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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-09-02 08:23:15
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I loved it and hated it. I was so sucked in the whole time, couldn’t wait to see what happened and the investigation but wow some terrible scenes to see 💔 Since there’s no next movie i guess i have to read the books. I need to see the rest of their stories!

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First Name Ella

Gotta be honest, I hated this movie and the book. Just gave me the ick. I hope you get to watch more films that are up your alley too soon!

Clay F

Excellent movie. Putting on your reaction now.

Night King01

There are more books but there are Swedish versions as this is technically a remake but more like just another adaptation. The Swedish films do cover the rest of the series I believe. Also dont skip the first book cause obviously there are things that they had to cut out.

djKENTO

There are three Swedish films and an English speaking sequel called The Girl in the Spider’s Web but the cast is different. Claire Foy from The Crown plays Lizbeth.

PaulChristopher

The Girl in the Spider's Web was written by a different author. Not as good.

Thoko

Woops

Nathan Jasper

Watch the original Swedish trilogy to see what really happened 😉

John Sullivan

It was popular and maybe touched some important themes, but it never felt like a good movie you'd really want to watch

Gábor Árki

Stieg Larsson originally wrote a trilogy of books, which were posthumously published and adapted into three Swedish films in 2009. Then, in 2011, this Hollywood version was released that only covers the first book. Later other authors continued the series. I believe there are now six additional novels. As for the films, I’m torn between them. The original Swedish version has a raw, grounded realism, and Noomi Rapace's performance of Lisbeth is really great. Meanwhile, Fincher’s 2011 version has a noticeably higher production value, with a very stylish visual aesthetic, and a more suspenseful pace and atmosphere. Both versions have their strengths. The Swedish movie also has two sequels covering the rest of the original trilogy, but in my opinion the quality of those just doesn't live up to the first movie. Sony originally planned to adapt all three books as well, but after the first film underperformed at the box office, the high cost of reassembling the cast, scheduling challenges due to Fincher’s other commitments and Craig’s ongoing role as Bond caused the project to stall indefinitely. Sony finally decided to do a soft reboot instead and filmed the first book of the second trilogy, The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018), but this was sort of a flop both financially and critically. PS: talking about foreign movies. Any chance for a European movie poll? I believe the last European movie we had was Das Boot 1,5 years ago. PPS: and with October coming, my suggestion for the month is Let the Right One In / Låt den rätte komma in (2008). In this case I believe the original Swedish is clearly the better version.

Clay F

I slghtly prefer the 2011 adaptation over the 2009 adaptation. Both are awesome. As for the 2009, I like the raw, grounded realism and especially Noomi Rapace's performance of Lisbeth. I welcome a reaction to the 2009 original.

Clay F

Great reaction. I thought you might like the investigative aspects. And you like Daniel Craig. You connected with the 'sweetness' of their relationship. "I just hope it's not like Sin City." Rooney Mara is excellent in "Lion" (2016) on your mom's list. That song in the intro is a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, featuring vocals by Karen O. I like it. Hedestad is a fictional town but looked like northern Sweden. Not the North Poll, but 15% of Sweden in the north lies within the Arctic Circle. Those scenes tough on you. Seem to shake you up. That feeling stuck w/you for a while. I fast forward through some of that when I rewatch the movie. Lastly, while I like this 2011 adaptation slightly better than 2009 original, both are awesome. I would welcome a reaction to the 2009 original. I remember being devastated last year when the 2009 version lost by 1% to Das Boot (1981) in a poll.

Nathan Jasper

Fincher butchered the material and made his Mikael stupid and left out important information in favor of another sex scene. Not to mention the abysmal hairstyling and the need to make Lisbeth look sickly. Fincher's version is crap compared to the original. 2009 all the way.

James M

The performance by Noomi Rapace makes the original superior. The expensive production sheen of this version almost takes away from the gritty subject of the story compared to the raw feel of the Swedish film. Craig and Skarsgard are such great actors that it's great watching them. But they cant make Rooney Mara reach the level of Rapace.

JL_83

tough movie to watch, yes, but Rooney Mara’s performance is electrifying in this…

James M

Read the books but do start with the first one. This movie is not a good substitute for it.

