Noomi

Posted by cgcollier in Birmingahm ,

Noomi of course! Rooney is too pretty and kind in the movie.

Posted by person in somewhere ,

One day I might look at a rose and say.

That’s a beautiful flower.

The next day I might look at a lily and say.

That’s a beautiful flower.

Both were outstanding performances.

Posted by dfr ,

Could you measure your admiration in percents,folks?

Posted by Heckler in SPB ,

Rooney, she seems to fit the description in the books better.

Posted by jack brown in milledgeville, ga. usa ,

Rooney! The way she didn’t make eye contact and that stare she uses is so Lisbeth.

Rooney

Rooney fit the description in the book much better. She was also a better actor. The way she made eye contact and spoke was a better representation of LS in the book.

Posted by SK in Van ,

in my opinion rooney mara fitted the description in the book while noomi rapace was beautiful to play lisbeth.as for the acting both did a great job but rooney was better as she made no eye contact and that stare that betrayed no emotions was just so convincing.

Posted by trinity ,

Rooney. She is eerily close to the character I envisioned while reading Tatoo.

Posted by PK in United States ,

Noomi and Rooney, funny name resemblance. I can t even compare the two of them. To me, they seemed to be two different characters.

Posted by Oana in Bucharest ,

Rooney looks much younger, which meets the description better. I think she was perfect.

Posted by dearnatalie in florida ,

Rapace’s great advantage was that she was out first and Mara will always be measured against her performance. Mara, though, comes closer to how Lisbeth is being portrayed in the book: tiny, seemingly week, boyish. But then there’s the “hairy question” which makes Rapace’s performance more credible: Playing a freak, she doesn’t shy away from letting the hair grow in her armpits while Mara enters the stage even with her pubic hair perfectly trimmed. That’s Hollywood and not the the alternative crowd from Stockholm Söder.

All in all, however, both did an excellent job. Not to be compared with her male counterpart. Why Michael Nyqvist made it into the Swedish movies remains a mystery – Craig on the hand, smart, handsome, a convincing womanizer, is pretty close to how I imagined Blomqvist when reading the books.

Posted by Martin in Frankfurt, Germany ,

Sorry, meant to write “seemingly weak”, of course. Stupid, me.

Posted by Martin in Frankfurt, Germany ,

noomi rapace!!!!!

Posted by emma m in bury st edmunds ,

Rooney. Noomi maybe be a sexy Salander, but Rooney takes the cake when it comes to actual looks and skittishness.

Posted by inkopah in jacumba ,

both

Posted by gianna in athens greece ,

Rooney Mara was amazing–she brought the character to life in true Stig Larsson style. I hope they proceed with making movies based on the last 2 books, with Mara in the role. Any news in that regard as of yet?

Posted by nancypirate in NY, USA ,

Noomi Rapace. She’s real Lisbeth as described in book. Rooney Mara is good actor but her version is just generic psycho, just like those in every other movies.

But Noomi’s version is human who you can actually have sympathy with. Human with troubles, but not total psycho.

Posted by Samuel in Braitslava, SK ,

Having watched both movies, I’d say I prefer Noomi Rapace. Rooney Mara was very good but she didn’t seem “real” to me. I think she was trying too hard to act like Lisbeth, while Noomi was literally made for this role. Also, sometimes I almost forgot Rooney was the leading actress. Maybe this has to do with the director, who I think didn’t focus enough on her and made her look a little too vulnerable and kind at times, or her partner(Daniel Craig) who was famous and draw all the attention.

So, that’s why I prefer Noomi to Rooney.

Posted by Athena in Thessaloniki ,

Noomi first Rooney second. No doubt on that.

The point is Rooney only takes part of one movie. Don’t if there will be the others ones with Daniel and Ronney.

Posted by Frédéric in Dunkirk ,

ROONEY MARA 100%

I’ve seen both movies, and Fincher’s version is much stronger than the Swedish one, which in turn, makes Rooney a much stronger character. I just didn’t see the same passion in Noomi when I saw her performance on screen.

I can’t wait to see Rooney in her future works, I adore her!

