# 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:** 8
**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 2, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/141 "2009-01-02T14:11:15Z")
Pirate radio swashbuckler rulez skool. _There’s Something About Mary_ ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/142 "2009-01-02T14:15:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _There’s Something About Mary_ Penis accident leads to romance. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button._ ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/143 "2009-01-02T15:52:11Z")
Pitt growing younger, not older. **City of Angels** ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/144 "2009-01-02T16:00:09Z")
Angel goes mortal, girl dies _Trainspotting_ ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/145 "2009-01-02T16:23:07Z")
Junkies with impenetrable Scottish accents Dogma ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/146 "2009-01-02T16:27:08Z")
**Dogma** : Rogue angels wreak holy havoc. **The Spy Who Loved Me** ---
**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:** [January 2, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/147 "2009-01-02T16:32:11Z")
**The Spy Who Loved Me** : Bond. Nobody does it better. **Rosemary’s Baby** ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/148 "2009-01-02T16:55:55Z")
Satanists impregnate neighbor with Antichrist **Full Metal Jacket** ---
**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 2, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/149 "2009-01-02T18:08:44Z")
Best boot camp tyrant EVAH! _The Shining_ ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/150 "2009-01-02T18:59:34Z")
All work, no play, bad _The Bourne Identity (the first one)_ ---
**Author:** ![Penthelesia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Penthelesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penthelesia)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/151 "2009-01-02T19:08:58Z")
Amnesiac trained killing machine remembers. Father Goose ---
**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 2, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/152 "2009-01-02T19:11:59Z")
Very schmaltzy WW2 coastwatcher romance. _Heathers_ ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/153 "2009-01-02T19:48:52Z")
MTV Video Games to blame _The Dark Crystal_ ---
**Author:** ![shallora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/154 "2009-01-02T20:27:25Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > MTV Video Games to blame > > _The Dark Crystal_ Muppets attempt Tolkien fantasy tale _It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/155 "2009-01-02T20:29:22Z")
> [@shallora](#): > > _It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ Morons search for Big W. _Fight Club_ ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/156 "2009-01-02T20:59:53Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Morons search for Big W. > > _Fight Club_ Really; don’t talk about it _The Descent_ ---
**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 2, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/157 "2009-01-02T21:58:15Z")
Cave folk don’t like visitors. _When Harry Met Sally_ ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/158 "2009-01-02T22:05:52Z")
I’ll have what she’s having. (obvious, I know) _On Golden Pond_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/159 "2009-01-02T22:31:13Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > _On Golden Pond_ Is it live or Oedipex? **The Ninth Gate** ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134/160 "2009-01-02T22:37:24Z")
Leave the damned book alone. _Time Bandits_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134.md?page=9)