Fincher's "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Even though I enjoyed the Swedish trilogy, I am looking forward to seeing the Hollywood version which appears to be getting great reviews.

 

Loved the books. And plan to see this in the theatre.

 

Looks really good. I liked the first Swedish film enough; thought the second two were trash -- bad actors, bad dialogue, hard to follow, much of the story excised.

 

Did they change the ending on the Hollywood movie from the book?

 

I liked the first and third movies.
I liked the books. Good pulp reading.

I'm hesitant about the American version.

 

See the Swedish version, first.

 

The dirty little secret is the final two were made for TV with a budget that was a fraction of the feature film. Different director too.

 

Yea, I think I knew that, at least about made for TV. When the bad guy makes his appearance at the end of Part 2 it is laughable, like a James Bond parody.

 

I have found it odd that several reviews, at major sites, have had writers who prefaced their reviews by saying they did not like the book(s).

 

I can't stand when the book about a movie is even mentioned in a movie review. I rarely go to a movie if I've read the book or vice versa. I view that as a good way to guarantee you will resent a movie. (The greatest exception to me was A Clockwork Orange.) But I know most of the world doesn't think like I do.

I definitely don't oppose someone who didn't like the book reviewing the movie, though. I appreciate the transparency, if anything.

 

really?
I have been tempted several times but I worry it will taint my view of the US version.

I loved the books - except for the fact the Blomkvist banged every female mentioned in the stories.

 

That's been my theory. I was going to Netflix the original, but when I heard Fincher and Craig were doing a Hollywood version, I decided it was best to just wait and try to enjoy it on its own merits.

I occasionally do that with books as well. I know if I read the book ahead of time, I won't enjoy the movie as much. Being a film buff, I'd rather enjoy the cinematic experience sometimes.

I remember when I finished reading "The DaVinci Code" the first thing I thought to myself was, "Damn, I just ruined the movie for myself."