Posted by VA in TX ,

In my opinion, Rooney is far superior in terms of acting ability, on-screen presence, and being naturally right for the role. Noomi just seemed like a depressed, angst-ridden, goth chick to me and I didn’t find her acting even remotely convincing. Also, as others have noted, Noomi constantly made defiant eye contact with everyone whereas Rooney avoided eye contact with almost everyone and seemed to be in her own world. I find this to be a very important detail, especially considering the possibility (as Blomkvist wonders in the book) that Lisbeth has Asperger’s Syndrome.

Posted by Z in LA ,

Noomi

Noomi.!!!!!!!!!!!..Though I have not watched the American version…..

Posted by lopez in Los Angeles ,

Rooney wore a red merkin for the role; that’s Lisbeth’s true hair color. Now, show me where it said Lisbeth grew her armpit hair in the book; that’s just gross and unnecessary.

Posted by Hiropro ,

uhh..guess you haven’t been to europe Hiropro, if armpit hair turns you off, better stay home.

Posted by rbob in calif ,

Rooney is Lisbeth. Period

Posted by Scorpio*1961 in Spindale ,

both…outstanding!

Posted by luciananitriniyahoo.com.br in Sao Paulo, Brazil ,

100% Noomi.

She played the role so well, it made me watch the next two movies, read all 3 books, and the 6 episodes of the Dragon Tattoo trilogy: Extended version in a short span of time.

I also watched the American version just to compare with the Swedish film and book. I just did not feel it. From the beginning until the end, the Swedish version was better, in my opinion.

Posted by polapoi in chicago ,

100 % Noomi Rapace- she is perfect for that role!

Posted by LS_lover in Mainz, Germany ,

Noomi <3

Although I think both actresses did a great job, Noomi played the role with more depth to it. With Rooney it looked like a little bad girl gone wild…maybe she will grow with the sequels, but for now, Noomi is my heroine

Posted by maddie in bavaria, germany ,

Noomi. I’ve seen all three Swedish movies, the American movie and read the three books. Since Noomi had more screen time because I’ve seen her in three movies, she is absolutley Lisbeth Salander.

Posted by John Luciani in Toronto ,

Noomi played Lisbeth. Rooney is Lisbeth!

Posted by sonya in new britain ,

BOTH REALLY BECAUSE THEY DID A GOOD JOB IN ACTING AS LISBETH

Posted by Mawyy in PHILIPPINES ,

I haven’t see yet the Swedish version with noomi but she looks less like lisbeth in the other hand, Rooney looks amazing in the movie an excellent performance she really looks, talks, think like lisbeth it was a extreme transformation I mean I have read the 3 books and for what a look see really did a great job!

Posted by Wspjims in Zurich ,

Rooney Mara.

Posted by Leigh in Ny ,

Haven’t read the book or seen Rooney…yet, but, Noomi gave the expressionless glare, and silent distrust, as a traumatized, brilliant mind might. Haunted by that performance because I can relate.

Posted by Lengua Navaja in Novato, CA ,

Noomi is the best by far. I loved the Swedish version over Hollywood any day.

Posted by Klp in Sydney ,

Hmmm, physically speaking, Rooney fits the description better. I liked Rooney as LS, but I also got curious about Noomi! I do think that Noomi’s Lisbeth is way too pretty. Those big eyes! Rooney is kinda more accurate in looks. And acting. I still have to see Noomi act in the trilogy for me to be able to give a good judgment.

Posted by in Philippines ,

I’ve watched both the Swedish movies and the American one, read all the books, and I think Noomi Rapace did a better job creating Lisbeth Salander’s character. She played the role exactly as I saw it in the books. Rooney Mara did a good job but Rapace was a more dynamic character and had more personality that was consistent with what the books intended for Lisbeth Salander.

Posted by Amanda White in Little Rock, Arkansas ,

Noomi was more believable. Rooney was good but didn’t sell me that she was the Lizbeth Salander in the book. I really felt it with Noomi.

Posted by Steve in Washington DC ,

Rapace: Performed and created a real person who had a bizarre personality but was still a human being.

Rooney: “I’m just going to be a drama queen and act psychotic”/”thanks daddy for the movie gig!”

Posted by Krys in Paris ,

Oh and at least Noomi smokes more than the first puff of every cigarette along with michael craig, if you’re gonna smoke don’t half ass it

Posted by Krys in Paris ,

apples and oranges, really…..but now that I’ve seen all 9 hours of the three Swedish films uncut I have to say Noomi owns the role. While Rooney’s performance was good and could very well expand with the next American adaptation, she didn’t exude the toughness and the f**k you attitude that was the Salander character from the novels.

