The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[nin3414]

Just posted in the other thread but if anyone picking up tickets to the SF screening can grab two more it would be greatly appreciated. I can't make the five hour trip today since it's finals weekend. Hope someone sees this! Thanks!

[sheepdean]

Just posted in the other thread but if anyone picking up tickets to the SF screening can grab two more it would be greatly appreciated. I can't make the five hour trip today since it's finals weekend. Hope someone sees this! Thanks!

It's 2 tickets per person, sorry

[sheepdean]

Good for you guys! Looks like we'll be getting fan reviews before a lot of the official critics' stuff is published. My assumption was that this would be another internet contest like the 8-minute previews. It's cooler, and probably more fair, that you have to pick them up in person - which in my case, means I won't be driving an hour+ into NYC to be disappointed. I really fucking want some merch/swag from this movie, though, dammit.

Fincher gets really fucking annoyed when people release reviews early - I get the feeling we'll be asked not to reveal too much.

[jessamineny]

Fincher gets really fucking annoyed when people release reviews early - I get the feeling we'll be asked not to reveal too much.

The screenings are only nine days before the film opens. That's not early for reviews.

[Malechite]

Look like Pequena will be seeing TGWTDT in Toronto!

[razzletiger]

Yay for Pequena!!

Also, yeah, if people aren't sworn to absolute secrecy about the screening, then please do come back and tell us what you think! I'm stupidly excited for this movie.

[punish7]

I scored a ticket! LA!

[AgentofChaos]

Not that it really matters but kinda cool!

[sheepdean]

Mine had my name written on it instead, I assume to prevent resales (although I wish in retrospect I'd had them write sheepdean on it)

[jessamineny]

I get the feeling we'll be asked not to reveal too much.

Also, yeah, if people aren't sworn to absolute secrecy about the screening, then please do come back and tell us what you think! I'm stupidly excited for this movie.

No worries. They have free screenings like this because they want you all to talk. They're hoping that you'll be free, viral publicity.

[pequena]

Look like Pequena will be seeing TGWTDT in Toronto!

Would it be tacky to go wearing a NIN shirt? ;p

[richardp]

This is odd:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/a...hedragontattoo

Looks like Rooney Mara isn't even up for consideration for Lisbeth.

[Zipfinator]

This is odd:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/a...hedragontattoo

Looks like Rooney Mara isn't even up for consideration for Lisbeth.

Well that's disappointing... There was another press release somewhere that said she was going for best actress. Maybe they just forgot to list it in that one somehow?

[Jon]

Here, have some reading material to help kill some time till the movie comes out

[wight rabbit]

Well that's disappointing... There was another press release somewhere that said she was going for best actress. Maybe they just forgot to list it in that one somehow?

Yeah... It seems odd to have entries in "Best Actor," "Best Supporting Actor," and "Best Supporting Actress," but no "Best Actress."

[richardp]

They must have just forgotten to add that category, as her for Best Actress is now on the list.

[RocketScience]

Scored a ticket for the Stockholm screening. Brought two unknowing friends along and they were given tickets too, quite baffled they were xD. Super psyched.

[richardp]

So, everyone who got a ticket, how awesome was it?

[botley]

Went to the Toronto preview screening. Sat up close (not uncomfortably so, except when it was supposed to be...) and I was blown away. Very impressed by the entire ensemble cast, the attention to detail, the gutsy choices. Oh, and the pacing is absolutely relentless; it's a long movie, but it just flies by and demands your attention. This is a lock for any of the post-production Oscars for which it receives nominations. Get to a cinema and see it — and if the opening credit crawl isn't ear-splittingly loud then ask them to turn it up!

Also finally met Morad! What a great human man he is. On another note... I gotta go cuddle with my cat now.

[pequena]

Bla-DOW!


If I recall correctly, and as Malechite reminded me, the stock is similar to the Wave Goodbye posters.

[razzletiger]

JEALOUS.

Also, I'll just take this opportunity to remind everyone that we have a spoiler code now, so if you feel like talking about the finer details, please please please use it. <3

[Morad]

I'm so glad I met Botley at the screening. We've been planning to meet for over a year now, and it was such a great privilege to finally get to meet him. I love this forum.

I find it incredible how David Fincher and Steven Zaillian took the material from such a flawed and cringe-inducing book and turned it into a great movie. Even though the film was long in regards to running-time, it didn't feel like it at all. The pacing was perfect, and the script was pretty much free of all the cliches, coincidences, and the awful dialogue that impaired the book itself. I have yet to watch the Swedish adaptation, but by reading the synopsis to it, they borrowed only one chief scene from it (hint: "explosion"). TR and AR's (I love how Atticus has his own abbreviation now) score was just as great as you imagine in the movie, but it was much less exposed than it was in The Social Network. It didn't drive this movie like it did TSN, but I still can't imagine the film functioning without the score.

Also, the opening credits with "Immigrant Song" playing over it is shiver-inducing and amazing. I just remember I looked at my friend right after it ended, and we just stared at each other with our mouthes wide open.

Fincher is probably the most stylish director of our day; the direction is smooth and natural, and the performances were fantastic. This is probably Craig's best performance since Casino Royale; and Rooney Mara and Stellan Skarsgard were terrific too.

[sheepdean]

Wait, the posters have the cities on them? I just grabbed 3 and walked off into the night *goes to check*

London's is pretty different, I'll get a pic in a bit

[Dinki Di]

Went to the Austin screening. Amazing film and the music was perfect throughout. Never in the foreground, always in the background. I think I will need to think about it a little more so I can give a good review. Oh yeah, they held a raffle with our ticket stubs for one of the metal razorblade posters.

Here is one that everyone in the theater got....

[sheepdean]

The only thing I didn't like about the film was the product placement. Either every single person in Sweden drinks coke and uses Apples, or they broke suspension of disbelief to flog us shit.

[pequena]

The only thing I didn't like about the film was the product placement. Either every single person in Sweden drinks coke and uses Apples, or they broke suspension of disbelief to flog us shit.

Don't forget Happy Meals

[sheepdean]

Don't forget Happy Meals

The first time she had one, I thought "cute, they're adding her childishness within her psyche to the film". The third time, I thought "I want Burger King".

[Miss.Selfdestruct]

gross, i don't recall this story taking place in america :x

[Zipfinator]

gross, i don't recall this story taking place in america :x

They have McDonalds in Sweden you know... Mikael even eats there in the book once.

[punish7]

Just got back from the LA showing. The movie was good and a few people showed up to watch it with us... Trent Reznor, Mariqueen Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Tamar Levine, Jordie White and Alan Moulder. It was pretty cool having them all there!