# 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:** 49
**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:** [October 1, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/961 "2014-10-01T21:08:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about dinosaurs \*The Lost World \*(1925) First big special effects spectacular. _Fantasia_ The way their world ended. _Jurassic Park_ “Cretaceous Park” would be better. Next: **movies showing a TV or TV-like device made before 1950**. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/962 "2014-10-02T01:33:55Z")
_Modern Times_ (1936) Company’s owner on the screen. _The Wizard of Oz_ (1939) Aunt Em via Crystal Ball. _Ma and Pa Kettle_ (1949) Futuristic House has a TV. Next: **non-Star Trek films of William Shatner.** ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/963 "2014-10-02T02:05:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: **non-Star Trek films of William Shatner.** _Judgment at Nuremberg_ Very young; very, very handsome. _The Outrage_ American _Rashomon_ in old West. _Impulse_ Shatner is a serial killer. Next: **films of Ingrid Bergman**. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/964 "2014-10-02T04:51:54Z")
_Casablanca_ Beautiful and charismatic beyond words. _Notorious_ Star turn in Hitchcock classic. _A Woman Called Golda_ Nimoy played her long-suffering husband. Next: Movies with an elevator scene ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/965 "2014-10-02T11:55:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with an elevator scene _Ascenseur pour l’échafaud_ (_Elevator to the Gallows_) “Stuck in elevator” not alibi. _The Towering Inferno_ Exterior elevator plays major role. _Shallow Hal_ Trapped with life coach Robbins. Next: **movies with the same time segment from different perspectives**. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/966 "2014-10-02T14:06:39Z")
_Rashomon_ Not how I remember it! _The Conversation_ Emphasis can make _big_ difference. _Vantage Point_ Assassination attempt goes seriously awry. Next: Movies about frenemies ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/967 "2014-10-10T18:29:03Z")
\*\* Movies about frenemies\*\* Amadeus Jealous mediocrity ruins destitute genius. Star Trek Reboot pits Spock against Kirk. Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan’s only decent movie. **Robert Cummings Films** ---
**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:** [October 10, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/968 "2014-10-10T21:14:46Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > **Robert Cummings Films** _Saboteur_ Screenplay: Dorothy Parker; Director: Hitchcock. _King’s Row_ Blah, blah, Ronald Reagan, blah. _Dial M for Murder_ IMO, his very best film. Next: **Lillian Gish’s sound 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:** [October 13, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/969 "2014-10-13T04:37:13Z")
_Top Man_ Nothing to do with Ark _The Night of the Hunter_ Mitchum is really bad guy _The Whales of August_ Her last movie; with Bette Next: Movies about golf ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/970 "2014-10-13T13:27:45Z")
_Caddyshack_ I’m betting on the gopher. _The Caddy_ Martin and Lewis are mediocre. _Pat and Mike_ Tracy and Hepburn are sensational. Next: **Movies centered around one or more wild animals**. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/971 "2014-10-13T15:07:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: **Movies centered around one or more wild animals**. _Bringing up Baby_ The leopard has dual role. _King Kong_ This is the “or more.” _Bwana Devil_ Maneating lions in first 3D! Next: **locked room mysteries.** ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/972 "2014-10-13T15:58:33Z")
**locked room mysteries.** Flightplan Dumb reveal mirrors absurd plot. Non-Stop Villain’s motivations are nauseatingly bad. Clue Excellent cast delivers hilarious performances. Next: **Films defined by their paratexts.** ---
**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:** [October 13, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/973 "2014-10-13T18:36:25Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > Next: **Films defined by their paratexts.** _Birth of a Nation_ It’s racist; it’s film history. _Fahrenheit 451_ Bradbury not happy with paratexts. _The Blair Witch Project_ Paratexts proceeded premiere by months. Next:\*\* films that took place entirely, or almost entirely, on trains.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/974 "2014-10-13T20:06:15Z")
**films that took place entirely, or almost entirely, on trains.** Silver Streak Pryor disguises Wilder in blackface. Source Code Dead men have no rights. Terror Train Curtis vs. _not_ Michael Myers. Next: **PG-13 movies that use the word “Fuck”.** ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/975 "2014-10-13T21:28:00Z")
**PG-13 movies that use the word “Fuck”.** _The Aviator_ Baldwin (as Trippe) drops it. _The Wedding Singer_ Incredibly, not by Billy Idol! _Skyfall_ Dench’s M says the F! Next: **R, X, or NC-17 rated movies (in English) that do not use the word "fuck."** ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/976 "2014-10-13T23:52:04Z")
\*\* R, X, or NC-17 rated movies (in English) that do not use the word “fuck.”\*\* Halloween The Night _He_ Came Home! Midnight Cowboy Sweeps Oscars, despite X rating. Blazing Saddles [racial slur] ensures R rating. Next: **Films based on works by Stephen King.** ---
**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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/977 "2014-10-14T01:20:03Z")
_The Shawshank Redemption_ Prison drama with happy ending. _The Green Mile_ Prison drama with… you know. _The Stand_ End of the world, kinda. Next: Movies set mostly, or entirely, in hotels ---
**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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/978 "2014-10-14T01:35:01Z")
_The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel_ Old Brits move to India. _The Cocoanuts_ Marx Bros. ru(i)n the place. _What’s Up, Doc?_ Funny conventioners fall in love. Next: **Movies with robots** ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/979 "2014-10-14T02:15:55Z")
**Movies with robots** Robots Ewan Mcgregor post- ‘Star Wars’. Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Pam Grier is really Rufus. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Michael Bay loves robot testicles. Next: **1990 Sequels** ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/980 "2014-10-14T20:17:43Z")
i.e. sequels that came out in 1990 (there were quite a lot) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=50)