Posted by hilogreg in hawaii ,

I would choose Noomi since she’s a little bit more scarier and a lot more Badass than Rooney.

Posted by Raven Salander in London ,

rooney, of course

I will have to say Roonney because in the parts that Lisbeth should be scary she did it really well. Specially in the scene in the elavator with Bjurman… Love IT!!!!

Posted by Aline Sousa in São Paulo – Brasil ,

Rooney – she has better tits and a$$

Posted by Watchmen in Latveria ,

They were both incredible in an unusual role.

Noomi and Lisbeth are the kind of girl who can show you her armpit hair (or was it an armpit merkin?) and still be hot and desirable. Rooney probably could too. She isn’t your average American starlet afraid of stepping outside the box. Great stories, great character, great actresses. Can’t go wrong with either.

Posted by GrandGuy in Texas ,

Both were fantastic in the role, each portraying different aspects of Lisbeth better than the other. If I have to pick then I’ll go with Noomi.

Posted by Indianasut in England ,

ROONEY!

she did a great job in lifting the character from the book, especially when she doesn’t do eye-contact and seemed to want to be left alone in her ‘world’

Posted by Hannah in Makati ,

A very emphatic BOTH!

Posted by rickbull in Nashville ,

Elsewhere I have posited my opinion: Noomi because she speaks Swedish (and I read subtitles) except for the scene where Rooney convinces Martin that he should just get away from the demon who snapped his jaw in two.

As for Craig vs Nyquist I cannot see Craig taking a train to rescue Lisbeth and then jogging around to rent a car and driving around like a lost lamb bumbling into the denument of Lisabeth’s revenge scene. That needed Nyquist’s nice but not quite competant.

Posted by John Ross in Oakland, CA USA ,

Noomi obviously.

Rooney couldn’t even go unshaven for the role.

Posted by d in d ,

I would suggest that before you even make a final comparison view the Swedish Millennium Series as a whole. It is now available on DVD, it has also been aired in complete form on the Sundance Channel. It shows the Swedish mini-series in movie form, each movie being three hours long for a total of 9 hours. Some of the plot lines which were edited out are restored. It was the choppy editing that hampered the original Swedish movie releases. In the entire body of work it’s evident why Noomi Replace shines as Lizabeth Salander. There is a reason why Hollywood directors including Ridley Scott sought out Replace after seeing her performance in the Tattoo Movies. While I have nothing against Rooney Mara’s performance, I was hoping she would be able to flesh out the Salander character more in the remaining movies…that doesn’t appear to be happening at this point. In the end whether you liked Mara or Noomi, it is Noomi Replace who is credited with bringing Lizbeth to life on the screen. If you have seen her interviews on the subject she felt tortured and possessed by the character which she lived with for many months of back to back filming…and it shows with her excellent performance. This was why she had no interest in being involved with the Hollywood version.

Posted by Hilogreg in Hawaii ,

Noomi!! She was perfect.

Posted by Hope in Pennsylvannia ,

rooney me gusto mucho mas que naomi

Posted by cin in argentina ,

I have both the swedish Trilogy and the extended version of the american GWTDT on Bluray and have watched each multiple times and still see Nommi as Lisbeth even as I se the american film as a well crafted feature film and I wish the second and third were forthcoming from that source, mostly because I simply want to dwell in that proximity to Lisbeth some more.

Since I love the books and the Trilogy stays closer to the word on the page (with a lot of liberties and short-cuts) I must side with the swedish effort and my attachment to the american inheres in Fincher’s skills as well as Rapace’s attractiveness.

It is curious, here, that my regard for the character Lisbeth is actually that I know I would never be attracted to her man/woman–she would put me off as just too complicated and ultimately dangerous to my own grasp of reality. Noomi gets to that better than Rapace

Posted by turtle in California ,

NOOMI and nobody else. Rooney Mara is unattractive and has no “swagger”. And what an awful hairstyle Rooney had. In the Swedish movie they knew how to make Lisbeth Goth and Grungy and still attractive.

Posted by Dragonreader in Alamogordo ,