So this Dragon Tattoo thing...

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:38 pm

did anybody read the books or see the movie?

worth looking into?

darkwingduck · Post by **darkwingduck** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:47 pm

not i, but there are some borks at my work that fap to it.

from what ive gathered, it has some pretty intense violence in it. may be worth checking out.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:48 pm

i can't fart on the subway these days without somebody with one of those books smelling it. the movie got uneven reviews as far as i can tell, but has been playing at landmark sunshine for like a month now which signifies high demand.

but the descriptions for either aren't really making me jump for them. maybe i'm missing something

darkwingduck · Post by **darkwingduck** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:49 pm

go for the violence.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:16 pm

violence makes everything better.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:17 pm

I keep getting amazon recommendation e-mails regarding this movie because I copped a greek zombie film a few years back.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:21 pm

My mom read the books and said they were, meh. Don't know anything about the films.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:22 pm

It sucks fucking balls. Like Seven if it was written for angsty women, if that makes sense.

See Winter's Bone instead homie.

Chris McBane · Post by **Chris McBane** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:53 pm

good movie check it out if u like the mystery/smart-bitch-with-problems thing

None · Post by **None** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:02 pm

Shit it is out on DVD next week.

deepfriedjellol · Post by **deepfriedjellol** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:36 am

read the 2nd book first on accident (took like 5 weeks). read the first in the series in like 11 days.
just started the 3rd book.

i might be a fiction nerd but i fucking loved it
just DLed the movie but my subtitles are fuckiing up so i have to find an english version asap

just read the first one start to finish
its fiction
stop trying to master and the margarita it

(btw. K&theM WAS AMAZING)

Mercuthio · Post by **Mercuthio** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:26 pm

everyone in Dinamarca has been reading these gaddamn books, and been shoving em down my throat, recommending i should reeeeeeally read the fucking things.

i refuse.

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:15 pm

Icesickle wrote: Like Seven if it was written for angsty women

A lot of the book groups I've been studying are reading this, and they're all wet for it.

U.S. publishing houses are now entering into bidding wars to buy up other Scandinavian crime fiction.

Shit is a mess.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:48 pm

PopeyeJones wrote:
Icesickle wrote: Like Seven if it was written for angsty women

A lot of the book groups I've been studying are reading this, and they're all wet for it.

U.S. publishing houses are now entering into bidding wars to buy up other Scandinavian crime fiction.

Shit is a mess.

Fuckaz done been sleeping on Sjowall and Wahloo. Martin Beck movies need to be made ASAP. Never got into Mankell, but nordic crime shit has been pretty dope since the 60s.

Havent read this Dragon shit, as it is approaching Dan Brown airplane reading for soccer moms and community college drop-out status. Not a big female protagonist fan either.

bent · Post by **bent** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:24 am

I had no idea that M

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:46 am

blastmaster wrote:
PopeyeJones wrote:
Icesickle wrote: Like Seven if it was written for angsty women

A lot of the book groups I've been studying are reading this, and they're all wet for it.

U.S. publishing houses are now entering into bidding wars to buy up other Scandinavian crime fiction.

Shit is a mess.
Fuckaz done been sleeping on Sjowall and Wahloo. Martin Beck movies need to be made ASAP. Never got into Mankell, but nordic crime shit has been pretty dope since the 60s.

Havent read this Dragon shit, as it is approaching Dan Brown airplane reading for soccer moms and community college drop-out status. Not a big female protagonist fan either.

They've made like 50 Beck flicks in the past 40 years. The Man On the Roof is considered the best Swedish crime movie ever made.

:smugkid:

Yohan · Post by **Yohan** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:58 am

I have read all three books as well. They didn't completely suck to me, but can barely be qualified as mediocre in my barely qualified opinion.

Definitely not worth the hype.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:19 am

Seiko Flossberg wrote:
blastmaster wrote:
PopeyeJones wrote:
Icesickle wrote: Like Seven if it was written for angsty women

A lot of the book groups I've been studying are reading this, and they're all wet for it.

U.S. publishing houses are now entering into bidding wars to buy up other Scandinavian crime fiction.

Shit is a mess.
Fuckaz done been sleeping on Sjowall and Wahloo. Martin Beck movies need to be made ASAP. Never got into Mankell, but nordic crime shit has been pretty dope since the 60s.

Havent read this Dragon shit, as it is approaching Dan Brown airplane reading for soccer moms and community college drop-out status. Not a big female protagonist fan either.
They've made like 50 Beck flicks in the past 40 years. The Man On the Roof is considered the best Swedish crime movie ever made.

By "movies", I mean American movies. Watchable movies featuring actors with melanin.

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:43 pm

blastmaster wrote:
PopeyeJones wrote:
Icesickle wrote: Like Seven if it was written for angsty women

A lot of the book groups I've been studying are reading this, and they're all wet for it.

U.S. publishing houses are now entering into bidding wars to buy up other Scandinavian crime fiction.

Shit is a mess.
Fuckaz done been sleeping on Sjowall and Wahloo. Martin Beck movies need to be made ASAP. Never got into Mankell, but nordic crime shit has been pretty dope since the 60s.

Havent read this Dragon shit, as it is approaching Dan Brown airplane reading for soccer moms and community college drop-out status. Not a big female protagonist fan either.

Mankell is dope.

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo will be on Netflix Watch It Now starting Tuesday I believe. Looking forward to it.

The shame about the author Stieg Larsson is that he died before any of the books in the series were published so he never had a chance to enjoy the success.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:01 pm

speaking of swedish crime, this looks pretty decent

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alpha · Post by **alpha** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:30 am

Just caught it on Netflix OD. I enjoyed it.Can't really make a snap judgement on how good it was. But I enjoyed the story. Lots of fucked up shit. Cant really comment on the acting cuz it was in Swedish. But, I didnt think it sucked.
Can anyone who's read the book and seen the movie give an opinion?

Im thinking of reading the last 2 books. Or watching the last two films. From what I read they should be out sooner than later.

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:06 am

Yeah, this movie is pretty average.

Very predictable story, with just a bit too much sadistic rape shit for my liking. The parts with the girl and her P.O. were just unnecessary when you've already established that she's a fucked up puba to begin with.

The middle investigation part was actually pretty good, and the acting did seem pretty solid.

Should have been cut down by at least a half hour or so.

I might go back and read the book, but we'll see.

6 outta 10

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:52 am

I watched it Friday night. It wasn't mind blowing or anything, but I was entertained.