The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[Michael^Heaven]

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Some director/actors insight into the film...

[floridaorange]

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^ good man, beat me to it.

[Highsteppa]

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The remake is really good, but a bit of a pointless remake - it's almost identical to the original film, but with David Fincher's signature look and a slight re-tweaking of the ending to help audiences that have never read the book or seen the original Swedish trilogy.

I quite liked it, but I'm a fan of Fincher, so I'm a bit biased for this remake. In another director's hands I probably wouldn't cut it as much slack.

[Michael^Heaven]

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Rooney Mara was on 'Live with Kelly' yesterday morning...

She definitely seems to be the polar opposite of the character that she portrayed in the film...shy & sweet.

[floridaorange]

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She definitely seems to be the polar opposite of the character that she portrayed in the film...shy & sweet.

True - and that usually makes for a far more interesting viewer experience when an actor is able to portray a character so different from who they really are.

[Illuminate]

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The remake is really good, but a bit of a pointless remake - it's almost identical to the original film, but with David Fincher's signature look and a slight re-tweaking of the ending to help audiences that have never read the book or seen the original Swedish trilogy.

I quite liked it, but I'm a fan of Fincher, so I'm a bit biased for this remake. In another director's hands I probably wouldn't cut it as much slack.

How very true. Well said.
Amazing how much pulling power Fincher has, an cult figure if I may state.

[feather]

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Oh right, this is a remake ... I was confused.

[Michael^Heaven]

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Well, I saw this last week & I definitely recommend it. I was almost disappointed during the first fifteen minutes or so because it was all of the footage shown in the trailers. Luckily, after that, everything was fresh. A nice all-around mystery, action, suspense flick.

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The rape scene is crazy to say the least. As mentioned in the Charlie Rose roundtable discussion, immediate audience gratification follows.

[88Mariner]

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great flick!

made me want to see the original w/ english subs AND read the goddamned trilogy.

which I plan to do, still.

WELL worth the money to go see it.

[88Mariner]

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Rooney Mara was on 'Live with Kelly' yesterday morning...

She definitely seems to be the polar opposite of the character that she portrayed in the film...shy & sweet.

and smokin' hot.

[GerryD]

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The remake is really good, but a bit of a pointless remake - it's almost identical to the original film,

I am going to have to disagree with your opening line. This version was far more superior that the Swedish adaption. Just for the fact and not going into detail the were able to portray Erika Berger's character in depth . The Swedish films she was almost non existent. Same with some of the other characters. My wife who had not read the books but also saw the trilogy said basically Fincher's version elaborated on certain elements that seemed to be overlooked in the original. Which in turn helps you understand Lisbeth character in the sequels. I am not taking anything away from the originals but like you stated Fincher alone should make you go out and see this film.

I would definitely recommend this movie and to me it never came across to me as a pointless remake

[88Mariner]

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I do think it is heavily ironic that the author saw fit to make an older white male into a rapist despite the fact that every single rape reported in Norway was that of a non-western/european male. maybe that's why she wasn't expecting the rape-pRon-disguised-as-rape-revenge sideplot.

[Michael^Heaven]

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I do think it is heavily ironic that the author saw fit to make an older white male into a rapist despite the fact that every single rape reported in Norway was that of a non-western/european male. maybe that's why she wasn't expecting the rape-pRon-disguised-as-rape-revenge sideplot.

I quite enjoyed Lisbeth's rape revenge. Classic!

The movie was filmed in Sweden, BTW.

[Michael^Heaven]

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Scavenger hunt!

If you're not already following the ongoing viral for David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, here's even more reason to be. Someone in San Fran recently picked up the real prop motorcycle helmet worn by Lisbeth Salander, played by Rooney Mara. The image was revealed on the What is Hidden in Snow viral site where every so often, connected with Mouth Taped Shut, a GPS location is posted and the first person to make it there picks up an extremely rare, collectible item. For the first few weeks it was one of the framed flowers from the film, now it's a helmet, and Harriet's diary was also found recently, too. Damn!

So how did they find this and how can you participate? Well, if you're not already following Mouth-Taped-Shut.com on a daily basis, that's where you should be checking. Each new image posted there usually has a clue or code hidden within, and the commenters on each post are fairly helpful. The image will unlock a new domain name which gets plugged into WhatIsHiddenInSnow.com (for example /victim). From there, once each new location goes up, you've got to be the first to make it to the GPS coordinates listed before anyone else, and you'll pick-up a package, usually labeled to Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer in the film).

Even if you're not following all of the individual story elements of this viral, since there's a lot of tricky deciphering and decoding in relation to each new image, you've got to at least recognize how cool the items being picked up are. I have no idea how they got David Fincher to agree to give exclusive props from the film out as fan prizes for those following this viral, but it's so awesome to see. Don't forget, each package includes hand-signed note from Fincher confirming its authenticity. Don't miss out, this stuff is incredibly rare and I'm already jealous of everyone who's picked one up. I've been following this viral closely and will definitely continue watching, as all of this might be leading to something big in the end. Only time will tell!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/lisbeths-motorcycle-helmet-found-in-the-ongoing-dragon-tattoo-viral/

This is how intricate the clues can become..

http://www.mentorless.com/2011/11/28/tgwtdt-clues-spread-nationwide-for-another-l-a-prize-and-mucho-mas/

[floridaorange]

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^^^sweet

great movie, rarely enjoy new movies these days, this one was worth seeing in the theater. loved the style of the film throughout.