Kit Taylor

Thanks for reacting to this! One of my favorite movies. David Fincher is a master. I know you love/hate thrillers, which is what makes them so great. The "hate" parts always get a payoff. If you really want to test yourself and you haven't seen it yet, watch Seven (Se7en). Ranked #20 all-time on IMDB with an 8.6. You will never forget it. Also if you didn't know, David Fincher directed Zodiac which I LOVE your reaction of. Some other masterpieces... Titanic, Oblivion (Tom Cruise and the same director as Top Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski), G.I Jane (Demi Moore, female bad-ass movie, very well done), Remember the Titans (the best movie Disney has ever made IMO), Gone Girl (David Fincher again) and Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck directs... but he is AMAZING and it's an Oscar nominee for Best Actress). Anyway, thanks for all the hard work! Looking forward to more polls.

Above Average Dave

There are three Swedish films — one on each book — that, IMHO, are better adaptations than this one. Of course, it's subtitles all the way and probably won't get you a lot of viewers on YouTube, but in case you're curious. You know, with all your free time between the three kids, the husband and running a media empire 🤣

Uncle Phoenix

“Dexter Dungeon” had me 🤣

Clay F

Excellent comments.

Blake Evans

I’m surprised Cassie made it through this one. Some parts even make me flinch. But hope fully this opens the door for Se7en (1995). Arguably one of the greatest movies ever made and definitely a modern noir classic at least.

Gábor Árki

Surprisingly, Cassie has seen Se7en before the channel. I believe this has been confirmed as well, and has not been marked by mistake.

Above Average Dave

Carly would never want to watch Se7en, Kit. She has a hard time with PG-13 violence, as it is, and has claimed multiple times that she can't shake those scenes for days or weeks.

Richard Maurer

My only objection to this film is that it’s a remake of a foreign film, which I would never watch first as the originals are invariably better, as is the case with this film.

Above Average Dave

Also, if to talk to any operative, GI Jane may be the worst movie ever made about the special forces, SEALS specifically, the BUDs experience and operational attitudes and rules of engagement and operations. It's a Hollywood fantasy, nothing more.

aarswft

I love these kinds of movies where you can potentially solve it if you pay close enough attention, but you mostly need the story to playout. Better that its obvious watching it again who the killer is, you just didn't know what clues to pick up on. This is where Fincher excels.

Elliot Nesterman

The three novels were all made into films in Sweden, starring Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander. All three are excellent adaptations of the novels. i think you'd enjoy starting with the first one even though you already know the story. Or you could just watch the second and third.

Edgar Gonzalez

To be honest fam, I didn't think the book or mvie was that good. And when movies get written after books, usually they disappoint (aside from a few like LOTR, Misery, Shawshank Redemption. Ect). But it is what it is, I'm checking out this reaction after work.

Jay Jay Reyes

The movies are foreign but the trilogy is completed, just not with these actor plus there is the girl who is caught in the spiders web I think it's called. Thats the other American film of the series. That lead is Claire Foy. Yeah it's a depressing triller. Lol

Cole Jennett

To my knowledge Carly has “not” watched Aliens or Silence of the Lambs. Dave was referring to Carly not Cassie. Seven would be harder on her than Zodiac, so I agree with Dave. Carly has made it very clear what she “wants” to watch on the channel. And it’s not movies like Seven.

Phil Stubblefield

"I loved it and hated it." Well, I'm glad the "hated it" part is still alive. Sometimes I fear that your sweet innocence has been tarnished by some of the, uh..., "stuff" that wins certain polls. 😔

fallingupdownthere

I never realized all of the books were published posthumously. I was always under the impression the first three were published when he was still alive and it was just the fourth that was after his death.

Clay F

This movie a clear winner of Cassie's Picks Poll. Initially, dominated its preliminary poll w/massive 462 votes against strong competition to advance to the final poll. Then, a strong winner in final poll with the only close competitor being the awesome Lost in Translation that lost by -5%. Thus, in all, should be many patrons happy to see this reaction posted.

