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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

BD impressions: Menn som hater kvinner

1:38 PM / BD Impressions / 2 Comments

For my thoughts on the film itself, please see my previous post. A quick summary:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is ultimately hampered by what it is: a faithful adaptation of a novel about a guy who sits around and doesn't do very much except read and talk. It does a fine job of bringing Larsson's characters and world to life, but it fails to expand them beyond what they were on the page. Essentially, it's very well-made. When someone describes a film in that way, it's usually a sure fire sign that they appreciated the technical craftsmanship but didn't engage with it on any level. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has more going for it than that, but it feels remarkably small-screen in its scope.

It's worth stressing once again that no English subtitles are provided on this copy of the film. English subtitles can be downloaded if you know where to look for them (they're not hard to find), and if you have a means of syncing them up with the film then this is a perfectly adequate way of watching the film, even if they appear to have been machine translated.

Image quality: Reference. 10/10

Menn som hater kvinner
studio: Nordisk Film; country: Norway; region code: ABC; codec: AVC;
file size: 32.6 GB; average bit rate (including audio): 30.63 Mbit/sec

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