# 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:** 75
**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 28, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1481 "2016-10-28T23:57:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with heavies who clearly relish their villainy _The Perils of Pauline_ Mr. Koerner is original “moustache-twirler.” _It’s a Wonderful Life_ Barrymore clearly relishes playing Potter. _Star Wars_ Vader loves him some Darkside. **Next** : reluctant villains. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1482 "2016-10-29T03:22:22Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : reluctant villains. _Psycho_ Norman’s not who you think. _Frankenstein_ Monster just doesn’t like fire. _Star Wars_ Saga Misunderstood emo boy turns bad. **Next** Movies where the Nazis find a supernatural weapon. ---
**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 29, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1483 "2016-10-29T05:32:53Z")
_Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy must prevent artifact’s capture _Hellboy_ Scheming Nazis open interdimensional gate _The Keep_ Spooky killer released from castle Next: Movies with at least one admirable German 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:** [October 29, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1484 "2016-10-29T06:10:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies with at least one admirable German character _The Titanic_ (1943 Nazi propaganda version) German crewman warns “Slowdown ship!” _The Nasty Girl_ Girl researches town’s Nazi history. _Europa, Europa_ Ex-girlfriend’s mother kind to Jew. ETA: Oops: **Next** : Lucille Ball films before she was funny. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1485 "2016-10-31T10:47:56Z")
Lucille Ball films before she was funny: _Too Many Girls_ Ball goes to Pottawatomie College _Best Foot Forward_ Ball vs. military academy’s dudes _Ziegfeld Follies_ Ball cracks whip over panthers Next: Movies in which actors are paired with their real-life exes. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1486 "2016-11-01T12:27:12Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Next: Movies in which actors are paired with their real-life exes. I’m at a loss… ---
**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:** [November 1, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1487 "2016-11-01T19:04:05Z")
Me, too. I can only think of one in which they were exes at the time; if you mean films with people who later split, I can come up with quite a few more. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1488 "2016-11-02T00:14:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Me, too. I can only think of one in which they were exes at the time; if you mean films with people who later split, I can come up with quite a few more. Do that. I don’t want the game to stop. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1489 "2016-11-02T00:26:42Z")
Yes, do that. In all honesty, I thought there were more. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1490 "2016-11-02T01:25:11Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Yes, do that. In all honesty, I thought there were more. _Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf_ Burton, Taylor split up twice. _Hannah and Her Sisters_ After this, Farrow/Allen split predictable. _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_ (2005) Karma’s a bitch, isn’t she? **Next** : Hammer horror films. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1491 "2016-11-03T01:33:57Z")
_Curse of Frankenstein_ Frankenstein’s Monster played by Sauron. _The Snorkel_ Clever girl suspects mother’s murderer. _Dracula_ Finally, Count Dracula in Technicolor! **Next:** Movies where a computer voice counts down to a big explosion. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1492 "2016-11-03T04:00:58Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Movies where a computer voice counts down to a big explosion. _Alien_ T-minus edge of my seat. _Wargames_ Explosion averted by [spoiler alert]. _Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_ Doesn’t have to be good. Oops! ETA: **Next** : Three versions of the same literary work, at least one has to be silent, and at least one has to be in color. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1493 "2016-11-04T01:51:47Z")
_Dracula_ Bela goes hunting in England. _Nosferatu_ Names changed to avoid lawsuit. _Bram Stokers Dracula_ Oldman makes us forget Bela. **Next:** Comic book hero movie featuring actor who’d previously played a different comic book hero. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1494 "2016-11-04T01:57:22Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > _Curse of Frankenstein_ > Frankenstein’s Monster played by Sauron. BTW: He’s played by Christopher Lee. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1495 "2016-11-04T02:22:02Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > BTW: He’s played by Christopher Lee. And he played Saruman, not Sauron. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1496 "2016-11-04T02:35:22Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > And he played Saruman, not Sauron. Oh. Now I get it. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1497 "2016-11-04T02:48:24Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Comic book hero movie featuring actor who’d previously played a different comic book hero. The following list is dedicated to my husband, who made me watch these movies: _X-Men: The Last Stand_ Storm is played by Catwoman. _Captain America: The First Avenger_ Human Torch is Captain America. _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ Quicksilver essayed by Kick Ass. **Next** : Movies featuring a plot-turning miscommunication. (I do in fact, know of at least three, so if anyone is stuck, PM me.) ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1498 "2016-11-04T05:10:25Z")
[QUOTE=snfaulkner;And he played Saruman, not Sauron.[/QUOTE] Ugh. Not the first time I’ve made that mistake. In play: Movies featuring a plot-turning miscommunication. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1499 "2016-11-04T05:27:03Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Ugh. Not the first time I’ve made that mistake. > > In play: > > Movies featuring a plot-turning miscommunication. My first time through, I thought they were the same person until halfway through the two towers. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1500 "2016-11-06T23:50:40Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Movies featuring a plot-turning miscommunication. (I do in fact, know of at least three, so if anyone is stuck, PM me.) _Romeo and Juliet_ Romeo not warned in time. _Lord of the Rings_ Gollum thinks capture is betrayal. _The Thing_ Not understanding Norwegian meant death. _Next:_ Movies where a white actor is cast as a non-white character. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=76)