# 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:** 40
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/781 "2014-06-10T02:38:42Z")
_Snow White_ Tolkien hated, hated, hated it. _Dumbo_ Adorable flying elephant wins hearts. _Bambi_ NRA probably wants to ban. Next: Pete Postelthwaite movies. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/782 "2014-06-10T12:36:44Z")
**Pete Postlethwaite movies.** _Dragonheart_ Dennis, Dragon, Pete running scam! _The Usual Suspects_ Some argued Pete was Keyser. _The Lost World: Jurassic Park_ Plays tough guy, against type! Next: Films in which Sean Bean appears, but does not die. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/783 "2014-06-10T15:17:27Z")
_Black Beauty_ Farmer Grey knows his horses. _When Saturday Comes_ Bean is old football rookie. _Anna Karenina_ So Vronsky _is_ Tolstoy? WTF? Next: Queen Latifah 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:** [June 10, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/784 "2014-06-10T23:54:43Z")
**Queen Latifah movies.** _Chicago_ Mama rules the jailhouse roost. _Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs_ She’s a mammoth love interest. _Hairspray_ Motormouth Maybelle dances with Travolta. Next: \*\* Movies in which a man pretends to be a woman.\*\* ---
**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:** [June 11, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/785 "2014-06-11T03:25:01Z")
_The Mouse That Roared_ Grand Duchess rules with style. _Some Like It Hot_ Not that funny, I thought. _Charley’s Aunt_ I starred in high school! Next: Ronald Reagan films after 1950 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/786 "2014-06-11T03:29:18Z")
**Movies in which a man pretends to be a woman.** _Some Like It Hot_ “Nobody’s Perfect” - but movie is! _La Cage aux Folles_ That is _Miss_ John Wayne! _Tootsie_ Hoffman brilliantly skewers own rep ETA: Ninja’d! Next: Ronald Reagan films after 1950 ---
**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:** [June 11, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/787 "2014-06-11T15:53:40Z")
_Bedtime for Bonzo_ Notoriously stoopid movie of Ronnie’s. _Law and Order_ Who would name son “Frame”? _The Killers_ Last film; he’s the heavy. Next: Susan Sarandon movies. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/788 "2014-06-11T17:32:21Z")
Susan Sarandon movies. _Step-Mom_ Surprisingly affecting for hackneyed plot _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ That rack! In its prime! _The Client_ Susan saves some crummy Grisham. Next: John Cusack movies from three different decades ---
**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:** [June 11, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/789 "2014-06-11T18:56:14Z")
John Cusack movies from three different decades _One Crazy Summer_ 1986 Wacky ensemble saves family property. _Grosse Point Blank_ 1997 Hired gun has midlife crisis. _High Fidelity_ 2000 Music lover recounts his breakups Next: Joan Cusack 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:** [June 11, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/790 "2014-06-11T19:01:12Z")
_Cutting Loose_ Her first role, in 1980. _In & Out_ A wedding? Uh, about that… _Toy Story 2_ Jessie was great tragicomic heroine. Next: Tom Cruise movies since 2000 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/791 "2014-06-11T19:05:43Z")
Tom Cruise movies since 2000 _Jack Reacher_ Wasn’t Jack supposedly very tall? _Tropic Thunder_ Hilarious uncredited role. That dancing! _Minority Report_ Hollywood always sucks at Dick.\* \*Philip K., of course Next: Little early roles of huge future stars ---
**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:** [June 11, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/792 "2014-06-11T19:17:34Z")
_Animal House_ Kevin Bacon, smirky frat boy. _American Graffiti_ Harrison Ford, cool car guy. _Serpico_ Sigourney Weaver, cute party guest. Next: Udo Kier 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:** [June 12, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/793 "2014-06-12T15:13:26Z")
_Flesh for Frankenstein_ Udo plays the eccentric scientist. _Blood for Dracula_ Udo plays the enigmatic count. _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective_ Udo needs his plumbing fixed. Next: **Films of Bette Davis.** ---
**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:** [June 13, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/794 "2014-06-13T04:11:33Z")
_Now, Voyager_ Nothing to do with starship. _What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?_ You don’t want to know. _All About Eve_ And absolutely zilch about Adam. Next: Virginia Madsen movies. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/795 "2014-06-13T12:35:08Z")
**Virginia Madsen movies** _Dune_ (1984) Poor girl narrated this slop. _Candyman_ Her breakout role…well, kinda. _Sideways_ Fun movie about tedious people. Next: **Movies that had a major player die during production, but were still finished/released.** ---
**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:** [June 13, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/796 "2014-06-13T14:34:28Z")
_The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus_ Three actors sub for Heath. _Gladiator_ Oliver Reed subbed by FX. _Plan 9 From Outer Space_ Lugosi dies! Ed Wood continues. Next: **John Wayne 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:** [June 13, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/797 "2014-06-13T15:01:45Z")
_The Alamo_ Nominated for Oscar; didn’t win. _Sands of Iwo Jima_ Leatherneck hero takes on Japanese. _True Grit_ One-eyed fat man’s bold talk. Next: Non-porn movies with an X in the title ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/798 "2014-06-13T15:48:57Z")
**Non-porn movies with an X in the title** _Malcolm X_ (1992) Denzel should have gotten Oscar. _Jason X_ Kinda porn-y for gore freaks. _X-Men_ (2000) Part of Marvel film resurgence Next: **Movies with a number in the title that does not refer to its order in a film series** (i.e. no “Rocky IV”) ---
**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:** [June 13, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/799 "2014-06-13T16:22:29Z")
**Movies with a number in the title that does not refer to its order in a film series:** _Three Days of the Condor:_ Robert Redford in spy thriller. _Ms. 45:_ Rape victim gets her revenge. _28 Days:_ Alcoholic woman goes through rehab. Next: **David Lean 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:** [June 13, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/800 "2014-06-13T17:15:46Z")
_The Bridge on the River Kwai_ Japanese army really quite horrible. _Lawrence of Arabia_ O’Toole is mesmerizing as hero. _Doctor Zhivago_ Julie Christie? Va va voom! Next: Yul Brynner movies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=41)