The Kite Runner (DVD)

Read the book and loved it so thought i'd try the film. It was a good likeness to the book but suggest you read the book first as trying to read the subtitles and keep an eye on what's going on can be a bit difficult to follow.
Really good story line and had me in tears just like the book. The characters were just as i had imagined. Worth watching!

I decided to buy this DVD after reading the book which was excellent. I did not think that the film could be as good as the book but it is as real as can be on film. The child actors are brilliant. I am pleased I got the DVD, well worth a look. But don't pay full price many for sale on eBay.

Despite being sub-titled for about half of the film I did not lose interest at all. A very moving story highlighting the problems of living in modern day Afghanistan under the Taliban. Excellent performances by the two young Afghan boys. It did justice to an outstanding book.

Five Stars. I don't know what the above person intends to say by zzzz??
This film is very much worth going to see currently at the cinema. Without telling you too much, this film takes you into Kabul, Afghanistan, and follows the lives of two Afghani boys. One who is wealthy and lives with his father (Amir), the other his servant (Hassan), but both best friends. In a divided country, on the verge of war, Amir's father never fawlters to treat his servants (Hassan and his father) well (Although being from a different tribe and social class to him). Is there a reason for this? Although his father's warm hearted attitude towards them has never changed, Amir' (the wealthy boy's) attitude does change. His act of betrayal from fear marks both Hassan's and his own life forever. As a result, 20 years on, Amir sets about a quest for redemption, but is it too late?, or will he be successful in one last daring chance to set things right?

This story is full to the brim of lies, deceit, politics, negotiation, emotion, redemption etc. It's the best film on at the cinema at the moment. Sure, its slow in parts but gripping throughout, especially towards the end - Highly Recommended!

*If you are wandering why it is called The Kite Runner, and you're one of those who just doesn't like to watch the news about Afghanistan (I must say, I can't blame you), then I'll tell you why. The kite is used as a symbol in the film of hope, fun, competitiveness, but above all FREEDOM. When the taliban took over, they banned kite flying and subsequently took away the right of freedom.*