# 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:** 117
**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 14, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2322 "2018-07-14T11:59:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Dramas you would happily watch again. _Star Wars_ Please don’t ask “Which one?” _My Brilliant Career_ Happily watched this multiple times. _Murder on the Orient Express_ (1974) Few mysteries are so rewatchable. **Next** : more dramas you would happily watch again. ---
**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 15, 2018, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2323 "2018-07-15T07:09:40Z")
_The Godfather_ Classic mob story, Brando stars. _The Devil’s Brigade_ American, Canadian soldiers team up. _The African Queen_ Bogart, Hepburn, dangerous river trip. Next: Films that take place all or mostly on a ship. ---
**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 15, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2324 "2018-07-15T07:17:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films that take place all or mostly on a ship. _Mutiny on the Bounty_ The title says it all. _Love Affair_ Dunne, Boyer fall in love. _The Poseidon Adventure_ Slightly cheesy, but I adore. **Next** : films with a gimmick. ---
**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 16, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2325 "2018-07-16T02:57:09Z")
Not sure if I understand what is meant by “gimmick,” but let’s try these: _Earthquake_ Sensurround? Not worth the hype. _Creature from the Black Lagoon_ Universal monster movie–in 3-D! _Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone_ Confusing space story in 3-D. Next: Monster 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:** [July 16, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2326 "2018-07-16T05:23:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Monster movies. _Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man_ Monster, werewolf, duel it out. _House of Frankenstein_ Has monster, werewolf and Dracula. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ March took Oscar in 1931. **Next** : non-English language movies. ---
**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 16, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2327 "2018-07-16T05:31:18Z")
_Police Story_ Jackie breaks so much glass _Eastern Condors_ Yuen Biao boots faces _hard_ \*Dragons Forever[/] Benny/Jackie, best fight ever More kung fu 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:** [July 24, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2328 "2018-07-24T11:36:24Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > More kung fu movies I haven’t seen many kung-fu movies, but I don’t want the thread to die, so I’m going with “martial arts movies in general.” _The Karate Kid_ Bullied kid karate fights back. _Kung fu Panda_ Guess what it’s about. Hmmm. _Shanghai Noon_ My first Jackie Chan movie. **Next** : movies where someone plays pinball, or featuring a pinball machine prominently. ---
**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 24, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2329 "2018-07-24T17:03:16Z")
_Tommy_ Even has song about it! _The Accused_ Woman assaulted on pinball machine _Animal House_ Frat house has a machine Next: Movies set all or in part on a college campus ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2330 "2018-07-24T18:19:59Z")
_The Graduate_ Sequential sex, Mom and kid _The Paper Chase_ Houseman pontificates professorially on law _Back to School_ Classless rich adult tries college Next: Movies set in high school ---
**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 24, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2331 "2018-07-24T21:50:42Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Next: > > Movies set in high school _My Bodyguard_ Great way to foil bullies. _Up the Down Staircase_ New teacher barely escapes depression. _Napolean Dynamite_ If you missed, see it. **Next** : movies where the POV character is younger than 13, but the film is either for adults, or a general audience. ---
**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 25, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2332 "2018-07-25T03:57:44Z")
_Sleepless in Seattle_ Kid connects Dad with girlfriend. _E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial_ Elliot helps alien get home. _Big_ Adult Hanks imitates kid wonderfully. Next: Courtroom dramas. ---
**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 25, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2333 "2018-07-25T07:16:02Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Courtroom dramas. _Witness for the Prosecution_ **The** Courtroom Drama. Go Christie! _Murder!_ Early Hitchcock; juror solves case. _Judgment at Nuremberg_ Used real concentration camp footage. \*\* Next\*\*: more courtroom dramas! ---
**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 25, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2334 "2018-07-25T15:30:13Z")
_Philadelphia_ AIDS-stricken lawyer sues former employers _A Few Good Men_ “You can’t handle the truth!” _Breaker Morant_ Great flick - three Australians prosecuted Next: Other films about Australia(ns) ---
**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, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2335 "2018-07-26T01:53:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Other films about Australia(ns) _My Brilliant Career_ Outback girl want art career. _The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ Best road trip movie ever. _A Cry in the Dark_ “A dingo ate my baby!” **Next** : movies with “Paradise” in the title. ---
**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 26, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2336 "2018-07-26T03:38:33Z")
_Phantom of the Paradise_ Faust’s story told through music. _Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise_ Nerds visit Florida for conference. _Club Paradise_ Comedy about cheap Caribbean resort. Next: Disappointing sequels. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2337 "2018-07-26T03:59:23Z")
_The Godfather: Part III_ Sad mess, embarrassingly untalented Sofia _Airplane II: The Sequel_ Without real Abraham and Zuckermans: flapdoodle. _Hannibal_ _Nobody_ ate this one up. Next: Sequels that are arguably better than their preceding movie (avoid huge franchises) ---
**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, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2338 "2018-07-26T05:41:29Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Next: > > Sequels that are arguably better than their preceding movie (avoid huge franchises) _The Bride of Frankenstein_ But _Frankenstein_ was great too. _Despicable Me 2_ I liked it better, anyway. _Before Sunset_ But both are very good. **Next** : movies with “stranger” in the title. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2339 "2018-08-06T02:16:29Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies with “stranger” in the title. \*Stranger Than Fiction \* Will Farrell actually can act \*Strangers on a Train \* Throw Mama From The Train _Strangers with Candy_ Based on Comedy Central show Next: Films where Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac battle over a robot. ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2340 "2018-08-06T04:07:01Z")
_Eighth Grade_ Anxiety attacks all over again. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2341 "2018-08-06T20:13:18Z")
> [@Panther\_Modern](#): > > _Eighth Grade_ > Anxiety attacks all over again. [Hey Newbie, three or nuttin’. Also, welcome aboard.] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=118)