# 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:** 46
**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:** [August 9, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/901 "2014-08-09T19:04:57Z")
**Tom Sizemore movies** _Pearl Harbor_ Love triangle – oh shit, Japs! _Saving Private Ryan_ Dumb private wouldn’t go home. _Natural Born Killers_ Final “witness” was the camera. Next: Kate Beckinsale 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:** [August 9, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/902 "2014-08-09T19:59:59Z")
_Underworld_ Kate in her Blue period. _Van Helsing_ Tragically loved by Hugh Jackman. _Much Ado About Nothing_ Branagh directed her as Hero. Next: **Charles Laughton 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:** [August 9, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/903 "2014-08-09T21:18:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: **Charles Laughton movies** _Witness for the Prosecution_ Co-starred with wife, Elsa Lanchester. \*The Hunchback of Notre Dame \* Very good, but not Chaney. _Sidewalks of London_ Brilliant performance, very often overlooked. Next: Truly scary (not necessarily gory) 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:** [August 11, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/904 "2014-08-11T14:23:13Z")
_Psycho_ Mama’s boy needs some help. _The Birds_ My cockatiel is looking fierce. _Diary of a Madman_ Vincent Price is having fun. Next: **Slapstick comedies** ---
**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:** [August 11, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/905 "2014-08-11T14:56:36Z")
_Blazing Saddles_ “The sheriff is a BONG!” _The General_ Civil War remagined as fun. _Modern Times_ Assembly line work = big laffs. Next: Sally Field movies. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/906 "2014-08-11T15:02:53Z")
**Sally Field movies** _Mrs. Doubtfire_ How didn’t she recognize him?! _Forrest Gump_ Filled Forrest with hackneyed slogans. _Smokey and the Bandit_ She was **FINE** back then. Next: **Movies based on comic books NOT by Marvel or DC.** ---
**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:** [August 11, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/907 "2014-08-11T23:12:41Z")
_Mystery Men_ They left out Flaming Carrot! _Men In Black_ Cheesy fun with 2 sequels _Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World_ Boy fights exes for girl. Next: **Movies with Raquel Welch** ---
**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:** [August 12, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/908 "2014-08-12T20:00:24Z")
_A House Is Not A Home_ Her screen debut, in 1964. _One Million Years B.C_. Fur bikini was big hit. _The Three Musketeers_ Played stunningly beautiful French girl. Next: Teresa Wright 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:** [August 25, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/909 "2014-08-25T01:44:24Z")
_Somewhere In Time_ Superman goes time traveling, but… _Escapade in Japan_ She plays Miss Mary Sanders. _Pursued_ Teresa Wright is Thor! (What?) Next: **Marx Brothers films**. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/910 "2014-08-31T12:57:09Z")
**Marx Brothers films** _[Animal Crackers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020640/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt)_ Brothers skewer society, art words. _[A Night at the Opera](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24)_ Classic! Includes iconic stateroom scene. _[The Story of Mankind](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051016/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6)_ Dull, unfunny, best not mentioned. Next: **“Inappropriate” comedy films (non-Marx Brothers edition)** ---
**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:** [August 31, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/911 "2014-08-31T14:32:50Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > Next: **“Inappropriate” comedy films (non-Marx Brothers edition)** _To Be Or Not To Be_ (1942) Considered wildly inappropriate in 1942. _Heathers_ Suicide is NOT funny. NOT. _Theodora Goes Wild_ 1930s parody of 1930’s “appropriateness,” Next: Movies where a major character is wrongly presumed to be dead. (SPOILERS ALERT) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/912 "2014-08-31T15:34:54Z")
**Movies where a major character is wrongly presumed to be dead. (SPOILERS ALERT)** _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ “You’re not fooling anyone, y’know!” _The Princess Bride_ He was only mostly dead. _The Abyss_ Rescued by little space friends. Next: **Movies featuring amnesia.** ---
**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:** [August 31, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/913 "2014-08-31T18:01:06Z")
_Memento_ He finds, and is, killer. _Angel Heart_ Private eye has devilish client. _RoboCop_ Public service and private loss. Next: Uwe Boll 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:** [August 31, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/914 "2014-08-31T20:37:43Z")
_BloodRayne_ Some dare call it… trash. _Angels Don’t Sleep Here_ …but they wish they could. _Auschwitz_ Won’t someone stop this man?! Next: **Lee Marvin 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:** [September 1, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/915 "2014-09-01T01:06:07Z")
_You’re In The Navy Now_ His uncredited debut, in 1951. _The Killers_ Was Ronald Reagan’s last film. _Gorky Park_ Played crooked, ruthless American businessman. Next: Vivien Leigh movies. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/916 "2014-09-01T01:23:26Z")
Vivien Leigh movies _Gone With The Wind_ Hearts broken, no damns given _A Streetcar Named Desire_ Deservedly grabbed her second Oscar _Waterloo Bridge_ Supposedly her own favorite role Next: John Ford movies without John Wayne ---
**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:** [September 1, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/917 "2014-09-01T16:24:53Z")
_The Tornado_ His first; now considered lost. _The Last Hurrah_ Political drama starring Spencer Tracy. _7 Women_ Ford’s last feature film (1966). Next: William Conrad 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:** [September 1, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/918 "2014-09-01T16:30:27Z")
_Hudson Hawk_ The Narrator in crappy film. _Buck Rogers in the 25th Century_ The Narrator in standard remake. _Cannon_ The Narrator… no, he’s Cannon! Next: **Movies about kings.** ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/919 "2014-09-02T10:13:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: **Movies about kings.** _The Private Life of Henry VIII_ Charles Laughton eats a lot. _The Man in the Iron Mask_ Several versions: I like 1939. _The Lion in Winter_ A threefer, plus Queen Eleanor. Next: very realistic movies (one Monty Python allowed, though) about Medieval or Renaissance peasants. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/920 "2014-09-02T14:51:42Z")
_Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ Knights, witches, shrubbers, mud, etc. _The Navigator_ Villagers escape Black Death temporally. _Braveheart_ Scots yearn, fight for freedom. Next: Movies with the letter “X” somewhere in the title. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=47)