# 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:** 144
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2862 "2025-11-02T03:51:56Z")
Woof. What a whoosh. 🫣 ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2863 "2025-11-02T21:34:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Films with an important silent character _Johnny Belinda_ Audist, outdated, offensive, and stupid. _Frankenstein_ (1931) The monster utters very little. _The Spiral Staircase_ Original mute damsel in distress. NEXT: **US film with a major character who primarily speaks something other than English** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2864 "2025-11-02T22:20:44Z")
_Star Trek III: The Search for Spock_ Vulcan is spoken a lot _Beethoven_ Big dog with big woof _Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back_ The most lines for R2D2 Next: **Movies featuring A.I. roles** ---
**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:** [January 26, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2865 "2026-01-26T11:10:22Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Next: **Movies featuring A.I. roles** I think this deadended because of the lack of definition of what “AI role” means. I’m going broad. _The Mandalorian_ Deepfake tech makes young Luke. _Her_ Phone romance creeped me out. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Hal; cinema’s first learning computer. NEXT: **Three movies you like, and why** ---
**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:** [January 26, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2866 "2026-01-26T22:25:21Z")
_Casablanca_ Bogart, Bergman, Rains, quotable classic. _Marty_ Borgnine shows his soft side. _The Godfather_ Vito? No, more about Michael. **Next: Movie musicals that were originally Broadway musicals.** ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2867 "2026-01-27T19:02:27Z")
_My Fair Lady_ Eliza changes quite a lot! _The Sound of Music_ Gold-digger nun hooks posh captain. _Chicago_ Pretty cynical about criminal justice. Next up: **Three more movies you like, and why** ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2868 "2026-01-27T19:35:44Z")
**Three more movies you like, and why** _The Package_ Taught thriller with Hackman, Jones _Repo Man_ Punks, aliens, weirdness, and shrimp _The Empire Strikes Back_ Rebels lose while relationships deepen I like this topic. **Three more movies you like, and why** ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2869 "2026-01-27T19:52:03Z")
I think you mean “taut,” but yes, _The Package_ is definitely underrated. _Breaker Morant_ Excellent courtroom drama, war movie _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Practically perfect Thirties adventure film _Limitless_ Clever, funny, well-acted, gripping technothriller Let’s keep it going! **Yet another three more movies you like, and why** ---
**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:** [January 28, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2870 "2026-01-28T01:16:57Z")
_The African Queen_ Bogart, Hepburn, in darkest Africa. _A Night to Remember_ _Titanic_ without the love story. _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ Do the Time Warp again! **Yet another three more movies you like, and why** ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2871 "2026-01-29T05:17:54Z")
_La Grazia_ Timely, thoughtful Italian political drama _The Hidden_ Clever, ultraviolent alien-criminal chase film _Trading Places_ Funny, brilliant premise, great cast Pass. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2872 "2026-01-29T15:24:09Z")
I gotta make up my topic _and_ answer it? **The last three movies I saw were:** _One Battle After Another_ Timely thriller about politics, terrorism _Big trouble in Little China_ My son said it’s awesome _Eating Raoul_ Square couple starts killing perverts Next: **The last three movies I saw were:** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2873 "2026-01-29T16:16:01Z")
Next: **The last three movies I saw were:** 1. “The Guardian” _Uneven movie with Kevin Costner_ 2. “One Battle at a Time” _Fast-packed modern 70s throwback movie_ 3. “Jay Kelly” _Clooney looks back on career._ **Next; More movies with George Clooney** ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2874 "2026-01-30T17:19:17Z")
_Grizzly II: Revenge_ His screen debut, in 1983 _The Perfect Storm_ Played tough fishing boat captain _Intolerable Cruelty_ Divorce lawyer meets his match Next: **William Shatner’s non-_Star Trek_ movies** ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2875 "2026-01-30T18:33:11Z")
**William Shatner’s non-_Star Trek_ movies** _White Commanche_ Dual Shatners have Western showdown _Big Bad Mama_ Dickinson, Shatner in sexploitation flick _Airplane II: The Sequel_ Murdock talks shuttle to safety Next: **Leslie Nielen 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:** [January 31, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2876 "2026-01-31T05:27:55Z")
Don’t know him (or her?), so let’s go with that other, similarly-named dude. **Leslie Nielsen movies** _Forbidden Planet_ Capt. Kirk, before his time _The_ Poseidon _Adventure_ Another captain, of doomed liner _Airplane!_ Comic perfection as deadpan doc Next up: **More Leslie Nielsen movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2877 "2026-01-31T05:43:45Z")
**More Leslie Nielsen movies** _Beau Geste_ Coins the hero’s nickname ‘Geste’ _The Reluctant Astronaut_ An early foray into comedy _Rosie_ Screwball comedy with Rosalind Russell Let’s keep this going: **Even more Leslie Nielsen movies** ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2878 "2026-02-01T16:05:50Z")
[quote=“knoodler, post:2877, topic:680494”] **Even more Leslie Nielsen movies** _Nuts_ Nielsen gets whacked in bathtub _Mr. Magoo_ Not much like the cartoon _Dudley Do-Right_ Even less like the cartoon Let’s keep this going: **70s Grindhouse movies** ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2879 "2026-02-03T05:41:48Z")
_The Abominable Dr. Phibes_ Vincent Price gets his revenge. _Vanishing Point_ One big long car chase. _Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens_ Russ Meyer. Need more info? Next: **More 70s Grindhouse Movies** ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2880 "2026-02-24T13:15:33Z")
_Shaft_ “Close it your self, shitty!” _Mother, Jugs, and Speed_ First big hint re: Cosby. _Star Crash_ Marjoe Gortner’s still active? Huh. Next: **Ralph Bakshi animation** ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/2881 "2026-02-24T17:21:25Z")
_Fritz the Cat_ His debut, about countercultural feline _The Lord of the Rings_ Ends at Helm’s Deep, dammit! _Cool World_ Brad Pitt in semi-animated fantasy Next up: **Early movies of actresses who later got much more famous** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=145)