# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/161 "2014-02-10T20:37:03Z")
_ **Pirates of the Caribbean** _ Picture Keith Richards as Blackbeard. _ **Anna Karenina** _ Dashing Russian officer seduces housewife. \*\*\*Seeking a Friend for the End of the World \*\*\* Yep, the world really ends. Next: Jerry Lewis or Dean Martin (not both) movies ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/162 "2014-02-10T20:45:00Z")
**Jerry Lewis or Dean Martin (not both) movies** _The Silencers_ Drunken singer saves the world _The Cannonball Run_ Drunken singer races cross country _Airport_ Drunken singer saves injured jet Next: **Elijah Wood non-LOTR movies** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/163 "2014-02-10T21:11:56Z")
_Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_ Wow, Carrey can actually act! _The Good Son_ Culkin kid kills stuff, cool. _The Lord of the Rings Trilogy_ Couldn’t think of a third one… Next: Movies about religions aside from Christianity. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/164 "2014-02-10T21:38:32Z")
C’mon, **buddha**. You could’ve checked IMDb. Movies about religions aside from Christianity _Exodus_ Scrappy Jews start new country. _Gandhi_ Salt! Peace! Ouch, I’m shot! _Bend It Like Beckham_ Sikhs are normal people, too. Next: Natalie Portman movies. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/165 "2014-02-10T21:45:44Z")
**Natalie Portman movies** _Black Swan_ More than sensational lesbian sex. _Thor_ Astrophysicists never looked so good. _V for Vendetta_ She even looks good bald. Next: **Marx Brothers films** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/166 "2014-02-10T21:56:32Z")
Marx Brothers Movies _ **Duck Soup** _ Firefly leads Fredonia to war! _ **Horsefeathers** _ College president quarterbacks football team. _ **Animal Crackers** _ Painting’s stolen while explorer’s feted. New topic: Thirties-Forties Gangster Movies ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/167 "2014-02-10T22:00:25Z")
Marx brothers films: **Horse Feathers** Way to score a touchdown! **Duck Soup** Groucho and Harpo - mirror Images **A Night at the Opera** That stateroom is crowded! Up next: silent era horror films. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/168 "2014-02-10T22:23:36Z")
**Silent era horror films** _The Golem_ Not THAT one, my precious! _Nosferatu_ Boy, was Bram Stoker pissed! _Frankenstein_ Boy, was Mary Shelley pissed! Next: **Christopher Lee non-LOTR movies** ---
**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:** [February 10, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/169 "2014-02-10T22:27:35Z")
**Christopher Lee non-LOTR movies** _The Last Unicorn_ He plays evil King Haggard. _Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith_ He plays evil Count Dooku. _The Return of Captain Invincible_ He plays evil Mr. Midnight. Next: **30s/40s Gangster Movies** ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/170 "2014-02-10T23:21:28Z")
**30s/40s Gangster Movies** _Little Caesar_ Advisory: This isn’t about Pizza! _High Sierra_ Bogey’s character violates his parole. _White Heat_ Criminal pines for mother’s approval. Next: Al Pacino films ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/171 "2014-02-10T23:32:37Z")
Al Pacino movies: **Cruising** Mysteries of the hanky code. **And Justice For All** You are out of order! **Insomnia** His last really good role. Up next: film adaptations of literary classics. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/172 "2014-02-11T00:22:47Z")
Thanks, **Prof. P.** , for picking up on the overlooked category from post 166. **Don Draper** , remember Rule 3, and make sure every time that you haven’t been ninja’d as to the next category, please. Film adaptations of literary classics _Gone with the Wind_ The world gave a damn. _The Grapes of Wrath_ Okies didn’t have it easy. _Pride & Prejudice_ Luminous Knightley stole the show. Next: Pre-1975 space travel movies. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/173 "2014-02-11T00:40:44Z")
**Pre-1975 space travel movies** _Silent Running_ Huey, Dewey, Louie in space \*It! The Terror From Beyond Space \* _Alien_ minus Sigourney Weaver’s panties _2001: A Space Odyssey_ The colors, man, the colors Next: **Samuel Jackson 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:** [February 11, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/174 "2014-02-11T00:59:47Z")
_Pulp Fiction_ Discusses cheeseburgers with fellow killer. _The Phantom Menace_ Bald, black, badass top Jedi! J_ackie Brown_ Don’t mess with him, bro. Next: John Travolta movies. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/175 "2014-02-11T01:53:13Z")
**John Travolta movies** _Moment By Moment_ Lily Tomlin’s great, but JEEEEZ! _Pulp Fiction_ Doing the Batusi with Uma _The Devil’s Rain_ His dialogue was dubbed. Badly! Next: **Christina Ricci 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:** [February 11, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/176 "2014-02-11T03:03:12Z")
_Mermaids_ Her first movie - so small! _The Addams Family_ Perhaps her finest acting work? _Prozac Nation_ Depression and drugs - what fun! Next: Raul Julia films. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/177 "2014-02-11T03:07:00Z")
**Raul Julia films** _Kiss of the Spider-Woman_ Prisoners share a cell and love. _Frankenstein Unbound_ Gomez Addams is Dr. Frankenstein. _Mack the Knife_ A knife has MacHeath, babe. Next: **Baseball movies** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/178 "2014-02-11T03:13:30Z")
**Baseball movies:** _Moneyball:_ Not for the mathematically challenged. _Major League:_ Can misfits make the Series? _The Bad News Bears:_ This ain’t the Major Leagues. Next: **Prisoner of War movies.** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/179 "2014-02-11T14:13:24Z")
The Deer Hunter–Two vets want one woman The Hanoi Hilton–Not starring Hanoi Jane Fonda Prisoner of War–Title says everything about it Next up: Hannibal Lechter movies ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/180 "2014-02-11T16:45:09Z")
**Hannibal Lechter movies** _Silence of the Lambs_ “A woman suit” is creepy _Manhunter_ Second by a SMALL margin _Red Dragon_ Haven’t I seen this before? Next: **Roger Corman movies** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=10)