# 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:** 132
**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 20, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2622 "2025-06-20T03:00:48Z")
_One Million Years B.C._ Prehistoric drama, with Raquel Welch. _The Phantom of the Opera_ Definitely not the Broadway musical! _On the Buses_ One of Hammer’s rare comedies. Next: **British “Carry On” 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 20, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2623 "2025-06-20T03:09:20Z")
_Carry On Sergeant_ The first such, in 1958 _Carry On Henry_ Henry VIII’s _two_ additional wives?!? _Carry On Columbus_ Last in the series, 1992 Next up: **Serious movies about explorers** ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2624 "2025-06-23T09:05:58Z")
I’m not sure what exactly “serious” means in the prompt, but assuming that it means fictional dramas and reality-based documentaries, then here goes … _The Time Machine_ (1960) Victorian Englishman explores the future. _The Wildest Dream_ Mallory, Everest, answers some questions. _Friends of Kim_ North Korea and disillusioned Westerners. Next (and let’s keep things simple for now): **Tom Cruise 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 23, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2625 "2025-06-23T09:43:11Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Tom Cruise movies _Born on the Fourth of July_ Patrioc Kovic is Vietnam casualty. _Risky Business_ Junior Achievers start brothel project. _Top Gun_ Essentially, Navy pilots’ recruiting film. Oh-- Next-- hmm. Back in a minute. **Hollywood films with a Russian chatracter who isn’t the villain** ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2626 "2025-06-23T09:57:23Z")
_Ninotchka_ Russian character learns Western ways. _Silk Stockings_ _Ninotchka_, this time, a musical. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ Chekov. Need I say more? Next: **Walt Disney live-action pictures** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2627 "2025-06-23T15:55:11Z")
_The Apple Dumpling Gang_ Knotts and Conway buddy vehicle _The Strongest Man in the World_ Breakfast cereal makes you strong _The Love Bug_ It’s about Herbie, not herpes Next: **Movies that combined animation with live action** ---
**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 24, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2628 "2025-06-24T21:58:03Z")
_Mary Poppins_ Van Dyke and dancing penguins. _Anchors Aweigh_ Gene Kelly, mouse Jerry, dancing. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ Famous toons interact with humans. Next: **Movies about college life** ---
**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 25, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2629 "2025-06-25T20:29:01Z")
_Animal House_ Emil knew: “Knowledge is Good” _The Lords of Discipline_ Integrating military academy ain’t easy _Love Story_ Preppy, beauty fall in love Next up: **Movies set all or mostly on the beach** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2630 "2025-06-25T22:53:08Z")
_Beach Blanket Bingo_ Cries of ‘Hey! Surf’s up!’ _Old_ Talk about sun-related afflictions _Cast Away_ Tom Hanks goes all ASMR Next: **Movies set in space** ---
**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 26, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2631 "2025-06-26T01:37:07Z")
_2001: A Space Odyssey_ Groundbreaking? Exciting? Slow? All three? _Starship Troopers_ Poor adaptation of Heinlein novel. _Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone_ Awful. Don’t waste your time. Next: **On the Job (Movies about working)** ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2632 "2025-06-27T03:46:06Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > On the Job (Movies about working) _Norma Rae_ “One syllable words are better.” _Risky Business_ Junior Achievement achieves too much. _9 to 5_ The days before Anita Hill. NEXT: **Women in non-traditional roles (for the time or the setting of the film).** ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2633 "2025-06-27T21:49:44Z")
_La Femme Nikita_ Young criminal becomes highly-trained assassin. _First Monday in October_ First woman joins Supreme Court. _Pope Joan_ Apocryphal first (only?) female pontiff Next up: **Fish-out-of-water comedies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2634 "2025-06-27T22:00:50Z")
_Crocodile Dundee_ “What? That’s not a knife.” _Coming to America_ Fictional African prince mops floors _Sleeper_ Some pretty cool cars here Next: **Black (dark) comedies** ---
**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 28, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2635 "2025-06-28T01:24:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Next: **Black (dark) comedies** _To Be Or Not to Be_ You must see 1942 version. _Goodbye Lenin!_ Reconstructing East Germany (for Mama). _Motel Hell_ “Meat’s meat…man’s gotta eat!” NEXT: **Movies that gave us neologisms or other types of descriptive phrases.** ---
**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 3, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2636 "2025-07-03T07:42:35Z")
_Jaws_ “Need a bigger boat? Why?” _The Godfather_ You can’t refuse his offer. _Jerry Maguire_ “You had me at hello.” Next: **Favourite Looney Tunes cartoons** (They’re technically movies, just a lot shorter than features.) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2637 "2025-07-03T15:19:10Z")
_Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2th Century_ (1980) Daffy meets Marvin the Martian _Fast and Furry-ous_ (1949) Debut of the Road Runner _Herr Meets Hare_ (1945) First ‘Left turn at Albuquerque’ Next: **Movies with early comedy duos** ---
**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 3, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2638 "2025-07-03T20:58:21Z")
_The Lucky Dog_ Laurel and Hardy’s first (1921) _One Night in the Tropics_ Abbott and Costello’s first (1940) _Road to Singapore_ Hope and Crosby’s (also 1940) Next up: **Films with dangerous robots** ---
**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 3, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2639 "2025-07-03T23:05:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Films with dangerous robots _Metropolis_ Making false Maria still cool. _Alien_ Ash is an evil plant. _Terminator_ The ultimate in evil robots. NEXT: **Movies with Marys (or Marias or Maries)** ---
**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 4, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2640 "2025-07-04T04:12:23Z")
_There’s Something About Mary_ She uses unusual hair gel _Hail Mary_ The Nativity: Modern French retelling _Mary, Mary_ Based on Jean Kerr play Next: **Three good movies for Americans on Independence Day** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2641 "2025-07-04T04:58:05Z")
_Independence Day_ Smith and Goldblum fight aliens _Red Dawn_ Wolverines! Attack! Defeat the Russians! _Glory_ Freed slaves fight the Confederacy Next: **Aliens versus us** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=133)