# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1301 "2016-07-21T00:21:42Z")
_Phallus in Wonderland_ Gwar fights the Morality Squad _Student Bodies_ Horsehead bookends and murdered teenagers _Deathgasm_ Kiwi Metalheads battle blood vomiters Next up: terrible Roland Emmerich movies (which is to say ANY Roland Emmerich movie) ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1302 "2016-07-21T05:13:14Z")
_Independence Day_ Ridiculous plot; awesome special effects. _Godzilla_ Matthew Broderick appropriately looks embarrassed. _Stonewall_ Gay rights tale widely panned. Next: Movies set in whole or in part at political conventions. ---
**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, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1303 "2016-07-21T08:24:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in whole or in part at political conventions. I had trouble finding three I’ve seen, so had to use a TV movie. _Pursuit_ (TV movie) Terrorist plans to gas convention. _Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC_ (documentary) Music festival is RNC protest. _The Best Man_ (1964) Rivals compete for president’s endorsement. **Next** : movies not involving politics in any way whatsoever. ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1304 "2016-07-21T17:17:47Z")
_Dark City_ Hunted man realizes true potential. _Liquid Sky_ Awful, awful Eighties punk flick. _Finding Dory_ Snarky octopus gets best lines. Next: Movies in whole or in part about non-U.S. politics. ---
**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, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1305 "2016-07-21T23:37:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in whole or in part about non-U.S. politics. _The Queen_ The funeral of an ex-royal. _Frantic_ Lots of French underworld characters. _Europa, Europa_ Hiding in sight, from Hitler. **Next** : Movies where a national anthem (of any country) is played. ---
**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 22, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1306 "2016-07-22T02:24:03Z")
_Casablanca_ Stirring rendition of French anthem. _First Family_ American, Upper Gorm anthems played. _The Hunt for Red October_ Song for country now gone. Next: Movies roles of Donald J. Trump. ---
**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 22, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1307 "2016-07-22T07:43:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies roles of Donald J. Trump. _Home Alone 2: Lost in New York_ Has a cameo as himself. _54_ VIP in film about nightclub. _The Little Rascals_ Played a dad of rascal. **Next** : movies where someone is missing for most of film. ---
**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 22, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1308 "2016-07-22T14:51:16Z")
_Laura_ She’s dead - no, she isn’t! _Se7en_ Villain makes dramatic late appearance. _Dogma_ God talked about; finally appears. Next: Movies where a character is in virtually every 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:** [July 22, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1309 "2016-07-22T15:08:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies where a character is in virtually every scene _Memento_ Leonard either visible or narrating. _Rope_ Brandon & Phillip dominate screen. _The Big Sleep_ Bogart’s character is always there. Next: Films where the director plays a character in the movie (an actual character with lines, not a simple Hitchcock-type cameo). Doesn’t have to be the star, though. ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1310 "2016-07-22T15:49:15Z")
_The Sixth Sense_ M. Night plays concerned doctor. _The Village_ M. Night plays bored guard. _The Last Airbender_ M. Night plays camp dude. Next: Movies in which the main character wears a red necktie. ---
**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 22, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1311 "2016-07-22T16:16:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which the main character wears a red necktie. _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ Gryffindor tie red, gold striped. _The Cat in the Hat_ Cat has a red tie. _Mary Poppins_ Mary sports tiny bow tie. **Next** : The non sequitur prize: three movies with nothing whatsoever in common. ---
**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 22, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1312 "2016-07-22T17:25:51Z")
Three favorites of mine with nothing whatsoever in common. _The Hidden_ Alien criminal on the town. _Breaker Morant_ Three Aussie officers get railroaded. _Pride & Prejudice_ Knightley luminous in Regency romance. Next: Three movies that you wouldn’t expect to have something in common, but they do. ---
**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 22, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1313 "2016-07-22T18:14:23Z")
_Frankenstein_ Mel Brooks’ parody: _Young Frankenstein_ _Vertigo_ Mel Brooks’ parody: _High Anxiety_ _Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves_ _Robin Hood: Men In Tights_ Next: Movies with music by Danny Elfman. ---
**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 22, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1314 "2016-07-22T20:58:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Three favorites of mine with nothing whatsoever in common. > > _The Hidden_ > Alien criminal on the town. > > _Breaker Morant_ > Three Aussie officers get railroaded. > > _Pride & Prejudice_ > Knightley luminous in Regency romance. > > Next: Three movies that you wouldn’t expect to have something in common, but they do. But if they are all among your favorite movies, then they have that in common, 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:** [July 22, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1315 "2016-07-22T21:11:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Movies with music by Danny Elfman. _Oz the Great and Powerful_ How wicked witch got wicked. _Hitchcock_ About the making of _Psycho_. _Milk_ Biopic is a great tribute. **Next** : movies about a scheme that backfires. ---
**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 23, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1316 "2016-07-23T05:02:06Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > But if they are all among your favorite movies, then they have that in common, right? LOL. OK, I’ll give you that. In play: movies about a scheme that backfires. _Mission: Impossible_ First mission goes badly awry. _The Limey_ Killing his daughter? _Bad_ idea. _Notorious_ Nazis’ nuke plan foiled - hooray! In play: Heist movies where everything goes pretty much as planned. ---
**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 23, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1317 "2016-07-23T05:24:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In play: Heist movies where everything goes pretty much as planned. _Ocean’s Eleven_ Personally, I don’t like remake. _How to Steal a Million_ Successful heist is a set-up. _The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper_ Spoiler: They don’t catch him. Next: Movies about people living while hiding from the police. (In other words, people pursued for months or years, not just a few days.) ---
**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 23, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1318 "2016-07-23T21:49:20Z")
_A History of Violence_ Former thug builds new life. _The Company You Keep_ Redford plays aging Sixties radical. _Flashback_ Burnout, cop in road movie. Next: Movies in which a dog dies. ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1319 "2016-07-24T00:33:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which a dog dies. _Single White Female_ Not just dog-- a PUPPY! _Old Yeller_ “Sick, doggie snuff film!” --Pheobe. _Turner and Hooch_ Another sick, doggie snuff film. Next: Movies where dogs are loved and happy (at least by the end). ---
**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 24, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1320 "2016-07-24T03:07:58Z")
_Independence Day_ …and he can outrun fireballs! _Up_ Dug is dumb, adorable, beloved. _Airplane!_ Shep really likes airline guy: [Airplane! funny dog scene - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4tU3ZRFoUI) Next: Other movies in which _Airplane!_ stars appeared (one each). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=67)