# 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:** 129
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2562 "2025-05-31T17:25:21Z")
_The Ladykillers_ Oddball criminals all fail hilariously _Hot Fuzz_ Badass cop exiled to village _Monty Python’s Life of Brian_ Brilliant from beginning to end Next: **_Monty Python_ 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:** [May 31, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2563 "2025-05-31T17:47:22Z")
_Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ Beware of sister-biting moose! Ni! _Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl_ I’m a lumberjack, and I’m… _Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life_ Better. Better get a bucket. Next: **Films with tea parties** ---
**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:** [May 31, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2564 "2025-05-31T17:55:10Z")
_Tea with Mussolini_ Yes, _Il Duce_ actually appears _Toy Story_ Buzz is briefly “Mrs. Nesbitt” _Love & Friendship_ Don’t mess with Lady Susan Next: **Kate Beckinsale 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:** [June 1, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2565 "2025-06-01T12:13:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Kate Beckinsale movies _Pearl Harbor_ Two hours down the drain. _The Golden Bowl_ Henry James’ corpse still spinning. _Click_ Ultimate remote; goes wrong, naturally. NEXT: **Movies that rework the Faust story in a different context** (cf _Click_ above) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2566 "2025-06-02T00:29:30Z")
_Damn Yankees_ True love defeats veiled evil. _Mephisto_ Performing for Nazis really sucks. _Phantom of the Paradise_ Rock stardom at a price. Next: **Movies prominently featuring, but not about, cats** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2567 "2025-06-02T00:48:01Z")
**Movies prominently featuring, but not about, cats** _Logan’s Run_ Ustinov recites Eliot to cats. _Harry and Tonto_ Harry’s story, but Tonto accompanies. _Pet Semetary_ Church’s role minimal, but key. Next: **Movies prominently featuring, but not about, dogs** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2568 "2025-06-02T00:53:36Z")
_Independence Day_ Damn thing outruns a fireball! _I Am Legend_ Sam must be put down. _Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone_ Fang is just a big softy. Next: **Movies mostly or entirely set at night** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2569 "2025-06-02T00:59:09Z")
_Before Sunrise_ Young couple expound on life _From Dusk Til Dawn_ I think I’ve been there… _Night of the Living Dead_ Slow-moving zombies wreak havoc Next: **Zombies!** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2570 "2025-06-02T01:05:21Z")
Zombies! Zombi Italian subaquatic shark punch madness Shawn of the dead You’ve got red on you Dead alive Peter Jackson masterpiece before LotR. Next up, Edgar Wright 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:** [June 2, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2571 "2025-06-02T16:16:33Z")
_A Fistful of Fingers_ His directorial debut, in 1995 _Hot Fuzz_ Ultraviolent, ultrafunny British cop comedy _Baby Driver_ Young, music-loving, drives unbelievably well Next: **Movies with great car chases** ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2572 "2025-06-02T16:54:13Z")
_Bullitt_ First and greatest car chase? _To Live and Die in L.A._ Going wrong way, two ways _The Blues Brothers_ Piling up jokes _and_ cars Next: **Movies based on SNL skits** ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2573 "2025-06-02T17:03:16Z")
_It’s Pat_ Unfunny skit becomes unfunny movie _Bob Roberts_ Conservative folksinger runs for Senate _Coneheads_ Must now consume mass quantities! Next: **Jane Curtin movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2574 "2025-06-02T23:21:54Z")
_Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video_ Chock full of SNL players _The Spy Who Dumped Me_ A girl-buddy movie flop _The Shaggy Dog_ Another Disney remake nobody needed Next: **Look! Up in the sky!** ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2575 "2025-06-03T05:14:56Z")
_Superman_ Hey, it’s somebody in tights! _Independence Day_ Starships hover over Earth cities _Meteor_ This is _really_ gonna hurt Next: **So bad it’s good** ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2576 "2025-06-03T05:31:19Z")
**So bad it’s good** _Glen or Glenda_ Typical Ed Wood: cult classic. _Reefer Madness_ Laughable depiction of marijuana use. _Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!_ Silly, stupid, but gut-bustingly funny. Next: **More “so bad it’s good” movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2577 "2025-06-03T18:03:16Z")
_The Creeping Eye_ Also called “The Trollenberg Terror” _American Movie_ A horror movie, I think _The Happening_ Trees wage war on humans Next: **Even more “so bad it’s good” 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:** [June 4, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2578 "2025-06-04T02:31:28Z")
_Plan 9 from Outer Space_ Another wretched Ed Wood masterpiece _Manos: The Hands of Fate_ Simply laughable low-budget “horror” film _Zero Hour!_ _Airplane!_ closely followed melodramatic plot Next up: **Parodies and spoofs** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2579 "2025-06-04T03:40:53Z")
_A Mighty Wind_ A film with three acts _Not Another Teen Movie_ But it’s another teen movie _Airplane!_ Wrong day to review this Next: **More parodies and spoofs** ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2580 "2025-06-04T03:58:28Z")
**More parodies and spoofs** _Top Secret!_ Spies, partisans, and Elvis songs? _Spaceballs_ Great sendup of _Star Wars_. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_ James Bond’s job is safe. Next: **Movies involving submarines** ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2581 "2025-06-04T21:40:10Z")
_The Hunt for Red October_ Connery, a Lithuanian? OK… surrrrrrre. _Crimson Tide_ Denzel, Gene square off underwater. _The Abyss_ US sub, aliens have close encounter Next up: **Movies about aggravating bureaucracy.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=130)