Janet Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 The BBC's two-part adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' excellent novel Birdsong starts this Sunday, 22 January at 9pm. I loved the book when I read it several years ago, so I'm hoping this adaptation will do it justice. Is anyone else planning to watch? Quote
chaliepud Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!! I do so hope they do a good job of it! Quote
Janet Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 Fingers crossed! I like Call the Midwife that's on just before it, so Sunday night viewing could continue to be perfect in the absence of Sherlock! Quote
chaliepud Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Fingers crossed! I like Call the Midwife that's on just before it, so Sunday night viewing could continue to be perfect in the absence of Sherlock! I'm recording Call The Midwife as I still haven't read the book yet, I was going to read it next but a library book had to take priority as someone else has pre-ordered it, I'll get to it next!!! Quote
davidr Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 I'm about 1/3 way through the book. I will have to record the programme to watch after I have finished reading! Quote
Ophelia Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 I'll be watching this one! Read, and loved, the book so hope that the televised version does it justice Quote
Janet Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 I loved the book, but I couldn't get into this. I gave up after about half an hour. Quote
chaliepud Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 I loved the book, but I couldn't get into this. I gave up after about half an hour. I'm struggling with it too Janet, it's very wooden and doesn't remotely express the emotion within the book, I'll watch the rest of the first episode tomorrow but I feel I may give up too, such a shame :-( Quote
Abcinthia Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I struggled as well. I found it slow paced and wooden. It just didn't do the book justice in my opinion. Like chaliepud said, there is so much emotion in the book and the film just did not show that. Quote
Janet Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 It was very lacklustre and I didn't find the main actors convincing in their roles. What a disappointment. Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Eddie Redmayne was in the recent adaptation of Pillars of the Earth as well, and he was poor in that, too. Mind you, everyone was poor in that Quote
The Good Citizen Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 I missed the start and saw the last 10 minutes pre war before it cut to the trenches, it did seem very wooden and lacked the passion of the book, I remember the love scenes being quite racy were there actually any in the adaptation?? Maybe it was good I missed it then judging by th luke warm reaction on here! I loved that book, it reduced me to tears at the end I think. Quote
SueK Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I found this very slow-going too. It seemed to want to just present frozen tableaux of idyliic French life before the war and the stares into the camera were getting on my nerves. I find Redmayne's quite disconcerting to watch - although I think Isobel is very pretty. Quote
Inver Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Can't compare....watched it and am reading the book at the same time....enjoying Quote
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