# 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:** 97
**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 15, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1922 "2017-07-15T22:00:41Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Australian films, not including any in the _Mad Max_ franchise. _My Brilliant Career_ My number 3 favorite film. _The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ Also on my top 10. _High Tide_ Same star, director as MBC. **Next** : more films directed by women. ---
**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, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1923 "2017-07-15T22:38:51Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : more films directed by women. _Across the Universe_ (Julie Taymor) Beatles’ music, interesting storyline. Recommended. _Big_ (Penny Marshall) Hanks plays grown-up kid perfectly. _Rabbit Test_ (Joan Rivers) Hardly remembered, not worth it. Next: Still more movies directed by women. ---
**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 15, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1924 "2017-07-15T22:49:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Still more movies directed by women. _Remodeling Her Husband_ (Lillian Gish) Regrettably, lost; Gish’s only directorial. _Children of a Lesser god_ (Randa Haines) 1986: few Hollywood women directors. _My Brilliant Career_ (Gillian Armstrong) I love this so much. **Next** : films from 1986. ---
**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 16, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1925 "2017-07-16T00:37:25Z")
_Labyrinth_ Girl saves brother from goblins. _The Three Amigos_ Chevy Chase is almost funny. _Crocodile Dundee_ Proper identification of a knife. **Next:** Films of 1967 (50th Anniversary). ---
**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 16, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1926 "2017-07-16T01:19:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Films of 1967 (50th Anniversary). _Wait Until Dark_ Blind woman overcomes torturing addict. _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner_ Film stale as the dinner. _Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back_ Documentary of Dylan’s 1965 tour. **Next** : films about WWI. ---
**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 16, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1927 "2017-07-16T05:01:37Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : films about WWI. _Gallipoli_ Defining battle in Australia’s history. _Sergeant York_ Cooper as marksman; national hero. _The African Queen_ Bogart, Hepburn, in German-held Africa. Next: Animated feature 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:** [July 16, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1928 "2017-07-16T10:56:43Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Animated feature films. _The Curse of the Were-Rabbit_ Full-length Wallace & Gromit offering. _Cars_ A film I really love. _Sleeping Beauty_ When every cell was hand-drawn. **Next** : movies starring a dog or dogs, real or animated. ---
**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 16, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1929 "2017-07-16T16:58:38Z")
_Turner & Hooch_ Madame Pepperwinkle loves that dog. _Lady & the Tramp_ My neighbors think that’s them. _Absolutely Anything_ Robin Williams’ last role: dog. **Next:** Movies set at college. ---
**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 16, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1930 "2017-07-16T17:46:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Movies set at college. _The Freshman_ Harold Lloyd goes to college. _Black Christmas_ Serial killer stalks a sorority. _Prozac Nation_ Woman struggles with depression, Harvard. **Next** : movies where the main character has a really unusual name. ---
**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 16, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1931 "2017-07-16T21:39:15Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : movies where the main character has a really unusual name. _The Man with the Golden Gun_ (Francisco Scaramanga) Not best Bond; still fun. _Duck Soup_ (Rufus T. Firefly) Comedy classic. Marx Brothers’ best? _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ (Holly Golightly) Hepburn brings Golightly to life. Next: Gene Wilder movies. ---
**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 16, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1932 "2017-07-16T21:54:23Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Gene Wilder movies. _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ Title change bothers; needs alliteration. _Young Frankenstein_ I expected “real” Frankenstein movie. _Funny about Love_ Also starred wonderful Christine Lahti. **Next** : Christine Lahti 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 17, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1933 "2017-07-17T01:39:19Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **Next** : Christine Lahti movies. _And Justice for All_ Her first, directed by Jewison. _Whose Life Is It Anyway?_ Raises interesting ethical, legal questions. _Gross Anatomy_ Drama in a medical school. Next: Films of John C. Reilly. ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1934 "2017-07-17T14:52:54Z")
_Casualties of War_ His screen debut, in 1989 _Hard Eight_ Played clueless guy in love _Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby_ Almost stole whole damn movie Next: More films of John C. Reilly ---
**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 17, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1935 "2017-07-17T21:47:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: More films of John C. Reilly _The Perfect Storm_ Reilly shines, though only crewmember. _Boogie Nights_ He plays Dirk Diggler’s buddy. _Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story_ Great parody of musician biopics. Next: Films of William H. Macy. ---
**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 17, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1936 "2017-07-17T23:16:55Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Next: Films of William H. Macy. _Jurassic Park III_ Better than most IIIs are. _Oleanna_ OMG, don’t bother with this. _Fargo_ I liked this surprise hit. _Next_: films of Frances McDormand. ---
**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 18, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1937 "2017-07-18T21:02:40Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > _Next_: films of Frances McDormand. _Almost Famous_ Writer follows 1970s rock band. _Something’s Gotta Give_ A later in life rom-com. _Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted_ She voices animal control officer. Next: James Bond films. Each of your selections must use a different actor playing Bond. ---
**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 19, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1938 "2017-07-19T13:37:18Z")
_Casino Royale_ The travesty with Woody Allen. _Never Say Never Again_ Sean came out of retirement. _Moonraker_ Roger Moore’s reasonably good Bond. **Next:** Movies which prominently feature eggs. ---
**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 19, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1939 "2017-07-19T13:56:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Next:** Movies which prominently feature eggs. _Alien_ Face-suckers emerge from eggs: disaster! _Tampopo_ Raw egg scene most memorable. _Baby Mama_ Infertile woman seeks ova donor. **Next** : movies that tell coming-out stories. ---
**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 19, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494/1940 "2017-07-19T14:10:23Z")
_Milk_ Prominent gay politician in Frisco _In & Out_ High school teacher has epiphany _Billy’s Dad Is a Fudge-Packer!_ Spoof of public health shorts Next: Your favorite documentaries ---
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Next: Your favorite documentaries _The VICE Guide to North Korea_ Interesting look at Hermit Kingdom. _Anybody’s Son Will Do_ Examines American military basic training. _The Secret Life of Cats_ Fluffy similar to jungle cats. Next: More favorite documentaries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-review/680494.md?page=98)