<p>I saw it last night and was curious about others thoughts and reactions. I did not read the book (except for the first chapter) so I didn’t have the benefit of knowing the entire story ahead of time.</p>
<p>I haven’t seen the movie yet but did read the book. Did you like the movie? Was it easy to follow without having read the book? Am wondering if hubby will have difficulty with the movie, the plot line in the book was rather complicated.</p>
<p>I found it difficult to follow. Especially the sub plot about the business man that Daniel Craig’s character is investigating from the beginning and how that ties in to the rest of the plot. The accents make it even harder to follow the story as some of the dialogue is hard to hear/understand.</p>
<p>The part that I had a really hard time with was the rape scenes. I went with my Ds and one of them left the theater. She came back but we were all so disturbed by that scene that it was hard to focus after that.</p>
<p>Rooney Mara was wonderful, though.</p>
<p>My sons saw it today. S#1 who is a movie fanatic watched the original last night (Swedish with subtitles) after we all watched Midnight in Paris on DVD. Boys said it was a good movie but might be a bit too graphic for their mom. I want to read the book first.</p>
<p>I would recommend that. I wish I had. Someone told me that the movie was made for people who had read the book. That seems silly. The movie should be able to stand on it’s own for the viewer.</p>
<p>Read the book, saw the (Swedish) movie. Haven’t seen the latest, but plan to. The plot is involved, as is typical with a book. I think a normal film adaptation of a novel has to either cut major subplots or use various devices to fill in the viewer. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case here, too.</p>
<p>Saw the movie but have not read the book. I too had trouble hearing all the dialogue and am glad to hear that it wasn’t my hearing going bad. I was near the back of the theater. </p>
<p>It was a little hard to follow and I still have a question I hesitate to post here as it would be a spoiler. I agree that some of the scenes were a bit too graphic. That said, I I am glad I saw it. Also saw Sherlock holmes. Thoughts on it?</p>
<p>I read all 3 books, saw the Swedish movie (liked it) & recently saw the American version of the movie. I liked the American version even more than the Swedish. Both versions of the movie cut out much of the bloat that the 1st book has. Both movies depict some very graphic & disturbing sex/rape scenes. The American version has some changes from the book, but I thought they made sense to the overall story. The Lisbeth character played by Mara was excellent, as was Daniel Craig’s character. Lisbeth was more “humanized” in the American version, & the Erika character was more likeable, too, than in the Swedish version. You do not have to have read the book to follow the movie, just be prepared for some violence. The beginning of the book (& by beginning, I mean the 1st 150 pages or so, spends an excessive amount of time explaining the connections & background of various Swedish relatives (all with confusing sounding names) & an exorbitant amount of time going into the background for why the main protagonist ends up “ousted” from his magazine & in Sweden - not really necessary for the story of the 1st book. Both movies do a good job of streamlining the essential elements of the story.</p>
<p>I’ve read all three books and can’t wait to see the American movie. H is listening to book 1 on audio, and we are about 1/3 through (just had a long car trip). I told him that many of the characters have the same name (joke) so just don’t worry about it. He’s an engineer and kept pausing the thing to ask me questions. I kept saying “Don’t worry about it. You’ll figure it out later.” I think you have to sort of just go with the thing because it IS complicated. D and her H saw the Swedish movies and liked them.</p>
<p>I saw the movie last week with D1. I had never read the book, whereas she had just completed the book the previous week. I thought it was a good movie and intriguing but definitely complicated. D said it seemed like they assumed you had read the book and could see how it would be more difficult for those who had not. I got most of it and asked her a question or two for clarification during the flick. Right after the movie, she devoured the second book. It is not the kind of movie I tend to gravitate toward but overall, I think it was well done and an intriguing story.</p>
<p>And yes, a family tree map would have helped to have had…as it was hard to follow who was who and who was related to who. The stuff he had pinned up on the wall would have been handy to have looked at before the movie to keep the players all straight, ha ha.</p>
