# Five-Word Movie Review **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 4, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494 "2014-02-04T16:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1982 "2017-07-25T22:03:31Z")
I like how we both chose Time After Time. Also The Terminator, but that’s not as impressive. Who wouldn’t choose that? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1983 "2017-07-25T23:34:57Z")
_Captain Marvel IV: The Living Tribunal_ Assumes that Marvel doesn’t crash. _St. Dracula_ Archvampire’s back as good guy. _An Inconvenient Apology_ Republicans say they should’ve listened. **Next:** Movies about barbarians ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1984 "2017-07-26T00:14:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Movies about barbarians _Barbarians_ Serbian film about teenage nihilism. _Amazon Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death_ Self-made barbarian women enslave men. _Flesh + Blood_ Medieval mercenaries stage kidnap revenge. **Next** : comedies of manners. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1985 "2017-07-26T14:33:45Z")
_Much Ado About Nothing_ Filmed in director Whedon’s house _Where’s Charley?_ Based on 1892 British farce _A Room With A View_ Helena Bonham Carter’s breakout role Next: Best films of Helena Bonham Carter ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1986 "2017-07-26T14:58:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Best films of Helena Bonham Carter _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I & II_ Pretty cool as Bellatrix Lestrange. _Planet of the Apes_ Remake failed; her performance magnificent. _Hamlet_ With a real-life crazy prince. \*\* Next\*\*: Merchant & Ivory films. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1987 "2017-07-30T02:28:43Z")
I think you’ve got this one, **Rivkah**. I can’t speak for all participants, but I’ve never seen a Merchant and Ivory film. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1988 "2017-07-30T03:12:41Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I think you’ve got this one, **Rivkah**. I can’t speak for all participants, but I’ve never seen a Merchant and Ivory film. Seriously? _A Room with a View_? Well, all right. _A Room with a View_ Will Lucia marry for love? _Maurice_ In 1900, didn’t get better. _Howard’s End_ Three classes lose Victorian mores. **Next** : genuinely realistic movies about tweens or teens. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1989 "2017-07-30T22:02:38Z")
Thanks, **Rivkah**. Nope, not even _A Room with a View_. > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : genuinely realistic movies about tweens or teens. _The Breakfast Club_ Examines truth behind teen stereotypes. _Stand By Me_ Tweens start to become adults. _American Graffiti_ After high school, then what? Next: Films that use a narrator in some way. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1990 "2017-07-31T00:08:07Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films that use a narrator in some way. _Memento_ “OK, I’m chasing him-- no…” _Look Who’s Talking_ My least favorite narration track. _How Green was My Valley_ Sneaks in Llewellyn’s marvelous prose. _Next_: movies with the word “case” in the title. Counts if it’s part of a word. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1991 "2017-07-31T02:31:02Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > _Next_: movies with the word “case” in the title. Counts if it’s part of a word. _Up the Down Staircase_ Rookie teacher in challenging school. _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ Excellent film; won three Oscars. _Basket Case_ Cheaply-made, now cult horror classic. Next: Movies where the story centers around a form of media. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1992 "2017-07-31T02:51:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Movies where the story centers around a form of media. _His Girl Friday_ Newspaper reporters harbor fugitive murderer. _The Emoji Movie_ Life inside a smart phone. _Quiz Show_ Early TV quiz show rigged. **Next** : movies with the word “dark” in the title. As part of a word counts. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1993 "2017-07-31T13:25:04Z")
_Dark Shadows_ Johnny was outta his Deppth. _The Ghost and the Darkness_ Lion hunters track two. Good! _The Dark Knight_ Heath Ledger aced the Joker. **Next:** Charles Dickens adaptations. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1994 "2017-07-31T14:53:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Charles Dickens adaptations. _Oliver Twist_ (1922) Lon Chaney as scary Fagin. _A Tale of Two Cities_ (1935) Four-hour screenplay trimmed to two. _A Christmas Carol_ (1938) Best, and very faithful adaptation. **Next** : movies with non-annoying child act(o)r(ess) prominent. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1995 "2017-07-31T18:24:01Z")
_The Sixth Sense_ Osment great as ghost-beset kid _Jerry Maguire_ Lipnicki adorably stole every scene _Interstellar_ Foy’s character sad, smart, determined Next: Movies with a particularly annoying child actor or actress ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1996 "2017-08-01T00:03:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with a particularly annoying child actor or actress _The Phantom Menace_ Everyone loves to hate Anakin. _Twice Blessed_ Real twins awful; FX better. _The Sixth Sense_ (we had opposite reactions) “_Whine_ I see dead people.” **Next** : films with a transgendered (NOT transvestite) character, or documentaries about trans issues. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1997 "2017-08-01T05:38:21Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : films with a transgendered (NOT transvestite) character, or documentaries about trans issues. _The World According to Garp_ John Lithgow plays Roberta excellently. _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective_ Carrey romp; watch Sean Young. _Dog Day Afternoon_ Bank robbery for transsexual surgery. Next: Jim Carrey movies. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1998 "2017-08-01T11:31:35Z")
_The Mask_ They call him Cuban Pete. _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective_ Strictly for the younger audience. _Batman and Robin_ A sillier Riddler never was. **Next:** Serious movies from comic actors. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1999 "2017-08-01T20:26:56Z")
_Insomnia_ Robin Williams as Alaska writer _Nothing in Common_ Gleason, Hanks as father, son _The Razor’s Edge_ Bill Murray in serious flop Next: Comedies featuring serious actors ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2000 "2017-08-01T22:43:58Z")
_The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ DeNiro. Must. NEVER. Do. Comedy. _Ishtar_ Beatty, Hoffman: deserved much better. _Death Becomes Her_ Streep, Hawn, Willis: all delightful. **Next:** Movies with lions (no Oz movies). ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2001 "2017-08-01T23:07:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Comedies featuring serious actors City Slickers (Jack Palance) Palance plays crotchety trail boss. Every Which Way But Loose (Clint Eastwood) Eastwood co-stars with an orangutan? Sister Act (Maggie Smith) Goldberg clowns, Smith frowns; fun! Ninja’d on preview! Next: Movies with lions (no Oz movies). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=101)