The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Only saw the Swedish version, loved it!

I've read all 3 books.
Have yet to see any of the movies and I doubt it will.
Movies never, ever compare to the books and I'm always left disappointed.

It's funny because I really didn't get into the book until 3/4 of the way in and then I stormed through the next two books. I just couldn't figure out what the point was or how it came together. And then it DID come together and I think the whole series is great.

I sort of watched the Swedish version... the subtitles are always a distraction haha.
I just saw the US version and I really liked the adaptation. I can't imagine someone REALLY liking it though unless they have previously read the book.

I've read the first book (and I'm having a hell of a time finding a store that has the second in stock so I can continue!) and I saw the American version of the film with three people who hadn't seen the movie. I was still about 50 pages from the end of the book when we saw it, and the end of the movie was so jumbled and confusing for me, that I can't imagine how anyone could really follow along the movie without having read the books. However, the people I went with didn't mention having that problem. Then again, they didn't love it, either. They thought it was good, though.
I keep meaning to watch the Swedish version but I haven't seen it available at a Redbox kiosk yet. Have heard that the Swedish version is better though. Also, read an article last week that the American version would be doing the full three-book series, but part of the article mentioned that the director would be free to "base" the books on the movie but not stick to them... which makes absolutely no sense to me.

I am in the middle of "the girl who played with fire" and i am hooked. Have not watched anything yet until i am finished reading. Soooo hooked into the story right now!

I think movies should be left in their original country version (dubbing included). I hate it when america screws with good films (The girl with the dragon tattoo, let the right one in, the ring, etc.)

I liked all of them- my preference is for the Swedish version since Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist nailed Lisbeth and Mikael, respectively. However, the US version more closely follows the book ending where as the Swedish version gives it short shrift- something that is a pet peeve of mine when a film wholesale junks a large section of a book that goes to character development (especially in a trilogy)

So pros and cons to both

I loved it!!!

read and loved the books. Went to see the american version last weekend. I prepared myself.... its a Fincher film, which I like, but I was afraid here his style might make this too hard to watch. And I was right. I enjoyed parts of it but overall I was disappointed. Sounds like I need to look into the Swedish version though.

I have read all 3 books and have seen the Swedish movies. I though the movies were as close as it can get to the book. I usually dislike american interpretations and I have heard this will not live up to expectations.

A good example is La Femme Nakita vs Point of No Return.

i've seen the first 2 swedish ones. never made the 3rd. i was struggling to keep my attention on movie 2. i won't be seeing the u.s. versions, i don't think.

I haven't see the movies, but I'm kind of scared to. Because you know that super brutal part in the book...is not something I want to see on film. Whomever has seen it, is it really brutal? Or is it watchable? I have a tough skin, but David Fincher + Girl with the Dragon Tattoo makes me cautious. He's known for making brutal films look brutal.. (though I've seen every single one of his films and loved them).

I read all 3, watched all 3 of the Swedish films and just the American film. I felt like the American version concentrated more on the actual mystery of the book where as I felt the Swedish film just used the mystery as a backdrop to introduce the Salandar character--which to be honest, was smarter. If you think about it, the following two books concentrate solely on Salandar's life and I felt the American version fell short on developing her complexity. I mean, I felt like out of nowhere (*Spoiler alert*) she just started sleeping with Daniel Craig's character and really there was no previous or even subtle inklings that they were even attracted to each other. At least in the Swedish version it made sense and I actually understood the book better (when it came to the Wennerstrom affair--spelling?) after watching it.

Too be honest, I got really annoyed at how many LOUD gasps I heard during the rape scene--I was surrounded by retired snow birds who apparently had NOT read the book or even a review before deciding to see this movie.

I'll always love the Swedish version more. In my eyes Noomi Rapace IS Lisbeth Salander! I loved the books as well. I'll only go and see the US version to compare and contrast like wit Let the Right One In.