# Describe the movie in five words **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 29, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134 "2008-12-29T23:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [January 6, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/241 "2009-01-06T16:52:31Z")
What’s a “brain cloud,” really? _All the President’s Men_ ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/242 "2009-01-06T17:37:34Z")
Woodward and Bernstien screw Nixon. Next: _Harold and Maude_ ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/243 "2009-01-06T17:38:25Z")
Weirdo discovers love and life. _The Jerk_ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/244 "2009-01-06T17:43:57Z")
You mean I’m NOT black? - Dumb and Dumber\* ---
**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:** [January 6, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/245 "2009-01-06T18:15:12Z")
Sublimely gross and silly movie. _The Tale of Despereaux_ ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/246 "2009-01-06T19:46:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _The Tale of Despereaux_ Animated mice. It’s been done. _Old Yeller_ ---
**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:** [January 6, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/247 "2009-01-06T19:48:01Z")
Dog goes rabid, is shot. _All Dogs Go to Heaven_ ---
**Author:** ![shallora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/248 "2009-01-06T21:29:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _All Dogs Go to Heaven_ _Ghost_, only with animated dogs **The Shaggy Dog** ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/249 "2009-01-07T02:07:21Z")
Why did they remake this? **Thoroughly Modern Millie** ---
**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:** [January 7, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/250 "2009-01-07T05:06:20Z")
Thoroughly silly period-piece musical. _Scrooged_ ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/251 "2009-01-07T05:21:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thoroughly silly period-piece musical. > > _Scrooged_ Bill Murray in Dicken’s classic??? I_n the Line of Fire._ SSG Schwartz ---
**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:** [January 7, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/252 "2009-01-07T15:20:13Z")
Truly great Secret Service drama. _Any Which Way But Loose_ ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/253 "2009-01-07T15:40:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Any Which Way But Loose_ Hmmm, which one did you intend: _Every Which Way but Loose_ or _Any Which Way You Can_ Either one can be described as: Eastwood upstaged by a monkey. _The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly_ ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/254 "2009-01-07T16:07:30Z")
Lee and Clint kick butt! _Animal House_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/255 "2009-01-07T16:22:18Z")
Beer, togas, mayhem, beer, beer Silent Hill ---
**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:** [January 7, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/256 "2009-01-07T16:51:50Z")
Not a nice place, really. _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/257 "2009-01-07T16:58:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ Leatherface chopping teens to pieces. **Motel Hell** ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/258 "2009-01-07T17:07:21Z")
Meat’s meat; man’s gotta eat! _Van Helsing_ ---
**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:** [January 7, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/259 "2009-01-07T17:07:53Z")
Could have been much better. _Saw_ ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/260 "2009-01-07T17:09:39Z")
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