# 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:** 69
**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:** [August 20, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1361 "2016-08-20T04:19:11Z")
_El Mariachi_ His first film, in 1992 _From Dusk Till Dawn_ Clooney, Tarantino take on vampires _Sin City: A Dame to Kill For_ Fans, critics were mostly underwhelmed Next: Alfred Hitchcock pre-1939 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:** [August 20, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1362 "2016-08-20T11:42:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Alfred Hitchcock pre-1939 movies _The Lodger_ Gotta hide those wretched handcuffs! _Blackmail_ First sound film, already masterful. _The Lady Vanishes_ My favorite, next to _Psycho_. **Next** : remakes, or “reimaginings” of Hitchcock films, by people other than Hitchcock. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1363 "2016-08-21T02:25:55Z")
_Psycho_ Van Sant’s shot-by-shot remake - widely panned. \* High Anxiety\* Spoofs much Hitchcock, _Vertigo_ especially _Body Double_ Cribs from _Vertigo, Rear Window_ Next: Movies about the Olympics ---
**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:** [August 21, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1364 "2016-08-21T22:54:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about the Olympics _Personal Best_ Complicated love lives of hopefuls. _Miracle_ The 1980 men’s hockey team. _Cool Runnings_ Jamaica’s got a bobsled team! **Next** : Movies to watch instead of the Olympics. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1365 "2016-08-22T13:55:38Z")
_Pride & Prejudice_ Lizzie is mischievous, luminous, charming _Notorious_ Grant, Bergman defeat Nazi conspiracy _Up_ Coot, youngster, dog team up Next: Movies in which a dog is a major character ---
**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:** [August 22, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1366 "2016-08-22T22:25:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which a dog is a major character _The Incredible Journey_ Pick your version: **two** dogs. _Turner & Hooch_ Second billing, but still major. _Lassie Come Home_ Dare you not to cry. **Next** : movies with watchable child actors in major roles. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1367 "2016-08-25T15:45:32Z")
_The Sixth Sense_ Little boy was heartbreakingly sad _Jerry Maguire_ Little boy was absolutely adorable _Zombieland_ Little girl was total badass Next: Movies in which a former child actor, all grown up, performed quite well ---
**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:** [August 25, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1368 "2016-08-25T23:14:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which a former child actor, all grown up, performed quite well _A Child is Waiting_ IMHO, Garland’s best adult performance. _The Accused_ Jodie Foster: quintessential successful transition. _The Perks of Being a Wallflower_ Emma Watson growing up well. **Next** : Movies where musicians trying their hand at acting, did very well. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1369 "2016-08-26T00:47:19Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Movies where musicians trying their hand at acting, did very well. I _could_ puke out descriptions for 3 different Gwar movies (possibly including Phallus in Wonderland yet again), but that would be stretching the definitions of “acting”, “very well”, “trying”, “musicians”, and “movies” pretty taut. I shall therefore restrain myself and punt to the next player. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1370 "2016-08-26T04:07:41Z")
Movies where musicians trying their hand at acting, did very well. _Casablanca_ Dooley Wilson not just pianist. _Zoolander_ David Bowie funny as judge. _Begin Again_ Adam Levine makes convincing sleaze. Next: Movies where actors trying their hand at music (singing or playing an instrument) did very well. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1371 "2016-08-26T04:26:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies where actors trying their hand at music (singing or playing an instrument) did very well. _Mamma Mia_ Streep belts out ABBA well. _Georgia_ Winningham’s voice, guitar are mesmerizing. _Walk the Line_ Reese Witherspoon is really singing. **Next** : Three films that all use a Shakespeare quote as their title, but are not Shakespeare pastiches or reworkings (a la, _Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead_). ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1372 "2016-08-26T15:32:42Z")
_Leave Her to Heaven_ Evil woman finally gets comeuppance _North by Northwest_ Classic Fifties Hitchcock chase flick _Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country_ Kirk, crew expose dangerous conspiracy Next: Movies with a key character named William (not any nickname thereof) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1373 "2016-08-27T02:37:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with a key character named William (not any nickname thereof) _Almost Famous_ Patrick Fugit as William Miller _Braveheart_ Mel Gibson as William Wallace _As You Like It_ Paul Chan as (just) William Next: movies in which Patty Hearst has a cameo. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1374 "2016-08-27T03:21:11Z")
_Pie in the Sky_ 2000 documentary about Warhol’s films _Cry-Baby_ Plays Wanda’s mother, I see _Bio-Dome_ This time, was Doyle’s mother Next: Tragi-comedies ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1375 "2016-08-27T07:17:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Tragi-comedies _Penny Serenade_ Very, very sad. But funny. _The Nasty Girl_ Tragic or comic. You pick. _Life Is Beautiful_ Best foreign-language film Oscar winner. Next: Absurdist comedies. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1376 "2016-08-27T18:07:28Z")
_Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ It’s all rather silly, innit? _The Big Lebowski_ Whatever, man. The Dude abides. _PeeWee’s Big Adventure_ A man and a bicycle. Next: Slapstick comedies. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1377 "2016-08-27T21:00:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Slapstick comedies. _Safety Last!_ Harold Lloyd dangles from clock. _The Bangville Police_ Made “Keystone Cops” household word. _Mon Oncle_ Tati won Best Foreign-language Oscar. **Next** : Old cartoons (or cartoon/human mixes) you hope no one remakes with Pixar animation or other CGI. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1378 "2016-08-29T02:11:45Z")
_Steamboat Willie_ Why mess with a classic? _Long-Haired Hare_ Bugs v. opera singer - hilarious! _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ Quite perfect as it is. Next: Fictional movies about political campaigns ---
**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:** [August 29, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1379 "2016-08-29T06:29:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Fictional movies about political campaigns _Primary Colors_ Not about Clinton, one bit. _The Manchurian Candidate_ There’s campaign in convoluted plot. _The Campaign_ Newcomer vs. incumbent, lobbyists, scandal! _Next_: Films that are blatant propaganda (only one Michael Moore film allowed). ---
**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:** [August 29, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1380 "2016-08-29T14:44:33Z")
_Roger & Me_ Michael’s no fan of GM. _The Nation and Destiny_ Part of North Korean series. _Olympia_ Slick Nazi feature on games. Next: Fictional movies about rock bands. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=70)