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Special Features
- "Millennium: The Story" documentary short
- English language dub track
- English language dub track
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Millenium Trilogy Extended Versions The Salander saga gets reformatted for the small screen. 4 Stars By Richard Jordan | Sep 15th 2011 Read more: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo review | TotalFilm.com Adapting a worldwide bestseller is a tricky prospect be too slavish and you risk alienating new audiences; cut too much out and you ll anger the faithful. The solution? Two versions! So the producers of the Stieg Larsson-inspired Millennium Trilogy follow up their leaner, cinematic cuts with an extended mini-series. Here we have the three movies re-edited into six episodes, as shown on Swedish telly complete with a natty new title sequence and handy Previously On... catch-ups. First up is Niels Arden Oplev s gently tweaked The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which sees discredited journo Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and genius hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) teaming up to investigate a missing girl. This superior opening two-parter is as tight and compelling as its big-screen counterpart, but it s Daniel Alfredson s sequels that really benefit from the new format. Dense revenge pic The Girl Who Played With Fire and complex conspiracy thriller The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest get a whopping 55 and 39 minutes of extra footage, respectively. There s no drastic new set-pieces, but the longer run times allow the exposition-heavy plot to unfurl at a more leisurely pace and gives several supporting characters notably Blomkvist squeeze and Millennium editor Erika Berger (Lena Endre) room to breathe. One thing that hasn t changed, though, is Rapace s fascinating and committed turn as the damaged Salander an iconic performance that holds the whole series together. If revisiting the originals ahead of David Fincher s remake proves one thing, it s that young pretender Rooney Mara has some mighty big emo boots to fill. DVD Extras: Interviews Featurette Vanger family tree Photo gallery Read more: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo review | TotalFilm.com --totalfilm.com
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Available in Swedish with English subtitles and with English dub track.
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339 of 348 people found the following review helpful
By DVD Verdict
Format:DVD
Paul Pritchard, DVD Verdict --Now this is certainly different. When one hears that a film clocking in at 152 minutes is getting an additional 30 minutes added to its runtime, it can be off-putting, no matter how good the original may have been. When that same extension is applied to an entire trilogy, it can become a somewhat daunting task. The simple fact is that most people just don't have three hours to sit and watch a movie all that often. So with that in mind, it is both refreshing and reassuring to find The Dragon Tattoo Trilogy reconfigured as a TV miniseries, with each film broken into two 90-minute episodes.
First of all, this change of format not only doesn't harm the material, it actually enhances it. Given the extra room to breathe, the films are both richer and a much more palatable proposition. Whether by chance or design, each of the films also has a natural break-off point, where each episode can draw to a close; this allows the viewer to take in each story in easily digestible chunks whilst ensuring they are left desperate to find out what happens next. It's also important to stress that the story still maintains its cinematic feel.
Presented as one long six-part series, the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition is broken down into three distinct sections, thus allowing the viewer to watch each film independently of the rest.
Each film in the trilogy is presented in a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, which obviously means the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been cropped to fit with the aspect ratio of its sequels. This really makes little difference, however, and still delivers a fine-looking picture, with natural colors, high levels of detail, and solid blacks. The viewer has the choice of playing the movie in either its native Swedish, or, for those with an aversion to subtitles, English. Both options provide a clean, nicely balanced 5.1 mix.
This four-DVD set contains each film on separate discs, with the fourth disc reserved for supplemental materials. The bonus disc delivers two hours of features, and begins with "Millennium: The Story." Clocking in at 48 minutes, this documentary actually focuses on author Steig Larsson, and is an excellent insight into his work. Both Noomi Rapace, and her co-star Michael Nyqvist are each interviewed in separate featurettes, whilst notable members of the cast and crew also get to discuss the film in a further set of interviews. "Nidermann vs. Roberto" focuses on a fight scene from The Girl who Played with Fire. Finally there is a selection of trailers for each of the films.
Full review at dvdverdict.com
First of all, this change of format not only doesn't harm the material, it actually enhances it. Given the extra room to breathe, the films are both richer and a much more palatable proposition. Whether by chance or design, each of the films also has a natural break-off point, where each episode can draw to a close; this allows the viewer to take in each story in easily digestible chunks whilst ensuring they are left desperate to find out what happens next. It's also important to stress that the story still maintains its cinematic feel.
Presented as one long six-part series, the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition is broken down into three distinct sections, thus allowing the viewer to watch each film independently of the rest.
Each film in the trilogy is presented in a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, which obviously means the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been cropped to fit with the aspect ratio of its sequels. This really makes little difference, however, and still delivers a fine-looking picture, with natural colors, high levels of detail, and solid blacks. The viewer has the choice of playing the movie in either its native Swedish, or, for those with an aversion to subtitles, English. Both options provide a clean, nicely balanced 5.1 mix.