<p>I read the books and just saw the American movie yesterday. I usually don’t see a movie after I read the book, but I was very curious about this movie. I think one can follow the movie without reading the book, although one would grasp more of the financial investigation stuff from having read it. I think some of the family confusion is intentional in both the book and the movie. I loved the movie. I thought the acting was incredible, especially Rooney Mara. I thought the photography and the whole “tone” of the Hedestrom part was spot on. I agree with those that say there were some very difficult scenes. I would not recommend this movie to my 18 year old daughter or mother as a result. No movie could do justice to the entire book, but I thought the screenplay focused on the critical pieces of the story well given time constraints of the film genre. I did find Lisbeth a bit softer in the movie than the book which I thought was a mistake but probably done to make the movie more appealing to a broader audience. Nevertheless, I found it a very intelligent movie. As with the book, I was disappointed when it was over.</p>
<p>I read the books and saw the Swedish movies. I read the books first as I wanted to determine whether or not I could handle watching the rape scenes. Knowing who, what, why, when, and even how - ahead of time - helped me. Had I seen the movie unprepared I probably would have walked out. </p>
<p>I don’t know whether or not I’ll go to the American movie and have cautioned my daughters re the brutal rape scenes. Most reviewers give the nod to the Swedish version or, at least, the Swedish actor who plays Lisbeth Salander. (mnmomof2 matches many reviewers’ critiques of the American Lisbeth with her comment, “I did find Lisbeth a bit softer in the movie than the book which I thought was a mistake.”) When it comes down to it, Lisbeth is who it’s all about … though you really, really have to read or see the entire trilogy to understand. </p>
<p>I love the trilogy. The first book I thought “good” once I got past the first 100 pages or so. I had been told that you’d want the third book on hand as you finished the second one. So true. I finished the second one in the wee hours one night and had to force myself not to pick up the third one. I’m intentionally vague here since spoilers could “spoil” things. Put it like this: her guardian shows back up in the second book and even Lisbeth has to unravel the mysteries behind her really awful childhood. The trilogy moves far beyond the simple closed door mystery of the first book into political intrigue and ties it to one disturbed young girl. Really, really good.</p>
<p>Loved the trilogy and the original movies. Hollywood did a good job on the remake. I will be interested to see how they handle the second movie. The first movie can stand alone, but the next 2 have plots so intertwined, it will be interesting. I felt the Hollywood version was not quite as intense as the original- but could be because I now know the story pretty well.</p>
<p>The swedish movie DVDs came with an English version. The violence was too graphic in all of them and needed some FF.</p>
<p>Read each book, and then saw each (Swedish version) movie on Netflix Instant Play. I’ll get around to seeing the American movie at some point. Really thought the Swedish versions were pretty good, but do think it’s a good idea to read the book first.</p>
<p>I’ve also read the books and seen the Swedish movies…DH didn’t read the books but watched the movies with me and enjoyed them; he was more able to follow the stories than I was! I’m looking forward to seeing the American movie…I’ve read that The Scene was toned down compared to the Swedish movie, but maybe not, given what earlier posters have said?</p>
<p>Never read the books, though am planning to. Have seen the first two Swedish versions, and just saw the American one. No problem following the story.
I liked them all very very much.
But I have to admit the graphic violent sex was too much, even though I knew it was coming each time.
The acting in the American one was surprisingly good.</p>
<p>H next wants to drag me to TTSS (Tinker Tailor…)- ah, vacations!!!</p>
<p>I read the books and saw the Swedish movie. I liked the new movie, but even with all I knew found it very fast paced and difficult to follow at times. There were a few places where I sat there trying to remember what happened in the book so I could make sense of the movie.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all of you who read the books! I started the first book 3 times over the course of a year, and couldn’t slog my way far enough through to get hooked. I’ll read almost anything, but just couldn’t get interested in it.</p>
<p>Didn’t read the books. Didn’t see the Swedish version. Saw the English version…riveting. The performances were riveting.</p>