Five-Word Movie Review

Terrible movie sequels

Highlander II: The Quickening
Should have been only one

Speed 2: Cruise Control
Speed on boat goes flat

Caddyshack II
Lazy repeat of wacky movie

Next: More terrible movie sequels

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Pazuzu, succubus, “synchronizer”? oh my

Jaws 2
Chief Brody faces another shark

The Sting II
It didn’t sting; it stunk

Next: Universal’s creature features

Dracula
He vants to suck bluh

Frankenstein
Karloff turns brilliant monster mute

The Mummy
He can’t rest in peace.

Next: Bloated Casts and Thin Box Office Returns (star-studded flops)

A Bridge Too Far
It’s World War II far.

Cleopatra
Great cast, but sucks asp.

Bonfire of the Vanities
Willis! Hanks! Still went south.

Next: Movies with ‘Blue’ in the Title

Blue Velvet
Very underrated Dennis Hopper role

Varsity Blues
Football movie is totally cliche’d

Blue Lagoon
Brooke Shields gets naked… again

Next: Movies with ‘Red’ in the title

Reds
Beatty portrays early American commie

Red Meat
Hipster trio talks about women

Three Colours: Red
Last part of French-Polish-Swiss trilogy

Next up:

Movies with “White” in the title

White Christmas
Bing’s perennial favorite movie musical

The Lair of the White Worm
Surreal B-grade old horror flick

White Men Can’t Jump
But Woody Harrelson apparently can

Movies with ‘Green’ in the Title

The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert)
Low self-esteem sometimes appropriate.

How Green Was My Valley
Book is so much better.

Soylent Green
Soylent Green is [spoiler alert]!

NEXT: Movies starring a cat

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Sally Field voices cat perfectly.

That Darn Cat
Fun Disney live action picture.

Harry and Tonto
Man, cat, another incredible journey.

Next: Movies starring a horse

National Velvet
Girl trains horse to race

Black Beauty
Horse narrates his own story

Flicka
Horse saves girl from cougar

Next: More movies starring animals

Milo & Otis
Puppy and kitten have adventure

Gypsy Colt
Lassie Come Home with horse

Turner & Hooch
Mastiff and Hanks solve crime

Next: Cop or Detective is on the case!

A Shot In the Dark
No Pink Panthers this time!

Murder On the Orient Express
No one will convict them

The Great Mouse Detective
Basil must foil Professor Ratigan

Next: Movies in outer space

“It bites fresh unwiped ass.”

Thinking of ‘Alien: Earth’ which I just watched ep.1 of last night:

Alien
Don’t look into the pod!

Aliens
Again attempting alien usefulness, dummies?

Alien 3
Don’t think Weyland–Yutani are altruistic

Next: Movies featuring corporate dystopias

Blade Runner
Tyrell creates, disposes of life

The Lorax
Profiting off bottled air sucks

Robocop
OCP controls cops, commits crimes

Next: Movie parodies

This Is Spinal Tap
This review goes to eleven

Scary Movie
Wayans mining horror comedy gold

Not Another Teen Movie
Actually a pretty funny movie

Next: ROMcoms: where romance and tech intersect

The Fly
Scientist, reporter have doomed romance

Limitless
Writer, artist transformed by nootropic

Avengers: Endgame
Tony, Pepper finally create family

Next up:

Movies about happily-married couples (at least for awhile)

Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star
Dickie reveals cracks in relationship.

Same Time Next Year
Married; not to each other.

Family Man
“What if?” Cage finds out.

Next:

Movies that have a city’s name in the title

Chicago
I did not like this.

New York, New York
I liked this one better.

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
1980 Best Foreign Film Oscar.

NEXT: Winners of Best Foreign Film Oscar

Winners of Best Foreign Film Oscar

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
German soldiers endure Great War

Parasite
Poor family infiltrates rich home

Babette’s Feast
Danish sisters hire French refugee

Next: August 16th in National Airborne Day, movies featuring Paratroopers