Originally Posted by
ComaMJ33
No Spoilers, just my general impression of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as a whole upon my first viewing:
All of my anticipation for the film came to fruition tonight when I was able to catch an advance (Barely, but best I could do in AZ) screening in Scottsdale, AZ. I was very impressed by the film in many ways. Of course the score was phenomenal, as we all have known since Dec. 9th, and the music really worked well within the film. Even having listened to the entire score many times before seeing the film, while highly recognizable, there was not a point in the film where I had more concentration on the music than the film as a whole. The film was visually stunning throughout and I was very caught up in the plot (I intended to read the novels before seeing the original adaptations upon their release in the U.S., but I put it off and once the Fincher/Reznor/Atticus collaboration was announced I made the decision to not read the novels or watch the original films. I opted instead to go into this film with as little knowledge as possible regarding the plot and I came away very happy with that decision. Now after seeing this again possibly Tuesday night and for sure on Wednesday I can go back and read the novels and watch the original adaptations of the trilogy.
Also, the theater had a stack of mini posters (at customer service, they didn't hand them out you had to ask), obviously not as cool or large as the ones from the mouth-taped-shut screenings last week, but nice to have as a keepsake none-the-less for us less fortunate cities that didn't get one of those screenings. So, possibly other theaters will have those upon the initial showings as well if anyone's interested.