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![The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy [Extended Edition] [4 Discs] [Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/3968/3968209_sa.jpg)
This box set contains the extended editions of all three of the original foreign-language Millennium films adapted from the novels of Stig Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girls Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
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5
Great adaption of the novels, but not characters
on April 13, 2013
Posted by: TheHighRoller5
from Chicago
This Swedish adaption of the international best-selling trilogy is sufficient enough for Millennium fans. However, Noomi Rapace's representation of the titular character is not all it's cracked up to be.
Compared to Rooney Mara's Academy Award nominated performance (for which she would have won had it not been for Meryl Streep), Noomi's performance strays from the Salander in the books. In the novels, she fades into the background with much pleasure. In the Swedish adaption, she is a loud punk rocker with an attitude. Although Rapace's performance is admirable, it is no where near the Salander depicted in the books. Blomqvist's character is also not exactly as it is in the novels, unlike in Fincher's adaption, where he is played perfectly by Daniel Craig.
Still, it's nice seeing that a trilogy was created out of the novels, and at a whopping 9 hours, it's definitely a must watch for fans of the highly acclaimed series.
My Best Buy number: 2652571679
What's great about it: The script and execution of the overall story; Bonus Features, Picture Quality
What's not so great: No lossless English track (but it does contain a lossless Swedish language track).
I would recommend this to a friend!
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![The Social Network [Original Score] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/1509/1509331_sa.jpg)
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5
Amazing score by amazing composers
on April 13, 2013
Posted by: TheHighRoller5
from Chicago
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' Academy Award winning score for David Fincher's The Social Network is a marvel in that it's the only electronic-based score to win an Academy Award.
The score alone conveys all of the emotions contained in the film's narrative and dialogue. Within the film, the score enhances the turbulent and sometimes melancholy atmosphere created by Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg.
This score is one of the best scores I have ever heard. In my opinion, it is second to Reznor & Ross' score for another Fincher title, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Unfortunately, unlike the score for Social Network, Dragon Tattoo was snubbed by the Academy (but did end up winning the Best Score Grammy Award a year later).
Nine Inch Nails fans might love to hear that "A Familiar Taste" and "Magnetic" are remixes of songs featured in Ghosts I-V, also composed by Reznor & Ross. A third non-original track, a reinvented version of classical "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is also a highlight.
My Best Buy number: 2652571679
What's great about it: The compositions, sound mixing, and overall aesthetic.
What's not so great: Nothing at all!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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