Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – So in the month since I’ve seen the latter, I’ve still not quite made up my mind whose film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I prefer: Niels Arden Oplev or David Fincher. The Swedish Dragon Tattoo is the only film of Oplev’s I’ve ever … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2009) — Of the three film adaptations of Stieg Larson’s trilogy, I find this one to be the most uneven. What works in this one more than anything is still the casting. Noomi Rapace embodies her character so perfectly that it’s hard to imagine anyone else even trying … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) — This film trades in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev for director Daniel Alfredson (whose brother Tomas directed the amazing Let the Right One In). This, along with some other issues, means that the film isn’t quite as good as the first. The … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 