I saw the movie for the first time on sunday, the 21st of March. I’ve seen it two more times since then and I’m thinking of going to the 7PM show tonight.

I feel obsessed…help!

Posted by Rob Heidel in Simi Valley ,

you cant get help from another addict (-;

Posted by vince in zwolle ,

I’ve read the first Dragon, this guy is a genius, he’s like the Beatles, he writes in a way that everybody can understand with exceedingly complex stories, that are multi layered, and runs you all around the tree and turns you into porridge. Then you realise you were butter all the time. I suspect this Stieg of the dump may have faked his own death.

Posted by Twizzle in Maidstone ,

Loved the movie … loved Salander. She is an awesome protagonist. Movie just arrived here in Massachusetts USA. Such a shame to lose Larssen. His works are master pieces.

Posted by Jo-An in Hatfield MA USA ,

Hmmm… Avatar started in over 4000 theaters in the US. The Girl started in 43 (!).

Strange (yes, I’m being ironic…) that foreign movies doesn’t make any money in the US.

(the per screening numbers are great, though)

Posted by Chris ,

my mom -i’m 13- made me see the first movie yesterday -she says i need more culture, plus she lived in sweedan for two years durning colllage as part of some program- and all i knew about it then was that it was an international best selling series and it was a mysterys -i LOVE mysterys- and i LOVED the movie! so great! dare i say even better than entire season of Monk! right after me and my mom went to the book store to get the second book to find out what happens next.lol

i just hope they didnt leave anything out of the first movie or else i might get confused. lol.

it was sold out at the theather me and my mom went to so you know. we actually got there 20 minutes early to get good seats ect, but it was sold out. we had to wait another hour till the next showing but i’m not complaining because i spent that hour at the juicy couture store lol.

The movie is so great that I want to see it again! The actors are great, too. I just hope they won’t butcher the story in attempting to remake it to a US film version.

Posted by Gwenh in Miami, FL ,

What a frigging amazing storyteller Larsson is. Irresistible. i couldn’t put the books down. Spellbinding. Saw the Swedish movie and am not looking forward to the US version only because they believe that happy endings bring in money and they overlook the essence of the storyline to make a buck. Yet again, I hope they prove me wrong. Too bad Larsson has passed on. What other amazing stuff could he have given us?

Posted by MabelleO in TrtoCanada ,

the girl with the dragon is due to be released on dvd july 2010 (swedish vesion)

Posted by jitoosie in stow ,

Seeing it for the third time and taking another friend to share the experience. I’ve read the first and second books and although the screen play is slightly different from the book the editing of the book to make the movie is excellently done. The screen writer took chapters of material and with well thought out editing relayed that material in a glance or a look or a sentence of dialog that completely captures the meaning of all that written material. Brilliantly done. I can’t wait for Plays With Fire to hit the States. I also protest the lack of screening sites, I have to drive over a hundred mile round trip to the nearest “art” theater that shows subtitled films. What a shame! But worth the trip.

Posted by AdoAnnie in Gulf Coast, TX ,

I’m just mentioning, the monday night show here in our mid-sized midwestern town was totaly 100% sold out. Yes, I did say, Monday night showing.

Posted by Gloria in Springfield Mo. ,

Seeing the first Girl film was like a quiet MamaMia. Full to capacity and everyone in every seat knew exactly what would happen next. 2 hours flew past.

I fear, though, that Hollywood may just do a better job – in terms of what has to be omitted and in subliminal instant character building needed to pack the whole into a digestible sized film.

Noomi Rapace was an ace choice!

Posted by Phil in Ardgay ,

The movie was excellent

Hollywood is going to F**K it up when they go and film it. Brad Pitt …. can you imagine as

Kalle Blomquist … I sure can’t and Carrie Mulligan come on now …

Why do they even need to film the movie ???

MONEY thats why!

Posted by aj in boston ,

will be watching Swedish version first OF COURSE!

Did someone say Brad Pitt as Maikal in US version???????? Let me think about that one…..

Posted by Barb in Regina, Saskatchewan ,

helou, people!

I’m brazilian and i saw the first movie last night! I’ve read the 3 books before, and I loved the brilhiant job of the actor and actress – Micke and Lisbeth. I’m addicted in Millenium too!

Posted by Graciella in Santo André- Sp, Brazil ,

I read Tom Hanks will play Kalle Blomquist. I didn’t see the movie because they never show foreign films within 25-30 miles of where I reside. I have it on my calendar to rent the DVD on July 6th when it is released. USA remakes typically pale from the original. The books are so Swedish in mood and culture; I’ll go see it in the US version but don’t expect to be positively impressed.

