# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/401 "2014-02-27T22:08:38Z")
**Movies about brothers.** _The Rugrats Movie_ Tommy gets a little brother. _East of Eden_ Dad displays favoritism among sons. _The Boondock Saints_ Irish accents never get tiring. Next: **Movies with annoying side characters** ---
**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 28, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/402 "2014-02-28T02:14:32Z")
Movies with annoying side characters - **Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom** Short Round AND Spielberg’s girlfriend. **Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace** The gold standard annoying sidekick. **Breakfast at Tiffany’s** Mickey Looney eess hollible steleotype. In fact, next is movies depicting horrible, un-pc stereotyped characters. ---
**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 28, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/403 "2014-02-28T02:52:52Z")
**Movies depicting horrible, un-pc stereotyped characters.** _The Face of Fu Manchu_ Nayland versus the Yellow Peril! _Song of the South_ Zip-a-dee-doo-dah. - Disney’s Peter Pan\* What makes red man red? Next: **Barbra Streisand films.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/404 "2014-02-28T03:26:16Z")
**Barbra Streisand films:** _The Way We Were:_ You’ll never forget the song. _For Pete’s Sake:_ Loansharking can be funny. Really! _Meet the Fockers:_ DeNiro, Hoffman, Stiller–lotsa laughs. Next: **Elizabeth Taylor movies.** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/405 "2014-02-28T04:21:59Z")
_ **Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?** _ Professor and wife bicker creatively. _ **Butterfield-8** _ Illness earned her an Oscar. _ **Cleopatra** _ Behold, the original _Heaven’s Gate._ New topic: Movies Mixing Animation With Live Action ---
**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 28, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/406 "2014-02-28T04:46:16Z")
\*\*Movies Mixing Animation With Live Action \*\* _Space Jam_ This is basketball? It’th dethpicable! _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_ Witch saves England, finds love. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ More toons than are countable. Next: **Paul Newman films.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/407 "2014-02-28T05:06:30Z")
**Paul Newman films:** _Cool Hand Luke:_ Does not fail to communicate. _The Sting:_ Let’s ripoff a numbers racketeer. _Slap Shot:_ Best hockey movie in history. Next: **Movies of the 1940s.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/408 "2014-02-28T05:41:06Z")
_Casablanca_ Rick comes off the sidelines. _Notorious_ Still my favorite Hitchcock flick. _It’s A Wonderful Life_ Last word should be “wife.” Next: Nicole Kidman 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 28, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/409 "2014-02-28T06:11:37Z")
**Nicole Kidman movies:** _Days of Thunder:_ Cruise, Kidman, and car racing. _Batman Forever:_ Clooney, Kidman, and super villains. _Bewitched:_ Ferrell, Kidman, and what dahell? Next: **Movies set in two or more countries.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/410 "2014-02-28T06:52:56Z")
**Movies set in two or more countries.** _The Hunt for Red October_ Jack Ryan aids Russian defector. _Patriot Games_ Jack Ryan hunts IRA terrorist. _Clear and Present Danger_ Jack Ryan crushes Mexican mafia. Next: Helen Mirren 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 28, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/411 "2014-02-28T07:27:10Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > **Movies set in two or more countries.** > > _The Hunt for Red October_ > Jack Ryan aids Russian defector. > > _Patriot Games_ > Jack Ryan hunts IRA terrorist. > > _Clear and Present Danger_ > Jack Ryan crushes Mexican mafia. > > Next: Helen Mirren movies. I was hoping for a little more than Tom Clancy pics, **buddha\_david**. What about _Cool Runnings_, most James Bond films, any films based on a Clive Cussler novel (no matter how poor the film is), or even _Crocodile Dundee_? No complaint, and your choices qualify under the condition. But I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping we might see something more original and creative. Next: \*\* Helen Mirren 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 28, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/412 "2014-02-28T14:14:59Z")
**Helen Mirren movies.** _Inkheart_ Failed movie of failed book. _RED_ Retired agents vs. bad guys. _The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy_ Ah, she voices Deep Thought. Next: **Movies from the 1950s.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/413 "2014-02-28T17:44:36Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > But I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping we might see something more original and creative. Huh? What’d I do wrong? 😕 Back in play: **Movies from the 1950s.** _The Ten Commandments_ Wait…weren’t there fifteen, originally? _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_ Elizabeth Taylor in brassiere – meeooowwww!!! _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ Klaatu…Barata…umm…umm…N-something? Next: **Movies from the 1960s.** ---
**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 28, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/414 "2014-02-28T19:18:01Z")
Movies from the 1960s: **Dr. Strangelove** Commies drugged our water supply! **Bonnie and Clyde** Gorgeous Faye can’t excite Warren. **Barbarella** Starring Jane Fonda - before feminism Next - Movies from the 1970s! ---
**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 28, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/415 "2014-02-28T19:31:22Z")
**Movies from the 1970’s** _Star Wars_ They didn’t need episode numbers. _The Muppet Movie_ It’s the Rainbow Connection, Piggy! _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ Script and songs by Riffraff. Next: (wait for it…) **Moves from the 1980s!** ---
**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 28, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/416 "2014-02-28T20:05:45Z")
**Moves from the 1980s!** _Flashdance_ Sexy welder has dancing dreams _E.T._ Alien phones home, eats candy _Breakin’_ Nothing’s more 80’s than breakdancing. Hmm… how about **Movies from the 1990s?** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/417 "2014-02-28T20:22:32Z")
Movies from the 1990s _ **The Silence of the Lambs** _ Brilliant psychopath helps catch killer. _ **Titanic** _ Boring romance, great special effects. _ **Unforgiven** _ Everybody gets killed except Clint New topic: _ **Movies Your Parents Wouldn’t Let You See** _ . ---
**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 28, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/418 "2014-02-28T20:46:55Z")
The first is the only one I recall specifically being forbidden to see; I never asked to see the others, but I’m sure they would’ve been off-limits, too. _Rollerball_ Ultraviolent sport substitute for war. _Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ Rural visit goes horribly awry. _The Exorcist_ Power of Christ compels you! Next: Movies from the 2000s. ---
**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 28, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/419 "2014-02-28T23:59:12Z")
**Movies from the 2000s** _Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_ Next, the Dentures of Ra! _Zack and Miri Make A Porno_ Good friends get even closer. _Kung Fu Panda_ Clumsy Po is Dragon Warrior! Next: **Movies set in multiple countries that are not part of the same series.** ---
**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:** [March 1, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/420 "2014-03-01T01:05:31Z")
_Casino Royale_ Bond woos beautiful Treasury official. _The Tourist_ Why did she pick him? _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_ British spies are messed up. Next: Movies from the 2010s (so far). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=22)