# 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:** 4
**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, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/61 "2014-02-06T16:07:51Z")
**Blaxploitation Movies** _Superfly_ Curtis Mayfield’s soundtrack is legendary _The Mack_ Entertaining look into pimp life _Black Belt Jones_ Jim Kelly’s badassery finally showcased Next: **Martial Arts 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, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/62 "2014-02-06T16:24:45Z")
**Martial Arts Movies** _Enter The Dragon_ Saxon’s got hair: good guy. _Kung Fu Hustle_ Axe Gang’s no real threat. _Rush Hour_ Jackie Chan and a loudmouth. Next: **Documentaries** ---
**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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/63 "2014-02-06T19:03:08Z")
**Documentaries:** _An Inconvenient Truth:_ Al Gore on global warming. _Bowling for Columbine:_ Michael Moore on gun control. _Nanook of the North:_ Nanook on an ice floe. Next: **Al Pacino 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, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/64 "2014-02-06T19:19:31Z")
_Dog Day Afternoon_ Botched bank robbery, with shouting. _Scent of a Woman_ Blind officer tangos quite well. _Scarface_ Kindly greet my small chum. Next: Mafia 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 6, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/65 "2014-02-06T19:42:19Z")
_Miller’s Crossing_ What does the hat mean? _Goodfellas_ Crime pays, but with drawbacks _Godfather III_ Should have stoped at two. Next: Dystopian sci-fi ---
**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, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/66 "2014-02-06T19:52:02Z")
**Dystopian sci-fi** _Brazil_ Progress doesn’t make life better. _Blade Runner_ Androids die in the rain. _Soylent Green_ Ask for it by name! Next: **John Wayne films** ---
**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, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/67 "2014-02-06T19:58:53Z")
_ **The Alamo** _ The Duke’s own _ **Heaven’s Gate** _. _ **The Quiet Man** _ Mandatory St. Paddy’s Day viewing. _ **The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance** _ Wayne shot him, not Stewart New: Ingmar Bergman ---
**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, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/68 "2014-02-06T20:08:15Z")
_The Seventh Seal_ Man plays chess with death. _The Silence_ A long boring train ride. _Fanny and Alexander_ Just a long boring movie. Next: Slacker Teen Comedies ---
**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, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/69 "2014-02-06T21:20:30Z")
Slacker Teen Comedies _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ Phoebe Cates at poolside? Yow! _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ Righteous dude, friends, skip school _Breakfast Club_ Disparate teens sit in detention Up next: Movies featuring Saturday Night Live 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 6, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/70 "2014-02-06T21:25:46Z")
**Movies featuring Saturday Night Live characters** _Coneheads_ Consume mass quantities of popcorn. _It’s Pat_ Nobody cares is he’s she. _The Blues Brothers_ On a mission from God. Next: **Silent 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 6, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/71 "2014-02-06T21:30:42Z")
**Silent films:** _Intolerance:_ Too long and too confusing. _Safety Last:_ Harold Lloyd and a clock. _Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie:_ Marcel Marceau still says, “Non!” Next: **Films set in New York.** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/72 "2014-02-06T21:36:10Z")
Escape from New York: Snake Plissken kidnaps President’s plane Midnight Cowboy: Two losers are working here. Annie: Orphan sings ultimate “Tomorrow” earworm. Next: Films set in California ---
**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, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/73 "2014-02-06T21:38:52Z")
_ **Miracle on 34th Street** _ Loony really IS Santa Claus. _ **Coogan’s Bluff** _ Cowboy chases crooks in Manhattan. _ **The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3** _ Bad guys hijack subway car. New topic: Movies set in medieval Europe ---
**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, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/74 "2014-02-06T21:40:02Z")
_Gangs of New York_ Can’t we just get along? _When Harry Met Sally_ Unlikely romance makes 'em happy OR I’ll have what she’s having. _I am Legend_ Lonely Army doctor studies baddies. Next: Movies set in medieval Europe. ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/75 "2014-02-06T22:25:11Z")
\*\*Movies set in medieval Europe. \*\* _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ An African swallow or European? _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ The Moor tries too hard. _Robin Hood: Men In Tights_ Cary Elwes’s better British accent. Next: **Foreign 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 6, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/76 "2014-02-06T22:38:53Z")
**Foreign Films:** _Carry on Camping_ (UK): Hijinks at a British campsite. _The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz_ (Canada): Richard Dreyfus’ first big role. _Crocodile Dundee_ (Australia): From outback to New York. Next: **Movies involving big heists**. ---
**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, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/77 "2014-02-06T22:39:12Z")
_ **Cinema Paradiso** _ Projectionist mentors fatherless Sicilian kid. _ **Rashomon** _ Everyone tells a different story. _ **Alexander Nevsky** _ Russians slaughter Krauts on ice. New topic: Elvis 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 7, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/78 "2014-02-07T01:52:50Z")
Remember Rule 3, **astorian** , and beware of simulposts. _Love Me Tender_ His first movie; he dies. _Viva Las Vegas_ Loud, garish, with Ann-Margret too. _Jailhouse Rock_ He killed a guy accidentally. Next: Movies involving big heists. ---
**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 7, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/79 "2014-02-07T03:46:56Z")
**Movies involving big heists** _The Great Train Robbery_ Sean Connery robs a train. _The Hunt For Red October_ Sean Connery steals a sub. _Ocean’s Thirteen_ Would’ve been better with Connery. Next: **Dog movies** ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/80 "2014-02-07T03:56:32Z")
**Turner And Hooch** Detective partners with slobbery hound. **Old Yeller** Faithful dog gets rabies, dies. **Air Bud** Dog plays first rate basketball. Next: Merchant and Ivory Films [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=5)