# 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:** 164
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3262 "2026-08-10T04:03:06Z")
_Hook_ Peter Pan returns to Neverland _Captain Blood_ Errol Flynn! Yo ho ho! _Captain Phillips_ I am the Captain now! Next: **More movies with pirates** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3263 "2026-08-12T13:36:54Z")
_Pirates of Penzace_ Contains quite the memorable song! _Cuthroat Island_ Ruined pirate movies for decades. _Muppets Treasure Island_ “Don’t cry for me, Benjamina.” **Movies that take place on a train.** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3264 "2026-08-12T14:34:54Z")
_Throw Momma from the Train_ “Wanna see my coin collection?” _Silver Streak_ “Dammit! Son of a bitch!” _Planes Trains & Automobiles_ “Brrr! How about those bears?” Next: **Movies with memorable lines** ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3265 "2026-08-12T20:00:34Z")
_Casablanca_ So damn many of 'em! _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ “A newt?” “I got better.” _Breaker Morant_ “Shoot straight, you bastards!” etc. Let’s keep going! **More movies with memorable lines** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3266 "2026-08-12T20:38:19Z")
_Blazing Saddles_ “The new sheriff is a …!” _The Big Lebowski_ “Yeah, well, The Dude abides.” _Back to the Future_ Something about time machine, DeLorean. **Evem more movies with memorable lines** ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3267 "2026-08-12T22:02:48Z")
_Star Wars_ “May the Force something something.” _The Big Lebowski_ “Yeah, well - the Dude abides.” _Repo Man_ “People just explode. Natural causes.” **Still more movies with memorable lines** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3268 "2026-08-12T22:43:30Z")
You copied “the Dude abides,” the only difference being your punctuation choices 😀 ---
**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:** [August 13, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3269 "2026-08-13T16:10:59Z")
Whoops! _Star Wars_ “May the Force something something.” _Sudden Impact_ “Go ahead, make my day.” _Repo Man_ “People just explode. Natural causes.” **Still more movies with memorable lines** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3270 "2026-08-13T16:39:45Z")
_The Godfather_ I’d never leave the cannoli _The Breakfast Club_ He knows about Barry Manilow _Sunset Boulevard_ “I’m ready for my close-up” Next: **And yet even more movies with memorable lines** ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3271 "2026-08-14T12:44:56Z")
_Casablanca_ “Here’s looking at you, kid.” _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ “His was the most - human.” _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ "Oh, my God, it’s **DIP!"** Next category: **Surprise hits** ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3272 "2026-08-14T20:18:29Z")
We already had _Casablanca_ in this run, so I’ll substitute: _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ “Very dangerous. You go first.” And on to: **Surprise hits** _The Blair Witch Project_ Creepy found-footage flick took off _The Sheep Detectives_ To err, human; [to] sleuth, ovine _Ghost_ Erotic ceramics? OK, sure, whatever Next up: **Oscar winners that underwhelmed you** ---
**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:** [August 15, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3273 "2026-08-15T03:08:34Z")
_American Beauty_ Boy, that one aged badly! _Shakespeare in Love_ Forsooth! I find no greatness. _The Silence of the Lambs_ Splatter porn usually doesn’t win. **Oscar snubs that surprised you** ---
**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, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3274 "2026-08-15T03:58:28Z")
_Star Wars_ Better than _Annie Hall_, IMHO _Glory_ Easily earned Best Picture nomination _Limitless_ Bradley Cooper played five roles! More disappointed than surprised, but still. Encore!: **More Oscar snubs that surprised you** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3275 "2026-08-15T16:45:50Z")
_2001: A Space Odyssey_ Egregiously omitted from 1968’s list _Wild_ It’s “wild” Oscars snubbed this _Moon_ 10 nominees, but not this? Next: **Actors/actresses who were snubbed** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3276 "2026-08-17T14:19:58Z")
_Psycho_/Anthony Perkins “Well, a boy’s best friend…” _Jackie Brown_/Pam Grier Tarantino not always Midas Touch _Goodfellas_/Ray Liotta Legendary Scorses epic, no trophy. **Your favorite found-footage films** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3277 "2026-08-17T15:21:42Z")
_Late Night with the Devil_ TV host interviews possessed girl _Hell House LLC_ Sneakily good, despite overused premise _Quarantined_ TV crew gets locked in Next: **More found footage films** ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3278 "2026-08-19T21:08:23Z")
_Zelig_ Woody was _everywhere_ back then! _Gimme Shelter_ Just that one little bit _Home Movie_ A good case for childlessness **Adaptation of a book you’ve read** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3279 "2026-08-20T05:58:34Z")
_Catch-22_ “Help him! Help the bombardier!” _The Hunt for Red October_ “Careful what you shoot at.” _The Shining_ “I had to corrrrect them.” (Alternately: “Come play with us, Danny.”) Next: **Movie remakes** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3280 "2026-08-21T01:11:07Z")
_A Star Is Born_ Addiction ruins careers and relationships. _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ Wilder’s classic didn’t need remaking. _True Grit_ The Dude saves teen girl. **The films of Gene Wilder** ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3281 "2026-08-22T02:55:10Z")
_Bonnie and Clyde_ Played the criminals’ young hostage _Young Frankenstein_ Roll in ze hay? Sure! _Blazing Saddles_ Screw or chess? Uh… chess. Next up: **Movies in which a main character must choose between two options** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=163) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=165)