# 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:** 52
**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:** [December 13, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1021 "2014-12-13T01:37:02Z")
**Favorite Christmas Movies** _Bernard and the Genie_ Blackadder, Blackstock, Nightcrawler - awesomely sweet! _Miracle on 34th Street_ Dutch girl scene - damn allergies! _A Christmas Story_ Worth watching on infinite loop Next: **Non-Christmas Holiday 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:** [December 13, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1022 "2014-12-13T03:36:23Z")
_Easter Parade_ Fred and Judy sing, dance. _Groundhog Day_ Watch it over and over. _Halloween_ Scream through all the sequels. Next: **The Movies of 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:** [December 13, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1023 "2014-12-13T04:42:33Z")
_They Were Expendable_ Got flak from costar: [Duke [John Wayne]'s military service - Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403074) _Stagecoach_ Breakthrough 1939 role for Duke. _True Grit_ Bold talk from fat man! Next: Movies with a character named Virginia. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1024 "2015-04-04T21:42:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with a character named Virginia. _The Hours_ Nicole Kidman with fake nose. _Spider Baby_ Second weirdest movie I’ve seen. _The Last Man on Earth_ Called “Virg.” Short for “Virginia”? That was a tough category! Almost made this a zombie thread! but I got a hankering to play it again. Next: movies with unconventional score choices. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1025 "2015-04-05T01:30:29Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Next: movies with unconventional score choices. _Forbidden Planet_ Electronic music makes flick SF-ier _Silent Running_ “PDQ Bach” scores SF eco-fable _Raising Arizona_ Yodeled Beethoven sets quirky tone Next: Movies with resurrection that aren’t Easter stories (in honor of the holiday and the revived thread) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1026 "2015-04-05T01:52:49Z")
Movies with resurrection that aren’t Easter stories (in honor of the holiday and the revived thread) **Dungeons and Dragons:** Almost killed Courtney Solomon’s career. **A.I.** One last day with Mom. **Friday The 13th Part V:** Corey Feldman, why’d ya dig?! :eek: Next: Live-action films with talking animals. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1027 "2015-04-05T04:33:11Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > …That was a tough category! Almost made this a zombie thread! but I got a hankering to play it again… Glad you did! You can search on [IMDb.com](http://IMDb.com) for character names, incidentally. Live-action films with talking animals _Babe_ Pig and barnyard friends prevail. _Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey_ Cat, two dogs have adventures. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ Don’t mess with gunslinging raccoon. Next category: Movies in which Jesus appears. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1028 "2015-04-05T22:33:47Z")
_Barabbas_ Freed criminal inspired to believe. _Jesus Christ Superstar_ All singing, all dancing. Ugh. _Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ_ 1925: the silent version here. Next category: Movies featuring rabbits. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1029 "2015-04-06T01:21:18Z")
Movies featuring rabbits. _Harvey_ Invisible, but very much there. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ Bugs cameos in groundbreaking flick. _Donnie Darko_ Creepy rabbit bedevils our protagonist. Next: Movies with important scenes shot in a church. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1030 "2015-04-06T02:40:47Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Next: Movies with important scenes shot in a church. _The Bishop’s Wife_ Cathedrals are churches, aren’t they? _Elmer Gantry_ Tent Revivals with ASM, also. _Vertigo_ Chapel time brief, but memorable. Next: Movies about Jews where no one is named Anne Frank or Jesus. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1031 "2015-04-06T20:45:51Z")
_For Your Consideration_ Movie about Purim within movie. _The Ten Commandments_ Charlton Heston crosses a river. _Wholly Moses_ Dudley Moore emulates Monty Python. Next: The Film Oeuvre of Sir Laurence Olivier ---
**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:** [April 6, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1032 "2015-04-06T21:30:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: The Film Oeuvre of Sir Laurence Olivier _Rebecca_ Did he know the name? _Bunny Lake Is Missing_ Better movie than you’d think. _Dracula_ The only decent Universal remake. NEXT: Movies starring an actor from _Criminal Minds_. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1033 "2015-04-08T16:30:45Z")
_Eyes Wide Shut_ Not big role for Gibson. _Reversible Errors_ Turow adaptation; Moore played Farwell. _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou_ Gubler was Nico (Intern #1). Next: Wes Anderson 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:** [April 8, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1034 "2015-04-08T16:57:39Z")
_The Grand Budapest Hotel_ Campily curious, caring con-men composition. _Fantastic Mr. Fox_ Clooney’s cartoon character conquers crooks. _The Royal Tenenbaums_ Prodigious progenies’ painful paterfamilias perishes. Next: Woody Allen 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:** [April 8, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1035 "2015-04-08T17:10:31Z")
_Take the Money and Run_ Bumbling criminal just can’t win. _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_ So funny I nearly burst. _Crimes and Misdemeanors_ Hey, is murder so bad? Next: Steven Spielberg 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:** [April 9, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1036 "2015-04-09T02:24:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Steven Spielberg films. _Jaws_ The shark is not working. _The Color Purple_ Took a lot of flack. _The Terminal_ Based on true story. Really. Next: Same title, different movie (I leave to whoever answers this whether to sum both movies in five words, or post two reviews per title). ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1037 "2015-04-09T02:29:48Z")
_The Avengers_ Steed & Peel/WW2 Flick _9_ SciFi Animation/Italian romantic musical _Broken Arrow_ Jimmy Stewart western/stolen nuke Next: Movies that take place mainly onboard a boat or ship. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1038 "2015-04-09T05:55:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Movie that take place mainly on board a boat or ship _Mutiny on the Bounty_ (1935) Why Europe has no breadfruit. _The Titanic_ (1943) Joseph Goebbels’ MST3K-worthy propaganda film. _Lifeboat_ Great film; best Hitchcock cameo. Next: Movies that take place mostly on a train (and _Strangers on a Train_ doesn’t). ---
**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:** [April 14, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1039 "2015-04-14T14:16:18Z")
_Murder On The Orient Express_ There are too many clues! _Silver Streak_ Wilder and Pryor: comedy gold. _The Polar Express_ Creepy Christmas kid’s cartoon feature. Next: Leonard Nimoy’s non-Star Trek films. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1040 "2015-04-24T08:04:11Z")
\*\*Leonard Nimoy’s non-Star Trek films. \*\* _In Search of…_ First popular show about woo. _Civilization IV_ Everyone loves his technology quotes. _The Simpsons_ “The cosmic ballet goes on.” Sorry about the non-movie entries, but I’m not familiar enough with his film work to do it any justice. Next: Movies about kidnapping. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=53)