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Title: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 21, 2011, 10:46:43 PM
Recently devoured this book.  What a fun, quick, dark, intriguing and suspenseful book!  Anyone else read it?  Anyone seen the movie (I'm going to try to see it this weekend)?  I'm interested in any Nordic member's opinion of it. 
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: squidfetish on December 21, 2011, 10:53:07 PM
Hell yeah, I read all three of the books in the same month.  I'm sort of wanting to go and see the film which comes out over here on 26th December, but I'm also worried because rarely do films live up to the book.  I saw the Swedish film a couple of years back, but I was too wrecked on Wadworths 6X and Morgan's Spiced Rum to get into it and the subtitles did my head in.

But yes - I thought the books were all excellent - they get better as they go on too IMO.  :)
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Cecilie on December 22, 2011, 12:04:23 AM
I haven't read the books. Did watch the Swedish movies though and I liked them. I want to see the American one as well, but I don't know when.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: OldGit on December 22, 2011, 12:19:18 PM
Read the books.  A bit OTT, I thought, but a good read.  A pity Larsson's dead, I was hoping that in the next book Salander would remember her neat proof of FLT.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: joeactor on December 22, 2011, 03:14:30 PM
I watched all three of the original movies (Netflix streaming) - very good all around.

Will probably see the Hollywood version, but fully expect that it's been bedazzled to death...
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Davin on December 22, 2011, 03:55:24 PM
Good books and movies, going to watch the Hollywood one this week.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Crow on December 27, 2011, 06:50:01 PM
Finally started reading the first book as I have had all three for over a year just gathering dust. So far I don't get what all the fuss is about but I am only a quarter of the way through so a bit premature to give an opinion.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Davin on December 30, 2011, 02:22:34 AM
I watched the Hollywood version last week, I really liked it.

Quote from: Crow on December 27, 2011, 06:50:01 PMFinally started reading the first book as I have had all three for over a year just gathering dust. So far I don't get what all the fuss is about but I am only a quarter of the way through so a bit premature to give an opinion.
Nothing receives the same amount of fuss from everyone.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: McQ on December 30, 2011, 04:24:51 AM
2 of the three books so far. Liked them a lot. Saw the Swedish originals and really liked them. I've yet to see the Hollywood version, but I doubt it can improve upon the originals. Like Old Git, I would have liked to have seen Salander's proof of FLT!

On a side note, I just saw the new Sherlock Holmes, and didn't even recognize Noomi Rapace in it. I was stunned when the credits rolled and saw her name! She's quite talented.
Title: Re: the Girl With The Dragon Tatoo
Post by: Ali on December 31, 2011, 05:23:45 AM
I loved the book!  I can't wait to see the movie!