Five-Word Movie Review

The Package
Tommy Lee is the heavy.

The Conversation
Listening, and being listened to.

Bonnie & Clyde
Gangster’s brother has fun, dies.

Next: Paul Newman movies.

Gene Hackman films

The French Connection
Time to wave Bye-bye Popeye

Twilight
No dear, not THAT Twilight

The Firm
Gene goes soft on Jeanne

Next: John Cusack films

John Cusack films

Hot Tub Time Machine
The 80s were so lame.

Igor
Not bad, drawn that way.

High Fidelity
Music, love are his life.

Next: Viggo Mortensen movies that aren’t LOTR

Athabasca, Prof. Pepperwinkle, please remember Rule 3, and be sure to use previously-posted categories.

Viggo movies:

Crimson Tide
Hey, Hackman’s in it, too!

Witness
Early career role - Amish dude.

Eastern Promises
Russian mobster has own code.

Next: Paul Newman movies.

Paul Newman movies

Nobody’s Fool
Maybe someone will adopt him

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Could watch it 1,000,000 times

Towering Inferno
This one, not so much

Next: Anthony Perkins films

**Anthony Perkins films **

Psycho
Takes stab at mother issues

The Black Hole
So… they breathe in space?

Ffolkes
Non Bondian Bond on oilrig

Next: Roger Moore movies

Roger Moore movies

Live and Let Die

Blaxploitation with a white lead?

The Man with the Golden Gun

Christopher Lee. That’s about it.

A View to a Kill

Should’ve been Dalton’s first Bond.

Next: Timothy Dalton movies.

Hot Fuzz
Tycoon up to no good.

The Rocketeer
Swashbuckling Thirties movie star… ditto.

Toy Story 3
He’s never been more adorable!

Next: Pete Postlethwaite movies.

Pete Postlethwaite movies.

James and the Giant Peach

Great voice for a narrator.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Ian Malcolm was wasted. Shame.

Inception

Cameos go a long way.

Next: **Movies where a villain gets castrated (ouch!) **

Hmm. I can’t think of any such movie. I await enlightenment.

I could only come up with one:

Pulp Fiction
Got medieval on his ass!

…make this a group effort, perhaps?

Right, I can add exactly one:

Dredd
Bad guy gets mind raped.

I can name em, If I’m allowed to again.

Going on long-ago memory here, so I hope I’m correct:

RoboCop:
An accurate shot; bye-bye balls.

It may not fit the parameters exactly, but the end result is the same.

Way to go!

And our next category…?

Well, since I added the last, then…

Next: Mel Brooks movies.

Mel Brooks movies

The Twelve Chairs
A study in life’s frustrations.

High Anxiety
Mel impersonates a lounge singer.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
He’s the voice of Einstein.
Next: Films about the newspaper industry.

All the President’s Men
Crusading reporters take on POTUS

The Paper
New York tabloid seeks justice.

Absence of Malice
Be careful what you print.

Next: Anthony Quinn movies.

Anthony Quinn movies.

Viva Zapata!
He’s Zapata and he rides!

Road to Morocco
He’s the heavy, rides camel.

Zorba the Greek
He’s Greek and he dances.

Next: Movies whose title is a one-word name.

Movies whose title is a one-word name.

Fresh
Kid deals drugs, learns chess.

Casino
Sharon Stone’s only Oscar nod.

Tron
Do you believe in users?

Next: Movies whose title became a popular meme.