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Hexagon · 7th Jan 2012, 04:38 PM

Has anyone else seen it? I came back from watching it a couple of hours ago. Better/worse than the old one? IMO, it was better.

thecat06 · 7th Jan 2012, 04:47 PM

I thought that it was better too. I just got home from seeing it tonight.

midwestgirl89 · 7th Jan 2012, 07:10 PM

I've never seen the old one but the new one is really good.

dylangray · 7th Jan 2012, 07:50 PM

OH MAN. I love the original a lot, and I'm obsessed with the books. I think the new one is just as good as the original, almost better. Lisbeth is like my favorite character ever, my dream girl honestly :P But yes the remake is outSTANDING I was amazed. I can't wait for the second one, because the 2nd is my favorite book

pancake111 · 13th Jan 2012, 12:51 PM

Way better that the Swedish version. I love the series, and I think this movie did way more justice to the book than the swedish one did. This one actually made sense.

Paper Heart · 14th Jan 2012, 05:35 PM

I still love both versions, but I do have my own issues with them. However I think that the American version was better overall. Some scenes I'd definitely swap out for the Swedish version. But with such an incredible story its really just wonderful that we have two versions of the novels. Lisbeth has had such an impact on my life since I first read the book. It's because of her that I'm getting my dragon tattoo this summer.

stuwee · 17th Jan 2012, 04:47 AM

i was abit dissapointed by the remake, I loved the original and didn't think it needed a redo...but Americans

have to have it that way. Anyhoo, the soundtrack is brilliant, Trent Renzor is over the top badass

, and Karen O on the Immigrant Song just blew me away, how many arms did that drummer have??

Shevanel · 17th Jan 2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by stuwee

i was abit dissapointed by the remake, I loved the original and didn't think it needed a redo...but Americans

have to have it that way. Anyhoo, the soundtrack is brilliant, Trent Renzor is over the top badass

, and Karen O on the Immigrant Song just blew me away, how many arms did that drummer have??

It IS NOT A REMAKE. so.. "but Americans" remark is kinda offensive. It's freakin David Fincher directing, not Michael Bay or some shit. I'm not saying you should like the film, I haven't even seen it myself, you're disappointment in the film is fine. But it is not a remake. It's an adaptation of the original book, which is the source material for both the Fincher film and the Swedish film.

Just like how John Carpenter's The Thing is not a remake of "The Thing from Another World" from the 1950s. They're both adaptations of the source material short story "Who Goes There".

Sorry, I ain't yelling at you. I'm just fed up of people calling things remakes when they're really not. xD

17th Jan 2012, 01:17 PM

I liked both versions a lot, but I think the new one is better.

djstcktn326 · 17th Jan 2012, 04:35 PM

I might get scared watching it. Lol I'm a scaredy cat.

stuwee · 17th Jan 2012, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Shevanel

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuwee

i was abit dissapointed by the remake, I loved the original and didn't think it needed a redo...but Americans

have to have it that way. Anyhoo, the soundtrack is brilliant, Trent Renzor is over the top badass

, and Karen O on the Immigrant Song just blew me away, how many arms did that drummer have??

It IS NOT A REMAKE. so.. "but Americans" remark is kinda offensive. It's freakin David Fincher directing, not Michael Bay or some shit. I'm not saying you should like the film, I haven't even seen it myself, you're disappointment in the film is fine. But it is not a remake. It's an adaptation of the original book, which is the source material for both the Fincher film and the Swedish film.

Just like how John Carpenter's The Thing is not a remake of "The Thing from Another World" from the 1950s. They're both adaptations of the source material short story "Who Goes There".

Sorry, I ain't yelling at you. I'm just fed up of people calling things remakes when they're really not. xD

Shevanel, sorry dude to have got your ire up, it's just semantics, remake, repop, redo...whatever, I'm new here and don't like to make waves, I'm very passive for a topman gay dude, so please except my apology, and I wasn't really dissapointed as much as not seeing the point of having an adaptation of a film that didn't need it, just because we don't speak Swedish here in the US. And again, the soudtrack is just AWESOME

Shevanel · 17th Jan 2012, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuwee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shevanel

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuwee

i was abit dissapointed by the remake, I loved the original and didn't think it needed a redo...but Americans

have to have it that way. Anyhoo, the soundtrack is brilliant, Trent Renzor is over the top badass

, and Karen O on the Immigrant Song just blew me away, how many arms did that drummer have??