Choof

This is made by David Fincher, who made Zodiac, The Game that you watched on then channel as well as The Social Network, Seven, Gone Girl and a few others. One of my favorite living directors, I have this 3rd on my Fincher rankings behind Zodiac and Social Network. The opening credits is a cover version of "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin. You've likely heard the original at Hockey games. Jack Black sings a bit of it in School of Rock and it plays multiple times in Thor Ragnarok so you may remember it from those as well. As others have pointed out the original Swedish trilogy was made incorporating the only 3 books in the series written by the author before his death. The hope was to continue with these American versions but Fincher is meticulous and takes awhile, combined with an under performance at the box office and Craig's Bond duties taking precedence (this was made between quantum of solace and skyfall), meant we'll never get those versions as its been way too long

Clifton Owens

Bright Angel, I love, love, love you and your channel. But seeing the trauma pain you feel so personally in some of these darker film noir sexual abuse parts makes me feel so worried. I know you're a big girl. But I'd love to see you watch more RomComs, or happy ending Romance stories. I'm 80, and I feel like I'm watching my 16-year-old Granddaughter watching something she shouldn't. I know it's silly, but you're like family for me and my precious wife of 60 years.

Uncle Phoenix

It may sound weird; but whenever I watch a mystery I am reminded of “My Cousin Vinny” and Vinny’s analogy of the Brick. How a mystery is only a mystery if you look at it from a certain Point Of View. How a different Point Of View can show that the Brick is actually as thin as a Playing Card.

Just Plain Bob

It’s an apt analogy. I worked on an investigation once in which a fictitious lawsuit was used to dupe a city treasurer into stealing from the city to the extent that the city was on the verge of bankruptcy. The treasurer then committed suicide, making it impossible to get his side of the story. The “lawsuit” documents we discovered were obvious fakes, so we assumed they were part of some inside joke between him and his co-conspirator. Our staff attorney (and special prosecutor) urged us to look at it differently. What if the brick was a playing card? In this case, what if the co-conspirator wasn’t a conspirator at all? What if he used the fictitious lawsuit to bilk the treasurer, forcing him to steal from the city? Once we looked at it from that standpoint, everything started to fall into place. We obtained a confession in which the perpetrator admitted that he had duped the treasurer using the fictitious lawsuit. He was indicted and convicted on numerous counts of theft (by deception) and official misconduct. All because our attorney advised us to look at the brick from a different perspective.

Uncle Phoenix

In the television series, “Elementary” Jonny Lee Miller plays a modern version of Sherlock Holmes; and his character likes to say that “…a new perspective can be as useful as new evidence.”

Just Plain Bob

One of the toughest things to teach young investigators is that their theory of events should change as the evidence evolves/accumulates. Often, based on early evidence, you create a theory and become wed to that theory. It can be difficult to discard it, even with evidence pointing in a different direction. It’s a growing pain every good investigator has to go thru.

Uncle Phoenix

Investigators, magicians, and comedians all seem to have that in common. Meaning that they are all living in a world where people tell stories about the world, and then they get to reveal a second story using the same evidence.

Gray

Great film. I'd be up for watching the Swedish films too, as this was the first watch for me. I loved the soundtrack by Trent & Atticus and they even had one of the actors in a NIN shirt. Speaking of shirts, I want the one Lisbeth was wearing when Mikael turned up at her door haha. Also, wow your questioning what Lisbeth said at the start of the film in the meeting got a laugh out of me 😮

DAVID COSTELLO

The original Swedish version has 2 sequels

Javier Hernandez

The original foreign films are good (with Noomie Rapace) and there is one other English version (with Claire Foy from The Crown) 2009 Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/ 2009 The Girl Who Played With Fire - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216487/?ref_=tt_mlt_i_1 2009 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343097/?ref_=tt_mlt_i_2 2010 Millennium (Limited Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634549/?ref_=tt_mlt_i_4 2018 The Girl in The Spider's Web - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177088/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2

Uncle Phoenix

The movie definitely portrays Lisbeth as being a bit of a psychopath or sociopath. I think that I might read the books to find out more about her character.

Uncle Phoenix

This first movie was such a hard watch. I kind of miss the old days when one could watch edited R-rated movies on "Cable”.

