# 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:** 111
**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 3, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2202 "2017-11-03T20:28:28Z")
_The Return of the Pink Panther_ Sellers intentionally spoke risible French _Ocean’s Eleven_ Cheadle is no Cockney, mate _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ Costner’s accent egregiously, legendarily bad Next: Movies with non-American actors doing a pretty good - even great - American accent ---
**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 3, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2203 "2017-11-03T21:25:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with non-American actors doing a pretty good - even great - American accent _The Sixth Sense_ Many surprised that Collette Australian. _Memento_ Ditto Guy Pearce, and Australia. _Bullets over Broadway_ Tracy Ullman does phenomenal accents. **Next** : Non-\*Star Wars \*movies starring someone from _Star Wars_, and only one can have Harrison Ford. ---
**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 3, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2204 "2017-11-03T22:09:13Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Non-\*Star Wars \*movies starring someone from _Star Wars_, and only one can have Harrison Ford. _Bridge on the River Kwai_ (Alec Guinness) David Lean’s epic war film. _Corvette Summer_ (Mark Hamill) Hamill chases his stolen Corvette. _Island of Terror_ (Peter Cushing) Scientists must kill island’s monsters. Next: Harrison Ford films, but no _Star Wars_ or _Indiana Jones_ movies. ---
**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 3, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2205 "2017-11-03T23:42:34Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Harrison Ford films, but no _Star Wars_ or _Indiana Jones_ movies. _Frantic_ Ford loses wife in Paris. _The Fugitive_ Wife killed by one-armed man. _Presumed Innocent_ Prime suspect in murder case. **Next** : movies about sibling relationships. ---
**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 4, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2206 "2017-11-04T20:33:48Z")
_Star Wars: Return of the Jedi_ Brother, sister see dad’s redemption _A Simple Plan_ Hick brothers end up foes _The Social Network_ Twin brothers hate Facebook founder Next: Movies about father/son relationships ---
**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 5, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2207 "2017-11-05T01:44:43Z")
_Parenthood_ Steve Martin’s a good dad. _Thor_ Odin’s not a great dad. _The Lion King_ A great dad is forever. **Next:** Meryl Streep movies. ---
**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 5, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2208 "2017-11-05T02:13:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Meryl Streep movies. _Mamma Mia_ Singing very good. (Her, right?) _Silkwood_ My introduction to her work. _Julie and Julia_ IMO, her very best work. **Next** : movies that have as a source a book you wouldn’t think would be a good source for a movie. ---
**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 6, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2209 "2017-11-06T05:22:27Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies that have as a source a book you wouldn’t think would be a good source for a movie. _In Cold Blood_ Gruesome murders, non-fiction, well portrayed. _Up the Down Staircase_ High school, told through anecdotes. _The Andromeda Strain_ (1971) Book too scientific. Movie? Great! Next: Movies that are better (IYHO) than the book. ---
**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 6, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2210 "2017-11-06T20:42:12Z")
_The Neverending Story_ The book’s longer, unduly complicated. _Pinocchio_ Disney version has more heart. _Gone With The Wind_ The movie’s a cinema classic. **Next:** Films directed by Orson Welles. ---
**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 7, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2211 "2017-11-07T15:02:12Z")
_Citizen Kane_ Still a classic, deservedly so _Touch of Evil_ Heston badly miscast as Mexican _F for Fake_ His very last, in 1974 Next: Films of John Hurt ---
**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 8, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2212 "2017-11-08T04:53:11Z")
_1984_ Orwell’s classic; Hurt’s a prole. _V for Vendetta_ Another dystopia; Hurt’s a dictator. _Spaceballs_ Cameo role, got big laughs. Next: Your favorite black and white films. ---
**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 8, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2213 "2017-11-08T14:08:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Your favorite black and white films. _Metropolis_ Fritz Lang’s vision of 1972. _The Awful Truth_ Contains funniest 10 minutes ever. _Psycho_ Know ending; still watch repeatedly. **Next** : more great B&W films. ---
**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 8, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2214 "2017-11-08T16:39:42Z")
_Casablanca_ Perfect cast, dialogue, setting, cinematography _Notorious_ Terrific Cold War drama, romance _Paper Moon_ Ryan, Tatum are great together Next: Even more great B&W films not already mentioned ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2215 "2017-11-09T03:12:35Z")
_12 Angry Men_ (1957) Can one juror persuade others? _Lost Horizon_ (1937) Capra directed, Colman starred, excellent. _Dr. Strangelove_ Hilarious take on Cold War. Next: Films of Frank Capra. ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2216 "2017-11-09T03:18:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Even more great B&W films not already mentioned _Sunset Boulevard_ Best comeback ever; go Swanson. _A Streetcar Named Desire_ Tandy: what could have been? _You Can’t Take It with You_ Eccentric family **really** loves life. **Next** : **good** films starring or featuring an SNL cast member, or former member. ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2217 "2017-11-09T03:24:21Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films of Frank Capra. _It Happened One Night_ “They fell in love,” OK? _You Can’t Take It with You_ Eccentric family **really** loves life. _Prelude to War_ Best. Propaganda. Ever. Seriously. Ever. **Next** : **good** films starring or featuring an SNL cast member or former member (yes, there are at least three). ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2218 "2017-11-09T15:09:57Z")
_Groundhog Day_ Phil truly becomes better person _Trading Places_ “Eggnog?” line still my favorite _Ghostbusters_ Scientific renegades rule Big Apple Missed from post 2214: Next: Films of Frank Capra. ---
**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 9, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2219 "2017-11-09T16:23:16Z")
_It Happened One Night_ Flawless romcom most ably performed. _Arsenic and Old Lace_ Shame they didn’t get Karloff. _It’s A Wonderful Life_ Heartwarming as only Capra manages. **Next:** Movies where somebody does an impression of Groucho. ---
**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 24, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2220 "2017-11-24T02:28:09Z")
**Professor** , it’s been two weeks, and no response. I for one, cannot think of any movies where somebody does an impression of Groucho (except possibly _V for Vendetta_, and even then, it’s a stretch). Perhaps you could give us another prompt? ---
**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 27, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2221 "2017-11-27T14:47:01Z")
I’ll go ahead and bump the thread. Next: Movies of Groucho Marx [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=112)