After discovering Lisbeth Salander for the first time, I was hooked. I first saw the Swedish version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” on Netflix streaming video. It was in Swedish with English subcaptions, but that didn’t bother me one bit. I went on to read Stieg Larsson’s trilogy, which included “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest.” Read the first chapter of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” here. I follwed up each book with the Swedish version of the movie. I loved all three of them. I only wish that the last movie was split into two movies because so many important details were left out.
Then, I heard that there would be a U.S. version of the movie. I was excited when I heard this, but then I was afraid that they would ruin it. The U.S. version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” was released on December 20, 2011 in North America. I never did see the movie at the theater. I figured I’d wait for it to come out on DVD. It was released today on DVD and Blu-ray. Continue reading »