# 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:** 110
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2182 "2017-10-25T15:36:50Z")
_Iron Jawed Angels_ Suffragists push for voting rights _Gandhi_ Indian hero defeats British Empire _Selma_ MLK had a great dream Next: Films in which the villain is more interesting than the hero or heroine ---
**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:** [October 29, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2183 "2017-10-29T03:24:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Films in which the villain is more interesting than the hero or heroine - Superman\* Christopher Reeve looked great, boring. _Blue Velvet_ Frank Booth was endlessly fascinating. _Dracula_ (just about any version, but 1931 and 1979 are notable) Smooth-talking count or boring boyfriend? **Next** : from your personal Halloween line-up. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2184 "2017-10-30T00:41:28Z")
_Ghostbusters_ Favorite: “That’s a big Twinkie” _Dracula_ Langella is scary, sexy bloodsucker _The Hidden_ Alien criminal likes rock, guns Next: more good movies for Halloween ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2185 "2017-10-30T00:47:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: more good movies for Halloween _Nosferatu_ Either version: both are great. _Alien_ Saw in theater: _so_ scary! _The Blair Witch Project_ Had to check my locks. **Next** : even more Halloween movies! ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2186 "2017-10-30T15:54:48Z")
_It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!_ Linus has faith, despite everything _Sleepy Hollow_ Depp plays timid, resourceful sleuth _The Shining_ A hotel like no other Next: still more great Halloween movies not already mentioned! ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2187 "2017-10-30T16:31:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: still more great Halloween movies not already mentioned! _Night of the Demon_ Creepy, atmospheric, modern Gothic tale. _Dead of Night_ Intertwined ghost stories, great frame. _13 Ghosts_ One of William Castle’s best! **Next** : still more movies for Halloween! ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2188 "2017-10-30T16:48:53Z")
_Halloweentown_ My grandson just loves it. _Hocus Pocus_ My grandson just loves it. _The Canterville Ghost_ (the one with Patrick Stewart) My grandson just loves it. **Next:** Films of Lon Chaney, Sr. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2189 "2017-10-30T17:21:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Films of Lon Chaney, Sr. _The Unknown_ “I have lost some…flesh.” _London after Midnight_ Second most tragic lost film. _The Hunchback of Notre Dame_ Yes, it made me cry. **Next** : films of Boris Karloff. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2190 "2017-11-01T16:21:48Z")
_The Lightning Raider_ His screen debut, in 1918 _Mr. Wong, Detective_ Played Chinese detective (six films) _Isle of the Snake People_ His last film, in 1971 Next: Cringeworthy movies with a star in the decline of his or her career ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2191 "2017-11-01T18:10:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Cringeworthy movies with a star in the decline of his or her career _Trog_ Joan Crawford studies “missing link.” _Plan 9 from Outer Space_ Bela Lugosi, worst film ever. _Xanadu_ What was Gene Kelly thinking? **Next** : cringeworthy debuts of people who would later have great careers. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2192 "2017-11-01T21:12:12Z")
Krull Liam Neeson in nerdy production Mazes and Monsters Hanks’s debut. Nerds in tunnels. Crap, I can’t think of a third and I’m being pulled away to do work. Someone help me out! ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2193 "2017-11-01T22:58:07Z")
_The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas_ Kirsten Stewart as “Ringtoss Girl”. I know some won’t say she’s “has a great career”, but she has won BAFA and Cesar Awards, and got the Razzie Award for “Most Improved”. **Next:** Non-Dracula vampire flicks. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2194 "2017-11-01T23:34:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Non-Dracula vampire flicks. _Vampyr_ Great atmosphere; need restored copy. _From Dusk Till Dawn_ Also a great truck-stop movie. _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ “Yay! It’s opposite.” ~Penny (TBBT) **Next** : Dracula films Bram Stoker would HATE. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2195 "2017-11-02T05:45:42Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Dracula films Bram Stoker would HATE. _Dracula: Dead and Loving It_ Mel Brooks film; disappointing, unfunny. _Love at First Bite_ Dracula visits New York City. _Dracula 2000_ Dracula really Judas Iscariot? Seriously? Next: Films of George Hamilton. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2196 "2017-11-02T09:19:05Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films of George Hamilton. _Light in the Piazza_ Interesting film: loves brain-injured woman. \* The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing\* Woman leaves husband for outlaws. _Loves at First Bite_ Dracula loves Susan St. James. And that’s the totally of his films I’ve seen. **Next** : movies that are a modern take on a Shakespeare play. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2197 "2017-11-02T10:00:58Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies that are a modern take on a Shakespeare play. _West Side Story_ _Romeo and Juliet_–in ballet. _She’s the Man_ _Twelfth Night_, with Amanda Bynes. _Kiss Me Kate_ Taming shrew. Ignore; play’s better. Next: Movie musicals that you personally hate. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2198 "2017-11-02T10:12:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Movie musicals that you personally hate. _West Side Story_ Don’t care for R&J either. _My Fair Lady_ Pygmalion did not need music. _Jesus Christ, Superstar_ Stupid musical, stupid name; grates. **Next** : more musicals you hate. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2199 "2017-11-02T17:04:45Z")
_Rent_ Memorably mocked in \*Team America Oklahoma\* Corny more than one way _Carrie_ Stoopid idea for a musical Next: Movies which oughta be made into musicals ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2200 "2017-11-02T21:21:58Z")
_Machete…the musical!_ Amp up ridiculousness, with MUSIC! _Halloween…the musical!_ Imagine Myers dancing and murdering! _Shindler’s List…the musical!_ Big dance number at Auschwitz! More ridiculous movies made into musicals ---
**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:** [November 2, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2201 "2017-11-02T21:44:09Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > More ridiculous movies made into musicals _Miracle!_ “The Miracle Worker”-- the musical. _Hamlet!_ As performed by _Gilligan’s Island_. _Scarlett_ Real GWTW musical: bad reviews. **Next** : movies where someone really screws up a foreign accent or English dialect. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=111)