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Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Oh, I,'ll agree that they're funny, if you're not taking them too seriously. If that's the appeal, then I have no quibble with you - none at all. It's anyone that takes them as serious "horror" films that I question their taste. They aren't in the class of "Psycho" or "The Exorcist" for me. THAT was my point.— December 22, 2011 2:05 p.m.
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The writing is too tight ?? What ?? You like Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" method of writing better ?? The whole "free-flow" of thought and mindless dribble that swing around from one end of the universe to the other better ?? If you can't follow such a simple straight-forward development of a story like this, how do you even read ?? Seriously ??— December 22, 2011 9:28 a.m.
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
While I agree with some of your points, the film is there to make money. The "Saw" series of films aren't fine tech-noir film-making. They're savage, unnecessary, sloppy, grisly "pulp" for teenagers and amateur serial killer "wannabes". Pure trash, IMO. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was made with adults in mind, but but NOT to satisfy prurient or perverse interests. The editing was fantastic - just enough to keep the story moving at the exact moment it starts to "lag" just a tad. The "sympathy" that Mara brings to the character is a welcome addition to the seething rage. I LIKE this person, in spite of all the violence and her desire to be left alone. And I LIKE that I like her. Otherwise, I wouldn't be interested in her welfare or seeing her in the movie in the first place. An occasional glimpse of vulnerability or passion was great to see.— December 22, 2011 9:23 a.m.
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I'm tired of the whole idea that anything Hollywood takes a turn at is "corrupting" some sacred European bastion of cultural property. The fact that an American remake / re-adaptation is usually done to get the film to a broader audience and possibly make money is completely irrelevant, if true. The quality of the film is everything. The fact is, Fincher's version is better-crafted, better edited, better casted, more stylized, more "polished", and hones much better to the original source material - the book. The Swedish version gave us a Halloween costumed bull-dyke in garish Goth apparel and a spiked dog collar that was tacky and "over the top". The freakish-looking character practically screamed “Look at me !!” The whole idea behind Salander’s appearance is that she wants to be left alone – NOT call attention to herself. Noomi Rapace had a forced pit-bull ferocity with no sense of humanity or deeper emotion than brooding anger or just out and out rage. Rooney Mara offers up a truer, waif-like punker who shows some glimpses of vulnerability, a need to be understood, and a desire to be "close" to someone, anyone. I found the new version to be leaps and bounds better than the muddled Swedish version. But as I keep suggesting, go see the new film for yourself and be your own judge. If you read the books, you cannot help but be satisfied with Fincher’s view of the characters.— December 21, 2011 9:34 p.m.