just4kix
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I happened to purchase the above from Amazon.co.uk. Yesterday afternoon the package was delivered (paid Rs. 651 as duty on package of the above + MIB 1~3 box set + Schwarznagger Collection box set).
Couldn't wait to start watching. I am posting a small review here:
The bluray quality is exellent and presented in 1:85:1 format. The soundtrack is dual - the primary track is Swedish with English subtitles. The secondary track is dubbed English. Both tracks are in DTS-HD MA 5.1 format. The extended editions are actually TV movies of 2 episodes per movie. The pack contains 3 BDs and 1 DVD of bonus material. The price I paid was 15 (12.08 after VAT refund). I feel that at that price, this was a steal. Recent price check at Amazon.co.uk tells me that the price is hiked to 25.
I deliberately selected the original Swedish movie over the English movie The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo starring Daniel Craig. For one thing, all the three books are not made into movies yet. Secondly, I was apprehensive about the Hollywood adaptations. Hollywood does take liberties with best selling books - Harry Potter being a prime example. Thirdly I felt that the extended edition will do more justice to the book. And boy, I was not disappointed. The movie adaptation follows the book as close as possible leaving out very little detail that concerns the main plot.
I just finished the first part, namely, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. It is made up of two episodes. Each espisode is around 90 minutes. Bluray.com says that the whole set is 3 Seasons, 6 episodes of a total 558 min.
I am not going to go into the story and spoilers. I am just saying that those who like to buy/collect - this is a must in the collection. If you are fan of the Millenium Series then there is no further question at all. My wife, who has not read the books, and is not a particular fan of such genres, enjoyed the movie as well.
Please note that the UK box set is Region B locked.
I will post pictures later.
Couldn't wait to start watching. I am posting a small review here:
The bluray quality is exellent and presented in 1:85:1 format. The soundtrack is dual - the primary track is Swedish with English subtitles. The secondary track is dubbed English. Both tracks are in DTS-HD MA 5.1 format. The extended editions are actually TV movies of 2 episodes per movie. The pack contains 3 BDs and 1 DVD of bonus material. The price I paid was 15 (12.08 after VAT refund). I feel that at that price, this was a steal. Recent price check at Amazon.co.uk tells me that the price is hiked to 25.
I deliberately selected the original Swedish movie over the English movie The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo starring Daniel Craig. For one thing, all the three books are not made into movies yet. Secondly, I was apprehensive about the Hollywood adaptations. Hollywood does take liberties with best selling books - Harry Potter being a prime example. Thirdly I felt that the extended edition will do more justice to the book. And boy, I was not disappointed. The movie adaptation follows the book as close as possible leaving out very little detail that concerns the main plot.
I just finished the first part, namely, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. It is made up of two episodes. Each espisode is around 90 minutes. Bluray.com says that the whole set is 3 Seasons, 6 episodes of a total 558 min.
I am not going to go into the story and spoilers. I am just saying that those who like to buy/collect - this is a must in the collection. If you are fan of the Millenium Series then there is no further question at all. My wife, who has not read the books, and is not a particular fan of such genres, enjoyed the movie as well.
Please note that the UK box set is Region B locked.
I will post pictures later.