Chris Thom

If you do watch the rest of the series, just be prepared for the cast to change. New Lisbeth, new Mikael, etc. But it should be fairly easy to follow I think. You just have to get used to the subtitles. Noomi Repace is a fantastic actress who also did some big Hollywood things. She's great as Lisbeth. Rooney Mara played Zuckerberg's girlfriend at the beginning of The Social Network (another David Fincher film).

Tyler Foster

I'm glad there was some loved it in there. I think this is a great movie, but after Sin City and with "Game of Thrones" going I was worried this would all be too much! As others have said, I would consider checking out the Swedish versions. Note that there are two versions of the Swedish films: a trilogy of movies, or extended cuts that turn the three movies into a six-part miniseries, with each film transformed into two episodes. I have so far only seen the theatrical cut of the first two films with your former mod KL on her channel, and I'm looking forward to checking out the third part whenever she gets around to it, but I'd be interested in seeing reactions to the longer versions as well just so I have an excuse to give those a try. Just a warning that of course, the two versions of the first film are adapted from the same book. Fans of the books have had strong opinions about their differences, although to me they presented Lisbeth as basically the same character -- but more to the point, the same stuff you hated here obviously happens in both adaptations.

John Rando

The Swedish 2009 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the better version. There are also extended versions that are even better than the theatrical 2009 versions. They released the entire extended Millennium Trilogy the following year in 2010 dividing each film into two 90 min episodes (also available on Prime). Just compare the first 20 mins of the theatrical and extended versions and you can tell which one is better.

Stan the Man

In my opinion The Fincher version is a thousand times better. It’s not even close. The Swedish version is just a standard film with a great performance. Fincher’s version adds tone, atmosphere, great acting all around and it’s far better written as a script. The exposition is much better. There’s literally nothing about the Swedish version that’s superior. Except that it came first. Which I think took some of the buzz around this movie away since so many had seen the original. I never thought an American actor could out do Noomi Rapacr as Lisbeth but Rooney Mara somehow just knocked it out of the park

Stan the Man

I’m always surprised by those who say they prefer the Swedish version of this film. I think maybe there’s a bit of “whatever came first is better”. But to me there’s just no comparison and it’s a fascinating contrast. I never thought anyone would be able to play Lisbeth other than Noomi Rapace but Rooney Mara was amazing. But the Fincher version is superior in almost every way. Seeing how two different directors approach the same material. But Fincher, beyond his stylistic and aesthetic flourishes, he just brings his dark sense of humour to it. Martin using Orinoco Flow as he goes to kill Daniel Craig is just…*chefs kiss*

Tyler Foster

To be clear, I would not say I have a strong preference. I thought both movies were very good. The Fincher movie is more stylish, but the absence of that style didn't bother me even though I watched the Swedish version second. In both films, I was more interested watching the characters unraveling the mystery and the performances by the actors.

Just Plain Bob

John, I agree. The Fincher version adds a layer of Hollywood gloss. That would be fine if it was some polished sci fi story or something similar. It’s not. It’s a gritty, stripped down story which the original film captures perfectly. And Rooney Mara couldn’t hold a candle to Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander. She just looks sleepy and bored. Which is fair. I know I was.

Dave

This comment is highly inappropriate for the channel and it's owners. Please delete it

Canadianant

Enjoyed this one. I believe I only seen the original Swedish first movie and not this one. This is extremely tough to watch in spots due to the dark scenes. I'm not surprised this was a hard way watch for you. There's some incredibly vile themes in this but I think the mystery aspect makes up for it. Both of our leads were great. Great supporting cast as well. There's also some classic Cassie one liners in here at times. You always give us some gold. I definitely think you should watch the Swedish versions at some point.

Chris Thom

Totally forgot about Spiders Web. Was that loosely based on the whole series of books? Or just one of the books?