It IS NOT A REMAKE. so.. "but Americans" remark is kinda offensive. It's freakin David Fincher directing, not Michael Bay or some shit. I'm not saying you should like the film, I haven't even seen it myself, you're disappointment in the film is fine. But it is not a remake. It's an adaptation of the original book, which is the source material for both the Fincher film and the Swedish film.

Just like how John Carpenter's The Thing is not a remake of "The Thing from Another World" from the 1950s. They're both adaptations of the source material short story "Who Goes There".

Sorry, I ain't yelling at you. I'm just fed up of people calling things remakes when they're really not. xD

Shevanel, sorry dude to have got your ire up, it's just semantics, remake, repop, redo...whatever, I'm new here and don't like to make waves, I'm very passive for a topman gay dude, so please except my apology, and I wasn't really dissapointed as much as not seeing the point of having an adaptation of a film that didn't need it, just because we don't speak Swedish here in the US. And again, the soudtrack is just AWESOME

Again, it ain't a big deal, Sorry to make you think I was yelling at you because I certainly wasn't

7th Jan 2012, 04:38 PM	#1
Hexagon Bright Spark Full Member Gender: ?TM transguy Orientation: Panromantic Asexual Out Status: Pending review Location: Somerset, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,051 Join Date: May 2011	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) Has anyone else seen it? I came back from watching it a couple of hours ago. Better/worse than the old one? IMO, it was better. __________________ When god has low self-esteem, does that make him an atheist?

7th Jan 2012, 04:47 PM	#2
thecat06 EC's Biggest LNJF and SNL fan!! Full Member Gender: Let's say Pangender! Orientation: Let's say gay!! Out Status: Out to parents, campus, and 75 friends on facebook Location: Central and Northern Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 2,504 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) I thought that it was better too. I just got home from seeing it tonight. __________________ So many years have passed, since I proclaimed my independence, my mission, my aim, and my vision, so secure, content to live each day like it's my last, it's wonderful to know, that I could be, something more than what I dreamed, far beyond what I could see -Dream Theater

7th Jan 2012, 07:10 PM	#3
midwestgirl89 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Interested in Women Out Status: Some people Age: 23 Posts: 559 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) I've never seen the old one but the new one is really good.

7th Jan 2012, 07:50 PM	#4
dylangray The Rainbow Ranger Regular Member Gender: Transgender - FtM Orientation: Straight Out Status: Some people Location: Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 14 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) OH MAN. I love the original a lot, and I'm obsessed with the books. I think the new one is just as good as the original, almost better. Lisbeth is like my favorite character ever, my dream girl honestly :P But yes the remake is outSTANDING I was amazed. I can't wait for the second one, because the 2nd is my favorite book

13th Jan 2012, 12:51 PM	#5
pancake111 Member Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Location: Boston Posts: 79 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) Way better that the Swedish version. I love the series, and I think this movie did way more justice to the book than the swedish one did. This one actually made sense.

14th Jan 2012, 05:35 PM	#6
Paper Heart The Fool Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and About =D Location: The tiny red dot in Massachusetts. Age: 19 Posts: 500 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) I still love both versions, but I do have my own issues with them. However I think that the American version was better overall. Some scenes I'd definitely swap out for the Swedish version. But with such an incredible story its really just wonderful that we have two versions of the novels. Lisbeth has had such an impact on my life since I first read the book. It's because of her that I'm getting my dragon tattoo this summer. __________________ I don't understand how lightning is in competition with an above ground swimming pool.

17th Jan 2012, 04:47 AM	#7
stuwee Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Deep in the Sonoran desert, Arizona Age: 49 Posts: 89 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) i was abit dissapointed by the remake, I loved the original and didn't think it needed a redo...but Americans have to have it that way. Anyhoo, the soundtrack is brilliant, Trent Renzor is over the top badass , and Karen O on the Immigrant Song just blew me away, how many arms did that drummer have?? __________________ I thought I had something to say but, then I forgot what the hell it was...

17th Jan 2012, 01:17 PM	#9
MadSeed Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) I liked both versions a lot, but I think the new one is better.

17th Jan 2012, 04:35 PM	#10
djstcktn326 Well Known Full Member Gender: Very very very very feminine man. <3 Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Maryland Age: 20 Posts: 107 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (new one) I might get scared watching it. Lol I'm a scaredy cat.

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