10 movies/series as good as, if not better than the books.

1. Death in Venice – I read the short story, but oh, that wonderful movie!
2. Gone with the wind – again, unforgettable movie.
3. The Godfather – I read the book decades of years ago. I couldn’t read it now but the movie is still terrific.
4. The Forsyte Saga: I have this (in three volumes) three times over the years, but I have to admit that the very first series, with Eric Porter as Soames, was tremendous.
5. Brideshead Revisited – who could forget that wonderful series, so rich and deep and colourful, every character perfect.
6. A Room with a View. I have read all of E M Forster’s books, and I have seen the movies but this one in particular is an absolute joy and delight.
7. Misery. I find it almost impossible to read Stephen King – he’s too much for me – but Misery was a great movie – I’ve never trusted Cathy Bates since!
8. The Shining – again a great movie. Who could ever forget Jack Nicholson?
9. The Shawshank Redemption. I think I’ve seen it three times, I’ve only read the short story once.
10. Brokeback Mountain. When I first read this book, I thought it was the loving-est love story I had ever read and I made everyone I knew read it too. I worried about a movie coming out but it was great, the two guys were marvelous and it looked lovely too.

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