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the girl with the dragon tattoo
(or 'men who hate women' to translate the original title) (which makes more sense, but hey...)
1st off - it's loooooong - around 2.5 hours 2nd off - it's in swedish (ok for me and certain others here ) but if you're subtitle-averse... probably because of point 1, it's a nigh-on word-for-word shot-for-shot representation of the book which means that despite taking a while to get moving, it's every bit as good as the book, which means that it's fantastic. if you haven't read the book(s), there are bits that will seem strange and superfluous, and i'm not sure how you'd take the film as a whole - i'd be interested in hearing a 'non-reader''s take on it. but it was certainly worth the time spent - as good a thriller on-screen as on paper...
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I haven't read the book but I really liked this movie. Hope part 2 will be just as good.
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already reading that hollywood's planning to ruin it
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Well, there´s room for improvement as regards the Swedish acting (excluding Miss dragon tattoo).
I would never read a book like this but I saw the film. The first film was like "Wow! A thrilling This-is-a-mans-viagra-world story?? Amazing!" The second film, chock-full of affliction, was almost like a prelude to a comedy and the the third film just took 141 minutes of my precious time but I never felt more feminine.
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"a-man's-viagra-world story"?!?! det skjønner jeg ikke!
i thought i'd never get into a thriller like these; but i did and consumed all 3 in quick succession (even the third!) the strange thing about this film (not seen the next 2 yet!) after reading the book, is that it left me thinking 'why?' the books are so well-written, and the film is SO close to the book, that you can happily take one version without ever needing the other to fill you in... which is pleasing and annoying at the same time!
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The whole story is centred on men´s unnatural sexual drive, isn´t it?
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Already up for a remake by Hollywood into an English language version.
However, the great news is David Fincher is interested in directing and it would star fantastic British actress Carey Mulligan. I haven't read the books and know lots of people who love them. However one of my mates (who generally likes the same kinds of books as me) had this to say about it in an email to me: Quote:
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Oh, Miki´... was it red or white beets? ha..ha ...just kidding, but I´m almost Swedish for fuck's sake!!!
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potatoes potatos, it sounds like. i'd say he's off, though book1 is the weaker of the 3. that's not to say they're 100% perfect; there are some strange character traits and episodes that feel like padding; but i found them a good read - they're not earth-shattering or world-changing - your mate needs to step away if he's getting so worked-up - no sense in wasting any more of his life
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