# 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:** 167
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3322 "2026-09-24T14:46:24Z")
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**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:** [September 24, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3323 "2026-09-24T15:47:44Z")
**Movies with unexpected scenes** _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ Kids go on drug trip.. _Hereditary_ The drive home goes wrong. _Uncut Gems_ Gambling addiction never ends well. **Movies with legendary soundtracks** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3324 "2026-09-24T15:59:40Z")
_Singles_ Introduces grunge pop to America _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Impressive scenes with impressive music _Dazed and Confused_ 70s rock never sounded better Next: **More great movie soundtracks** ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3325 "2026-09-24T17:45:41Z")
**More great movie soundtracks** _Repo Man_ Distinctive surf-y, 80s California punk _Star Wars_ Willams scores with his score _Rocky_ Theme makes you wanna win Next: **More great movie sountracks III: The Sountrackening** ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3326 "2026-09-24T19:01:05Z")
**More great movie sountracks III: The Soundtrackening** _Saturday Night Fever_ Disco hit after hit after… _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ Big, beautiful, sweeping orchestral score _Limitless_ A very cool electronica score Next up: **Movies with meh or even bad soundtracks** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3327 "2026-09-25T15:55:57Z")
Lotsa bad movies that ruined good songs… _The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant_ Sounds like being played backwards _Heavy Metal_ Bad animation doesn’t match soundtrack _Cocktail_ Caribbean theme doesn’t mesh well Next: **Movies with memorable theme songs** ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3328 "2026-09-25T16:27:54Z")
_Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ “Moon River” became a hit _Star Wars_ That first crashing chord… wow! _Dark City_ [First notes set the tone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojdV3Ad1mYk&list=PLA648F4DC4564B39D&index=8) Next up: **Movies with creepy music** ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3329 "2026-09-27T14:42:26Z")
_It Follows_ Atonal, uncanny soundtrack: great addition! _The Omen_ Traditional Catholic liturgy turned evil. _Sinister_ Industrial, unsettling, muffled, distored: creepy! **Legendary jump scares** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3330 "2026-09-28T03:32:39Z")
_Alien_ Jonesy the cat, getting jumpy _Psycho_ (1960) Norman in drag, getting stabby _Carrie_ (1976) That outstretched arm, getting grabby Next: **Creepy dialogue in 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:** [September 28, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3331 "2026-09-28T04:05:29Z")
_Dark City_ Mr. Hand gives me willies _Cape Fear_ Max Cady is bad dude _Annihilation_ People, alien zone: increasingly weird Next up: **Particularly quotable movies** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3332 "2026-09-28T16:13:52Z")
_The Godfather_ Everybody’s making some kinda offer _Casablanca_ Here’s looking at lotsa quotes _Monty Python & the Holy Grail_ Too many quotes to list Next: **More movies with great quotes** ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3333 "2026-09-29T04:21:53Z")
_The Big Lebowski_ The Dude abides, very quotably _Aliens_ “…only way to be sure.” _Limitless_ No, actual _recipe_ for grandeur! Next up: **Good technothrillers** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3334 "2026-09-29T15:23:06Z")
**Westworld** Scared me as a youngster _Source Code_ “Stop him! Stop the bomber!” **Johnny Mnemonic** Uneven Keanu in pre-_Matrix_ role Next: **More technothrillers** ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3335 "2026-09-30T01:30:37Z")
**War Games** Pink tights scene? Two seconds. **Android** Damn, that 'droid got testy! **Sneakers** Yaphet Kotto stole my cigarettes! **Technothrillers time has not been kind to** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3336 "2026-10-03T16:38:14Z")
_Fahrenheit 451_ Dystopian tech movie, mostly forgotten _Hackers_ It’s all stone tablet technology _Logan’s Run_ Logan’s run out of juice Next: **Classic thrillers that still hold up today** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3337 "2026-10-04T03:15:46Z")
_Notorious_ American agents take on Nazis _Wait Until Dark_ Blind woman menaced in apartment _Three Days of the Condor_ Reluctant spy on the run Next up: **Movies about reconciliation** ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3338 "2026-10-06T14:51:27Z")
_Field of Dreams_ Hippy son, square dad, baseball! _The Straight Story_ Guy drives mower across Midwest. _Invictus_ Mandela, apartheid, rugby, South Africa. **Over-the-top, explosion-heavy, summer blockbusters.** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3339 "2026-10-06T15:41:25Z")
_Independence Day_ Aliens battle the whole world _Transformers_ Michael Bey’s explosively laden extravaganza _Die Hard_ “Welcome to the party, pal!” Next: **Movies that combine Christmas with explosions** ---
**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:** [October 8, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3340 "2026-10-08T13:54:27Z")
_Gremlins_ Don’t feed them after midnight! _Lethal Weapon_ …too old for this shit. _Iron Man 3_ Superhero movies all the same. **Depressing gut punches** ---
**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:** [October 12, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/3341 "2026-10-12T21:13:56Z")
_Manchester by the Sea_ Guilt does shit to you. _Twister: Into the Storm_ Scores dead in devastating tornado. _Grave of the Fireflies_ Orphans and deprivations of war. **Found footage films that don’t suck** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=168)