was so long to be honest.

A tad better than the original Swedish movie I thought.

I do agree some things just fly by if you havent reasd the book and I imagine many non-readers will have missed stuff.

[Whitefly Swatter]

Thanks for the comments. I have ordered the books so I will refrain from wathing until I have read them!

[Taita]

T84 said:

I really enjoyed it, but found some of the scenes very uncomfortable viewing, which I guess was the aim!

Was it pressing against your trousers too much?

[HereBeMonsters]

I saw the new film on Wednesday - Fincher is just a genius.

Got the original film on BD arrived today from LoveFilm. Will report back.

Also, I will never read the books, so don't care about that.