Mr Cornwell I first stumbled across your books over a decade ago, and have enjoyed them immensely. For what its worth, your Grail Quest series showed to me another side of your writing that only added to my respect for your work...as did your Stonehenge book which I've just finished. While Sharpe is a pleasure, these others have allowed you (in my stranger's estimation) to expand your expression of creativity.. One question. I've seen the DVD version of Sharpe's Justice, which you did not after all, actually write. How do you feel about that DVD? In some ways I have felt that the videos are at their best when they ARE NOT showing action sequences, as they clearly are working on a limited budget, so you have Napoleon's army at Waterloo represented by perhaps fifty or seventy men...a good try, but well...the irony of course being that with Sharpe, some of the greatest appeal is the action...(oh I'm not knocking your characterization) Anyway, if you can discuss it, I was wondering how you felt about the video representation of Sharpe, again for me, the videos are at their best when they are NOT showing action, but dealing with character and close sequences, something they can do without seeming to be in over their heads, as they clearly were in many of the battle sequences...okay, sorry this is so long, hope you are well, and I look forward to your continued work...best from Mike S
I was not involved in writing any of the screenplays for the films, nor did I want to be - happy to leave that to the experts! How do I feel about the films? Delighted!