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Originally posted by El Loro:
DaVinci Code 0/10. I gave up after about an hour as I was bored stiff. The film was destroyed by Tom Hanks' stiffness and a sense that this is a very important film and therefore it must be very very serious. Another masterpiece from the legendary Ron Howard.

One of the most boring films i have seen

My Life As A Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) 9/10 2nd viewing
The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers (1946) 8.5/10
My Darling Clementine (1946) 8/10
Sin Nombre (2009) 8/10
Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) (2009) 8/10
The Party And The Guests (O slavnosti a hostech) (1966) 7/10
Gigantic (2008) 5/10

The Shop On Main Street (Obchod na korze) (1965) 9/10
The Hill (1965) 9/10
The White Balloon (Badkonake sefid) (1995) 8.5/10
Thieves Highway (1949) 8.5/10
Dead Of Night (1945) 7.5/10
Freaks (1932) 6/10
Cheri (2009) 4/10
Angels And Demons (2009) 3/10

Jackassfan, so how did Angels and Demons compare to The DaVinci Code on a scale of boringness?

a a scale of 1 to 10, i would give it a 9 for boringness

District 9 (2009) 7/10
Year One (2009) 3/10

A rubbish kids film

District 9
I liked it though some of the camera work made my head spin a bit.

The last film I saw was District 9. The first 15 - 20 mins were a bit slow but after that...WOW. Really good film

The Informer (1935) 9/10
Small Change (L'argent de poche) (1976) 8.5/10
The Border Post (Karaula) (2006) 8/10

Prisoner Of The Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) (1996) 8.5/10
Management (2008) 4/10

Rainy with a Chance of Meatballs!

Lovely film for the kids, 3d too which was a treat!

North (Nord) (2009) 8.5/10
Red Desert (Il Deserto Rosso) (1964) 7.5/10
Rebels Of The Neon God (Qing shao nian nuo zha) (1992) 7/10
The Informers (2009) 4/10

Trouble In Paradise (1932) 9/10
Antichrist (2009) 4/10

(500) Days Of Summer (2009) 8/10

Diary of a Chambermaid (1946). 6/10 This is the Jean Renoir version. I have not seen the Luis Bunuel version. An unusual film in that it was made in the USA with American actors but attempts to be a French film, hence why Jean Renoir directed. The film was independently produced in part by Meredith Burgess (best known as The Penguin in the Batman TV series) who wrote the screenplay and appeared in the film. The chambermaid is played by Paulette Goddard who was married at the time to Meredith.

At first the film seems to be a comedy, almost a farce (I sensed a touch of the old Chaplin films - interestingly Goddard was previously married to him), but the tone of the film becomes darker, with obsession and greed leading to murder. There is also the relationship between the wealthy lady of the house and her servants - this is probably what interested Bunuel.

I haven't seen Renoir's La Regle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) which is one of those films on my list of films to see before I die. This also looks at the relationship beween the wealthy and the servants, and is regarded as one of the greatest films. It is possibly that Renoir was drawn to The Diary of a Chambermaid hoping for a repeat. I don't think he succeeded, the film is of interest, but it comes across as dated, and it is not possible to convert a French story into an American film and retain its true Frenchness.

The Orphan.
For the 10th time Elizabeth 1 and 2.
The other Boelyn girl 7 th time.
I love you man, funny!
Tennis coach last night, stupid.

Mr Deeds Goes To Town (1936) 8/10
Heart Of Light (Qaamarngup uummataa) (1998) 7/10

Jack I think you must have now seen virtually every film ever made.

The Soloist 8/10

Bagdad Cafe (2002) 
Starring: CCPounder, Jack Palance, Marrianne Sagebrecht
 
this is a film that opens like a beautiful flower - a deeply moving and uplifting story..