# Describe the movie in five words, Take 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163 "2010-08-23T15:53:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/121 "2010-09-09T22:55:26Z")
Guys swims in everyone’s pool. _Robinson Crusoe on Mars_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/122 "2010-09-09T23:10:56Z")
Intergalactic Daniel Defoe screen triumph. \* D.O.A.\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/123 "2010-09-10T00:21:48Z")
Man must solve own murder. _Fly Away Home_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/124 "2010-09-10T00:35:45Z")
Sappy _Winged Migration_ with dialogue. \* The Lives of a Bengal Lancer\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/125 "2010-09-10T02:55:31Z")
Huh - _Der Fuhrer_ loved it! > **[The Lives of a Bengal Lancer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_a_Bengal_Lancer#Influence)** > > The Lives of a Bengal Lancer may refer to: _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/126 "2010-09-10T03:41:29Z")
Big giant interstellar cosmic intercourse. \* Mogambo\* p.s. I thought you were supposed to describe the films, not offer commentary or history on them? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/127 "2010-09-10T13:37:47Z")
> [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](#): > > …p.s. I thought you were supposed to describe the films, not offer commentary or history on them? Notwithstanding the thread title, any of those things are fine, and have often been done in this and previous such threads. _Mogambo_: Love quadrangle on African safari. _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/128 "2010-09-10T14:00:16Z")
The BEST Star Trek Movie _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/129 "2010-09-10T16:34:18Z")
Tim Burton’s brown little turd _Dogtooth_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/130 "2010-09-10T17:18:59Z")
Crazy parents imprison ignorant offspring. _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/131 "2010-09-10T20:45:18Z")
Attempt to keep franchise going. _Colma, The Musical_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/132 "2010-09-11T02:48:12Z")
Three California teens live, love. _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/133 "2010-09-11T03:34:28Z")
Tame travel saves whales, Earth. _Sordid Lives_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/134 "2010-09-11T03:50:42Z")
Olivia Newton-John’s pathetic attempt. \* They Mystery of the Leaping Fish\* ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/135 "2010-09-12T00:28:07Z")
Wikipedia says 1916 drugged detectives. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/136 "2010-09-12T01:29:50Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Wikipedia says 1916 drugged detectives. And… the next movie? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/137 "2010-09-12T12:38:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@campp](#): > > > > Wikipedia says 1916 drugged detectives. > > And… the next movie? :smack: _Sorry_ _Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/138 "2010-09-12T16:42:32Z")
It’s a fucking money pit! _Liquid Sky_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/139 "2010-09-13T15:52:33Z")
At 18, LOVED this flick! \* Cafe Flesh\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/140 "2010-09-13T17:40:32Z")
Eighties porn sf cult fave. I hated, hated, hated _Liquid Sky_. To each their own! _Spartacus_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163.md?page=8)