# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/341 "2014-02-22T14:12:54Z")
Movies in which a planet (not necessarily Earth) gets destroyed **Forbidden Planet** Leslie, Anne, Robbie…“The Tempest” **Star Wars** "Thanks for those plans, but… **Star Trek: Generations** Captain Kirk helped reboot it. Next: Meta-fictional movies (i.e. movies about making movies) ---
**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:** [February 22, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/342 "2014-02-22T14:28:58Z")
**Meta-fictional movies (i.e. movies about making movies)** _Tristram Shandy_ You cannot make this movie. _Singin’ In The Rain_ Gene, Donald, Debbie sing, dance. _The Wizard of Speed and Time_ Stop-motion animation vs the unions. Next: **Alec Guinness 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:** [February 22, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/343 "2014-02-22T16:05:48Z")
**buddha** , remember Rule 1 - just do three movies per post. Thanks. _Kind Hearts and Coronets_ Played many roles, all well. _The Ladykillers_ A criminal mastermind he ain’t. _Murder by Death_ Blind butler steals the show. Next: Movies with at least one blind character. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/344 "2014-02-22T16:32:44Z")
**Movies with at least one blind character.** _Blind Fury_ Rutger Hauer saves boy, cries. _Daredevil_ Affleck vs. Kingpin, Elektra, Bullseye. _Scent of a Woman_ Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha, hoo-ha, hoo-ha, hoo-ha! Next: **Daryl Hannah movies.** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/345 "2014-02-22T19:28:27Z")
**Daryl Hannah movies.** _Splash_ Made “Madison” a popular name. _Roxeanne_ Romanced by big-nosed dude. _Attack Of The 50Ft Woman_ How’d her clothes grow, too? Next: Alec, Stephen, William, and/or Daniel Baldwin 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:** [February 22, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/346 "2014-02-22T21:33:43Z")
_Pearl Harbor_ Alec looks nothing like Doolittle. _Glengarry Glen Ross_ Real estate biz no fun. _Mulholland Falls_ Maybe brother Daniel’s best-known pic. Next: Movies starring three different guys named Daniel. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/347 "2014-02-23T21:30:26Z")
**Movies starring three different guys named Daniel** _Cowboys & Aliens_ Craig, Ford, ETs; it’s insane _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2_ Please, Radcliffe, no part 3 \*The Last of the Mohicans \* Day-Lewis filmed at Chimney Rock Next: **American International monster 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:** [February 23, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/348 "2014-02-23T22:07:19Z")
_Frankenstein Conquers the World_ Who knew he was megalomaniacal? _Monster from a Prehistoric Planet_ Budget from a penny-pinching studio. _Yonggary, Monster from the Deep_ Koreans have giant monsters, too! Next: Burt Reynolds movies. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/349 "2014-02-23T22:37:10Z")
**Burt Reynolds movies** _Cannonball Run_ Hollywood stars just havin’ fun. _Hooper_ Life of a stunt man. _Deliverance_ Boy, they can play banjos. Next: **Henry Fonda films.** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/350 "2014-02-23T22:40:33Z")
**Burt Reynolds movies.** _Smokey and the Bandit_ Burt as smarmy truck driver. _Stroker Ace_ Becomes NASCAR driver, still smarmy. _Boogie Nights_ Mentors porn star, still smarmy. Next: **Henry Fonda films.** ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/351 "2014-02-23T22:45:37Z")
**Henry Fonda films** _There was a Crooked Man_ Guess who it was? Guess! _The Swarm_ Is it Irwin Allen’s worst? _Midway_ Sensurround was the real culprit Next: **Don Knotts films** ---
**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:** [February 23, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/352 "2014-02-23T22:49:09Z")
**Don Knotts films** _The Ghost and Mr. Chicken_ Does anyone do scared better? _The Reluctant Astronaut_ He’s afraid of heights, see… _Pleasantville_ Come to fix the TV. Next: **Horror films created after 2001.** ---
**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, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/353 "2014-02-24T01:09:21Z")
_Audition_ Better try dating service instead. _Let the Right One In_ Young vampire finds true love? _Zombieland_ Maybe the best cameo evah! Next: Best Picture Oscar winners that shouldn’t have been. ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/354 "2014-02-24T01:31:33Z")
**Best Picture Oscar winners that shouldn’t have been.** _Shakespeare in Love_ Robbed Saving Private Ryan. Ridiculous. _Oliver!_ 2001 wasn’t even a nominee. _Kramer vs. Kramer_ How’d it beat APOCALYPSE NOW!!! Next: **Melodramas that make you wanna hurl.** ---
**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, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/355 "2014-02-24T05:44:32Z")
_The Perils of Pauline_ Again with the railroad tracks? _The Ice Storm_ Wealthy suburbanites bitch, piss, moan. _Ordinary People_ Some just can’t be happy. Next: Natalie Portman movies. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/356 "2014-02-24T06:01:46Z")
**Natalie Portman movies** _Garden State_ Braff can not have her! _Beautiful Girls_ Too young for anyone. Sigh… _Black Swan_ Mila, on the other hand… Next: **Frank Darabont films** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/357 "2014-02-24T06:28:42Z")
**Frank Darabont films** _The Woman in the Room_ Obscure short film (where’s DVD???) _The Shawshank Redemption_ Hope is a beautiful thing. _The Mist_ New ending really, really sucked. Next: **Gavin Hood 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:** [February 24, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/358 "2014-02-24T15:55:10Z")
_X-Men Origins: Wolverine_ Not best superhero movie ever. _Tsotsi_ Several very different endings possible. _Ender’s Game_ Fair; could have been worse. Next: Adam Arkin movies. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/359 "2014-02-24T16:12:38Z")
**Adam Arkin movies** _Chu-Chu and the Philly Flash_ Adam’s dad and Carol Burnett. _Summer Eleven_ Stand By Me with girls. _Just Peck_ Adam’s the domineering, pushy dad. Next: **The films of Austin Pendleton** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/360 "2014-02-24T16:23:24Z")
**The films of Austin Pendleton** _Searching for Bobby Fischer_ Loved the “evil” chess opponent. _A Beautiful Mind_ This wasn’t a spy thriller!!! _My Cousin Vinny_ Oscar deserved – get over it. Next: **Joe Pesci movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=19)