Tyler Hale

Lisbeth getting her revenge is so awesome

FranciscoGios

I can rest for now that you now know who is the dragon tattoo in cinema. Unfortunately a lot of events happened when Sony made the sequel, which I agree with some comments its the weakest of the two. By the time Sony had a script for the sequel Daniel Craig was already an expensive actor, Sony had already spent the money they made from TGWADT, and they cast a different actress as well. So yeah reading the books is your best way to find out what happened. But please react to the Swedish version first before reading the books 😅

Rod Reavern

Fincher's version of TGWTDT was decent. Daniel Craig was better than the Swedish actor, but Rooney Mara wasn't as great or as iconic in the Lisbeth Salander role as Noomi Rapace. Another flaw with the Hollywood adaptation was that the casting of the significant roles gave away who the antagonist was -- even if you didn't watch the Swedish mini-series or read the Millennium novels. The movie performed decently well at the box office and received critical acclaim, but unfortunately, the planned sequels didn't happen for undisclosed reasons. The sequel languished in limbo for so long that they eventually decided to adapt the newest novel into a "soft reboot" of the franchise, with Claire Foy in the Lisbeth role. That utterly forgettable movie flopped and killed the franchise. If Cassie wants to see what happens with Lisbeth and Mikael, she'll have to watch the Noomi Rapace movies (or read the novels). As dark and disturbing as the movie was, the thing that stood out to me was the outward-opening DOORS! It's apparently a real thing in Sweden, supposedly to increase usable space in small apartments and for safety during evacuations. Another reason given is that it prevents snow from accumulating at the threshold of doors, which sorta makes sense given Sweden's climate... BUT if there's a heavy snowfall, it might get too deep to open the door! Additionally, it would be possible to wedge the doors closed from the outside, either accidentally or deliberately, which seems like a worse safety issue. I suppose every country has its unique architectural quirks. For example, I vacationed in Germany and Austria, and they had amazing tilt-and-turn windows and roller shutters, which I WISH we had here in Canada.

Clay F

I agree with some of the sentiment of Stan the Man. The 2009 original is like a Swedish made-for-TV movie. But while I prefer the 2011, I like the 2009. Also, while Rooney Mara gives an excellent performance (nominated for an Oscar), I am captivated by Noomi Rapace in the 2009.

Jay Jay Reyes

It's the fourth book in the series. The original author passed away and another took over with the fourth book.

Walter

"Does she like him?" That was such a wholesome reaction to that scene :)

Pop n Lock

Totally read the books! They are incredible.

Clay F

"You will be investigating thieves, misers, bullies. The most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet - my family."

K, Zachary

This reminded us so much of Promising Young Woman (2020) with Carry Mulligan. With a total mind blowing of ending. Now to this series. The books are better, both of us have read all of them. We do promise you they are good read. We won't spoil anything. This one we are on the fence about the whole investigation aspect how they got so close. We loved it all. But kind of a heartbreaker of an ending. She really cared for him and he really didn't like her like that. All right, that's all I have I can't think both of us are exhausted. Time for 💤😴We spent 7.5 hours at the San Diego Zoo today. It wasn't bad in San Diego but out here in Lake Elsinore, Tomorrow the high here is supposed to be 98 degrees. Good thing we rented a Airbnb with a pool. As always Cassie it's been fun your always a joy to watch movies with. ✌️✌️✌️🍿🍿. We love your honesty and your dedication to this channel. Ok I can barely keep my eyes open now.

Gábor Árki

Those windows, and the shutters as well, are more or less standard on most of the continent. This is partly because of their practicality, and partly due to strict regulations around thermal insulation and noise reduction.

JFC

Cassie, for both another Daniel Craig recommendation, and a crime drama, I'd suggest Layer Cake (2004). It's been my pick--a-flick entry every month since you started doing it. Layer Cake is a smart, stylish look into the London drug underworld of the early 2000s with a great cast. It stars James Bond (Daniel Craig), Q (Ben Whishaw), Bane (Tom Hardy), Transporter Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meany), and the second Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). Directed by Matthew Vaughan, producer of the Guy Ritchie-directed Snatch (2000), Layer Cake has a lot of the same humor as Snatch, but with a slicker style.

Clay F

+1 for Promising Young Woman (2020). I like San Diego.

Ian Tonge

I see her more as being on the autism spectrum. She clearly cares about other people (in her own way) and has a strong sense of justice, which are not traits I would expect in a sociopath/psychopath. I haven't read the books though, so maybe that's not the case. I also don't really know a whole lot about psychopaths or sociopaths, so my assumptions about them may not be accurate either.

