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Män som hatar kvinnor (2009)
Very enjoyable and exciting movie
I saw this movie today in a pre-release screening 10 days before the official release in Denmark.
I really liked this movie. I haven't read the book, so I can't compare the two. I'm Danish, the movie is Swedish (info: Denmark and Sweden are neighbors and share a very similar language), and I haven't really seen any Swedish movies before.
You can compare this movie to Kongekabale (2004). The themes are somewhat similar: secrets must be researched and uncovered, and someone tries to kill others in order to prevent the secret from getting out.
I think both the main characters (Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander) are likable characters. My favorite is definitely Lisbeth Salander, as her being tech-savvy is something I can relate to. You get to know Lisbeth's history, while Mikael's is not revealed too much. I think this might be something missing from the plot, though I don't think it's that serious, as it's not really crucial information that will render the rest of the plot fuzzy and confusing.
Again, there are several times in the movie where you get to know Lisbeth more. I think this is because the majority of the people watching this type of films can relate more to the journalist (Mikael), than the Gothic computer hacker Lisbeth. I actually liked this, since her part of the movie catches my fancy. That being said, I also liked the rest of the movie. Very exciting. Hard to keep your eyes off the screen at most times.
Definitely recommendable.
Kollegiet (2007)
Danish medium budget, teenage focused version of The Ring
I watched this movie today. The first couple of minutes was a complete waste of my life, in fact, I thought I had just thrown 15 dollars out of the window.
Then all the students start getting killed, and it actually gets interesting. I immediately recognized this as a medium budget Danish spoof of The Ring (2002). My theory was confirmed at the very end of the movie, where the "ghost" role was passed on to the next victim. Much of the plot is more or less copied (or at least heavily inspired) by The Ring. This may not necessarily be a bad thing, as Nordisk Film (the movie company behind this film) actually achieves the thrilling sensation in every "scary" part of the movie - almost everybody in the movie theater almost jumped from their seats when the main characters turned around and faced the deadly ghost. Even if you knew it, the element of surprise is still there.
I give this movie a 6 out of 10, due to the lack of improvisation and imagination. If this movie didn't resemble The Ring so much, it'd probably get a 7 or 8, because it actually was fairly good movie with an exciting (though predictable) plot.