This four-DVD set contains each film on separate discs, with the fourth disc reserved for supplemental materials. The bonus disc delivers two hours of features, and begins with "Millennium: The Story." Clocking in at 48 minutes, this documentary actually focuses on author Steig Larsson, and is an excellent insight into his work. Both Noomi Rapace, and her co-star Michael Nyqvist are each interviewed in separate featurettes, whilst notable members of the cast and crew also get to discuss the film in a further set of interviews. "Nidermann vs. Roberto" focuses on a fight scene from The Girl who Played with Fire. Finally there is a selection of trailers for each of the films.
Full review at dvdverdict.com
160 of 172 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Music Box Films responded to my email query by confirming that this Extended Edition includes both English-dubbed and subtitled versions, so it is indeed the definitive set that every fan has been waiting for.
113 of 126 people found the following review helpful
By R. Ogaki
Format:Blu-ray
Received the blu-ray extended edition from Amazon.ca (Canada) on Nov. 25th. Pre ordered in September. This is likely the same product that will be shipped in the States as the sticker on the front mentions over 2 hours of additional footage not seen in the US. The back of the box states that "this complete version of the international hit series restores notable characters and subplots, most significantly in the portrayal of Erika Berger".
Each movie is on its own disc, and split between Part 1 and 2 for each movie. I assume that is how it was shown on Swedish TV. I've never seen the movie versions so I can't tell what the differences are in content.
All 3 features are available with the original Swedish language with English subtitles or an English language version.
The fourth disc has the special features and is 2 hrs, 2 minutes long. It includes a 53 minute documentary detailing the phenomenon of the Dragon Tattoo trilogy and the personal history of Stieg Larsson.
I've only watched the first disc and enjoyed it very much. Can't wait to watch the rest!
Each movie is on its own disc, and split between Part 1 and 2 for each movie. I assume that is how it was shown on Swedish TV. I've never seen the movie versions so I can't tell what the differences are in content.
All 3 features are available with the original Swedish language with English subtitles or an English language version.
The fourth disc has the special features and is 2 hrs, 2 minutes long. It includes a 53 minute documentary detailing the phenomenon of the Dragon Tattoo trilogy and the personal history of Stieg Larsson.
I've only watched the first disc and enjoyed it very much. Can't wait to watch the rest!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
love these movies
I love these movies. I loaned them to my daughter and her husband and they love them, too. Not to be viewed when young children are still up, but very realistic and a story to... Read more
Published 7 hours ago by Mona Boadle
5.0 out of 5 stars
really Awesome Movie
I bought this over seas version, which I think is far better than the american version, much more in depth and in your face drama
Published 18 hours ago by Jeffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than American version
The depth of this story is fully explained in this set and well worth the money. Her look in the courtroom in the final episode is priceless.
Published 21 hours ago by Reaper41
3.0 out of 5 stars
Feminist rubbish
I don't understand the hoopla about this Trilogy. The
"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is not what the first episode is called in Sweden where it is known as "Men Who Hate... Read more
"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is not what the first episode is called in Sweden where it is known as "Men Who Hate... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Frank Cannonito
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good with one exception - motorcycle segment missing from...
Have seen each of these movies twice in an "indie theatre" in Tucson - LOVED each of them. Was amazed that when the section mentioned above was due, it was missing in it's... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Tim Grace
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good series, but diminishing returns
Noomi Rapace is fantastic, and the first chapter is excellent. Parts two and three are still good, but the implausibility of the series starts to weigh a little on your suspension... Read more
Published 1 day ago by James Kirkland
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!!!
Amazing dvd set. Once again as everyone always agrees not quite as good as the books but that is because you can get more in depth in the books than you can in a movie of course. Read more
Published 2 days ago by The Big G. Spot
5.0 out of 5 stars
WISH THE STORY COULD GO ON
WONDERFUL COLLECTION. LIKE THE FACT THAT I CAN WATCH IT DUBBED IN ENGLISH SO I DON'T HAVE TO READ SUBTITLES. WORTH SEEING AFTER WATCHING THE AMERICAN VERSION. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Gail
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well Worth It
If you're a fan of the Trilogy, this is the DVD set to buy. As in other reviews, there was a little distortion near the end of a few discs but it lasted a couple of seconds at... Read more
Published 7 days ago by James Fischer
5.0 out of 5 stars
As good as it gets.
I loved the American film but this version is great especially the extended version. And I think I am learning Swedish as well.
Published 8 days ago by Roz
