The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo |  | Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Sven-Bertil Taube
Studio: Music Box Films Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Swedish (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 152 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MBODMBFHE005D
UPC: 705105743950
EAN: 0705105743950
ASIN: B003FBNJ4U
Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: July 6, 2010
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Studio: Southport Music Box Corpo Release Date: 07/06/2010 Run time: 152 minutes
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Fans of Stieg Larsson's Men Who Hate Women may have been concerned about how the Swedish author's novel would translate to the screen, but they needn't have worried. Significant changes to the source material have been made, but director Niels Arden Opley's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as it's now called, is mostly riveting. As the story begins, middle-aged investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) has just been convicted of a bogus charge of libel against a rich and corrupt corporate hotshot when he's unexpectedly offered a most unusual gig. An aging captain of industry named Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) wants Blomkvist to figure out what happened to Vanger's niece, who disappeared more than 40 years earlier; not only is the old man convinced that she was murdered, but he suspects that another member of his large and rather disagreeable family (which includes several former Nazis) is the culprit. Blomkvist takes the job, which includes spending at least six months on Vanger's isolated island in the middle of winter. But what he doesn't know is that he's being spied on by twentysomething Lisbeth Salander (brilliantly played by Noomi Rapace in a career-making performance), the titular Girl and the possessor of remarkable skills as a sleuth and computer hacker. With her gothlike piercings and all-black clothes, Lisbeth is a vivid character, to say the least. While we don't exactly know the details of her dark past, it's obviously still with her; indeed, she's just been assigned a new "guardian" (like a parole officer) to look after her finances and other matters. We also know that she is not someone to mess with; when the guardian turns out to be a thoroughly vile monster, Lisbeth gets back at him in one of the more satisfying revenge sequences in recent memory. That Lisbeth and Mikael should end up working together, and more, isn't especially surprising. But the horrifying details and depths of depravity they uncover while working on the case (parallels to The Silence of the Lambs are facile but appropriate) definitely are, and Opley does a nice job of keeping it all straight. At more than two and a half hours, the film is long, with its share of grim, graphic, and scary moments, but The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a winner. --Sam Graham
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 I hope the book is better September 5, 2010
bernie (Arlington, Texas)
A journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) is fed misinformation and publishes this, which leads to a jail sentence. This brings him to the attention of Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube). Henrik is receiving packages from the person who probably killed his niece, Harriet. Therefore, he hires Mikael to track down and find out what actually happened to Harriet. With piles of old data and Mikael is still stumped and does not know where to turn to find the answer. He gets his help and answers from an unexpected source Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) a girl with the appearance of a punk rocker and bearing The Dragon Tattoo.
The only social redeeming value of this film is now I have learned how to cuss in Swedish. I also took notes on things I did not know you could do. I do not consider myself a prude however I believe this film was excessively graphic for the telling of the story. The film is very slow paced and makes you want to have the type of player that you can listen too when it is in fast forwarded mode. In addition, there is an annoying background theme plays over and over and over throughout the complete film. The film does stick to a generic formula, throws in the standard red herrings, and twist at the end no big surprises but it is what we expect.
For people interested in media I watched the Blu-ray version only and it has an option for English voiceover. The voiceover is easier to follow but sounds like a voiceover being read. The DVD has many by-passable coming attractions. There are the standard DVD extras that we have come to expect.
Theatrical trailer
Family tree (a single slide)
Interview with Noomi (her accent seems more British)
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 Very cool movie September 5, 2010
Petra (Florida, United States)
A lot of movies are somewhat predictable. Not this one! I've heard that they are making a movie from the second book now. If it is as good as this one, I can't wait...
Well written, but disturbing. September 4, 2010
Kelly Wood (Belvidere, IL United States)
I decided to rent this on a whim, having never read the books, or knowing anything in regards to the movie.
I do have to say that it is one of the most well written scripts I've watched in a very long time. The characters were as fleshed out as I would expect from a good book, so I am glad to see that (sometimes others' reviews about the book translating well only really applies if you've read the book), and truthfully, this was oddly captivating and disturbing film, a unabashedly brutal look into a family's mysterious past that ends up bringing more than two strangers together.
Lisbeth is so well written and played that I want to know more about her, why she is the way she is - a very sympathetic character, regardless of the things she does, or perhaps, because of the things she does.
I look forward to reading the books, that's for sure.
 The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo September 3, 2010
Dale S. Loquasto
The movie is not quite as good as the book. The movie did tie up the book's plot in a reasonable fashion and it did keep my interest.
 Moral bankruptcy all around September 2, 2010
Yahzi (USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Did anybody else notice that virtually every character in this story is morally bankrupt?
- The hero is a self-important jackass who lacks the moral courage to deal with monsters. Even after almost being murdered by a sadist (who he knows has tortured and murdered many innocent girls) he says he couldn't have killed the sadist. No doubt because such a crass act would stain his moral purity.
- The heroine thinks that raping somebody is an adequate response to being raped. Did it never occur to her that her raping guardian might be raping other women, and that exposing him might bring his other crimes to light? No, all she cares about it is getting her revenge and her way. Once the guy is no longer hassling her, he drops out of the picture. He's free to brutalize other helpless girls - as long as he doesn't bother her.
- Which leads to the alleged victim, Harriet, who has run away from home after being raped by her sadistic father and brother. She knows they have committed at least 5 murders. Yet, for 40 years, she says nothing. She runs off to live her life; having escaped the depredations of her brother, she blithely forgets any other potential victims. It never once, in 40 years, occurs to her that the monster that was trained by his father to kill innocent women might still be doing it. Nor does it occur to her that the families of the victims she knows about might be entitled to know something of their child's fate or have some chance at justice.
Every single character in this story seems to think their moral duty stops the moment they are no longer inconvenienced. This isn't a movie about a sociopath; it is a movie about an entire society of sociopaths. I hated all of these characters. The only person who acts with even the slightest bit of integrity is the lawyer. We see him conscientiously carrying out his duties, even when it's mildly difficult for him.
Think about that: this movie presents a lawyer as the only person capable of thinking about his duty to others. That's Stieg's understanding of morality: morality is something you're paid to do.
I guess the old billionaire is presented as innocent: he never did anything wrong. Well, except for receiving a message from his niece's murderer for 40 years and yet not bothering to hire a competent security team to find the guy. Seriously, what's the point of being a billionaire if you can't find out who sent you a package... 40 times?
The difference between this movie and trash like the Saw series is that the Saw series admits it's all about the titillation; while this piece of hackery pretends it isn't. If you're going to make torture porn, you might as well be honest about it.
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