The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
For those of you who have read this blog before, you know that I am not fond of remakes. Now there are some exceptions. If I never saw the original or knew it was a remake at the time. If I see a remake and I find out later that was the case, I’m always interested in seeing the original to make a comparison.
Although the formula’s for film have been done. I just don’t understand why people don’t apply that and try to make something new as opposed to remaking something that is considered a classic. Whether cult or otherwise.
I wonder if anyone has ever thought of just redoing the soundtrack? I wonder what would Last House on the Left would be like if the music were changed? The remake was okay, but I think the original is interesting. Because its not dealing with monsters it makes it all the more scary.
Now on to our feature. The remake of TGWTDT stars Daniel Craig as Michel Bloomkvist and new comer Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Solander. In the original and this remake, the woman have made incredible transformations to bring Lisbeth to life. The book was an interesting read and every writer takes some creative license, they both hold up to the book. Although the story is told out of sequence on film. Other than the film being made in English, it’s pretty much the same film. Why not just do an English dub. This is the part that makes no sense. Make a prequel or create another sequel. Hollywood wants to make money, but it doesn’t always happen. Daniel Craig has had box office success as Bond, but that doesn’t mean it will carry over into his other films. There is something about him as Bond. In my opinion he is the most masculine of all of the bonds. He’s not a pretty boy, but he does have those piercing blue eyes.
There is definitely a screen presence to Daniel Craig and he brings that to TGWTDT. If you don’t like reading subtitles, and you’re a fan of Daniel Craig, then you’ll enjoy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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