# 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:** 3
**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, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/41 "2014-02-05T20:31:45Z")
_Shaft_ Still has cool theme song. _Blacula_ Bitten African prince still “lives.” _I’m Gonna Get You Sucka_ Spoof of a weird genre. Next: Movies about ships. ---
**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, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/42 "2014-02-05T21:58:37Z")
**Movies about ships:** _The Poseidon Adventure:_ Luxury liner capsizes, few survive. _A Night to Remember:_ _Titanic_ without Rose and Jack. _The Perfect Storm:_ Atlantic weather can be cruel. Next: **Movies about college**. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/43 "2014-02-05T22:08:27Z")
**Movies about ships** _The Poseidon Adventure_ Cruise ship goes belly up _Speed 2_ Relatively fast ship eases landward _Titanic_ Heroic iceberg ends shitty romance Next: Horror movies Bah, too late! \>\_\< ---
**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, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/44 "2014-02-05T22:12:52Z")
\*\*Movies about college. \*\* _Animal House_ Classic movie about slob frat _Accepted_ Slacker builds his own college _Back to School_ Old quipster wins diving match Next: **Christmas 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 5, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/45 "2014-02-05T22:28:07Z")
**Christmas movies** _Jingle All The Way_ Ah-nuld goes shopping for dolls. _How The Grinch Stole Christmas_ Director Opie misses the point. _National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation_ Griswald’s brother-in-law kidnaps his boss. Next: **Movies made last year.** ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/46 "2014-02-05T22:29:34Z")
**Christmas movies** _The Santa Clause_ Like Highlander, but with Santa _Die Hard_ Yippie ki yay, mother fucker _It’s a Wonderful Life_ Man discovers his true worth ETA: Forgot to give a new theme, but I’ll leave it off since I was ninja’d anyway. ---
**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, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/47 "2014-02-05T23:16:33Z")
Movies made last year. _ **American Hustle** _ Phony Arabs bribe Jersey politicians. _ **The Secret Life of Walter Mitty** _ Daydreamer Travels World Seeking Photo _ **Her** _ Nerd’s smitten with cell phone. New topic: Superhero flicks ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/48 "2014-02-05T23:49:31Z")
**Superman** Godlike alien becomes Earth hero **Batman** Rich guy secretly fights crime **X-Men** Mutants are disliked, but persevere. New topic: Baseball 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 6, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/49 "2014-02-06T01:16:53Z")
_A League of Their Own_ Women ballplayers persevere during WWII. _Major League_ Could the Indians really win? _The Kid from Cleveland_ Delinquent finds extended baseball family. Remember Rule 3. We never did the new category from post 43. Next: Horror 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 6, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/50 "2014-02-06T01:39:45Z")
**Horror Movies** _Nightmare on Elm Street_ Freddy kills some screaming teenagers. _Halloween_ Michael kills some screaming teenagers. _Friday the 13th_ Jason kills some screaming teenagers. Next: **High Fantasy** ---
**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 6, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/51 "2014-02-06T02:29:51Z")
_The Fellowship of the Ring_ Almost perfect Tolkien film adaptation. _Legend_ Tom Cruise chills with Devil. _The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey_ Bloated, disappointing first Bilbo installment. Next: Revenge 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 6, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/52 "2014-02-06T02:41:12Z")
**Revenge movies:** _Death Wish:_ Paul cleans up the streets. _Mad Max:_ Max cleans up the roads. _The Godfather:_ Michael cleans up other families. Next: **Biblical epics.** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/53 "2014-02-06T03:35:12Z")
John Huston’s _ **The Bible** _ “I liked the book better.” _ **The Greatest Story Ever Told** _ “Jamie Farr As An Apostle???” _ **The Passion of the Christ** _ “The S And M Gospel” New Topic: Abbott & Costello 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 6, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/54 "2014-02-06T05:41:28Z")
_One Night in the Tropics_ The comedy duo’s first film. _The Naughty Nineties_ It immortalized “Who’s on first?” _Little Giant_ Includes truly nonsensical mathematical formula. Next: Movies about big business. ---
**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 6, 2014, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/55 "2014-02-06T06:30:43Z")
_Wall Street_ Greed is good. REALLY good. _Trading Places_ How does short selling work? _Too Big to Fail_ Banks collapse, bailout, remain greedy. Next: Spy Thrillers ---
**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 6, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/56 "2014-02-06T07:08:56Z")
**Spy Thrillers:** _Diamonds Are Forever:_ Jill St. John! Plot? Why? _Three Days of the Condor:_ Robert Redford on the run. _The Manchurian Candidate:_ Cold War, Frank Sinatra brainwashed. Next: **Teen sex comedies.** ---
**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 6, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/57 "2014-02-06T07:35:11Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** , can we comment on entries as we go along? For example, I thought this one was particularly clever: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Sandra Bullock films.** > > _Speed_ > Sandra falls for Keanu Reeves. > > _The Proposal_ > Sandra falls for Ryan Reynolds. > > _Gravity_ > Sandra just falls and falls… … and I’d like the **Professor** to know that I liked it. Is that okay? ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/58 "2014-02-06T12:55:30Z")
**Teen Sex Comedies** _Superbad_ Dick jokes can be funny. _Weird Science_ The Dawn of Bill Paxton _American Pie_ Gross out ended the nineties Next: **Die Hard Knockoffs** ---
**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 6, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/59 "2014-02-06T14:05:22Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > **Elendil’s Heir** , can we comment on entries as we go along? For example, I thought this one was particularly clever: > > … and I’d like the **Professor** to know that I liked it. Is that okay? But of course! ---
**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 6, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/60 "2014-02-06T15:32:01Z")
**Die Hard Knockoffs** _Under Siege_ Surprisingly decent naval Die Hard _Cliffhanger_ Stalone Dies Hard on mountain \*A Good Day to Die Hard \* McClain sleepwalks through lazy sequel Next: **Blaxploitation movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=4)