# 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:** 71
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1401 "2016-09-12T22:33:14Z")
_Dead Poets Society_ Artistic ambition leads to suicide. _Goodbye Mr. Chips_ Lulu: To Sir, With Love. _A Little Princess_ Shirley Temple steals your heart. **Next:** Movies not made in France but set in France. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1402 "2016-09-13T22:09:13Z")
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**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:** [September 14, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1403 "2016-09-14T02:09:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Movies not made in France but set in France. _Orphans of the Storm_ Sisters caught in Revolutionary “Storm.” _The Man in the Iron Mask_ Bastille prisoner’s face mysteriously hidden. _How to Steal a Million_ Forged statue stolen: forgery “protected.” **Next** : Movies about Jesus, or allegories about Jesus’ life (eg, modern stories with parallel characters) that hold up as movies, and are interesting even to non-Christians. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1404 "2016-09-15T15:11:43Z")
_The Last Temptation of Christ_ Dafoe is excellent as Him. _The Passion of the Christ_ Crucifixion no fun. At _all_. _Jesus of Montreal_ Theater company moved by experience. Next: Movies about founders of faiths ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1405 "2016-09-17T01:34:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about founders of faiths _Acts_ (independent film and musical, made by some church, based on the Book of Acts, four hours plus, which I got stuck interpreting) The unbearable length of movie. _Muhammad: The Messenger of G-d_ Most expensive Iranian movie ever.\* _Life of Brian_ He almost founds a religion. \*Breaking my rule about posting only movies I’ve seen, but I really couldn’t come up with three. **Next** : movies with titles that became dictionary entries, or standard terminology, so to speak (eg, “bucket list,” and 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:** [September 19, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1406 "2016-09-19T17:03:11Z")
_The Manchurian Candidate_ Said of all creepy politicos. _Back to the Future_ Useful in describing things retro. _Star Wars_ Reagan defense project never completed. Next: Movies about unpleasant Americans. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1407 "2016-09-19T18:15:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about unpleasant Americans. _I was a Male War Bride_ US finds WAC husband implausible. _The Golden Bowl_ American/European intermarriage produces complicated dynamics. _Stranger than Paradise_ Foreign or domestic equally useless. Next: Movies about generally unpleasant people as the POV character. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1408 "2016-09-20T04:31:45Z")
_The Long Good Friday_ British crime boss gets grumpy. _The Godfather_ American crime boss has problems. _Deadpool_ Badass cracks jokes; is jerk. Next: Movies about unpleasant Brits. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1409 "2016-09-20T04:45:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about unpleasant Brits. _Clockwise_ John Cleese unpleasant comprehensive schoolmaster. _Knockback_ (TV movie) Handling lifer after DP abolished. _Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie_ They don’t get less pleasant. **Next** : Movies about someone (not necessarily an American) being treated badly in a foreign country (foreign country to the protagonist-- the country can be the US). ---
**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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1410 "2016-09-20T16:07:00Z")
_Midnight Express_ Turkish prisons are no fun. _Brokedown Palace_ Nor are Thai ones, actually. _The Great Escape_ Nazis? Don’t get me started! Next: Movies that have kinda-sorta not-bad Germans in WWII. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1411 "2016-09-20T17:31:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies that have kinda-sorta not-bad Germans in WWII. _The Shop on Main Street_ Will Aryan protect “his” Jew? _Schindler’s List_ Movie Schindler better than life. _Europa, Europa_ Girlfriend’s mother shows much compassion. **Next** : Live action movies with animated opening credits. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1412 "2016-09-21T04:37:27Z")
_Return of the Pink Panther_ Clouseau can’t quite catch feline: [Return of the Pink Panther: Opening Titles - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOql_oIprc) _Catch Me If You Can_ A recent favorite of mine: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nv2S_S9MlU) \* Casino Royale\* Also quite good, including song: [Casino Royale Opening original - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AMUmkj-ck) Next: Your favorite 007 films. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1413 "2016-09-21T15:09:08Z")
Your favorite 007 films. _Goldfinger_ Classic caper with classic theme _From Russia With Love_ Bond fights equal on train _For Your Eyes Only_ Bond hunts down stolen computer Next: Non Bond spy 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:** [September 21, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1414 "2016-09-21T23:14:31Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Next: Non Bond spy movies _The Lady Vanishes_ Anyone can be a spy. _The Spy Who Came in from the Cold_ Cold War good for le Carre\*. _The Manchurian Candidate_ Spy movie, also horror movie. \*counting surname as one word. Next: mystery films without murders. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1415 "2016-10-03T20:25:42Z")
_The Seven Percent Solution_ Holmes, Watson, Freud team up _Hugo_ Smart kid lives in railway station _Moon_ Astronaut learns an unsettling truth Next: Movies set in cold places ---
**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:** [October 3, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1416 "2016-10-03T23:28:12Z")
The Thing Wilford Brimley swings an axe Fargo Steve Buscemi gets wood chippered The Empire Strikes Back Imperial probe droid finds Hoth Next up: Rob Zombie 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:** [October 4, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1417 "2016-10-04T08:53:58Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Next up: Rob Zombie movies _House of 1,000 Corpses_ Careful what you wish for. _Halloween_ (2007) Lame-o remake; see original instead. _Slither_ (actor, not director) Do NOT watch while pregnant. Next: more movies not to watch when pregnant. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1418 "2016-10-04T15:19:22Z")
_AVP Requiem_ Maternity ward visited by xenomorph. _Rosemary’s Baby_ “He has his father’s eyes.” _Gone Girl_ Hellish future for Nick’s baby? Next: Movies in which the lead character is a scumbag ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1419 "2016-10-04T15:31:12Z")
Multi-part OJ Simpson documentary on ESPN: OJ Simpson killed his wife. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1420 "2016-10-05T00:22:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies in which the lead character is a scumbag _Psycho_ Norman Bates is seductively sympathetic. _The Searchers_ Wayne’s character can’t reveal past. _Double Indemnity_ Two scumbags for one price. **Next** : backwards cameos-- films with brief but notable appearances by someone who later becomes famous, ie, Mayim Bialik in _Beaches_ (yes, you can use that). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=72)