# 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:** 96
**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 14, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1902 "2017-07-14T00:12:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Let’s continue with more movies that you won’t watch again. _Leaving Las Vegas_ Depressing, and not very good. _Greed_ (director’s cut) 8 hours once is enough. _House of 1,000 Corpses_ No regrets, but once enough. **Next** : movies you have seen too many times to count. ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1903 "2017-07-14T00:16:58Z")
Predator Mowing down jungle with bullets The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Too ridiculous to NOT watch A Clockwork Orange I’m thirsty for Moloko Plus Next up: Movies you’ve watched over and over for one specific scene ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1904 "2017-07-14T00:23:02Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Next up: > Movies you’ve watched over and over for one specific scene _Titanic_ Like to watch ship sink\* _The Music Man_ Always cry at final parade. _The Awful Truth_ Irene Dunne funniest at end. **Next** : very funny movies. \*Never actually seen the whole movie. ---
**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 14, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1905 "2017-07-14T01:31:00Z")
_We’re The Millers_ I don’t normally like lowbrow. _There’s Something About Mary_ Funnier than it should be. _The Gold Rush_ Chaplin’s funniest, in my opinion. **Next:** The cinematic oeuvre of Don Knotts. ---
**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 14, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1906 "2017-07-14T02:12:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** The cinematic oeuvre of Don Knotts. _The Incredible Mr. Limpet_ Animated; Knotts voices talking fish. _The Reluctant Astronaut_ Comedic misunderstandings make film funny. _Pleasantville_ Small role, but key character. Next: Charlton Heston movies (not including any _Planet of the Apes_). ---
**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 14, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1907 "2017-07-14T02:29:12Z")
Soylent Green Women referred to as furniture The Omega Man Watches Woodstock[sup]\*[/sup] before killing mutants In the Mouth of Madness Plays director of Arcane Publishing Next up: More “No regrets, but once enough.” \*Was it woodstock that he watches in the theater all by himself in the beginning? I forget exactly. ---
**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 14, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1908 "2017-07-14T02:32:45Z")
_Avatar_ SFX were great; movie - meh. _Titanic_ Too long, too commercially romantic. _The Curious Case of Mr. Benjamin Button_ I liked the book better. **Next:** Madonna’s 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 14, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1909 "2017-07-14T03:53:33Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > \*Was it woodstock that he watches in the theater all by himself in the beginning? I forget exactly. I believe it was. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie. Regardless, I’m glad that you chose _The Omega Man_, as I was hoping someone would. 🙂 Okay, on to Madonna movies: _Desparately Seeking Susan_ Better title: _Desparately Seeking Talent_. _A League of Their Own_ She shines as center fielder. _Evita_ Excellent casting; she sings beautifully! Next: Films starring/featuring actors who got their start as rock/pop musicians. ---
**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 14, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1910 "2017-07-14T04:46:17Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films starring/featuring actors who got their start as rock/pop musicians. _Monster-in-Law_ (Jennifer Lopez) I liked it. Just me. _Mask_ (Cher) I remember old TV show. _Hairspray_ (Sonny Bono & Deborah Harry) I’d watch more Harry. **Next** : movies mentioned on _The Big Bang Theory_. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1911 "2017-07-14T14:44:06Z")
movies mentioned on The Big Bang Theory. _Superman IV: The Quest for Peace_ Franchise exhausted with cheap sequel _Freaky Friday_ Mother and daughter switch places _Stand By Me_ Kids hike to find body Next: Movies featuring Deborah Harry ---
**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 14, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1912 "2017-07-14T15:15:19Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Next: Movies featuring Deborah Harry _Hairspray_ The good one; the original. _Tales from the Darkside_ Plays witch in frame story. _Satisfaction_ I liked it; most hated. **Next** : movies written by, or based on works by, Dorothy Parker. ---
**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 14, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1913 "2017-07-14T16:11:31Z")
_A Star is Born_ Got her nominated for Oscar _The Little Foxes_ Helped out Hellman with screenplay _The Fan_ Her last, blacklisted, in 1949 Next: Movies based on the works of Oscar Wilde ---
**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 14, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1914 "2017-07-14T18:38:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies based on the works of Oscar Wilde _The Picture of Dorian Gray_ (1945) The picture only color shots. _The Importance of Being Earnest_ (1937) One of BBC’s first movies. _The Story of a Bad Woman_ (1948) Based on _Lady Windermere’s Fan_. **Next** : mystery/detective films where the sole or lead detective is a woman. ---
**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 14, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1915 "2017-07-14T19:32:54Z")
_V.I. Warshawski_ Turner good, but movie flopped. _Miss Congeniality_ FBI agent in… beauty pageant?!? _Whiteout_ Federal marshal’s sleuthing in Antarctica Next: Movies set in very cold places ---
**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 14, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1916 "2017-07-14T20:02:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Movies set in very cold places _Alive_ Soccer team crashes in Andes. _The Thing_ Alien crashes at the pole. _Misery_ Colorado very cold in winter. **Next** : movies set in very hot places. ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1917 "2017-07-14T20:11:11Z")
-The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) Guy eats canned dog food -Flight Of The Phoenix Model plane nerd fixes things -Cast Away Hanks hits tooth with iceskate. Next: Movies that take place underground (mostly) ---
**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 14, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1918 "2017-07-14T20:34:05Z")
_City of Ember_ Underground metropolis hides many secrets _Journey to the Center of the Earth_ Dormant Icelandic volcano offers access _The Core_ Drill deep - into laughable science! Next: More films with laughable science ---
**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 14, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1919 "2017-07-14T20:38:41Z")
_Ant-Man_ Human heart wouldn’t work miniaturized. _Flash Gordon_ Moon should’ve burned Earth’s atmosphere. _Armageddon_ It just plain wouldn’t work! **Next:** French Films (Hey, Happy Bastille Day!) ---
**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 14, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1920 "2017-07-14T22:30:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** French Films (Hey, Happy Bastille Day!) _The Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle_ Rohmer’s city mouse/country mouse. _The Story of Women_ Isabelle Huppert as executed abortionist. _Les Diaboliques_ Very, very, very, very suspenseful. **Next** : more French 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 15, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1921 "2017-07-15T21:37:14Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : more French films! _Jules and Jim_ Truffault film, tragic romantic story. _La Grande Illusion_ Renoir’s excellent wartime character study. _L’Argent de Poche_ (English title: _Small Change_) Truffault comedy about kids’ lives. Next: Australian films, not including any in the _Mad Max_ franchise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=97)