Posted by Jan Tjernlund ,

OMG!! Did not know that Hollywood was getting into the picture (pardon the pun). I sincerely hope that they don’t butcher the books – surely they wouldn’t dare!

Posted by Cheryl in Brisbane, Australia ,

I think the casting director should look at ARCHIE PANJABI

who portarys Kalinda in The Good Wife. As soon as I

started reading the books – I saw Archie Panjabi in my mind’s eye.

It is she who I pictured through out the 3 books. Think about it, that’s all I can say.

Posted by Marsha H. in USA ,

I agree that Tom Hanks would be a good choice.

Just can’t see Brad Pitt, although he is great,

but Tom Hanks…..

Posted by Marilyn K. in USA – NY ,

How is Hollywood going to tie up all of those loose ends in an hour and a half, like they usually do? If the movie is going to be remade in English then I would prefer a director/producer from outside of Hollywood. I fear the focus may be on the violence and the sex, and they will miss the nuances of the characters.

Posted by Millicent in Brisbane ,

The first movie was very,very good. It was loyal to the book and exciting. I hope the same people do the next film.

Posted by Peter ,

Drove 35 miles each way to see the movie.Fantastic!Excellent cast,stayed true to the book.Rarely get foreign films here,but this was a total treat!

Posted by Caril E in Reno Nevada ,

Is the swedish movie in English or is it dubbed or subtitled? Please let me know from anyone who has seen the movie.

Posted by Mike in Omaha,NE ,

The movie is sub-titled. (hurrah)!

Can anyone tell me where the movie was filmed and where that amazing bridge is located?

Posted by Anita Hedvall in Portland OR ,

I just saw the opening of the second movie in US. a few days ago. Great fun. Surprised to see hardly anyone in theater under what looked to be fifty years old. Don’t twenty-thirties like mystery movies? Lisbeth Salander is around six years old now- didn’t Larsson die in 2004? Is her persona dated for kids who are in that age range?

I think Larsson may have faked his own death, the timing is too good. Best read in years….

Posted by b in ba ,

we get the first in the trilogy this week in the uk, after finishing the books a month ago I need my fix! i hope the characters portrayed stay true to the book as i have them mapped out…. you know what I mean!

Have seen that Daniel Craig may be playing Blomquist in a “British” version, might work, hes a decent actor but maybe a little stiff to play mickey

Posted by elli in sw uk ,

if you buy the blu – ray you can have a choice

either watch it with sub titles or dubbed in english

Posted by Alan C in LEEDS ,

I’ve got to say, I absolutely love the books, am not that fond of the Swedish films. The first one was OK, the 2nd one was not a good film, in my opinion, and both films were utterly lacking in the dark humor that’s sprinkled through the books – and both films fundamentally changed the role of the police and, in the case of the first one, Lisbeth’s policy toward dealing with the police. I understand changing things for time, etc – and the 2nd film was edited from a made-for-TV version, so it had that against it. But when a film-maker changes the ideological perspective of a main character in a book, they better have a good reason for it, especially when so much of the climactic part of the trilogy pertains to that issue. Oh, well. I’m hoping Fincher will do better. Obviously, living in the US, I’m more attuned to US-style flashy film-making, so that may be the key to some of my disappointment with the Swedish films.

Posted by SteveA in Oakland, CA ,

I love all the talk about the proposed re-make by the USA film industry. Yes, I’m sure they will pay a fortune for some, so called, “Star” to play up-front and then contract every “special effects” designer to put in as many exploding/bouncing car chase sequences that have ever been designed. There will then, of course, be the mandatory slow-motion bullet-following action as well with the “Star”, seeing the bullet approaching, lean to one side to watch the said bullet narrowly miss his left ear. Get my drift? If you want to see how Hollywood can really mess up a good story then watch, firstly, Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s book “The Day of the Jackal”, and then watch the 1997 crap filmed as “The Jackal” (starring Bruce Willis) based on the same novel but set somewhere completely differently with every (non-realistic) “special effect” thrown in for box-office attraction value.

Posted by Paul in Devon ,

Excellent, Paul, couldn’t agree more. I know both films. The 1973 version kept me on the edge of my seat, the 1997 one (set in America!) had me leave my seat and not bother to watch the end of the film.

Posted by Anton in Brugge ,