# 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:** 91
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1801 "2017-06-28T13:04:59Z")
**Prof. P.** , it was Cary Grant in _North by Northwest_. _The 39 Steps_ Vaudeville act proves very important _Notorious_ My favorite - Bergman, Grant superb _North by Northwest_ Rushmore actually not like that Next: Films of Dudley Moore. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1802 "2017-06-28T14:35:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Films of Dudley Moore. _Bedazzled_ Be careful what you wish. _Foul Play_ Plot against pope. Moore hilarious. _Unfaithfully Yours_ (1984) Actually pretty funny, for remake. _Next_: films featuring a real-life parent & child, or siblings-- not necessarily playing related people. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1803 "2017-06-28T18:16:45Z")
_Paper Moon_ Ryan, Tatum costar - great movie! _Nanny McPhee_ Emma Thompson, mom both appeared _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Carrie Fisher’s daughter was extra Next: Other films of Carrie Fisher ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1804 "2017-06-28T21:32:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Other films of Carrie Fisher - Star Wars\* She’s the perfect Princess Leia. _Hannah and Her Sisters_ Allen & Farrow problems evident. _Under the Rainbow_ Munchkins run amok in Oz. **Next** : films of Barbara Hershey. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1805 "2017-06-28T22:03:41Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > - > > **Next** : films of Barbara Hershey. Falling Down - Trump’s America 20 years ago Black Swan - Crazy ballerina battle to death! Swing Kids - Fighting Nazi’s with “jazz hands!” Next: Movies about cheerleaders ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1806 "2017-06-28T22:21:00Z")
**Next** : films of Barbara Hershey. _The Stunt Man_ Complicated plot involving maniac director. _The Right Stuff_ She plays Glennis Yeager perfectly. _The Natural_ Redford stars in baseball story. Next: As per msmith537: movies about cheerleaders. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1807 "2017-06-28T23:35:13Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: As per msmith537: movies about cheerleaders. _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ HS cheerleader has another destiny. _Bring It On_ Cheerleaders have competitions? who knew? _A Friend to Die for_ AKA, “Death of a Cheerleader.” **Next** : Mia Farrow movies not directed by Woody Allen. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1808 "2017-06-28T23:58:32Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Mia Farrow movies not directed by Woody Allen. _Rosemary’s Baby_ Baby? Should be _Rosemary’s Pregnancy_. _A Wedding_ Altman directs; very subtle comedy. _Death on the Nile_ Agatha Christie mystery; all-star cast. Next: Michael Sarrazin 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:** [June 29, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1809 "2017-06-29T14:37:30Z")
_You’re No Good_ Was his 1965 screen debut _They Shoot Horses, Don’t They_? Breakout role with Jane Fonda _On the Road_ His last film; played priest Next: Very last films of actors or actresses you admired ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1810 "2017-06-29T15:22:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Very last films of actors or actresses you admired _The Whales of August_ Last film of Lillian Gish. _It Grows on Trees_ Last film of Irene Dunne. _The Unholy Three_ Last film of Lon Chaney. _Next_: Movies you don’t like starring actors you like. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1811 "2017-06-29T15:55:13Z")
Movies you don’t like starring actors you like. _Mission Impossible_ (Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Emilio Estevez) Movie stomps on Phelps character _Fantastic Four_ (Cate Mara, Michael B. Jordan) Fox should give franchise back _Problem Child 2_ (John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck) Terrible kid acts even terribler Next: Movies you like starring actors you don’t like. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1812 "2017-06-29T15:59:12Z")
Movies you don’t like starring actors you like. _Nothing Lasts Forever_ Bill Murray in deservedly obscure film _Domino_ Not Keira Knightley’s best work _Men in Black 2_ Will Smith should have passed Ninja’d! Next: Movies you like starring actors you don’t like. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1813 "2017-06-29T16:56:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies you like starring actors you don’t like. _White Palace_ (James Spader) Young Lawyer loves older waitress. _GI Jane_ (Demi Moore) Woman crushes Navy Seal training. _Sorry, Wrong Number_ (Barbara Stanwyck) Crossed wires transmit murder plot. Next: movies featuring a really fake gorilla (or other non-human primate). The faker, the better. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1814 "2017-06-29T18:55:30Z")
_Trading Places_ Lusty gorilla finds new sweetie _King Kong_ Original film’s SFX laughable nowadays _King Kong_ Remake’s gargantua not much better Next: Screen debuts by your favorite actors and actresses ---
**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:** [June 29, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1815 "2017-06-29T21:47:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Screen debuts by your favorite actors and actresses _Dr. Strangelove_ (James Earl Jones’ film debut) Jones: crewman on damaged bomber. _Animal House_ (Kevin Bacon’s film debut) Bacon perfect as frat boy. _Major League_ (Rene Russo’s film debut) Small role, but well played. Next: Kevin Bacon movies (not including _Animal 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:** [June 29, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1816 "2017-06-29T22:07:30Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Kevin Bacon movies (not including _Animal House_). _Footloose_ Teen takes on small-town preacher. _JFK_ Garrison’s paranoia brought to screen. _Apollo 13_ Measles gets Bacon to space. **NEXT** : realistic movies about space flight. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1817 "2017-06-30T03:48:40Z")
_The Martian_ Except for Martian winds, anyway… _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Space is vast, silent, lonely _Apollo 13_ Courage and spunk save day Next: More screen debuts by your favorite actors and actresses ---
**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:** [June 30, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1818 "2017-06-30T07:05:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: More screen debuts by your favorite actors and actresses _Leathernecking_ Screen debut of Irene Dunne. _Intermezzo: A Love Story_ Ingrid Bergman introduced to America. _Bound on the Wheel_ First time Chaney received credit.\* \*Many of his earlier appearances are in lost shorts and are unconfirmed. **Next** : in your opinion, the best films of your three favorite stars. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1819 "2017-06-30T15:04:02Z")
_Pride & Prejudice_ Knightley is lively, funny, luminous _Cast Away_ Hanks in island tour de force _Casablanca_ Bogie is tough, smart, selfless Next: Other movies featuring castmembers of _Casablanca_ ---
**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:** [June 30, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1820 "2017-06-30T18:38:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Other movies featuring castmembers of _Casablanca_ _Gaslight_ (Ingrid Bergman) Man almost drives wife insane. \* The Invisible Man\* (Claude Rains) Mad scientist invents invisibility serum. _The Man Who Laughs_ (Conrad Veidt) Mutilated pauper is really nobleman. **Next** : movies where any national anthem of any country plays. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=92)