In a message dated 12/13/1999 11:01:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, oconnort@nyu.edu writes: << The Godfather The Shining The Dead (a short story) Just off the top of my head.... --tim >> yeah, but did you read the book first as was satisfied with the movie? I know some people feel differently about the movies without having read the book, while people who read the books HATED the movie (common experience). Course, with the Godfather it's hard to go wrong. I'm ambivalent about The Shining, but the acting was good (and the kid was great). I've seen The Dead, though...I think it was a pretty good adaptation now that I think of it. Course, it just about put me to sleep too :) Jim