# 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:** 95
**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:** [July 11, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1882 "2017-07-11T02:11:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Post-1980 sf films that you think might be accurate in their predictions of the future _WarGames_ (1983) Nuclear strike may be accident. _Aliens_ Robots cross the uncanny valley. _Splice_ Hybridization of animals\* at DNA. \*in a lab, as opposed to selective breeding. **Next** : movies that make you cry at the end, even if they are mostly happy 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:** [July 11, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1883 "2017-07-11T08:06:55Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies that make you cry at the end, even if they are mostly happy movies. Thanks to my ex-wife, who would invariably choose rom-coms and tear-jerkers for our “movie nights.” _A Walk to Remember_ Not your average teen romance. _Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey_ Ameche, Field, Fox: animal story. _Music and Lyrics_ Grant plays piano, Barrymore struck. Next: Movies of John Goodman. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1884 "2017-07-11T17:08:37Z")
_King Ralph_ Lounge singer becomes British monarch _Monsters Inc._ Top scarer, pal defeat conspiracy _The Big Lebowski_ His career best, I think Next: Movies of Jeff Bridges ---
**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:** [July 11, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1885 "2017-07-11T20:45:51Z")
_Fearless_ Don’t feed him any strawberries. _Iron Man_ Rarely does Jeff play villains. _True Grit_ Even better than John Wayne. **Next:** Jerry Lewis movies that should never have been made. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1886 "2017-07-11T23:44:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Jerry Lewis movies that should never have been made. _The Day the Clown Cried_ Unreleased, Lewis embarrassed by it. _The Bellboy_ No plot, just slapstick hijinks. _The Patsy_ Sequel to _Bellboy_? Enough said. Next: Michelle Pfeiffer 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:** [July 12, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1887 "2017-07-12T03:30:23Z")
_The Hollywood Knights_ Her screen debut, in 1980 _Dangerous Liaisons_ Chaste aristocrat seduced by cad _Murder on the Orient Express_ Coming out later this year Next: Kenneth Branagh films ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1888 "2017-07-12T21:09:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Kenneth Branagh films _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets_ Good performance as celebrity teacher. _Wild Wild West_ A steampunk western? Don’t bother. _Dunkirk_ Based on history; worth seeing. Next: Westerns. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1889 "2017-07-12T21:39:17Z")
_Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid_ Gotta love that there ending. _How The West Was Won_ It was brilliant in Cinerama. _The Shakiest Gun In The West_ Knotts’s funnier than Hope’s original. **Next** Movies set in London, England. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1890 "2017-07-13T00:48:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next** Movies set in London, England. _Sidewalks of London_ Busker makes it big; ungrateful. _Hope and Glory_ 9-year-old enjoys blitz too much. _Murder by Decree_ Holmes pursues Jack the Ripper. **Next** : movies set in small towns. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1891 "2017-07-13T04:06:05Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies set in small towns. _Cars_ _Doc Hollywood_’s storyline, in animation. _Mystery, Alaska_ Amateur hockey players’ big break? _The Music Man_ Preston, Jones, make musical magic. Next: Movies where the main character is a scientist of some sort. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1892 "2017-07-13T14:53:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Movies where the main character is a scientist of some sort. _Frankenstein_ Main character animates patchwork corpse. _Mad Love_ Peter Lorre is crazy doctor. _The Theory of Everything_ Biopic of physicist Stephen Hawking. **Next** : movies where the main character is some kind of con [wo]man or grifter. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1893 "2017-07-13T16:02:12Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > …_Wild Wild West_ > A steampunk western? Don’t bother… Almost worth it IMHO just for this battle of insults: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjPOpws0eE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjPOpws0eE) Movies where the main character is some kind of con [wo]man or grifter. _Paper Moon_ Ryan, Tatum make great team _The Grifters_ Best scene: airline ticket counter _Matchstick Men_ Yeesh, these people have _problems_ Next: Alison Lohman 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:** [July 13, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1894 "2017-07-13T20:56:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Alison Lohman movies _Where the Truth Lies_ Atom Egoyan directs erotic thriller. _Big Fish_ She plays younger Jessica Lange. _Flicka_ Update of famous horse story. Next: Movies that were turned into TV series. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1895 "2017-07-13T21:13:20Z")
_M_A_S_H\* Lasted longer than war did _9 to 5_ Surprisingly, ran three whole seasons _Ghostbusters_ Animated show not very good Next: Best roles of Bill Murray ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1896 "2017-07-13T21:32:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Best roles of Bill Murray _Groundhog Day_ Good movie despite Andie McDowell. _The Razor’s Edge_ Based on Somerset Maugham novel. _Hamlet_ Bill Murray does Polonius-- well. **Next** : films the casting of which surprised you. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1897 "2017-07-13T22:57:37Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : films the casting of which surprised you. _Batman_ (1989) Mister Mom, Beetlejuice–as Batman? _The Queen_ American James Cromwell: Prince Philip? _Awakenings_ Robin Williams: shy, serious physician? Next: Teenage beach 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:** [July 13, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1898 "2017-07-13T23:23:18Z")
_The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini_ Disappointment for leering teen boys. _How To Stuff A Wild Bikini_ Leering teen boys may rejoice. _Baywatch_ (2017) David Hasselhoff was much better!?! **Next:** Remakes that didn’t live up to the original at all. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1899 "2017-07-13T23:40:38Z")
Robocop (2014) Robocrap. Verhoven’s had social satire Total Recall (2012) Total Rubbish. Verhoven, Arnold’s best. Planet of the Apes (2001) Not the same without Heston. Next up: Movies you refuse to watch ever again for whatever reason. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1900 "2017-07-13T23:54:39Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Movies you refuse to watch ever again for whatever reason. _Penny Serenade_ Because it was so sad. _sex, lies and videotape_ because i really hated it. _Forrest Gump_ Hated, also thought it offensive. **Next** : more movies you refuse to watch again. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1901 "2017-07-13T23:59:15Z")
Thought I was ninja’d on preview, but then I saw that **Rivkah** is looking for more movies that I won’t watch again. Since I had these all ready to post, here they are: _Shock Treatment_ Sad sequel to Rocky Horror. _27 Dresses_ Not a very good rom-com. _Inglorious Basterds_ Many liked it. I didn’t. Next: Let’s continue with more movies that you won’t watch again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=96)