The Kite Runner as a film?

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CollegeReader
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The Kite Runner as a film?

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Hope this is in the right forum - moderator, feel free to move this thread if not ...

I saw The Kite Runner being sold in Starbucks with a sign that said it had been made into a film coming out in November. Has anyone heard anything about this?

For those who have read this book, what are your thoughts about it being made into a movie?
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well i have read kite runner and i don't think that it is going to make a very good movie. i have all of these scenes in my mind and they could never do any justice to it on film.
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Post by Linda »

i just saw the preview for it when i went to see Across the Universe. Let me tell you, me and my friend were tearing up just watching the preview. lol we're crybabies but it still looks like a great movie.

i plan on reading the book before i see it. i think it comes out mid-december
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Post by skammerer »

I read the book and saw the movie this fall. The movie is true to the book. I think they did a great job. The movie is rated PG-13. It should be rated R. Some of the scenes are so upsetting, even for an adult!
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Post by Kosmex5 »

I haven't actually read the book yet so I don't know how to compare it but the film left me haunted for days. I didn't really connect with the lead actor (as an adult) but the story was absolutely heart-wrenching.
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Post by crawford »

I haven´t read the book, but I did half watch the film one day when I was at work and it didn´t make sense to me! I will have to read the book so I can better understand the movie or re-watch it1
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Post by sharon.gmc »

It was a good film. You should watch it. :D
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