Five-Word Movie Review

Movies in which a planet (not necessarily Earth) gets destroyed

Forbidden Planet
Leslie, Anne, Robbie…“The Tempest”

Star Wars
"Thanks for those plans, but…

Star Trek: Generations
Captain Kirk helped reboot it.

Next: Meta-fictional movies (i.e. movies about making movies)

Meta-fictional movies (i.e. movies about making movies)

Tristram Shandy
You cannot make this movie.

Singin’ In The Rain
Gene, Donald, Debbie sing, dance.

The Wizard of Speed and Time
Stop-motion animation vs the unions.

Next: Alec Guinness films.

buddha, remember Rule 1 - just do three movies per post. Thanks.

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Played many roles, all well.

The Ladykillers
A criminal mastermind he ain’t.

Murder by Death
Blind butler steals the show.

Next: Movies with at least one blind character.

Movies with at least one blind character.

Blind Fury
Rutger Hauer saves boy, cries.

Daredevil
Affleck vs. Kingpin, Elektra, Bullseye.

Scent of a Woman
Hoo-ha! Hoo-ha, hoo-ha, hoo-ha, hoo-ha!
Next: Daryl Hannah movies.

Daryl Hannah movies.

Splash
Made “Madison” a popular name.

Roxeanne
Romanced by big-nosed dude.

Attack Of The 50Ft Woman
How’d her clothes grow, too?

Next: Alec, Stephen, William, and/or Daniel Baldwin movies

Pearl Harbor
Alec looks nothing like Doolittle.

Glengarry Glen Ross
Real estate biz no fun.

Mulholland Falls
Maybe brother Daniel’s best-known pic.

Next: Movies starring three different guys named Daniel.

Movies starring three different guys named Daniel

Cowboys & Aliens
Craig, Ford, ETs; it’s insane

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Please, Radcliffe, no part 3

*The Last of the Mohicans *
Day-Lewis filmed at Chimney Rock

Next: American International monster movies

Frankenstein Conquers the World
Who knew he was megalomaniacal?

Monster from a Prehistoric Planet
Budget from a penny-pinching studio.

Yonggary, Monster from the Deep
Koreans have giant monsters, too!

Next: Burt Reynolds movies.

Burt Reynolds movies

Cannonball Run
Hollywood stars just havin’ fun.

Hooper
Life of a stunt man.

Deliverance
Boy, they can play banjos.
Next: Henry Fonda films.

Burt Reynolds movies.

Smokey and the Bandit
Burt as smarmy truck driver.

Stroker Ace
Becomes NASCAR driver, still smarmy.

Boogie Nights
Mentors porn star, still smarmy.

Next: Henry Fonda films.

Henry Fonda films

There was a Crooked Man
Guess who it was? Guess!

The Swarm
Is it Irwin Allen’s worst?

Midway
Sensurround was the real culprit

Next: Don Knotts films

Don Knotts films

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Does anyone do scared better?

The Reluctant Astronaut
He’s afraid of heights, see…

Pleasantville
Come to fix the TV.
Next: Horror films created after 2001.

Audition
Better try dating service instead.

Let the Right One In
Young vampire finds true love?

Zombieland
Maybe the best cameo evah!

Next: Best Picture Oscar winners that shouldn’t have been.

Best Picture Oscar winners that shouldn’t have been.

Shakespeare in Love

Robbed Saving Private Ryan. Ridiculous.

Oliver!

2001 wasn’t even a nominee.

Kramer vs. Kramer

How’d it beat APOCALYPSE NOW!!!

Next: Melodramas that make you wanna hurl.

The Perils of Pauline
Again with the railroad tracks?

The Ice Storm
Wealthy suburbanites bitch, piss, moan.

Ordinary People
Some just can’t be happy.

Next: Natalie Portman movies.

Natalie Portman movies

Garden State
Braff can not have her!

Beautiful Girls
Too young for anyone. Sigh…

Black Swan
Mila, on the other hand…

Next: Frank Darabont films

Frank Darabont films

The Woman in the Room
Obscure short film (where’s DVD???)

The Shawshank Redemption
Hope is a beautiful thing.

The Mist
New ending really, really sucked.

Next: Gavin Hood films

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Not best superhero movie ever.

Tsotsi
Several very different endings possible.

Ender’s Game
Fair; could have been worse.

Next: Adam Arkin movies.

Adam Arkin movies

Chu-Chu and the Philly Flash
Adam’s dad and Carol Burnett.

Summer Eleven
Stand By Me with girls.

Just Peck
Adam’s the domineering, pushy dad.
Next: The films of Austin Pendleton

The films of Austin Pendleton

Searching for Bobby Fischer
Loved the “evil” chess opponent.

A Beautiful Mind
This wasn’t a spy thriller!!!

My Cousin Vinny
Oscar deserved – get over it.

Next: Joe Pesci movies