Mojo One Thousand

Cassie has seen "Se7en" and "Gone Girl"; even mentioning the latter in the "BvS" reaction when they were discussing Ben Affleck films. Carly has said in the past she has no interest in these movies when they have come up in discussions.

Mojo One Thousand

Wow, what a hot take, Daniel Craig "looks cute" as a journalist. An objectively good-looking man that has been considered one of the sexiest men alive for the last 20 years looks handsome in a nerdy outfit, colour me surprised 🤣. Stellan Skargard has played good guys, e.g. "Thor", but does play not good guys very well. So do some of his boys, particularly Bill, "Pennywise" from the "It" movies and the "Marquis" in "John Wick Chapter 4" It is Rooney Mara's ("Lisbeth") sister, Kate, that is in "House of Cards", not Rooney. Kate was also in "The Martian" which was seen prior to the channel... probably would have been a good reaction, sadly not to be. If you needed a rich, patriarchal figure... Christopher Plummer was your man, going all the way back to "The Sound of Music". It was funny when you were mentioning the content based on the rating Cassie. You mentioned "Game of Thrones", which had similar content noticed. There was then a coincidence, as the first actor seen and to talk was Donald Sumpter who played the older version of the detective "Morell". He plays the old "Maester" that provides the "Starks" council in "Winterfell" in "Game of Thrones". He wasn't recognised here, but we'll see if something is familiar in the last two episodes of season 1. And, "Dexter dungeon" did make me laugh out loud.

Jacob King

If you need a feel good Daniel Craig movie I’d love to see a reaction to Logan Lucky. It’s like Ocean’s 11 but with Channing Tatum and Adam Driver. It’s might have Daniel Craig’s best American accent. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a grim watch. In Swedish the book was called Men Who Hate Women. The author was using a conventional thriller mystery format to talk about the violence and misogyny in Swedish society which is why Lisbeth’s rape is so central. In most stories of this type the violence is obscured or abstracted. I don’t love this movie but I like how angry it is.

Uncle Phoenix

Now definitely need to read the books.

Clifton Owens

All apologies, Ella, if it sounded creepy. I was just concerned for Miss Cassie.

Ignis Rændl

also +1 vote for Layer Cake. a great movie i think Cassie would enjoy.

Ignis Rændl

the subject matter is hard to watch but Lisbeth is such an interesting character. and Rooney Mara does a excellent job. i also enjoyed Rooney in "Side Effects" (2013).

Clay F

"Lion" (2016) Rooney Mara (nom for Oscar in TGWTD) is also excellent in "Lion" (2016) She completely different character than in Dragon Tattoo. Her two characters unrecognizable w/respect to each other. Shows her acting versatility. Lion (2016) = Nom 6 Oscars incl. Best Picture, Best Actor (Dev Patel). Nicole Kidman = great. "Lion" (2016) - you would like (on your mom's list). A complex movie + beautifully told uplifting story w/universal themes. “Let's just say if you are human, there is no way that Lion won't move you.” Takes place in India/Australia. Will never win poll.

Björn Crafoord

Would be cool with the Original Swedish movie, instead of this hollywood remake =)

Stan the Man

Kit. You seem really upset. I dont think the rudeness is warranted. You offered a suggestion, someone made a comment on their opinion of that suggestion. You are acting like it was an insult to you personally. And for what it’s worth I do agree we shouldn’t try to limit what the ladies watch based on our own expectations. The best reactions on here are the surprises. The films that challenge. That open them up to new worlds and ideas. Cassie & Carly watching a movie like Se7en would be a classic reaction. Like. Look how far Cassie has come in her journey. She went from watching romantic comedies to being a legit fan of Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Star Trek. One of my fav reactions for Cassie’s, one that actually sold me on the whole reaction concept, was her “United 93” reaction. And I’m sure that’s not something she would’ve found herself experiencing prior to the channel. That’s what it’s all about.

