# 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:** 43
**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 30, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/841 "2014-06-30T01:50:46Z")
**Idris Elba movies:** _Prom Night:_ Slasher pic, screaming teens, blood. _Thor:_ Inspired by a comic superhero. _Thor: The Dark World:_ Yet another superhero movie. Yawn. Next: **Movies with a color in the title.** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/842 "2014-06-30T02:07:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: **Movies with a color in the title.** _Three Colors: Blue_ (_Trois couleurs: Bleu_): First of the “colors” trilogy. _The Green Ray_ (_Le Rayon vert_): By the great Éric Rohmer. _The White Rose_: DW Griffith’s seminarian on rumspringa. Next: Popular movies you personally hate. ---
**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 30, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/843 "2014-06-30T04:34:27Z")
**Popular movies [that I] personally hate:** _Glengarry Glen Ross:_ Best minute? Baldwin’s coffee speech. _Gone with the Wind:_ Chick flick; Civil War setting. _Office Space:_ Too real, had that boss. Next: **More popular movies that you personally hate.** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/844 "2014-06-30T12:27:08Z")
**More popular movies that you personally hate.** _The Boondock Saints_ _Pulp Fiction_ + paint chips = this _Skyfall_ Someone please reboot Bond again. _The Secret Life of Walter Mitty_ Glurge email hits silver screen! Next: **unpopular or critically panned movies you love** ---
**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 30, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/845 "2014-06-30T14:53:02Z")
_Ishtar_ I found it really funny. _Xanadu_ Madame Pepperwinkle loves it more. _Popeye_ Except for the bailout ending. Next: **Dennis Quaid movies** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/846 "2014-06-30T17:24:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: **Dennis Quaid movies** _Breaking Away_: I know that town well. _Yours, Mine and Ours_: Who greenlighted this remake. Oy. _Footloose_: Quaid is king of remakes. Next: movies with cross-racial casting (ie, those offensive racial impersonations) ---
**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:** [July 1, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/847 "2014-07-01T02:21:40Z")
**Movies with cross-racial casting (ie, those offensive racial impersonations)** _[Walk Proud](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080114/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_52)_ Robbie Benson _Chicano_?! SNL better. _The Searchers_ “Indian” Chief was a German! _Sayonara_ Montablan not bad as Japanese? Thare a so many options, let’s continue with More Movies with cross-racial casting (ie, those offensive racial impersonations) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/848 "2014-07-01T02:31:35Z")
**Movies with cross-racial casting (ie, those offensive racial impersonations)** _For the sake of variety, I will limit myself to one [Iron Eyes Cody](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody) film._ _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Mickey Rooney dons the buckteeth. :smack: _White Girls_ Wrong, unfunny…quintessential Wayans Brothers. _Ernest Goes To Camp_ Iron Eyes Cody was **Italian!** Next: **Movies with famous car chases.** ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/849 "2014-07-01T02:35:51Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > **Movies with cross-racial casting (ie, those offensive racial impersonations)** _Birth of a Nation_: King of the racial impersonations. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_: What the _hell_, Mickey Rooney? _The Far Horizons_: Donna Reed embarrasses as Sacajawea. Next: Ninja’d! Films with famous car chases. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/850 "2014-07-01T03:23:13Z")
**Films with famous car chases.** _Bullitt_ McQueen, Mustang - vroom! Bissette - vaVOOM! _The Great Race_ Edwards lampooned many film styles. - The Blues Brothers\* Wrecked mall, beaucoup cop cars Next: Films with “Mister” or “Mr.” in the title. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/851 "2014-07-01T03:46:16Z")
_Mr. Roberts_ Life in Navy not fun. _Goodbye, Mr. Chips_ Beloved teacher changes young lives. _Mr. Deeds Goes to Town_ Saw it; really hated it. Next: Andy Kaufman 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:** [July 2, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/852 "2014-07-02T13:32:07Z")
_Heartbeeps_ He’s a robot in love. _In God We Tru$t_ Overly pointed satire flopped badly. _God Told Me To_ Andy is a police officer. Next: **Goldie Hawn 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:** [July 2, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/853 "2014-07-02T17:01:15Z")
**Goldie Hawn movies:** _Butterflies Are Free:_ Film adaptation of stage play. _Private Benjamin:_ She’s a private in Army. _The Out-of-Towners:_ Remake of 1970 comedy; funnier. Next: **Movies that take place all or mostly on a train.** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/854 "2014-07-02T17:24:57Z")
**Movies that take place all or mostly on a train.** _Under Siege 2: Dark Territory_ Seagal breaks rules, limbs, cover. _The Darjeeling Limited_ Wes Anderson’s “road trip” film. _Murder on the Orient Express_ (1974) Possibly the finest Christie film. Next: **Movies about substance addiction.** ---
**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:** [July 2, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/855 "2014-07-02T17:57:53Z")
**Movies about substance addiction:** _Liquid Sky:_ Drugs, aliens, sex, fashion–confusing! _The Man with the Golden Arm:_ Staying drug-free is not easy. _Reefer Madness:_ Cult film; it’s laughable today. Next: **Owen Wilson 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:** [July 3, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/856 "2014-07-03T21:09:22Z")
_Night At The Museum_ Tiny role, but big performance. _Cars_ Stars in animated Doc Hollywood. _Shanghai Noon_ Worked well with Jackie Chan. Next: _Movies about Invisibility._ ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/857 "2014-07-03T21:24:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: _Movies about Invisibility._ _The Entity_ (1982) Barbara Hershey and invisible rapist. _The Invisible Man_ (1933) The original and the best. _Hollow Man_ (2000) Mediocre when it was good. Next: movies about kidnapping ---
**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:** [July 3, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/858 "2014-07-03T21:44:19Z")
**Movies about kidnapping** _Ransom_ Mel Gibson before his craziness. _Alpha Dog_ Kid enjoyed it, at first. _Raising Arizona_ Quints? They’ll never miss one. Next: Movies about terrorism. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/859 "2014-07-04T01:56:00Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Next: Movies about terrorism. _United 93_ Fourth planes misses White House. _Day of the Jackal_ Assassination attempt on de Gaulle. _Black Sunday_ Mossad! Super Bowl! Robert Shaw! Next: Films that offer solutions to historical mysteries (criminal or otherwise). ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/860 "2014-07-04T03:15:43Z")
\*\*Films that offer solutions to historical mysteries (criminal or otherwise). \*\* (Limiting myself to one Indiana Jones film.) _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Don’t look, Marion! Special effects! _Fahrenheit 9/11_ Bogus. Dubya isn’t that smart. _The DaVinci Code_ I’d sip from _that_ grail! Next: Movies that feature a duck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=44)