# 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:** 77
**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 18, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1521 "2016-11-18T02:29:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies where the bad guy wins in the end. Coulda sworn I did this already… _Rosemary’s Baby_ Ultimate “bad guys won” movie. _The Blair Witch Project_ All three disappear; witch’s work? _Psycho_ Mother get the body full-time. **Next** : a major character is only discussed, and is missing, or anticipated, but doesn’t show up until then end, if at all. ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1522 "2016-11-18T05:00:49Z")
_Waiting for Godot_ We’re all still waiting, dammit. _Sleuth_ Clever supporting-cast listing fakeout. _Dogma_ The Almighty not as expected. Next: Movies in which God (the Judeo-Christian monotheistic one) appears. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1523 "2016-11-18T14:31:21Z")
_Oh, God!_ George Burns’s last big success. _Steambath_ God’s a Puerto Rican attendant. _Time Bandits_ He’s very British, this God. \*\*Next: \*\*Movies with food in the titles. ---
**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 18, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1524 "2016-11-18T23:44:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > \*\*Next: \*\*Movies with food in the titles. _Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death_ Women eat men, not euphemistically. _Bhaji on the Beach_ Bustrip of multi-generational Indian women. _Zuckerbaby_ (_Sugarbaby_) Zaftig woman dates married busdriver. **Next** : Movies with drinks in the title. ---
**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 19, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1525 "2016-11-19T05:17:25Z")
_Brandy for the Parson_ Fifties British comedy I missed _Beerfest_ Consuming mass quantities for laffs _Days of Wine and Roses_ Chronic alcoholism is no fun Next: Military 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:** [November 19, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1526 "2016-11-19T05:42:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Military comedies _Private Benjamin_ JAP hates, then loves, Army. _I was a Male War Bride_ Frenchman marries WAC. Hilarity ensues. _Buck Privates_ Abbott & Costello, Andrews Sisters. **Next** : WWI movies. ---
**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 21, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1527 "2016-11-21T02:13:11Z")
_All Quiet on the Western Front_ Germans learn: trench warfare sucks _A Very Long Engagement_ Young love confronts military despair _War Horse_ Boy, horse overcome terrible obstacles Next: Movies prominently featuring one horse ---
**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 21, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1528 "2016-11-21T23:59:37Z")
_Seabiscuit_ Horse sacrificed for stupid race. _The Black Stallion_ Horse survives to become racer. _National Velvet_ It’s Elizabeth’s turn to race. **Next:** Movies about food that looked so good you left the theater starving. ---
**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 22, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1529 "2016-11-22T00:13:26Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Movies about food that looked so good you left the theater starving. _Tampopo_ Food, sex, food, sex, food. _Babette’s Feast_ Left craving French food. WTF. _Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ Missing alliteration title misses point. _Next_: Guilty pleasure movies. ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1530 "2016-11-22T00:59:29Z")
\*All That Jazz \* Scheider acts like Bob Fosse _Weird Science_ Teen misfits create dream girl _Crossroads_ Karate Kid plays wicked guitar next: primates in movies How’d I do? Been away a while. ---
**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 22, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1531 "2016-11-22T01:10:24Z")
Raiders of the Lost Ark Bad dates kills cute monkey Dead Alive Rat monkey causes zombie plague Planet of the Apes Humans are the true monsters Next up: Shaw brothers 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 22, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1532 "2016-11-22T12:30:17Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Raiders of the Lost Ark > Bad dates kills cute monkey > > Dead Alive > Rat monkey causes zombie plague > > Planet of the Apes > Humans are the true monsters > Next up: Shaw brothers films I can’t do this one, because I only do movies I’ve seen. ---
**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 22, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1533 "2016-11-22T16:58:20Z")
Welcome back, **stockton**! Shaw brothers films _The 36th Chamber of Shaolin_ 1978 HK kung fu classic _Five Deadly Venoms_ Fighters have unique animal styles _The One-Armed Swordsman_ Made Jimmy Wang a superstar Next: Movies each with a different character named Jimmy ---
**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 22, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1534 "2016-11-22T17:22:51Z")
_Goodfellas_ De Niro’s Conway the ultimate gangster _Superman_ Photojournalist Olsen played by many _Karate Kid_ Biggest wimp in Kobra Kai Next: Movies where many cars get destroyed ---
**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:** [November 22, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1535 "2016-11-22T21:56:36Z")
_Star Wars_ Every single vehicle on Alderan. _Mad Max: Fury Road_ The movie’s one car chase. _What’s Up, Doc?_ Several cars in the Bay. **Next:** Movies about millionaires (or billionaires) ---
**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 22, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1536 "2016-11-22T22:10:05Z")
_Brewster’s Millions_ Pryor must give millions away _Arthur_ Dudley nailed it, Brand tanked _Wolf of Wall Street_ Sleazy lowlife gets rich quick Next: Movies starring real-life siblings ---
**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 23, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1537 "2016-11-23T00:06:16Z")
> [@Victor\_Charlie](#): > > Next: > > Movies starring real-life siblings _Orphans of the Storm_ Gish sisters and French Revolution. _Twice Blessed_ _Parent Trap_ inspiration w/real twins. _Grosse Pointe Blank_ Cusack sibs in black comedy. **Next** : more movies with real-life sibs. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1538 "2016-12-02T04:28:55Z")
More movies with real-life sibs: _A Dangerous Woman_ Dad directs two Gyllenhaal kids. _A Night at the Opera_ Marx Brothers, not much Verdi. _The Long Riders_ Quaids, Carradines, Keaches, Guests. Enough! Next: Movies about architects ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1539 "2016-12-02T22:05:48Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Next: Movies about architects **My Super Ex Girlfriend** Luke Wilson plays an architect dating superhero Uma Therman **Click** Adam Sandler plays an architect who finds a magic TV remote **The Fountainhead** Gary Cooper plays architect Howard Roark in the adaptation of the Ayn Rand book. Next: Movies with bear attacks ---
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1540 "2016-12-03T03:58:39Z")
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