# 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:** 65
**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 9, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1281 "2016-06-09T18:55:39Z")
_Raiders of the Lost Ark_ “Top men” will study it. _Ronin_ Briefcase actually holds a [spoiler]. _Sneakers_ Baddies want a universal codebreaker. Next: Even more MacGuffins! ---
**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 9, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1282 "2016-06-09T23:01:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Even more MacGuffins! _Notorious_ Hitchcock in trouble over uranium. _Star Wars_ The plans, the plans, R2! _Lord of the Rings Trilogy_ My Precious. That is all. **Next** : movies starring (or co-starring aka “supporting”) someone who guest starred or was a regular on any incarnation of _Law & Order_. ---
**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 10, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1283 "2016-06-10T17:19:38Z")
_The Great Gatsby_ Young Sam Waterston as Nick. _Bang the Drum Slowly_ Michael Moriarty as writer, ballplayer. _Batman Begins_ Linus Roache plays Bruce’s dad. Next: Best-known non-superhero films featuring actors or actresses who also played superheroes ---
**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 10, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1284 "2016-06-10T17:35:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Best-known non-superhero films featuring actors or actresses who also played superheroes _Beetlejuice_ Future Batman plays fright-wigged poltergeist. _Seabiscuit_ Spiderman as jockey Red Pollard. _Gone with the Wind_ TV Superman courts Scarlett O’Hara. **Next** : Three same or very similarly-named, but unrelated, 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:** [June 26, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1285 "2016-06-26T15:13:44Z")
_Lord of the Rings_ Peter Jackson’s majestic movie trilogy. _Lord of the Flies_ School boys misbehave when marooned. _Lord of War_ Nicholas Cage hammily overacts much. Next: Three Movies with Brand Names in the Titles ---
**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 26, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1286 "2016-06-26T16:46:38Z")
_The Coca-Cola Kid_ Marketing exec’s misadventures Down Under. _Tucker: The Man and His Dream_ Auto wiz takes on Detroit. _Corvette Summer_ A boy, girl, car - destiny! Next: Movies about corporate scheming. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1287 "2016-07-07T13:44:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about corporate scheming. _The Hudsucker Proxy_ Of course he’ll screw up. _Thank You for Smoking_ The title says it all. _The Light Bulb Conspiracy_ Documentary of “The Producer”-like realities. Next: Movies with seemingly unlikable protagonists who end up being likable. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1288 "2016-07-07T14:25:37Z")
_The Proposal_ Sandra Bullock falls in love. _The Christmas Carol_ Haunted Scrooge finds Christmas cheer. _King Kong_ Over-sized ape becomes pitiable corpse. Next: Films that take place largely in a hospital. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1289 "2016-07-07T23:20:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Films that take place largely in a hospital. _One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest._ Felon in a mental hospital. _Tales from the Gimli Hospital_ Bizarre, however you slice it. _Article 99_ Young doctor in military hospital. Films starring or co-starring an actor who lived to be at least 90. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1290 "2016-07-07T23:43:29Z")
_Oh, God_ George Burns as the deity. _My Favorite Blonde_ Bob Hope in forgettable flick. _Gone With The Wind_ Olivia de Havilland, also 100. Next: Non-Clousseau films of Peter Sellers. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1291 "2016-07-08T00:02:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Non-Clousseau films of Peter Sellers. > > > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > > > _Being There_ > > Gardener mistakenly becomes Washington insider. > > > > _Murder by Death_ > > Neil Simon’s classic mystery send-up. > > > > _Ghost in the Noonday Sun_ > > Great children’s novel finds screen. Next: Movies that prominently featured a fish. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1292 "2016-07-08T03:12:23Z")
_Finding Nemo_ Quite a few of them! _A Fish Called Wanda_ Otto ate all K-K-K-Ken’s fish. _Jaws_ Chief: “Need a bigger boat.” Next: Movies that feature aquatic mammals. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1293 "2016-07-08T06:57:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies that feature aquatic mammals. _Flipper_ “The Lion’s Paw” with dolphin. _Orca: the Killer Whale_ Blatant, terrible rip-off of _Jaws_. _Andre_ (Supposedly) true story of seal. **Next** : Surprisingly good movies with actors generally considered terrible (or, mainly limited to their looks, or a light-film type). ---
**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:** [July 12, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1294 "2016-07-12T04:49:40Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Surprisingly good movies with actors generally considered terrible (or, mainly limited to their looks, or a light-film type). Did I make it too obscure again? OK: I’ll explain what I meant, and then post something else. _Extremities_ Farrah Fawcett: extreme victims’ advocate. _Milk_ Sean Penn perfect Harvey Milk _GI Jane_ Only watchable Demi Moore film. **Next** : Can we try “awful films starring a high quality cast that just went terribly wrong somehow”? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1295 "2016-07-13T17:27:01Z")
“Awful films starring a high quality cast that just went terribly wrong somehow” _Highlander 2: The Quickening_ Sword slinging immortals are aliens? _Cutthroat Island_ Harlin, Davis make dull swashbuckler \*North \* Ebert hated hated hated movie Next: Movies about crazy people ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1296 "2016-07-13T17:58:19Z")
_Crazy People_ Ad man hires lunatic copywriters. _Loose Cannons_ Crazy cops solve tough crime. _Rain Man_ Dustin Hoffman acts like mad. Next: Films with music by Rogers & Hammerstein. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1297 "2016-07-13T18:42:21Z")
_Show Boat_ Racism bad, river denizens learn. _The King and I_ Teacher wins quirky monarch’s heart. _The Sound of Music_ Whew, Liesl was smokin’ hawt. Next: Movies set in an awful NYC. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1298 "2016-07-16T06:51:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in an awful NYC. _Planet of the Apes_ (1968) It was really [Spoiler Alert]. _Serpico_ NYPD at its most corrupt. _Escape from New York_ Manhattan is high security prison. Next: Movies that make rural life seem scary. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1299 "2016-07-20T16:30:45Z")
_Deliverance_ Beware the banjo playing rednecks! _The Haunting_ “No one can hear you” _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II_ Ahem: “The saw is family.” Next: Barbra Streisand 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:** [July 21, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1300 "2016-07-21T00:11:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Barbra Streisand movies. _Yentl_ Excellent story misinterpreted on screen. _The Prince of Tides_ Watched solely for Kate Nelligan. _Funny Girl_ Fanny Brice biopic. Perfect title. _Next_: Movies that have titles that should be porn titles, but aren’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=66)