# 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:** 79
**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:** [March 14, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1561 "2017-03-14T19:10:56Z")
_True Grit_ Coen Bros. improve a classic. _No Country For Old Men_ Coen Bros. stong, gripping drama. _The Revenant_ Recorded for us to watch. \*\* Next:\*\* Films of Reese Witherspoon. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1562 "2017-03-18T01:59:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > \*\* > Next:\*\* Films of Reese Witherspoon _Legally Blonde_ Film she seemed born to do until this came along: _Walk the Line_ then this: _Devil’s Knot_ she can act. **Next** Three more films where an actor goes from “kinda shallow” to “Wow. Who knew?” ---
**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:** [March 27, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1563 "2017-03-27T19:43:36Z")
Well played, **Rivkah**. _Wet Hot American Summer_ Bradley Cooper in camp spoof… _The Hangover_ … does even better in Vegas… _Limitless_ …stunning as junkie, tycoon, candidate! Next: Movies set in whole or in part at the White House ---
**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:** [March 28, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1564 "2017-03-28T01:24:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Well played, **Rivkah**. Shucks. > [@](#): > > Next: Movies set in whole or in part at the White House _Dick_ White House tour finds Nixon. _Mars Attacks_ Scenes of Oval Office mouth-frothing. _Murder at 1600_ 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC. **Next** : American movies about foreign heads-of-state. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1565 "2017-03-28T15:20:03Z")
_The Phantom Menace_ Queen Amidala notices annoying kid _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_ Aragorn becomes Elessar; gets hitched _The Young Victoria_ Princess becomes Queen; gets hitched Next: Movies about baseball ---
**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:** [March 28, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1566 "2017-03-28T20:35:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about baseball _The Bad News Bears_ Klutzy kids rely on ringers. _Eight Men Out_ Fairly accurate Black Sox story. _Pride of the Yankees_ The story of Lou Gehrig. **Next** : movies with a slow clap scene. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1567 "2017-03-29T14:03:34Z")
_Cool Runnings_ Jamaicans at the Winter Olympics. _The Breakfast Club_ Detention kids pass the time. _Scent of a Woman_ Al Pacino sayeth “Hoo ha.” **Next:** Films that should never be colorized. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1568 "2017-03-29T15:44:17Z")
_Citizen Kane_ Classic should stay black, white. _Casablanca_ Colorize Bogie, Bergman? No way! _Schindler’s List_ Better just as it was. Next: Movies about resistance movements ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1569 "2017-03-30T00:51:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about resistance movements _To Be or Not to Be_ Polish Repertory Theater resists Nazis. _Metropolis_ Teenager preaches to oppressed workers. _Star Wars_ Rebels resist the evil Empire. **Next** : movies with a feminist bend. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1570 "2017-03-30T14:21:29Z")
_The Help_ Writer, servants confront Jim Crow _Personal Best_ Olympic athletes strive, learn, love _Norma Rae_ Spunky union organizer never quits Next: Uber-macho movies ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1571 "2017-03-30T19:17:32Z")
Uber-macho movies Commando Schwarzenegger is one man army The Expendables Action heroes get together again Rambo: First Blood Part II Rambo wins Vietnam war alone Next: Movies featuring a clown ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1572 "2017-03-30T23:25:42Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Next: Movies featuring a clown - Chocolat\* First black clown in France. _Gacy_ Serial killer is also clown. _Poltergeist_ Haunted doll spawned much coulrophobia. **Next** : movie where clown, juggler, magician, or other circus/sideshow type performer turned out to be evil. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1573 "2017-04-12T13:23:34Z")
Hmm. Can’t think of three that fit. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1574 "2017-04-12T13:49:27Z")
_Something Wicked This Way Comes_ Masterful presentation of Bradbury tale. _Magic_ Magician-ventriloquist kills with dummy. _Killer Klowns From Outer Space_ Pass this turkey right by. **Next:** Non-Tolkein high fantasy 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:** [April 12, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1575 "2017-04-12T14:16:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Non-Tolkein high fantasy films _The Wizard of Oz_ Cf. LOTR, FX simplistic; masterpiece. _Harry Potter And the Sorcerer’s Stone_. Great, but still no WOO. _The Dark Crystal_ Muppets meet Dungeons and Dragons. **Next** : more non-Tolkein fantasy 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:** [April 12, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1576 "2017-04-12T14:38:40Z")
_The Princess Bride_ Silly, funny and endlessly quotable _Excalibur_ King Arthur rises to power _Ladyhawke_ Cursed lovers helped by thief Next: Movies about thieves ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1577 "2017-04-12T15:05:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies about thieves _The Unholy Three_ Silent and sound, same cast. _How to Steal a Million_ Turns out thief [SPOILER ALERT]. _The Bicycle Thief_ Very, very, very, very depressing. **Next** : movies with “loose” scripts, where the actors were encouraged to improvise. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1578 "2017-04-12T15:13:08Z")
_This Is Spinal Tap_ First of Chris Guest’s mockumentaries. _Aladdin_ Robin Williams improvised Genie’s dialogue. _Tootsie_ All of Bill Murray’s dialogue. \*\*Next: \*\* Movies adapted from stage shows that look like 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:** [April 13, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1579 "2017-04-13T00:06:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > \*\*Next: \*\* Movies adapted from stage shows that look like it. _Oleanna_ Snoozefest (x5) _Children of a Lesser god_ But it was good anyway. _Steel Magnolias_ Not good. Neither was play. **Next** : movies with little action that are still good. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1580 "2017-04-13T04:32:49Z")
_Casablanca_ One tussle, otherwise mostly talk _Pride & Prejudice_ Classic romance - great cast, script \* Gone Girl\* Psychological thriller’s true to novel Next: Action flicks that transcend the genre [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=80)