# 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:** 2
**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 5, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/21 "2014-02-05T05:11:58Z")
_It_ Pennywise scares; second half’s dull. _The Running Man_ Arnold Schwarzenegger kills Richard Dawson. _Pet Sematary_ Let’s go see \*Frankenweenie \*instead. Next: Chick Flicks ---
**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 5, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/22 "2014-02-05T05:18:15Z")
_Wuthering Heights_ Lots o’ angst among Brits. _Titanic_ Doomed romance on sinking ship. _Terms of Endearment_ Mother, daughter deal with sorrows. Next: Harrison Ford 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 5, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/23 "2014-02-05T06:19:08Z")
**Harrison Ford movies:** _Witness:_ Amish Paradise without Weird Al. \*Star Wars \*(the original): Some call me Space Cowboy. _Raiders of the Lost Ark:_ Adventuring archeologist, and melting Nazis. Next: **Best Picture Oscar Winners**. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/24 "2014-02-05T09:28:08Z")
_Crash_ The cinematic James K. Polk…\* _Forrest Gump_ Manchild sees everyone, does everything. _The Godfather, Part 2_ Top of the World, Pop. \*_The “Dark Horse” president._ Next: Whodunits ---
**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 5, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/25 "2014-02-05T14:08:26Z")
**Whodunits:** _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ Detective investigates death by piano. _Murder on the Orient Express:_ So-called strangers on a train. _Murder by Death:_ Detective parodies investigate runaway Twain. Next: **Sandra Bullock 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 5, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/26 "2014-02-05T14:26:18Z")
**Sandra Bullock films.** _Speed_ Sandra falls for Keanu Reeves. _The Proposal_ Sandra falls for Ryan Reynolds. _Gravity_ Sandra just falls and falls… Next: **Hitchcock films.** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/27 "2014-02-05T15:22:50Z")
_ **Psycho** _ Innkeeper is a homicidal maniac. _ **The Trouble WIth Harry** _ Dead guy keeps popping up _ **Rear Window** _ Voyeur thinks he’s uncovered murder. _ **The Birds** _ Feathered friends on killing spree! _ **Frenzy** _ Englishman strangles chicks with necktie. New topic: Mockumentaries ---
**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 5, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/28 "2014-02-05T16:13:00Z")
Just three movies, please, **astorian**. See Rule 1. Mockumentaries: _This is Spinal Tap_ Loudest band has ups, downs. _Best in Show_ Dog lovers are weird, no? _A Mighty Wind_ So earnest, but so clueless. Next: Movies with a number in the title. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/29 "2014-02-05T16:47:09Z")
\*\*Movies with a number in the title. \*\* _Zero Hour_ Unfunny predecessor to hilarious _Airplane_. _One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ Troublemaking criminal gets a lobotomy _2 Fast 2 Furious_ Cars driving fast, furious, again _Three Kings_ Bumbling soldiers attempt gold heist Next: “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 5, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/30 "2014-02-05T17:13:11Z")
**"Grindhouse" movies:** _Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!_ Crime, fast cars, faster women. _Death Race 2000:_ _Cannonball Run_, with real cannons. _Walking Tall:_ Baseball bat takes on corruption. Next: **Animated feature 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 5, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/31 "2014-02-05T17:17:16Z")
**Animated feature films** _Fantasia_ Dinosaurs, Cernobog, Faeries, Mickey Mouse _Up!_ You’ll cry in 15 minutes. _Allegro non Troppo_ Disney was never like this. Next: **Oscar-winners** ---
**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 5, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/32 "2014-02-05T17:41:02Z")
_Gone with the Wind_ Enduring Lost Cause propaganda flick. _Braveheart_ Don’t fuck with the Scots. _Casablanca_ Bogie rules; wasn’t Ingrid lovely? Next: One-word-title movies. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/33 "2014-02-05T17:45:19Z")
Oscar Winners: _How Green Was my Valley_ Should have been _Citizen Kane_ _Rocky_: Should have been _Taxi Driver_ _Crash_: Should have been _Brokeback Mountain_ Next: Vietnam 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 5, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/34 "2014-02-05T17:52:47Z")
My post was four minutes before yours, **Miller**. Make sure you’re doing the latest “Next” category. Vietnam movies: _Platoon_ Charlie Sheen, an innocent? Really?!? _Forrest Gump_ Heroism can sometimes surprise you. _Apocalypse Now_ Never get off the boat. Next: One-word-title movies. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/35 "2014-02-05T18:04:43Z")
_Philadelphia_ Gay lawyer gets legal vengeance. _Traffic_ People deal with drug issues. _Gravity_ Shit gets real in space. Next: Coen Brothers films ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/36 "2014-02-05T18:46:46Z")
**Raising Arizona** Intertile trailer couple needs kid. **O Brother Where Art Thou?** Musical Odyssey through Depression Mississippi. **Fargo** Snow, greed, and woodchippers, Ja? Next: Maureen O’Hara 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 5, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/37 "2014-02-05T19:11:15Z")
**Maureen O’Hara Films** _Miracle on 34th Street_ It’s silly, but I believe! _The Quiet Man_ Naughty bits are in Irish. _The Parent Trap_ Why I had tubes tied. Next: **Kaiju monsters!!!** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/38 "2014-02-05T19:16:17Z")
_ **Godzilla** _ Hydrogen bomb awoke sleeping tyrannosaurus. **Rodan** Giant pterodactyl blows Tokyo down. _ **Mothra** _ Tiny chicks’ pet caterpillar attacks! Next: _ **Woody Allen 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 5, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/39 "2014-02-05T19:34:26Z")
_Sleeper_ Immortalized “That’s a big chicken.” _Take the Money and Run_ Very, very, very incompetent criminal. _Annie Hall_ Diane Keaton at her best. Next: George Lucas 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 5, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/40 "2014-02-05T19:44:26Z")
**George Lucas films** _THX-1138_ White sets are very dystopian. _Willow_ Audiences couldn’t accept midget hero. _American Graffiti_ Introducing Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford. Next: **Blackspoitation films** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=3)