# 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:** 118
**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, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2342 "2018-08-06T20:20:13Z")
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**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 7, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2343 "2018-08-07T01:48:03Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > [Hey Newbie, three or nuttin’. > > Also, welcome aboard.] Thanks. Let the record show that my review was on par with the required word count. ---
**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 7, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2344 "2018-08-07T04:21:30Z")
> [@Panther\_Modern](#): > > Thanks. > > Let the record show that my review was on par with the required word count. No, I think **Leo** means that in this game, we require three movies for every entry; for each of which we give a five-word review, a plot summary, a comment on the star’s performance, or something else relevant. Your entry was short two movies. Although it seems to me that the prompt is quite specific, and thus, quite difficult. Nothing comes to mind, for me. Would anybody mind if we changed the prompt to something else, in order to keep the game going? (Also, **Panther Modern** , welcome to the board and the game!) ---
**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 7, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2345 "2018-08-07T04:41:54Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > No, I think **Leo** means that in this game, we require three movies for every entry; for each of which we give a five-word review, a plot summary, a comment on the star’s performance, or something else relevant. Your entry was short two movies. > > Although it seems to me that the prompt is quite specific, and thus, quite difficult. Nothing comes to mind, for me. Would anybody mind if we changed the prompt to something else, in order to keep the game going? > > (Also, **Panther Modern** , welcome to the board and the game!) Understood. I missed the part where I need to include THREE movies per post. My bad! ---
**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 8, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2346 "2018-08-08T19:33:39Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Although it seems to me that the prompt is quite specific, and thus, quite difficult. Nothing comes to mind, for me. Would anybody mind if we changed the prompt to something else, in order to keep the game going? A little poking around on IMDb suggests there might actually be three, but I haven’t seen them, and I do only movies I’ve seen, so I can’t do it. ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2347 "2018-08-09T03:46:04Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > A little poking around on IMDb suggests there might actually be three, but I haven’t seen them, and I do only movies I’ve seen, so I can’t do it. I’m the same way, but I may have to set that aside, just to keep things moving. So, using IMDB, I found some; and as it turns out, I’ve seen two. I’m not sure if those two fully meet the prompt’s requirement, but I am going to use them anyway–hey, two out of three ain’t bad. The third–all I know is what IMDB tells me. > [@](#): > > Next: Films where Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac battle over a robot. _Ex Machina_ Both actors, plus one robot. _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Series gets back to basics. _Star Wars: The Last Jedi_ Follows previous film; good effort. Let’s return to something easy: Next: Films of Tom Cruise. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2348 "2018-08-09T03:49:45Z")
Top Gun 80’s cheese about pilots, vollyball Days of Thunder Top Gun but the NASCAR Cocktail Days of Thunder but booze Moives from the 80’s with val kilmer ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2349 "2018-08-09T16:09:24Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Let’s return to something easy: I didn’t think it would be that hard for this group.☹ > [@snfaulkner](#): > > Moives from the 80’s with val kilmer Top Secret - Funny rockabilly spy film parody Top Gun - Don’t ask, don’t tell, Ice Willow - Likable Ron Howard fantasy flick Next: Nicolas Cage action 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:** [August 10, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2350 "2018-08-10T02:24:38Z")
_Gone in 60 Seconds_ Car heist thriller, great driving. _National Treasure_ Cage tries being Indiana Jones. _Con Air_ Inmates take prison transport aircraft. Next: Films of Steve Buscemi. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2351 "2018-08-10T02:39:14Z")
Reservoir Dogs He does not like tipping Fargo He ends up in chipper The Big Lebowski He’s out of his element John Goodman 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:** [August 11, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2352 "2018-08-11T08:33:32Z")
_Revenge of the Nerds_ Made the perfect football coach. _Punchline_ Story hinged on his acceptance. _The Flintstones_ He was the perfect Fred. Next: Films of Henry Fonda. ---
**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 11, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2353 "2018-08-11T11:58:30Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films of Henry Fonda. _The Big Street_ Badly abused by Lucille Ball. _Yours, Mine, and Ours_ Heads family of 19 children. _On Golden Pond_ Scores Oscar at long last. **Next** : great original films that were remade more than once. ---
**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 15, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2354 "2018-08-15T03:42:29Z")
_King Kong_ Cheesy effects, but original best. _The Longest Yard_ Only Reynolds can play Crewe. _Night of the Living Dead_ Remakes just not as scary. Next: Films of Burt Reynolds. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2355 "2018-08-22T15:14:24Z")
Films of Burt Reynolds. _Smokey and the Bandit_ Bandit and company bootleg Coors _City Heat_ Former partners investigate mob murder _Cannonball Run_ Reynolds, DeLuise chortle through race Next: Films of Dom DeLuise ---
**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 24, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2356 "2018-08-24T20:11:40Z")
_Blazing Saddles_ Shrieked, “Not in the face!” _Fatso_ Man just can’t stop eating _Johnny Dangerously_ Holy crap, played the Pope! Next: Movies in which a Pope makes an appearance ---
**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 24, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2357 "2018-08-24T22:02:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which a Pope makes an appearance _Foul Play_ Goldie Hawn foils his assassination. _Elizabeth_ John Gielgud is Paul IV. _Shoes of the Fisherman_ Anthony Quinn is fictional pontiff. **Next** : films with women in the military. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2358 "2018-08-24T22:07:57Z")
oops. Didn’t read rules ---
**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 25, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2359 "2018-08-25T05:21:39Z")
_Private Benjamin_ Spoiled princess tries national service _G.I. Jane_ Tough broad overcomes many challenges _Star Trek: Nemesis_ Admiral Janeway gives Picard orders Next: Movies about bureaucracy ---
**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 25, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2360 "2018-08-25T23:46:59Z")
_Brazil_ Post Kafka, post Orwell nightmare _Ikiru_ Dying man re-evaluates drone existence _The Trial_ Welles’ small masterpiece. Truly Kafkaesque! Next: Dramas where a musical performance or melody is integral to the plot ---
**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 26, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2361 "2018-08-26T16:26:10Z")
_La La Land_ Young couple unites, drifts apart _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ Climax at Royal Albert Hall _Foul Play_ Assassination attempt at opera house Next: Movies that include a gratuitous song [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=119)