Anthony Perez

Cassie.. I've been a member since Shawshank and you have changed. Not in a bad way.. you're still a good soul but you've matured,which is necessary in this world. But you give me hope. You won't get this reference yet but "you've changed little bird". Loved this reaction. It was a longish movie but watching it with you made it manageable. Sad to see the characters not get together but he should have understood how vulnerable she was. Even though he didn't necessarily lie about his daughter. Maybe she cancelled and then his boss/girlfriend called to celebrate?

Tommymctomflynn

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Once again I enjoyed the reaction and got another great Cassie line to laugh out loud to. “Don’t you dare… with Enya!”

Chris Thom

Was waiting for that. Had a feeling there would be a visceral reaction to it. lol

Chris Thom

Kind of a Clark Kent version of Bond thing happening there. Thanks for the clarification on Rooney in House of Cards. Was driving me nuts trying to remember if that was accurate or not.

Chris Thom

Did you guys do any theme parks in SoCal? I know they're just starting all the Halloween festivities. YouTube personalities definitely seem to be into it.

Jason Dolan

A lot of people don't realize September is a Summer month

Björn Karlsson

Soooo many great swedish movies 🥰🥰 Interesting name you got 🤪😄 If you got Popcorn request, please upvote swedish ones. 😃😃 Remember that lots of movies that is well known got very often new english titles 🙂

David Nesbit

If you want to continue the Lisbeth Salander journey without reading the books, you can watch the Original Swedish Trilogy starring “Noomi Rapace”.

Perrin

This is another David Fincher movie. He made "Zodiac" and "Se7en." He's crazy about serial killers, and his movies have a distinctive cold and desaturated visual style.

Jor Dooger

shame they didnt continue with the other two

Chris Thom (edited)

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2026-11-01 00:00 i think Fincher went on to do Mindhunter instead. But originally it was going to be a franchise.
2025-09-07 06:09 i think Fincher went on to do Mindhunter instead. But originally it was going to be a Hollywood franchise.

i think Fincher went on to do Mindhunter instead. But originally it was going to be a Hollywood franchise.

Lynx

I can really recommend watching the original Swedish TV series / movies (they're two-part movies) if you'd like to see the rest of the story . They're (in my opinion) more raw, not as polished maybe, but I think they feel more authentic that way.

Clay F

I am glad this 2011 adaptation was in the poll and won. I would also welcome a reaction to the 2009 version that lost in a poll last year. Noomi Rapace is awesome. 2011 version "Brutal yet captivating, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara." 2009 version "Its graphic violence ... will prove too much for some viewers to take, but Noomi Rapace's gripping performance makes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo an unforgettable viewing experience."

Chris Thom

I did think this Fincher version would blow the other versions out of the water initially...but then I saw Prometheus and immediately got hooked on Noomi Rapace. Fantastic actress and very, very charming. But yeah, I'm glad this one won.

Chris Thom

Have to admit that I really prefer her latest reactions to the earliest ones. She's gotten so proficient at this whole thing.

Kristian

Will there be an YouTube edit for this reaction?

John Neiberger

The accents are soooo bad in this movie. They're so bad that even some of the Swedish actors sound wrong. lol This is a decent movie, but it just doesn't stand up to the 2009 version. It doesn't have the same heart. The 2009 version also feels more real and way less "Hollywood".

John Neiberger

The Swedish name of the book and movie is Men Who Hate Women. After watching, I think you can understand why. But American publishers didn't think that would sell here, so they changed it.

MannyDC

So many have already told you butt it’s worth mentioning again, the Swedish versions are amazing. Back in the day i watched the extended versions of all 3 films with subtitles of course starting with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who played with Fire & The Girl who kicked The Hornet’s Nest. Hopefully one day you get the chance to enjoy all of these.✌🏾🖖🏾

Bekka NoyB

I'm probably in the minority but I ♥ both versions. I think that Rooney is a more rounded version of Lisbeth. Plus is closer physically to book version. The swedish movie trilogy actually covers all 3 books. So they're worth checking out for that reason alone. Plus enough differences in the 2 film versions so it won't just be a rehash. Both are great films. There's multiple intertwined storylines (Mikael/Lisbeth/Harriet mystery).

YodatheHobbit

Gotta scratch off Andor on your Skarsgard list next! And he's a proganonist!