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Ice Age 21. Thou shalt not be the death of narrative cinema as we know it.




Michael Caine2. Thou shalt blow the bloody doors off!





Roger Corman3. Thou shalt cut out 20 minutes and thou shalt make thine helicopter to explodeth.
 
 


church4. Thou shalt not maketh thy film longer in duration than the time it taketh a mennonite to change his ways - about two hours.



Indiana Jones5. Thou shalt as hero show no pain during a terrific beating but always wince when a woman tries to clean your wounds.



Orlando Bloom6. Thou shalt not cast Orlando Bloom as anything other than a shrub.




The Eiffel Tower7. The Eiffel Tower shall be seen in the background out of every hotel room in Paris.




radio dial8. Thou shalt not turn on the radio in a film to add to the movie's CD soundtrack.




Swept Away9. Thou shalt be aware at all times that singers are not actors.




Tom Cruise10. Thou shalt not be taller than Tom Cruise.
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