Larry Kart Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 In the midst of a four-day power outage, not having enough light to read by after the sun went down, I went out to see "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Secrets of their Eyes" on consecutive hot muggy nights to eat up time. I expected to not much like the former, not having cared for the almost pornographic grimness of much recent Scandinavian crime fiction, but it had some moments, though it was much too long and there were several scenes of (IMO) gratuitous sexual violence. "Secrets," which I thought I would like (David Denby did nip-ups over it in The New Yorker), also was much too long and a near-static pretentious snooze. Also, it came close to boiling down into a 25-year-long meet-cute fantasy -- "Sleepless in Seattle" or "The Shop Around the Corner" set in Fascist Argentina, which was kind of outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 These have been discussed in the movie thread. I liked both of them. Looking forward to the next 2 in the Salander saga. I've read all 3 books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Really liked "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" a lot, though the rape scenes were horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Also, I like the original Swedish title better, which translates to "Men who Hate Women." Much more apt considering what the movie is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umum_cypher Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Just out of cross-cultural interest, what does it mean to 'do nip-ups'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Just out of cross-cultural interest, what does it mean to 'do nip-ups'? Google to the rescue! http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nip-ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Bouncing off the literal meaning of the term, to do nip-ups over something would be to express one's enthusiasm for it in a highly demonstrative manner -- as I recall David Denby did with "The Secret in Their Eyes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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