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skizzerflake should be listened to
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - American Version
Now I've seen this version, after having watched the Swedish version on Netflix...which one was better? I'm up in the air. Both were so similar, the new one isn't exactly a shot-by-shot remake, but it was very close to that and even used some of the same locations. As I suspected, Daniel Craig made a good Blomqvist, but I can't say that he was better than Micheal Nyqvist. Rooney Mara was also quite good as Lisbeth, somewhat more feral than Noomi Rapace, but I can't really say that she I think she was necessarily better. The story was mainly the same (except for one ending detail that would be a spoiler) and the production level about the same.
I guess then, the question is....why? Why do we need a remake of movies that have already been done, if nothing new comes out of a newer version? Is it because Americans are too ignorant to deal with a foreign film with subtitles? In any event, the new one is quite good, although my choice, by a narrow margin would be the Swedish version, mainly because it is SO Swedish, as is the story. I liked hearing the dialog in one of the "old country" languages I heard as a kid and since the English language version doesn't really add anything, I'd stick with the Swedish one.
Anybody else seen it?
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BoredSysAdmin (01-03-2012),GranteedEV (01-03-2012)
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j_garcia should be listened to
Kind of what I was expecting to hear. Not unlike Let the Right One In vs Let Me In, also an American remake of a Swedish film. The American version was decent, and was relatively similar to the original but with much higher production values, yet the original was still better. So, again, what is the point of remaking it? I am sure I will get around to this one, but based on what you've said, probably a rental. I liked Noomi as Lisbeth.
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I thought that Point of No Return was a weak remake of La Femme Nikita overall, but my 21-year-old self being able to see a 29-year-old Bridget Fonda on the big screen back in 1993 made up for it.Originally Posted by skizzerflake
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skizzerflake should be listened to
Exactly my impression. I had no problems with the American version (Let Me In), except that it just seemed unnecessary considering how good the Swedish version was, except for the language "problem". As someone who likes foreign films, I don't see the language as a problem, but I do realize that subtitles just don't play well at the Mega-Monster Mall Cineplex. It must have been too much temptation to resist making the massive selling Dragon trilogy into movies when you have a drawing card like Daniel Craig signed on for the ride.
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j_garcia should be listened to
Bridget Fonda was practically the only reason to watch that oneI thought that Point of No Return was a weak remake of La Femme Nikita overall, but my 21-year-old self being able to see a 29-year-old Bridget Fonda on the big screen back in 1993 made up for it.
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darien87 should be listened to
I haven't seen it yet but Rooney's got some big shoes to fill. Noomi Rapace was pretty much perfect for Lisbeth.
I have seen one American remake of a foreign film that I actually thought was better than the original. The Echo is a remake of a Filipino movie called Sigaw. But I did see The Echo first so maybe that influences my judgement. But Sigaw looked like a low budget movie made 40 years ago. The American version changed the story a little bit that I think improved on the original.
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jonnythan should be listened to
I felt that the American movie was much closer in plot to the book and the tech/computer scenes much more realistic.
Rooney was a good Lisbeth (she looked the part much better than Noomi), but I feel the characterization was a little more authentic in the Swedish film. Noomi didn't look like an asexual teenage boy the way Lisbeth was supposed to - she looked like a gothed-up hot raver chick. Rooney's androgynous haircut, with low-hanging baggy cargo pants felt much more like Salander than Noomi's fringe, studded collar, and tight jeans.
Conversely, I think that Craig looked less like Blomqvist than Nyquist, but played the part better.
I was surprised at how quickly the American film moved. Fincher didn't spend a whole lot of time explaining details and left it to the audience to keep up, which I liked.
I think it's wrong to think of this as a remake of a Swedish film. It is really a different, better, more accomplished film version of the original book.
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mtrycrafts should be listened to
Why would this be the reason? Not everyone is a speed reader. Is that being ignorant?
By the way, the BD disc has dubbed English which is what I used.
May have to see the new one, after all.
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its phillip should be listened to
You don't need to be a speed reader to read subtitles.
Anyway, I think the swedish film is better, but the books are better than both
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jonnythan should be listened to
No, it's because very few Americans are going to watch a relatively low-budget subtitled foreign trilogy of inconsistent quality.
There was (is) a ton of money to be made by adapting these novels in English for an American audience by a big-budget Hollywood studio with lots of star power and marketing money. That's why they're being made - because they're going to make an *** ton of cash.
That said, the movies are good. So why are you complaining?
-Jon
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