# 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:** 73
**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 14, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1441 "2016-10-14T15:11:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Next: Horror Movies That Have More Suspense Than Gore _The Uninvited_ Still-unrivaled ghost story; 0 gore. _Night of the Demon_ 2% scary demon, 98% creepiness. _The Blair Witch Project_ Least gory film of late. **Next** : movies with a major character who is HIV positive. ---
**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 14, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1442 "2016-10-14T16:29:46Z")
_Philadelphia_ Gay lawyer ennobled by illness _Angels in America_ Healthy, sick, Cohn still scumbag _Rent_ Wickedly spoofed in _Team America_ Next: Movies about diplomats ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1443 "2016-10-14T19:28:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about diplomats _Four Days in September_ American Brazilian ambassador is kidnapped _Diplomacy_ Plot to destroy Parisian landmarks. _External Affairs_ Canadian ambassador implicated in crime. **Next** : movies involving giants bugs (using the term “bug” in the vernacular-- any little creepy-crawly is fine). ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1444 "2016-10-14T19:37:42Z")
_Starship Troopers_ Earth troops lacked powered armor _Eight Legged Freaks_ Amazingly, won no Academy Awards _The Deadly Mantis_ MST3K dinged this horror flick Next: Movies about scary clowns ---
**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 14, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1445 "2016-10-14T20:56:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about scary clowns _It_ Possibly most iconic TV-movie image. _Killer Klowns from Outer Space_ Space aliens look like clowns. _Unlicensed Cemetery: The John Wayne Gacy Murders_ Gacy documentary with “Pogo” footage. **Next** : Movies where someone steps into, or out of, a movie, painting, or mirror. ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1446 "2016-10-15T04:54:19Z")
_The Purple Rose of Cairo_ Like your martini very dry? \*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets \*Portrait denizens try to flee _Sinister_ You see monster seeing you Next: Delightful love stories ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1447 "2016-10-15T05:44:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Delightful love stories _My Best Girl_ Sweet picture from America’s Sweetheart _You Can’t Take It with You_ Strait-laced boy; girl’s eccentric family. _Ninotchka_ Garbo laughs! and loves, deeply. **Next** : films with the word “Cat” in the title. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1448 "2016-10-15T12:44:00Z")
_Cat Ballou_ Jane Fonda - sexy Western outlaw _That Darn Cat_ Typical Disney feline fodder film _The Truth About Cats And Dogs_ Janeane Garofalo in romantic comedy **Next:** films with the word “Dog” in the title ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1449 "2016-10-15T12:59:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Cat Ballou_ > **Next:** films with the word “Dog” in the title _Dogma_ Kevin Smith makes religion fun _Straw Dogs_ Rapey commercial for the NRA _Dog Day Afternoon_ ATTICA ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! \*Must Love Dogs \* You’ve Got Mail is better \*\*Next: \*\*Films about math or mathamaticians. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1450 "2016-10-15T13:05:59Z")
mathematicians… ---
**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 15, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1451 "2016-10-15T15:19:16Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > \*\*Next: \*\*Films about math or mathamaticians. _Stand and Deliver_ Dropout-type students pass Calculus test. _21_ MIT students count casino cards. _Pi_ Mathematician obsessed with mathematical constant. **Next** : movies about writing and writers. ---
**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 16, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1452 "2016-10-16T04:32:26Z")
Remember, **msmith537** , just three movies. Movies about writing and writers _Barton Fink_ Writer trapped in hellish hotel. _The Door in the Floor_ Writer mourns sons; wife cheats. _Shadowlands_ Writer mourns wife, finds hope. Next: Movies about or set in libraries. ---
**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 16, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1453 "2016-10-16T05:08:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about or set in libraries. _The Music Man_ One indoor set is library. _Bookies_ Main character works in library. _Desk Set_ Katherine Hepburn runs reference department. - Next\*: movies where family has twins. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1454 "2016-10-16T12:28:07Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Next\*: movies where family has twins. \*Legally Blondes \* Reece avoids dumb DVD sequel _The Parent Trap_ Twins create mistaken identity hijinks _It Takes Two_ Olsen Twins bastardize Twain classic \*\*Next: \*\*Films that take place almost entirely on a train. ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1455 "2016-10-16T15:51:09Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > \*\*Next: \*\*Films that take place almost entirely on a train. _The Lady Vanishes_ Hitchcocks last great British film. _Murder on the Orient Express_ Christie dubbed “Best Christie film.” _Runaway Train_ Escaped convicts; no brakes, driver. **Next** : films about out-of-control vehicles. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1456 "2016-10-16T23:42:32Z")
_Silver Streak_ Gene and Richard stop train. _Speed_ Don’t slow the bus down. _The Love Bug_ Early AI car drives itself. **Next:** The films of Jaimie Alexander. ---
**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 16, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1457 "2016-10-16T23:43:08Z")
_Squirrel Trap_ Her screen debut, in 2004 _Thor_ Played a curvy, ornery Sif _Savannah_ Character married to drunken Southerner Next: Movies about road trips ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1458 "2016-10-17T00:44:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about road trips _Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ On my top 10 list. _Thelma and Louise_ I didn’t like the ending. _Easy Rider_ Another shocking ending, with message. **Next** : movies where at least one main character is a nun (a real nun, not someone hiding out). ---
**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 17, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1459 "2016-10-17T17:26:19Z")
_Change of Habit_ Moore, Presley in Sixties melodrama _Doubt_ Streep excellent as steely nun _Lilies of the Field_ Poitier helps out German nuns Next: Other Sidney Poitier films ---
**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 17, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1460 "2016-10-17T17:46:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Other Sidney Poitier films _A Patch of Blue_ Without book’s twist, still works. _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner_ Stale soon as was released. _In the Heat of the Night_ This one still holds up. Next: more movies that inspired TV shows (but not the other way around). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=74)