# 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:** 76
**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 8, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1501 "2016-11-08T04:29:45Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Movies where a white actor is cast as a non-white character. _Birth of a Nation_ (1916) Everybody. Well, everybody who’s black. _The Far Horizons_ Donna Reed as Sacajawea. :smack: _Walk Proud_ Robby Benson as Hispanic youth. **Next** : More racial impersonations-- they’re so fun. ---
**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 9, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1502 "2016-11-09T20:07:41Z")
_The Conqueror_ John Wayne as Genghis Khan because of course _Scarface_ Al Pacino as a Cuban drug lord Any movie with Iron Eyes Cody (the crying Indian from the “Keep America Beautiful” PSA.) He’s Sicilian. ---
**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 10, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1503 "2016-11-10T01:04:48Z")
VC? The idea is to post three movies with five-word reviews, then post a topic for the next set of three. Here, I’ll do some more bad racial impersonations: _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ Mickey Rooney ruins potential classic. _Teahouse of the August Moon_ Medved called Brando “Most Ludicrous.” _Everybody Sing_ Judy Garland’s almost unrecognizable blackface. **Next** : Universal multi-monster movies. ---
**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 10, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1504 "2016-11-10T16:01:37Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > VC? The idea is to post three movies with five-word reviews, then post a topic for the next set of three. Oops. ---
**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 10, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1505 "2016-11-10T16:22:57Z")
_Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man_ Monsters fight after Frankenstein’s defrosting. _House of Frankenstein_ The Big Three get revenge. _Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein_ Bungling comic duo unleashes monsters. **Next:** Movies where secret agents are hunted by their own agency. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1506 "2016-11-10T19:30:46Z")
Movies where secret agents are hunted by their own agency. _Mission Impossible_ New franchise wrecks beloved show. _The Bourne Supremacy_ Why would you kill Franka? _The Bourne Legacy_ Jason Bourne movie without Borne Next: Movies about protests or protesting ---
**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 10, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1507 "2016-11-10T19:57:22Z")
_Z_ Politician killed in street protest. _Milk_ San Francisco gays speak out. _Get On The Bus_ MMM guys go to Washington. Next: Movies set in very cold places. ---
**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 10, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1508 "2016-11-10T20:06:22Z")
_Fargo_ Woodchipper does bloody good job. _Everest_ Many die testing Mother Nature. _The Martian_ Astronaut survives using questionable science. Next: Movies featuring a famous spaceship. ---
**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 11, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1509 "2016-11-11T01:51:45Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Next: Movies featuring a famous spaceship. _Apollo 13_ The title says it all. _Star Wars_ First appearance of Millennium Falcon. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ The Enterprise on big screen. **Next** : Lesser known films of Alfred Hitchcock. ---
**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 13, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1510 "2016-11-13T10:05:36Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Lesser known films of Alfred Hitchcock. _The Farmer’s Wife_ Widower can’t get a date. _Juno and the Paycock_ Multiple family catastrophes in Dublin _Waltzes from Vienna_ “Lowest ebb” of Hitch’s career Next: More lesser-known Hitchcock 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:** [November 14, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1511 "2016-11-14T00:44:06Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Next: More lesser-known Hitchcock films. _Rich and Strange_ Inheritance not all it promises. _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ Weird attempt at screwball comedy. _Family Plot_ Last film more a whimper. **Next** : inauspicious beginnings of eventually great stars. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1512 "2016-11-14T19:32:07Z")
_Leprechaun_ Jennifer Aniston before the nose-job. _Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation_ McConaughey as Leatherface’s brother. Weird. _Don’s Plum_ So bad, DiCaprio, Maguire sued. **Next:** Movies featuring extremely stupid contest or competition. ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1513 "2016-11-15T05:18:46Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Movies featuring extremely stupid contest or competition. _You Got Served_ _South Park_ parody less stupid. _Cannonball Run_ TransAmerican auto race. All-star weirdness. _Sisters_ Opens with stupid game show. **Next** : movies that actually improved on their source material. ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1514 "2016-11-15T16:16:17Z")
_The Shining_ Possession much scarier than alcoholism. _Girl on the Train_ Overrated book improved by Blunt. _The Godfather_ Coppola redefines mob movie genre. **Next:** Non-Star Wars movie where robots come to the rescue. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1515 "2016-11-15T16:45:42Z")
Non-Star Wars movie where robots come to the rescue. _Transformers_ Optimus saves by tearing heads _Wall-E_ Scrappy droid saves Earth _Terminator 2_ Arnoldbot saves us from Armageddon **Next:** More non-Star Wars movies featuring robots. ---
**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 15, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1516 "2016-11-15T18:12:56Z")
_Metropolis_ Fake Maria inspired Threepio design _Silent Running_ Cute robots help disgruntled loner _A.I. Artificial Intelligence_ Last ten minutes are heartbreaking Next: Movies set all or mostly underwater ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1517 "2016-11-16T01:24:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set all or mostly underwater _The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie_ SpongeBob, Patrick save Bikini Bottom. _Das Boot_ German sub life not fun. _The Abyss_ Really, really sexist undersea movie. _Next_: movies about real earth people that take place mostly in space. ---
**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 16, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1518 "2016-11-16T04:18:00Z")
_Gravity_ Sandra Bullock survives orbital disaster. _Interstellar_ Matt Damon is stranded astronaut. _The Martian_ Matt Damon… wait a minute! Next: Three other Matt Damon 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:** [November 16, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1519 "2016-11-16T04:29:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Three other Matt Damon movies. - Mystic Pizza\* Had minor role as “Steamer.” _Saving Private Ryan_ Plays the MacGuffin-- star rising. _Dogma_ Annnnnd…Matt Damon has arrived. **Next** : Great foreign films remade as terrible Hollywood films. ---
**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 17, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1520 "2016-11-17T20:41:56Z")
_The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe_ Tom Hanks remake not great. _The Ladykillers_ Coen Bros. miss the mark. _The Vanishing_ Franco-Dutch original beloved; remake hated. Next: Movies where the bad guy wins in the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=77)