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modb1rd · January 2012

I just saw TGWTDT last night. I also saw the Swedish versions and read them. Did you read them? How did you think the Fincher version compared to the Swedish? I am conflicted.

PeonyParty · January 2012

I just read the book and watched the Swedish version the other day. I have yet to see the new one (although I hear it's very sexual). I was sad with the Swedish movie but then again, I haven't read the other two books yet so there might be a method to the changes made from the books.

KayRI · January 2012

I really enjoyed both. I watched the Swedish version of TGWTDT on 12/23, and saw the other one in the theatre on 12/27. I thought the Fincher version was truer to the book in some respects, not so in other respects.

Once I finish a book, I tend to forget little details, so I really had to give some thought to things that were different. For example, didn't Martin deliberately drive his car into a truck? They changed that in both versions. Also, I'm not sure why harriet's whereabouts were different in both movies.

modb1rd · January 2012

American movie -sexual? IMO no. In fact I think they missed the mark on the vibe between lisbeth and mikael. Sexually explicit and violent? Yes.

PeonyParty · January 2012

Yeah, that's what I meant. My friend who saw it said the people she was with had to turn away.

wingedbride · January 2012

My mom has seen both and preferred the US version since it was truer to the book. She didn't like how little Erika was in the Swedish version.

She saw the US version first and I wonder if that colored it.

I plan on seeing the US one soon.

KayRI · January 2012

It did miss the mark on Lisbeth's and Mikael's relationship, which I didn't realize until I watched The Girl Who Played With Fire on Saturday.

PeonyParty · January 2012

The new one misses the mark too? Because I definitely felt like the Swedish version was lacking in the relationships department. You lost the intimacy with both Berger and Lisbeth, I think.

modb1rd · January 2012

I have a preference for foreign films in general so I think I preferred the Swedish the bits of humor sprinkled throughout the Fincher version broke the tension too much for me. But I did love having Erika around. Really torn.

wingedbride · January 2012

mod, that's why my mom's opinion made me wonder if it was because she saw it first. She and I both have very similar taste and both generally prefer the foreign versions of films. I was surprised.

KayRI · January 2012

Even having seen them so closely together, the American version did not suffer in comparison to the Swedish version. In fact, I thought the American version was darker and moodier in cinematography, which surprised me.

Also, I want Martin's house. Not to live in, but maybe for a 2-week vacation.

Temp893353375007415 · January 2012

I saw the Swedish version so close to when I finished thebook, that I lean toward it bein the better one. However, I do agree that the relationships aspect is stronger in the US version. I was surprised at how sexually explicit and graphic some of the scenes were in the US version. I was expecting less, as most films are less. Overall, I think both are good. Daniel Craig is a good Blomkvist.

WendyToo · January 2012

I haven't read all the responses, but I read the books and have seen both the Swedish and English movies. I dare say I like the American version better. I felt like it was more true to the books. The Swedish movies left out the Erica Berger relationship completely and to me that was a huge element of the series and a disappointing omission.

PeonyParty · January 2012

WendyToo:
I haven't read all the responses, but I read the books and have seen both the Swedish and English movies. I dare say I like the American version better. I felt like it was more true to the books. The Swedish movies left out the Erica Berger relationship completely and to me that was a huge element of the series and a disappointing omission.

Ok, so I just saw the US version earlier today and I like it way better than the foreign film too. They don't touch on how intimate Blomkvist and Lisbeth really were and completely left off the ending. I don't understand why they changed the Harriet/Anita story. I can only think to save some time? The US version is quite long. I was surprised. I also prefer the casting in the US film. Lisbeth is a lot more likeable in the US film and Craig as Blomkvist really captures his laid back attitude more than the foreign film. I did not, however, care for the opening sequence. But I suppose Fincher had to leave his weird stamp somewhere.

WendyToo · January 2012

I don't even remember what was in the opening sequence, I just remember thinking WTF during it.

I think the change of Anita/Harriet at the end was pretty inconsequential in terms of the whole series, so I am sure that they did it to save time. It's really the only markable deviation from the book that I could remember.

modb1rd · January 2012

The opening sequence was a sliced overview of all 3 books. I was alo wtf?

His affair with Cecilia was also missinf

WendyToo · January 2012

modb1rd:
The opening sequence was a sliced overview of all 3 books. I was alo wtf?
His affair with Cecilia was also missinf

Oh, you're right. I forgot about that. I don't remember martin's married woman fling in the books. Is that my bad memory or did they randomly throw that in?

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