# 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:** 30
**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:** [March 26, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/581 "2014-03-26T08:29:15Z")
**Civil Rights Movies:** _To Kill a Mockingbird:_ Stand up, child. Father’s passing. _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner_: Interracial marriage; risky for 1967. _Mississippi Burning:_ Ugly portrayal of racial prejudice. Next: (we need to lighten this up a bit) **Movies filmed on location in Chicago.** ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/582 "2014-03-26T11:24:56Z")
**Movies filmed on location in Chicago.** Candyman Good horror, given the decade. Home Alone Critics are divided on this?! [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home\_alone/](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_alone/) The Blues Brothers Elwood is cinema’s greatest driver. Next: \*\*John Hughes Films \*\* ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/583 "2014-03-26T12:27:34Z")
\*\*John Hughes Films \*\* The Breakfast Club The Brat Pack’s finest hour Planes, Trains, and Automobiles His indisputable stone-cold classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off [Cameron hallucinated the whole thing.](http://www.cracked.com/article/18367_6-insane-fan-theories-that-actually-make-great-movies-better/) Next: **Movies based on _Saturday Night Live_ skits or characters** ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/584 "2014-03-26T12:57:33Z")
**Movies based on _Saturday Night Live_ skits or characters** [/QUOTE] _A Night At The Roxbury_ What is love? (not this) _Coneheads_ You will…NARFTLE THE GARTHOK!! \*Wayne’s World \* Party time! Excellent! Ummmm…Schwing! **Next Simon Pegg and Nick Frost 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:** [March 26, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/585 "2014-03-26T15:25:16Z")
_Shaun of the Dead_ Can you tell who’re zombies? _Hot Fuzz_ Rural British cops become heroes. _Paul_ Slackers chill out with alien. Next: Ben Kingsley films. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/586 "2014-03-26T15:34:51Z")
Ben Kingsley films. _The Love Guru_ Have you no shame, man? _Sexy Beast_ The man has shocking range. _Sneakers_ Most over-cast popcorn movie ever. **Next: Biopics of living (at the time of release) people.** ---
**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:** [March 26, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/587 "2014-03-26T15:40:36Z")
**Biopics of living (at the time of release) people.** _The Al Jolson Story_ Featured singing by Al Jolson. _Night and Day_ Cole Porter minus the homosexuality. _The Joker Is Wild_ Sinatra as Joe E, Brown. Next: **Movies about fans.** ---
**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 26, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/588 "2014-03-26T16:59:20Z")
_Invincible_ Football fan gets to play! \* The Incredibles\* Worshipful fan becomes implacable nemesis. _Fever Pitch_ Love - and baseball - conquer all. Next: Carl Reiner 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:** [March 26, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/589 "2014-03-26T17:38:19Z")
**Carl Reiner films.** _Ocean’s Eleven_ The biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever. _The Jerk_ His lawsuit caused Navin’s demise. _Sibling Rivalry_ As director, not an actor. Next: Kirstie Alley films. ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/590 "2014-03-27T05:55:00Z")
**Kirstie Alley films** Look Who’s Talking Travolta’s biggest hit since “Grease”. Look Who’s Talking Too Back when Roseanne was relevant. Look Who’s Talking Now Jeez, even the _pets_ speak. Next: **90’s Gangster Films**. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/591 "2014-03-27T11:24:58Z")
**90s Gangster Films** _Pulp Fiction_ An all time game changer. _Goodfellas_ Maybe Scorsese’s finest moment yet. _Boyz N The Hood_ Singleton should’ve bagged two Oscars Next: **Movies where the titular character dies** ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/592 "2014-03-27T11:28:20Z")
_Miller’s Crossing_ Hat loser plays off gangs _Pulp Fiction_ Chronologically weird plot with joky brutality _Casino_ Goodfellas made into epic novel Screwball comedies from the 1930s ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/593 "2014-03-27T14:06:59Z")
\*\*Movies where the titular character dies \*\* _Lincoln_ Saved the Union then pow! _John Dies at the End_ Dimension hopping to save Earth _Penn and Teller get Killed_ Movie title is a spoiler Next: \*\*Screwball comedies from the 1930s \*\* ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/594 "2014-03-27T14:42:33Z")
\*\*Screwball comedies from the 1930s \*\* _Duck Soup_ Let’s rally 'round Mrs. Teasdale. _Modern Times_ One of Chaplin’s finest efforts. _You Can’t Take It With You_ Enjoy yourself, life’s too short. Next: **Romances where the guy doesn’t get the girl.** ---
**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 27, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/595 "2014-03-27T15:43:44Z")
_Casablanca_ Rick must let her go. _Possession_ Secret lovers’ lives diverge forever. _Shakespeare in Love_ Viola marries, leaves for America. Next: David Duchovny 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:** [March 30, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/596 "2014-03-30T23:19:42Z")
**David Duchovny films.** _Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead_ I won’t if you won’t. _Working Girl_ He’s Tess’s Birthday Party Friend. _The X Files_ A better series than movie. Next: **Movies about Mars.** ---
**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 31, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/597 "2014-03-31T02:50:11Z")
_Mars Attacks!_ Nicholson, Close in White House. _Mission to Mars_ Martian swing and a miss. _Total Recall_ Wow, that’s some quick terraforming! Next: Ellen DeGeneres movies. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/598 "2014-03-31T19:08:00Z")
\*\*Ellen DeGeneres movies. \*\* _Doctor Dolittle_ Animals say the darndest things _Mr. Wrong_ Bill Pullman’s “Mr. Wrong?” Inconceivable! _The Coneheads_ “French” family loves Subway subs. Next: **Bill Pullman 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:** [March 31, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/599 "2014-03-31T20:13:54Z")
**Bill Pullman movies** _Independence Day_ American President helps destroy aliens. _Sibling Rivalry_ True friends help move bodies. _Caspar_ Actually, most ghosts are friendly. Next: **Jeff Goldblum 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:** [March 31, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/600 "2014-03-31T20:20:16Z")
**Jeff Goldblum movies,** _Jurassic Park_ Steals every scene he’s in. _Independence Day_ That virus thing shouldn’t work. _Vibes_ Cyndi can’t act; Jeff can. Next: **James Marsden movies.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=31)