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In reply to the discussion: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Empowering or exploitive to women? [View all]EOTE
(13,409 posts)204. And I have absolutely no expectation to see you tell the truth.
Maybe if you can get through one argument without telling bold faced lies, that will change.
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I understand that it is translated from Swedish. The story was horrible and violent for no need...
ScreamingMeemie
Dec 2011
#11
To be fair, I saw "Star Wars Episode 1- the Phantom Menace" which sucked horribly,
Nye Bevan
Dec 2011
#19
I said it was shitty not offensive. It's just a crappy trio of films.
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#29
Well it could cost me two hours and my self respect if it's as bad as the original
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#47
The English language version of "Let the Right One In" was a Xerox of the original film.
DCKit
Dec 2011
#54
You can have a shot for shot remake, and lose the tone, characterization & theme
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#93
I couldn't read them either, I finally got the first on on cd and listening is much better than
Ghost of Tom Joad
Dec 2011
#182
I'm half way through the second book and they have both been absolutely brilliant..
truebrit71
Dec 2011
#88
I have read all three and agree with you. I liked the strong female character. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2011
#131
Don't you think that the original title was a bit more than a straight in your face title?
Burgman
Dec 2011
#8
Only your narrow radical feminist view is allowed to speak in the name of feminism?
Major Nikon
Dec 2011
#38
you will NEVER see a graphic, explicit, drawn out scene of male on male rape. never.
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#63
major whatever has yet to be on womens side in all of his posts. i dont take him too seriously. nt
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#74
pulp fiction is the one out of all of them i have seen. and it is exactly how i describe. male on
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#77
Ahhh, so a man being raped with a knife isn't graphic enough for you. Thanks for proving my point.
EOTE
Dec 2011
#83
how we change the issue. i never said there are NO movies that have male on male rape.
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#110
Nope, you simply said they weren't graphic enough. A man being raped with a knife...
EOTE
Dec 2011
#113
again, i have not seen the movie. you have named off quite a few movies and i have check them out
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#115
The issue is that you said there will never be an extended, graphic portrayal of male rape on the
EOTE
Dec 2011
#117
i wasnt talking to you. i have absolutely no expectation of you... at all. nt
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#201
and I quote: "you will NEVER see a graphic, explicit, drawn out scene of male on male rape. never."
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2011
#125
with todays standard, no, not graphic, which is my point. top 10 horrifying moments
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#105
Actual dishonesty is talking for certain about things which you know nothing about.
EOTE
Dec 2011
#118
i am saying i want to see more brutal rape of men? or less brutal rape of women? or....
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#121
I have never seen a rape on film that I considered to be sexualized, male or female.
EOTE
Dec 2011
#199
It doesn't help that when trying to counter an argument, I'm told that I can't take it seriously.
EOTE
Dec 2011
#205
The rape scene in the Swedish film version was no more graphic than Deliverance
tclambert
Dec 2011
#137
Oh, and women who enacts violent revenge... apparently that's somehow feminist.
seabeyond
Dec 2011
#72
I think that spoiler part was just another sign of the main character's overall confusion...
truebrit71
Dec 2011
#149
If a woman helped her "achieve pride and restoration", would that be different in your eyes?
boppers
Dec 2011
#190
The "stereotype" i was referring to was the Andrew Dworkin "all sex is rape" type of radical...
truebrit71
Dec 2011
#214
I wasn't referring to you specifically, but rather others that jumped on your bandwagon...
truebrit71
Dec 2011
#159
they did not change the title here from "Män som hatar kvinnor", and the books were a splash hit for
stockholmer
Dec 2011
#160
Her type of female archetype is lacking in fiction - for that alone its empowering.
firehorse
Dec 2011
#16
Precisely. Anyone who says characters like Lisbeth are "unique" isn't reading much these days.
mainer
Dec 2011
#169
Originally I typed La Femme Nakita and ... tank girl and cat woman. But I erased them, because they
firehorse
Dec 2011
#213
I read the books and saw the swedish films.... the swedish casting was refreshing.
firehorse
Dec 2011
#225
I read a lot of fiction but the female characters often lack complexity and development in the arch
firehorse
Dec 2011
#218
I've only heard positive comments about the books, though I haven't read them myself. n/t
tammywammy
Dec 2011
#20
I saw the original movie. I thought it was gross. Depravity is gross, not entertaining. nt
valerief
Dec 2011
#28
True. And I can call silly whatever I like. I can also note that often...
TreasonousBastard
Dec 2011
#184
for the most part i like the book, but i think having sexual violence to prove how strong a female
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2011
#37
I think that including sexual violence, especially for women ensnared in social services
riderinthestorm
Dec 2011
#45
I loved the trilogy, but haven't seen the film. If it follows the tone of the books, it won't
Liquorice
Dec 2011
#49
Easiest conclusion for us to make when confronted by opinions different than our own
LanternWaste
Dec 2011
#141
I saw part of the original film, I thought it was thinly disguised porn and walked out.
ThomWV
Dec 2011
#143