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Greekbread
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05-09-2005
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:43 am
The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan American author Khaled Hosseini. It has a very toutching plot and I am very glad that they have decided to turn it into a movie. It is actually premiering today (Dec 14) in select theaters.
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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001
| Friday, December 14, 2007 - 4:01 pm
I heard a reviewer today who was raving about this movie as just about the best he's ever seen.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 9:13 pm
   From HP! Ed and I went to the 6 pm showing in Phila tonight and it was everything reviewers have been saying. It was absolutely beyond what I was expecting. Besides following the heart-wrenching, soul-searching story line, you get to see the absolutely breathtaking Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan, marketplaces, Kabul shots ostensibly showing Kabul and life there before and after the Russians came through the area, and re-enactments of some 'typical' Taliban violence.
If you read the summary, you will gather that the theme of this movie is not a happy one. There are sweet scenes of childhood in parts, and I did laugh out loud in the scene with the father and the Russian doctor, though. It was in the latter half of the movie that I shed tears more than once--and left the theatre sniffing. Ed loved it, too! <If you're interested in reading some background info on this movie (including the controversy surrounding the Afghan child actors starring in this movie), check out the Coming Soon thread here and read my post of Dec 5.>
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 4:12 pm
Cannot wait to see it as I have the book and the book is marvelous!
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 7:05 pm
The book is one of the best that I read this past year. I'm glad that they did the author proud with the movie adaptation.
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