# 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:** 139
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2762 "2025-08-15T15:04:37Z")
_Red Dawn_ (1984) Paratroopers dropped from commercial airliners _Jumping Jacks_ From nightclub entertainer to soldier _A Bridge Too Far_ Perhaps best epic war movie Next: **A.I. gone wild** ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2763 "2025-08-15T21:47:22Z")
_The Terminator_ Skynet is one bad motherf… _Eagle Eye_ Shia, Michelle confront national supercomputer _The Matrix_ You say it’s _already_ 2199?!? Next up: **Movies with good or helpful A.I.** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2764 "2025-08-16T01:06:39Z")
_Bicentennial Man_ Williams as lovable robot companion _Short Circuit_ Robot Johnny 5 is alive! _AI_ Android can’t replace real kid Next: **Movies Starring a Child in the Lead Role** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2765 "2025-08-16T05:29:44Z")
_The Bad Seed_ But she looks so sweet! _The Good Son_ A rotten Macauley Culkin stars _Annie_ Plucky kid waits for tomorrow Next: **Family-friendly musicals** ---
**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 16, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2766 "2025-08-16T06:14:53Z")
_The Music Man_ Kids all over the place. _Lost Horizon_ (1973) Lousy movie, but ultimately inoffensive. _The Sound of Music_ Family friendly? It’s about family. Next: **Musicals that may not be family-friendly** ---
**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 16, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2767 "2025-08-16T13:13:13Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Musicals that may not be family-friendly _Cabaret_ Nazis are not very family-friendly. _Hair_ Pot; nudity; plus, what’s Vietnam? _Rent_ Maybe too hard to follow. NEXT: **Movies with kids that are not for kids** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2768 "2025-08-16T14:20:37Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Movies with kids that are not for kids _Terminator 2: Judgement Day_ Humanity depends on one child _City of God_ Where is your god now? _Kids_ Is definitely NOT for kids Next: **Stand up comedians who bombed in movies** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2769 "2025-08-16T23:34:41Z")
_The Adventures of Ford Fairlane_ The Diceman cometh and goeth _The Bee Movie_ But it succeeded as meme _Leonard Part 6_ Cosby shoulda stuck to TV Next: **Successful Movies Starring TV Actors/Actresses** ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2770 "2025-08-17T01:49:51Z")
_O Brother, Where Art Thou?_ Clooney at his very best? _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ Perhaps Shatner’s finest Kirk work _Dead Poets Society_ Williams as inspiring, noble teacher Next up: **Movies that proved a TV star had no future on the big screen** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2771 "2025-08-17T05:11:24Z")
_Jade_ Does anyone remember David Caruso? _The Beautician and the Beast_ Fran Drescher was the beast _Speed Racer_ (2008) Matthew Fox was completely lost Next: **Movies with birds** ---
**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:** [August 17, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2772 "2025-08-17T15:11:45Z")
_Rio_ Predictable but pretty kid’s cartoon. _The Birds_ What had Hitchcock been smoking? _The Maltese Falcon_ More fun than seems possible. Next: **Movies with Mice** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2773 "2025-08-17T15:28:03Z")
_Stuart Little_ Can a mouse be cool? _Anchors Aweigh_ Gene Kelly dances with Jerry _Mouse Hunt_ Brothers can’t stop a mouse Next: **Tear-jerkers with dogs** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2774 "2025-08-18T00:50:47Z")
**Tear-jerkers with dogs** _Where the Red Fern Grows_ Coonhounds die, red fern grows _Ol’ Yeller_ Kid shoots his rabid dog _Turner and Hooch_ Buddy cop comedy turns sad Next: **Tear-jerkers Where a Pet Other Than a Dog Dies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2775 "2025-08-18T13:46:22Z")
> [@Gr8Kat](#): > > **Tear-jerkers Where a Pet Other Than a Dog Dies** _King Kong_ (2005) It’s sad when Kong dies _Dances With Wolves_ Two Socks tugged our heartstrings _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)_ Hedwig dies protecting his master Next: **Movies about flowers or plants** ---
**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 18, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2776 "2025-08-18T17:46:27Z")
_The Day of the Triffids_ Ugh, no fun being blind _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_ The Ents kick Saruman’s ass _Fantasia_ “Nutcracker” sequence has many flowers Next up: **Movies with very big cats** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2777 "2025-08-19T01:02:20Z")
**Movies with very big cats** _Roar_ Tippi Hedren lives with lions _The Jungle Book_ Tiger Shere Khan fears fire _The Ghost and the Darkness_ Man-eating lions terrorize construction workers Next: **Animated Movies Not From Disney** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2778 "2025-08-19T01:12:12Z")
> [@Gr8Kat](#): > > Movies with very big cats This makes me think of “Big Electric Cat” In play: **Animated Movies Not From Disney** _Flow_ Cat hops boat, sees world _Wizards_ For kids? I think not _Heavy Metal_ Ripped from the graphic mag Next: **Movies that rely heavily on 80s pop music** ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2779 "2025-08-20T01:01:18Z")
**Movies that rely heavily on 80s pop music** _Moulin Rouge_ Nicole Kidman’s anachronistic jukebox musical _Pretty In Pink_ Soundtrack perfectly matches teen angst _Purple Rain_ Prince’s movie and musical breakthrough Next: **Anti-war War 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:** [August 20, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2780 "2025-08-20T03:22:30Z")
_All Quiet on the Western Front_ Trench warfare definitely no fun _Catch-22_ Featuring Major Major Major Major! _Platoon_ A Vietnam War morality play Next up: **Quiet but not silent movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2781 "2025-08-20T19:15:18Z")
_A Quiet Place_ It’s quiet, until it’s not _Cast Away_ Hanks is mostly by himself _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Big movie with little exposition Next: **Movies about food** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=140)