# 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:** 62
**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:** [May 10, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1221 "2016-05-10T12:15:28Z")
_Excalibur_ Morgana doesn’t like Nicol Williamson. _Inkheart_ Helen couldn’t save this turkey, _RED_ Helen still has sex appeal. Next: Films with cameos by non-actors. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1222 "2016-05-11T01:09:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Films with cameos by non-actors. _Bridget Jones Diary_ Salman Rushdie gets a 4.5. _Pet Sematary_ Stephen King makes creepy minister. _Serial Mom_ Patty Hearst is a juror. Next: films with cameos by retired former stars. Extra points for uncredited cameos. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1223 "2016-05-11T19:42:23Z")
_Dark Shadows_ Surviving cast mostly came back. _Superman_ Folks on train: Fifties stars. _Moby Dick_ Gregory Peck: Ahab, remake’s preacher. In play: Movies set in New Orleans, in whole or in part. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1224 "2016-05-11T20:35:55Z")
_Interview With A Vampire_ Pretty boy vampire’s typical unlife. _Pretty Baby_ Brook Shields follows mom’s vocation. _X-Men Origins: Wolverine_ Gambit didn’t steal the show. Next: Movies set in Ohio, in whole or in part. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1225 "2016-05-11T22:18:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Movies set in Ohio, in whole or in part. _Heathers_ Teenage angst with body count. _The Man Who Came to Dinner_ Obnoxious invalid spoils family Christmas. _Bye, Bye, Birdie_ Drafted teen idol kisses goodbye. Next: Movies set mostly in Indiana. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1226 "2016-05-12T04:58:15Z")
_Hoosiers_ Plucky basketball team pursues victory. _Breaking Away_ Teen cyclists begin growing up. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ Roy’s never the same again. Next: Movies mostly set in Ohio. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1227 "2016-05-12T08:15:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies mostly set in Ohio. > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > _Heathers_ > Teenage angst with body count. > > _The Man Who Came to Dinner_ > Obnoxious invalid spoils family Christmas. > > _Bye, Bye, Birdie_ > Drafted teen idol kisses goodbye. Next: Sci-fi, mad scientist, or other futuristic movies that made some kind of accurate prediction (even a small one buried in a lot of nonsense). ---
**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:** [May 12, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1228 "2016-05-12T08:20:50Z")
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**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:** [May 12, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1229 "2016-05-12T14:28:18Z")
_Metropolis_ Robots can be made lifelike _Back to the Future Part II_ Gotta get a hoverboard… soon? _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Small, flat computers now common. > **[Samsung cites science fiction as prior art in US iPad patent case |...](https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/23/samsung_cites_science_fiction_as_prior_art_in_us_ipad_patent_case)** > > In its opposition brief against Apple's US motion for a preliminary injunction against sales of its Galaxy S, Infuse 4G, Droid Charge and Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung is claiming a depiction of a video device from "2001: a Space Odyssey" as prior art. Next: Movies set in Vermont. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1230 "2016-05-13T00:46:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in Vermont. _Spellbound_ Ingrid Bergman; Hitchcock; Dali sets. _Nothing Sacred_ Writers: The Algonquin Round Table. _White Christmas_ First VistaVision (double wide) film. Next: Films of John Sayles. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1231 "2016-05-13T13:02:48Z")
_The Spiderwick Chronicles_ My grandson liked it lots. _The Howling_ Reasonably fun lycanthropic horror movie. _Battle From Beyond The Stars_ George Peppard regrets quitting Banacek. Next: Films of Mickey Rooney. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1232 "2016-05-14T02:40:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Films of Mickey Rooney. _Babes in Arms_ Let’s put on a show! _Babes on Broadway_ Young Mr. Rooney dons blackface. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Older Rooney impersonates Japanese here. **Next** : Ur-trope examples (eg, Babes in Arms “Let’s put on a show!”) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1233 "2016-05-14T03:36:03Z")
_Metropolis_ Female robot a real trend-setter. _Star Wars_ Han shot first - no, really! _Gone with the Wind_ This dress? Just hanging around. Next: Movies with a bad fictional President. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1234 "2016-05-14T04:10:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with a bad fictional President. _Americathon_ (John Ritter) Hosts telethon to balance budget. _Mars Attacks_ (Jack Nicholson) Stunningly bad diplomacy with Mars. _Absolute Power_ (Gene Hackman) Has Secret Service “hit” mistress. _Next_: “Coming out” (as gay/lesbian) stories. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1235 "2016-05-19T18:49:29Z")
_Making Love_ Uh, honey, can we talk…? _Coming Out_ Young German teacher discovers himself. _Cruising_ NYPD cop leading secret life. Next: Movies about closeted gays. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1236 "2016-05-19T20:35:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about closeted gays. _Priest_ Closeted priest confronts child molester. _Brokeback Mountain_ Cowboys don’t even have words. _If These Walls Could Talk 2_ First segment: lesbian couple, 1961. **Next** : movies with rumors or ULs of a curse, haunting, or the like. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1237 "2016-05-20T04:09:22Z")
_The Amityville Horror_ Realtor not at all pleased. _The Shining_ Very nice hotel - in _summer_. _The Ring_ Creepy girl freaks me out. Next: Movies in or about Ireland. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1238 "2016-05-21T00:03:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in or about Ireland. _My Left Foot_ Man with CP conquers most. _The Crying Game_ Something IRA Terrorists, something transgender. _The Secret of Roan Inish_ Is Fiona related to seals? _Next_: movies where the rumors or ULs is **about** the movie, not the plot of the movie (eg, the ghost kid in _Three Men and a Baby_, and yes, you can use that one). ---
**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:** [May 24, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1239 "2016-05-24T01:40:49Z")
_The Wizard of Oz_ No one hanged on set. _The Exorcist_ Production was not actually cursed. _The Shining_ Not really about Holocaust/Indians. Next: Movies with really good endings (no spoilers). ---
**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:** [May 24, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1240 "2016-05-24T02:37:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _The Wizard of Oz_ > > Next: Movies with really good endings (no spoilers). _Planet of the Apes_ (the first one) Winner: best movie ending ever. _The Blair Witch Project_ Scared the crap outta me. _Soylent Green_ Soylent Green is [Spoiler Alert]! **Next** : Movies you think you’re supposed to like, but you just don’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=63)