# 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:** 142
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2822 "2025-09-10T12:53:02Z")
_Bombshell_ Dropped a bomb on Fox _Blonde_ Salacious interpretation of Marilyn’s life _Wired_ Watch John Belushi short circuit Next: **Biopics denounced by their subjects** ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2823 "2025-09-10T13:39:36Z")
_The Apprentice_ POTUS _not_ a big fan _Nixon_ John Dean threatened to sue _The Social Network_ Mark Zuckerberg was relatively critical Next up: **Movies with ugly animals** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2824 "2025-09-11T04:25:29Z")
_Jumanji_ All the animals appear demonic _Turner & Hooch_ Man, that’s one ugly dog _Cujo_ Obligatory entry in this category Next: **Creepy dolls** ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2825 "2025-09-11T19:53:46Z")
_M3GAN_ Skynet on two girlish legs _Child’s Play_ First of gazillion Chucky movies _Rag Doll_ Voodoo curse animates title object Next up: **Movies with non-creepy dolls** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2826 "2025-09-12T00:01:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Movies with non-creepy dolls _Barbie_ Nothing creepy about Margot Robbie _Welcome to Marwen_ Dolls help man with PTSD _The Indian in the Cupboard_ Couldn’t compete with _Toy Story_ Next: **Movies that feature inanimate objects** ---
**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:** [September 12, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2827 "2025-09-12T15:38:31Z")
_2001: A Space Odyssey_ Alien monolith appears three times _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Nazis open at their peril _K2_ Two dudes climb tall mountain Next up: **Films featuring large, moving but non-alive objects** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2828 "2025-09-12T18:22:14Z")
_Titanic_ Ship splits like a banana _Speed_ The bus that can’t stop _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ Gort answers only to Klaatu Next: **Movies that copied/ripped off more successful films** ---
**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:** [September 12, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2829 "2025-09-12T18:51:43Z")
_Mac and Me_ _E.T._ clone oft-mocked by Conan _Deathstalker_ Bigger Conan should have sued _Little Bee_ As Seinfeld should have, too Next up: **Other Seinfeld 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:** [September 15, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2830 "2025-09-15T01:30:30Z")
_Unfrosted_ What’s the deal with Pop-Tarts? _Comedian_ What’s the deal with comedy? _Bee Movie_ What’s the deal with bees? Next: **Movies About Food or Chefs** ---
**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:** [September 15, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2831 "2025-09-15T02:38:32Z")
_Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?_ And why would we care? _Ratatouille_ Unsanitary health practices, gourmet food _Sausage Party_ Got surprisingly good reviews overall Next: **The Films of Bob Hope** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2832 "2025-09-15T03:08:14Z")
_Road to Singaapore_ First “Road” movie with Bing _Boy, Did I Get the Wrong Number_ Ma Bell’s the real star _That Little Monster_ It’s _Rosemary’s Baby_ meets _Eraserhead_ Next: **Budcoms (Buddy comedies)** ---
**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:** [September 15, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2833 "2025-09-15T03:31:40Z")
_Dude, Where’s My Car?_ Dude, where’s the entertainment here? _Wayne’s World_ “No way! From sketches? Schwing!” _Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure_ Good lesson: excellence towards others. Next: **Hugh Grant Romcoms** ---
**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:** [September 15, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2834 "2025-09-15T20:20:42Z")
_Four Weddings and a Funeral_ Made big splash in it _Love Actually_ Romance finds a reluctant PM _Notting Hill_ Funny, sweet, clever - a classic Next up: **Movies set all or mostly in London** ---
**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:** [September 15, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2835 "2025-09-15T21:23:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Movies set all or mostly in London _Murder by Decree_ Sherlock Holmes tracks the Ripper. _Ballet Shoes_ Sisters study for the stage. _Georgy Girl_ Rambling, haphazard, and somehow fun. NEXT: **Fictional movies about real people** ---
**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:** [September 16, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2836 "2025-09-16T00:45:56Z")
**Fictional movies about real people** _The Prestige_ Tesla helps magician, invents “teleportation” _Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter_ Freeing slaves and slaying vamps _Time After Time_ HG Wells builds time machine Next: **Movies Led By Legendary Actresses** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2837 "2025-09-16T03:31:22Z")
**Movies Led By Legendary Actresses** _All About Eve_ Really, it’s all about Bette _Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf_ Liz unleashes all on Dick _Ninotchka_ Garbo speaks! And she laughs! Next: **Leading men of the 30s** ---
**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:** [September 16, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2838 "2025-09-16T17:50:21Z")
Well, the thread is still about “movie reviews,” but these flicks featured three leading men of the '30s: _A Free Soul_ Clark Gable’s breakout, as gangster _The Private Life of Henry VIII_ Charles Laughton’s ugly but compelling _Captains Courageous_ Spencer Tracy won an Oscar Next up: **Films starring leading ladies of the '30s** ---
**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:** [September 18, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2839 "2025-09-18T07:55:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Films starring leading ladies of the '30s _The Awful Truth_ Excellent work by popular Dunne. _Ninotchka_ Tagline was “Garbo laughs!” --'nuff. _His Girl Friday_ Best version of _Front Page._ NEXT: **Movies with a scene where some kind of background drama is overshadowed by foreground goofiness.** ---
**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:** [September 19, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2840 "2025-09-19T20:40:11Z")
Hmm, I can’t think of three movies where that happens. Usually it’s the other way 'round. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2841 "2025-09-30T21:35:23Z")
I’m not sure I understand it, but in the interests of keeping the game going, I’ll give it a try. _Airplane!_ Dialogue taken verbatim from drama. _Top Secret_ Serious bookstore scene; hilarious ending. _My Fair Lady_ “Ladylike” Eliza cheers her horse. Something easy for the next one, I think. Let’s try: **Michael Caine movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=143)