I'm Louie Alfred L. Gomez and I'm already in my twenties.
Aside from blogging, I also enjoy reading books, listening to music, watching movies and American and British TV shows, pigging out (when the food is delicious), tweeting, and curing my lethargy.
I consider myself as amiable and amenable. Walang aangal.
My full-fledged blog which I justly named "The Macroblog" (but update less frequently) can be found on LouieGomez.com
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
There’s no official confirmation that this is real, but Entertainment Weekly has reported a NSFW version of the poster we’ve already seen. Clearly, the controversial bit is Rooney Mara’s breasts; I highly doubt this would get displayed in a theater.
What does everyone think about the female nudity in the promotional materials? So far, I’ve seen Mara naked in the trailer, the poster, the photoshoots… frankly, I find it a bit insulting and demeaning to the message of Larsson’s work. He was crusading against the objectification of women, and yet the filmmakers here seem to be promoting it by parading Mara around naked. They seem to be marketing it almost as an exploitation-type film, and I really don’t think that’s the way to go.
Thoughts?
THAT! Just read that!
Obviously, the marketing department had it all wrong.
I just learned that the trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (US version) is out. A few quick thoughts, (1) the filming locations were familiar, maybe, they used the same locations that were used in the original Swedish version, (2) the dragon tattoo of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish looks more badass than in the US version, (3) both Lisbeth and Mikael Blomkvist look anorexic (LOL) in the US version (but that’s just me).
The film is going to be released on January here, so there’s still a lot of time for the non-Dragon Tattoo fans out there to both read the novel and watch the Swedish version. Be sure to do so before this hits out. I’m definitely sure that your mind will be blown by the author of the book, Stieg Larsson (again, why did you die so early?).
Noomi Rapace interview for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I didn’t know that she can speak English. LOL.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Dragon Tattoo is a really absorbing book. Mikael Blomkvist’s investigation (with the help of a very strange and anorexic Lisbeth Salander) on Harriet Vanger who’s presumed dead for almost half a century kept me busy for a little over 72 hours. The thrill that I felt when I watched the movie was recreated while I was reading it (especially on the part when Blomkvist and Salander discussed the killings of various women in the past which are all parodies of Biblical quotations). The thrill that I felt escalated to such great height that I even had to read the book beside my sleeping brother. LOL.
There were differences between the book and movie, but that’s fine with me. Both are commendable. I guess, it’s just inevitable that the moviemakers had to change things. But I think they should have focused just a little bit more with Blomkvist’s relationship with Erika Berger, his best friend, occasional lover, and co-owner of the Millennium magazie; and Cecila Vanger, one of the suspects in Harriet Vanger’s disappearance.
Undoubtedly, the part from the close of Harriet Vanger’s case to the end is better in the book.
(via monkeyknifefight)
Lisbeth Salander’s revenge. Don’t let me tell you what she tattooed on the guy she’s straddling.
'Breaking Dawn' Filming Hinders Kristen Stewart From 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
I read on Wikipedia that Kristen Stewart expressed interest in playing the role of Lisbeth Salander in the US remake of the Millennium trilogy. I was like “WTF is this?” and googled “Kristen Stewart Lisbeth Salander” quickly. The first thing on the results page was this. What a great news. I would have died if she were chosen to play as Lisbeth Salander. To me, that’s just so wrong on all levels.
For the first time, I could proudly say thank you to Twilight!
Noomi Rapace’s pitch-perfect portrayal of the character in the Swedish film adaptations have set the bar so high that the next actress is going to have to pole vault to reach it.
-The Washington Post (http://bit.ly/9XsEWN)
So the Fully Booked saleslady that I talked with earlier on the phone was either lying or not sure of what she was doing. The edition of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson that I was looking for is not available (the saleslady said otherwise). Ergo, I had to ask my mother to order one for me. Although I really hate reading it on my laptop or iPod touch (because it strains my eyes), I’m going to tolerate it because the story is really a page-turner (well, in this case, page-scroller).
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
wow .. I didn’t think I would like this movie at first but oh man this woman is so cool.
Lisbeth Salander looks scary, she’s the girl with the dragon tattoo, and in the movies, her tattoo is really big (I’m not sure with the books though). I thought she was the antagonist, but it turns out she’s a badass protagonist. She’s like Ruby — ang bidang kontrabida — but Lisbeth is way way way cooler than Ruby… and Lisbeth could kill Ruby. LOL. I should stop, I’m no longer making any sense.
The Swedish version (I think so) of the trailer of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is better than the English one. Don’t worry, it has subtitles.
Here’s the trailer of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
