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Although this is technically a rewatch, this is actually a viewing of the extended version of this film that is basically the mini-series version stuck together in feature length.

As someone who found the original 150 or so minute version to be entertaining but extremely and frustratingly flawed, I wanted to see if the extended version ironed out some of the flaws that I experienced when I watched that version back in 2011. I am planning on watching the final two segments in their extended versions in the next couple of weeks or so, too, although I'm not sure if I can be arsed watching David Fincher's remake of this - despite being a Fincher fan.…

Ok. So I know I have done it all backwards. I saw Finchers movie first. Now this. Next week I will probably start reading the book. All I can say to the "purists" out there on letterboxd is that I'm sorry. Anyway. These are my reflections on my backwards journey into these fantastic stories.

This is three hours split into two parts. By doing that we get a lot more of the detail that we don't get in Finchers which is a little scary as I thought that Finchers one was quite detailed. Nystrom as Blomqvist was brilliant and brought a playful nature that Daniel Craig didn't. Rapace brought a hidden tenderness that Mara didn't and the Vanger family seemed…

The most compelling and stand-alone of the trilogy. I enjoy the other two but this one shades the others on story terms for me. Sandwiched between Wallander and The Killing, this Swedish film based on the hugely-successful novel really got the Scandinavian screen crime genre moving in Europe. Despite a huge amount of crime/murder mysteries on British television, this still served as a refreshing change. 101% of British shows of the type concentrate on the police procedural side of it, whereas the police barely figure here.

The big draw is of course Rapace's Lisbeth. She is an enigma. The friendship/romance with Mikael is hostile and warm almost concurrently. She holds all the cards there. He is both perplexed and sympathetic.…

“Everyone has secrets.”

In what has been one of the most gripping and conceptually brilliant films I have seen in a long time, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ did a brilliant job keeping me hooked through the full 152 minutes with fantastic cinematography and some of the best performances I have seen in a long time.

The Girl with the Dragon tattoo follows Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) a journalist who after having his name tarnished from being set up in a previous media scandal, has now been hired by wealthy man to track down a girl who has been missing for 40 years. Alongside him, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is a brilliant computer hacker with a photographic memory who…

Ok. So I know I have done it all backwards. I saw Finchers movie first. Now this. Next week I will probably start reading the book. All I can say to the "purists" out there on letterboxd is that I'm sorry. Anyway. These are my reflections on my backwards journey into these fantastic stories.

This is three hours split into two parts. By doing that we get a lot more of the detail that we don't get in Finchers which is a little scary as I thought that Finchers one was quite detailed. Nystrom as Blomqvist was brilliant and brought a playful nature that Daniel Craig didn't. Rapace brought a hidden tenderness that Mara didn't and the Vanger family seemed…

It's a sexy stylish action thriller featuring an adorable Noomi Rapace as a bad ass chick with tattoos anger issues and 1337 hacker skills. Even though she's a pro "hacker" she still uses a Mac and has Firefox as her default web browser. It's OK since she's cute I will forgive her for using a Mac. The film is based off a novel and in my opinion next to Holes and Lord of the Rings it's one of the best damn novel to movie films.

There was some breath taking scenes of Europe in this film I always find myself being distracted by background scenery when watching films in HD. There are some brutal sex scenes in this film which…

Film 74 of The 2013 Project.

Running time: 152 minutes.

There's just something about Noomi Rapace as a goth that I find so very attractive. But that's put that aside and I'll just say that I really enjoyed this film. Now I watched this a little time ago, so it's not completely in my mind still, but it's still an excellent foreign film, that fits in a lot and is very enjoyable to watch. The rape scene is one that stays in your mind, if any of you have seen this you will know what I'm talking about.

It's got it's disturbing moments, but it's done very well and is a very well made film. I'm sorry for not being…

Easily my favorite movie of 2009, this film has turned into a bit of an obsession with the Millenium series. It's certainly the strongest of the set, and far eclipses the American remake. Noomi Rapace delivers one of my favorite acting performances by a female; she understands and embodies Lisbeth Salander to a degree that feels even more accurate than the man who created her, Stieg Larsson. Because this film is a cut of a larger mini-series, it does have some small holes - but what a sharp film overall. Rapace's energy is electrifying and terrifying, it's unsurprising she crossed over into the international film market. The quirky chemistry between Nyquist and Rapace is intriguing and triumphs over its American…