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21 Dec 2011, 4:52 pm

Reviews have been mixed from what I've seen. I am hoping for the best. I am probably going to go before the weekend, but I don't handle the surround sound all that well in theaters.



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21 Dec 2011, 4:56 pm

I've seen all 3 of the Swedish adaptions of the books. I saw a clip of the US version and it looked like it followed the originals pretty closely.


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21 Dec 2011, 7:45 pm

I haven't seen the Swedish versions, but heard they're quite good. I am afraid that the American version will lose the edge to the Salander character and turn her into some super anti-hero like they have the tendency to do.



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21 Dec 2011, 8:12 pm

I have the original versions as well and I enjoyed them alot. I am hoping to get to see it sometime soon but I usually wait a couple of weeks because i don't like to see movies when there are alot of people at the theatre.



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22 Dec 2011, 3:38 am

I saw the foreign version. The only good bit was the rape sideplot. The main story wasn't appealing.



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22 Dec 2011, 4:35 am

sluice wrote:
I haven't seen the Swedish versions, but heard they're quite good. I am afraid that the American version will lose the edge to the Salander character and turn her into some super anti-hero like they have the tendency to do.
Yeah, thats what I'm afraid of too. In the swedish movie versions Salander is really tough, just like she is in the books. I'm just not sure if this american actress can play an as strong Salander as Noomi Rapace did in the swedish movies



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22 Dec 2011, 4:38 am

The_Perfect_Storm wrote:
I saw the foreign version. The only good bit was the rape sideplot. The main story wasn't appealing.

What doyou mean with foreign? The sweish one? You do realize that people in other countries see american movies as foreign :roll:



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22 Dec 2011, 5:07 am

I've seen the Swedish movie on DVD, and my wife and I have already bought tickets for this Saturday (Christmas Eve) to see the American version.

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22 Dec 2011, 8:54 am

The female main character looks more of what I would expect her to look like in the original than the new movies.


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22 Dec 2011, 10:58 am

Heidi80 wrote:
The_Perfect_Storm wrote:
I saw the foreign version. The only good bit was the rape sideplot. The main story wasn't appealing.

What doyou mean with foreign? The sweish one? You do realize that people in other countries see american movies as foreign :roll:


You do realise I'm not Swedish?

May I ask what the appeal of the Swedish film is for you guys?



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22 Dec 2011, 1:54 pm

I really want to.

I haven't yet, though, because I had a family crisis, and I'm just now recovering from it.


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22 Dec 2011, 4:16 pm

I understand that the character of the female lead, Lispeth Salander, was supposed to have had Asperger's in the novels, but this wasn't emphasized in the Swedish movie. Perhaps it will in the American version.

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22 Dec 2011, 10:06 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
I understand that the character of the female lead, Lispeth Salander, was supposed to have had Asperger's in the novels, but this wasn't emphasized in the Swedish movie. Perhaps it will in the American version.

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That would actually make a lot of sense.. I always wondered why certain people were trying to take advantage of her of all people.



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23 Dec 2011, 5:41 am

In the novels she is not officially diagnosed but at one point her former guardian (not the sadistic one) states that he thinks she may have it.


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25 Dec 2011, 10:44 am

I wonder what people thought of the new movie and in particular Rooney Maras depiction of Lisbeth Salander? I liked the movie. thought it was well done.



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25 Dec 2011, 12:03 pm

I still haven't seen it. I might go tomorrow. Hopefully, they're well done. :)