I noticed that there are three upcoming movies of books some of us have read. Keith recommended The Kite Runner, and I think a lot of the Harris clan read it. While I was poking around for the reviewlet I did of Charlie Wilson's War, I realized that must have been pre-blog days when I was sending my reading lists by EMail. However, I noticed I was commenting to Keith on his The Kite Runner post that Charlie Wilson's War was something that prompted me to pick up The Kite Runner. It's definitely one of those cases of truth being stranger and more entertaining than fiction. Given the rise of Al Quaida from the ruins of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, and our involvement in arming the mujahadin to fight them, it's also a lesson in the law of unintended consequences. Last but not least, I see that No Country for Old Men is making its way to the big screen.
I'm always a bit hesitant to go the movie version of a book I read. If the book's any good, it always seems they can only screw it up. There are certainly exceptions, and it's tough to share a bucket of popcorn over a book.
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While Missy was here we went to see "Into the Wild" because I liked the book and thought I had to see it. Talk about depressing! Talk about too long! I know the book wasn't exactly cheerful, but somehow I had forgotten all that. Not recommended, at least not by me.
Yeah, I forced Dara to go see it. She is not a big fan of depressing books, and perhaps less of a fan of depressing movies. But, I thought it was very true to the book, and I had forgotten some of the story. All in all, I'd have to give it a thumbs up myself, even if Roger Ebert does have it trademarked.
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