Compared to Al Pacino version?
How good is this film in comparison to the American Robin Williams/Al Pacino version? I've heard its much darker, but is it any better/worse?
shareBoth versions are very good. I would say this version is better simply because the style of directing used in this suites Skarsgard's performance a little better than the style fit pacino's performance in the remake.
Does anybody know how to pronounce the director's name?
Nope, sorry! Anybody know where I could get hold of this version (UK)?
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Cheap (£8) and relable :-) American version cost £9
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shareSh-all-berjhh I think.
I thought this version was better. I agree with the person that said it was darker, seemed much more corrupt and lingering. Plus the gun fight at the end of the hollywood version was a bit unnecessary. With this ending I was happy, but felt unsettled feeling happy.
Don’t try to pronounce Norwegian, when speaking particular vowels there is no English sound that matches it. The same goes for consonants; they can be left out or simply pronounced differently, they must have skipped Scandinavia introducing logic in written language.
But about both movies: I think they are so different in almost every aspect that you can’t compare them. Maybe you can better start by asking yourself what the similarities are and these are mainly the rough storyline (for about 50%) and the environment to some extend. All the characters are shaped completely different in appearance and behaviour. While the American version is all pretty plain and clearly visualized the Norwegian version tends to be more focused on your own participation, there are lots of silent shots of the main character’s face trying to comprehend the situation, that may seem slow but it urges you to think along.
So the overall feeling is that you can’t get a grip on the Norwegian persons for their character is build mainly visually, not by their words so I can understand why some call that ‘dark’, it is the way most European movies are made. In American movies there’s always a lot of talking and a lot of things happening mainly because the producer wants that, people will get bored watching static shots, they think, so at least they put in a narrator or some music or some moving background, etc. Every American movie has to be an adventure so to say, and that is not the European way, maybe I should restrict that to Europe without the Mediterranean countries that often suffer from dialogue-overdose. These are of course culturally defined differences and this is not the place to discuss those in detail.
That about answers the question, if you mainly like the American way you’ll probably skip the Norwegian, if you like the European way you can enjoy both (conclusion: are Europeans perhaps more open-minded? Hmmm)
I think they can be compared, but I don't know how great the comparison is. I would say that both films are equal. Nolan's version improved a few areas where this one was weak, and the original was stronger in some areas where Nolan's was weak. Overall, both very good films.
shareI think I like the character work in the Norwegian version more. The Pacino version has that whole Internal Affairs plotline that - on balance - seems to be pretty standard fare and it adds a somewhat contrived element of tension between him and his partner. And, the ending of the American version seems to take the easy way out with Pacino's character.
On the other hand, the visuals in the American version are stunning and the ones in the Norwegian version a bit disappointing. Nolan does terrific things with a camera.
They're both excellent movies, but I still think that the Norwegian is superior to the American. The American version has a more flamboyant, action-set ending than the Norwegian... it's good, but it's not as good as the more psychological one in the US version.
Al Pacino might be cooler than Skarsgård, but Robin Williams isn't as much a psycho as Bjørn Floberg!
i liked the version a little more more cause i like skarsgard a lot but the remake isn't bad.
shareQuote; Does anybody know how to pronounce the director's name?
I'm Norwegian, and even I'm having problems pronouncing his name... ;o) Don't know how I should write it, but since you're not Scandinavian (I guess) you'll have to start by replacing the "æ" in Skjoldbjærg with an o. If I should say his name to an English guy, I would say something like 'skiold-bjorg'. If you translate his name to English it would be something like: shield-mountain. He, he.
Hope this helped some...
i believe it's pronounced Eric... :)
Seriously, using Anglic spelling, Skjoldbjaerg would be pronounced something like "Sholdbyair" but the "y" sound would be very short, like blair but with a y instead of an l. The g sound at the end is sometimes reduced to a light, almost silent fricative sound, judging by the Norwegians I have spoken to. i am sure there are regional variations.