tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post1652001097870982975..comments2024-03-18T19:39:35.639-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Personal Reactions to the Swedish and American movies of The Girl with the Dragon TattooBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-35954453782183646172015-11-18T18:35:12.252-06:002015-11-18T18:35:12.252-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I would be inter...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I would be interested in your thoughts on the American version. I hope you get a chance to see it.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060945036181065150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-23376600841838456442015-11-17T04:29:57.649-06:002015-11-17T04:29:57.649-06:00I only saw the Swedish version, but of all three m...I only saw the Swedish version, but of all three movies. I likes both main actors, but I do want to see the U.S. version.<br /><br />I agree about why U.S. producers and directors made the film -- to garner profits. But I wonder what is the goal when clearly the film did well.<br /><br />Have been watching the Irene Huss series based on Helen Thurston's books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-5117883952734626552015-11-16T00:10:06.374-06:002015-11-16T00:10:06.374-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I actually think e...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I actually think each of the books would have been done best as a mini-series to do justice to the complexity of the plots.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-87298137502512441902015-11-14T23:52:05.352-06:002015-11-14T23:52:05.352-06:00We watched all three of the Swedish adaptations of...We watched all three of the Swedish adaptations of the trilogy. And liked all three. Also saw the US version of the first book and it was fine too. I liked both sets of actors but prefer the Swedish version. It is unusual for movie adaptations of books to be so good, as you noted.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-24671110039173628022015-11-14T01:21:16.887-06:002015-11-14T01:21:16.887-06:00Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. On why there w...Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. On why there was an American version I expect it is the usual reason a movie is made in Hollywood. The producers expected a big payday from a best seller.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-74752154896790230702015-11-13T21:56:06.877-06:002015-11-13T21:56:06.877-06:00I agree with you that both movies were decent adap...I agree with you that both movies were decent adaptations (though I'd probably swap my favourites of the two leads - though they were all good).. I just don't really see why the American one was made. Aside from the sadly obvious "Americans won't read subtitles" premise. It added nothing other than the English language to what the Swedish one had already provided. But that's Hollywood I guess.<br />Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-44973616914434497232015-11-13T16:49:27.090-06:002015-11-13T16:49:27.090-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I read that while ...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I read that while the American version made money the producers had expected more revenue. Still I think if they had made the trilogy there would have been a generation of income just as the books remain popular.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71130049773337059082015-11-13T06:26:41.904-06:002015-11-13T06:26:41.904-06:00You make some interesting comparisons here, Bill. ...You make some interesting comparisons here, Bill. Like you, I pictured Blomqvist as not looking sculpted in the way that Craig is. Still, I think Craig really did handle his role very well. And Rooney Mara handled her role well, too. I wonder whether the other two books in the original trilogy will be filmed in the US. I'm not optimistic, but who knows...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com