# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/341 "2009-01-17T04:51:40Z")
Brad and Janet are back _The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes_ ---
**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 17, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/342 "2009-01-17T05:03:56Z")
Kid becomes computer? Call Schwarzenegger! _Snakes on a Plane_ 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 17, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/343 "2009-01-17T06:04:04Z")
Dammit, I won’t write “motherfucking”! _Alien vs. Predator_ ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/344 "2009-01-17T15:11:56Z")
The comic was _ **MUCH** _ better! _The Cat from Outer Space_ ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/345 "2009-01-17T15:18:52Z")
Alien cat really needs collar **Lifeforce** ---
**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 17, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/346 "2009-01-17T16:16:45Z")
Far from Tobe Hooper’s finest. _Alien vs. Predator: Requiem_ ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/347 "2009-01-17T16:19:31Z")
Way better than the first **Requiem for a Dream** ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/348 "2009-01-17T17:13:33Z")
Way more uncomfortable than expected! _Honey I shrunk the kids_ ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/349 "2009-01-17T19:17:11Z")
REALLY “Little People, Big World” _The Incredible Mr. Limpet_ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/350 "2009-01-17T21:37:22Z")
Fife’s adventures with cartoon fish _Audition_ ---
**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 18, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/351 "2009-01-18T04:18:54Z")
Cultish Japanese torture romance thriller. _Labyrinth_ ---
**Author:** ![Penthelesia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Penthelesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penthelesia)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/352 "2009-01-18T08:55:49Z")
David Bowie is Goblin King _Azumi_ ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/353 "2009-01-18T10:35:47Z")
I had to Google it _Children of a Lesser God_ ---
**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 18, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/354 "2009-01-18T18:37:05Z")
Marlee Matlin’s breakthrough role, no? _Dave_ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/355 "2009-01-18T19:52:27Z")
Fake president improvement on real. Hedwig and the Angry Inch ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/356 "2009-01-19T01:38:31Z")
Cult movie with transgendered rocker _Skin Deep_ (1989) ---
**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 19, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/357 "2009-01-19T06:05:23Z")
John Ritter, ladies’ man. Huh. _Seven Days in May_ ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/358 "2009-01-19T21:01:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > John Ritter, ladies’ man. Huh. > > _Seven Days in May_ Biggest Orgasm May’s ever experienced. Just kidding, never saw the movie… so due over: > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Seven Days in May_ ---
**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 21, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/359 "2009-01-21T15:12:50Z")
American military coup narrowly averted. _The Man_ ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/360 "2009-01-22T06:21:41Z")
Sam and Eugene buy guns (I’m assuming the one from a few years ago, and not the one with James Earl Jones from the 70s) _The Seventh Seal_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134.md?page=19)