# 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:** 63
**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, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1241 "2016-05-24T13:52:29Z")
_The Dark Knight_ Batman takes blame; needn’t have. _Hugo_ Just never clicked for me. _The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies_ Frantic, overstuffed, gigantic video game. Next: Movies which brilliantly exceeded your expectations. ---
**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, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1242 "2016-05-24T16:02:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies which brilliantly exceeded your expectations. _Star Wars_ (1977) “But I don’t like sci-fi.” _Return of the Secaucus 7_ Boomers “30” crises. Snorefest, right? _Blue Velvet_ Previews, ads just looked gross. **Next** : movies with really predictable endings, but they’re so well-done you don’t care. ---
**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 24, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1243 "2016-05-24T18:35:05Z")
_Die Hard_ Oh, you mean he wins? _Shrek_ They lived happily ever after. _Grease_ Boy gets girl, everybody sings. **Next** : Films of Katherine Hepburn ---
**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 25, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1244 "2016-05-25T00:28:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next** : Films of Katherine Hepburn _Stage Door_ Struggling actresses have sucky lives. _Bringing Up Baby_ Woman wrangles friendly leopard, paleontologist. _The Philadelphia Story_ Other boy gets girl [/spoiler]. _Next_: Films set almost entirely on [a] boat[s], ship[s], and/or submarine[s], and are not about the Titanic. ---
**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 25, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1245 "2016-05-25T02:36:38Z")
_Das Boot_ Sucked to be Nazi submariners. _The Poseidon Adventure_ Why can’t they all die? _Ice Station Zebra_ Howard Hughes’s favorite action flick. Next: Movies in which Madonna has appeared. ---
**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 25, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1246 "2016-05-25T02:45:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which Madonna has appeared. _Desperately Seeking Susan_ Personal ads before text messages. _Shadows and Fog_ Cameo in Woody Allen flick. _A League of Their Own_ She’s very good in this. **Next** : Films of Roman Polanski. ---
**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 25, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1247 "2016-05-25T14:53:00Z")
_Zaczarowany rower_ His first film, in 1955. _Oliver Twist_ Another take on Dickens classic. _The Pianist_ Won Oscar for Holocaust drama. Next: Courtroom dramas. ---
**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 25, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1248 "2016-05-25T15:18:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Courtroom dramas. _The Paradine Case_ Woman accused of poisoning husband. _Witness for the Prosecution_ Don’t reveal the surprise ending! _Judgment at Nuremberg_ The badassest of courtroom dramas. **Next** : movies with “twist” endings made before 1990. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1249 "2016-05-26T17:23:43Z")
Movies with “twist” endings made before 1990. _Planet of the Apes_ (1968) It was Earth all along! _Psycho_ (1960) Norman Bates has mother issues _Dark City_ (1998) Shell Beach has the answers Next: 80s sex 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:** [May 26, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1250 "2016-05-26T20:25:42Z")
1998 is after 1990, I think. How about: _Sleuth_ Cast list is rather deceptive. 80s sex comedies: _Porky’s_ Notorious shower scene still remembered. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ Phoebe in red bikini - mrowrrrr! _The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas_ Reynolds, Parton have good time. Next: Movies set in whole or in part 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 27, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1251 "2016-05-27T00:27:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in whole or in part in Ohio. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Movies set in Ohio, in whole or in part. > > > [@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. Umm… ETA: Repetitions are bound to come up, but this was just like, eight posts above yours. Should we do it again, or do you want to post something new? ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1252 "2016-05-27T04:54:19Z")
If anyone is unclear about where we are, we are waiting for Elendil’s Heir to post a new topic. If a new one isn’t posted in 24 hours, I’ll post 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 27, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1253 "2016-05-27T16:43:28Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Umm… > > ETA: Repetitions are bound to come up, but this was just like, eight posts above yours. Should we do it again, or do you want to post something new? 24 posts, actually, but OK. Next: Movies set in Idaho. ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1254 "2016-05-28T00:01:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in Idaho. _My Own Private Idaho_ Is Idaho Hell? just maybe. _Napoleon Dynamite_ Much better than summaries sound. _A Home of Our Own_ Kathy Bates elevates mediocre script. **Next** : Films with a Jewish character, where the scriptwriters get the Jewish stuff right. ---
**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 1, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1255 "2016-06-01T00:42:48Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Films with a Jewish character, where the scriptwriters get the Jewish stuff right. All right, I’ll just do it, then I’ll pick something else. _Hester Street_ It’s even partly in Yiddish! _A Stranger Among Us_ Jewish, great; Melanie Griffith, so-so. _The Chosen_ Faithful adaptation of Potok novel. **Next** : movies about any ethnic groups that are faithful, insider portrayals, and not just stereotypes. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1256 "2016-06-03T04:20:13Z")
YMMV, but… _Bend It Like Beckham_ Friendly Sikh family seems normal. _The Joy Luck Club_ Don’t put salt on food! _Winter’s Bone_ Hillbillies show dignity in adversity. Next: Movies in which the hero or heroine is wrongly accused. ---
**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 3, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1257 "2016-06-03T07:52:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which the hero or heroine is wrongly accused. _The Lodger_ Gotta keep the handcuffs covered. _Dark Passage_ 1/3 POV film missing Bogart. _The Shawshank Redemption_ Wrongful accusation unclear till end. **Next** : more movies in which the hero or heroine is wrongly accused. ---
**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 3, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1258 "2016-06-03T11:46:43Z")
_The Fugitive_ It was the one-armed man! _The Big Lebowski_ They pissed on Dude’s rug! _Smoke And Fog_ Woody Allen is no killer. **Next:** Movies where the hero or heroine IS a killer. ---
**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 3, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1259 "2016-06-03T12:55:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Smoke And Fog_ > Woody Allen is no killer. _Shadows and Fog_? > [@](#): > > **Next:** Movies where the hero or heroine IS a killer. _Witness for the Prosecution_ Don’t reveal the shocking ending! _Psycho_ The audience really likes Norman. _Dolores Claiborne_ She did one; which one? **Next** : movies in which a killer’s true identity is never revealed. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1260 "2016-06-03T16:27:26Z")
_The Usual Suspects_ Was it Keyser Soze, or…? _Se7en_ “John Doe” isn’t real name. _Basic Instinct_ Maybe she did, or maybe… Next: Movies about bad cops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=64)