Five-Word Movie Review

American Graffiti
Harrison Ford as cool dude.

Excalibur
Liam Neeson plays bearded knight.

Dr. Strangelove
James Earl Jones? Bomber crewman.

Next: Movies where the lead character is annoyingly pure-hearted and good.

The Phantom Menace
Little Anakin “Jesus” Skywalker-- Arrrgguuugghhhh!

Sparrows
Not bad; not for everyone.

The Diary of Ann Frank
Wonder what she’d write post-Auschwitz?
Next: More movies where the lead character is annoyingly pure-hearted and good.

Rivkah, you might want to read this: The Ghost Writer - Wikipedia

Heidi
Shirley Temple is insufferably adorable.

Yentl
And lets nobody else sing!

Titanic
Some cheered Jack’s icy death.

Next: Movies set aboard warships.

Movies set aboard warships.

Battleship
Hasbro Game cum Scifi schlock

U-557
Enigma machine nabbed by Yanks

Das Boot
War is tough in U-Boat

Next: Movies featuring shenanigans by a US president

All the President’s Men

  • Woodward, Bernstein, Washington Post, shenanigans

Jefferson

  • In the lap of Sally

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

  • Logs ain’t all he splits

Next: Movies about talking dogs

Regards,
Shodan

Underdog
My son liked this movie.

Look Who’s Talking Now
Third film in annoying trilogy.

Dogway Melody
Supposedly cute parody kinda creepy.
Next: movies with a dentist as a character.

Little Shop of Horrors
Steve Martin deserved Oscar: Little Shop of Horrors - Dentist Song - YouTube

Coneheads
Jon Lovitz’s funny cameo: Coneheads (3/10) Movie CLIP - At the Dentist's (1993) HD - YouTube

Ghost Town
Gervais gets good advice: Ghost Town (9/10) Movie CLIP - The Ultimate Question (2008) HD - YouTube

Next: Movies about good lawyers

A Time To Kill
Jack Bauer is bad guy

To Kill A Mockingbird
Boo Radley is secretly good

The Judge
Robert Duvall good and bad
Next: The THIRD movie in a movie series that has five or more entries.

Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case
The good doctor tackles neurology.

The Case of the Black Cat
Entry three: 1930s Perry Mason.

The Benson Murder Case
Philo Vance played by William Powell.
Next: movies starring (or featuring) at least one of the Arquette siblings.

Sigh.
Edited this, and left a word in. Let’s try “William Powell played Philo Vance.”

Desperately Seeking Susan
Rosanna appeared punkish with Madonna
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Eight Legged Freaks*
David takes on giant spiders
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Last Exit to Brooklyn*
Robert played transvestite; later transitioned

Next: Bad movies set in NYC

Babes on Broadway
Blackface ruins final of trilogy.

Three Men and a Baby
Should leave original French alone.

Look Who’s Talking Too
Baby that talks like Roseanne.
Next: Movies that were the worst in their franchise.

The Phantom Menace
Jar Jar Binks. Enough said.

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
Two man enter, nobody cares.

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
Really? Again? Stupid Interdimensional Aliens.

Next: Films set/filmed in the southern hemisphere.

My Brilliant Career
Outback girl wants arts career.

March of the Penguins
Stupid Antarctic tearjerker. Grumble, grumble.

A World Apart
1980s anti-Apartheid; filmed in Zimbabwe.
Next: movies where G-d is a character.

movies where G-d is a character.

Bruce Almighty
Bruce answers prayers, chaos ensues

History of the World Part I
God hands Mel 15* Commandments

Dogma
Smith protests his own movie

*Oy, ten!

Next: Movies where someone takes the place of a world leader.

First Impersonator
Bios of real presidential lookalikes.

Dave
Impersonates US president in coma.

The Man in the Iron Mask
Ends with Man-in-Mask [spoiler alert].

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Next**: movies about women’s suffrage.

Suffragette
Meryl Streep cameos as Pankhurst

Iron Jawed Angels
Insult becomes badge of pride

Not For Ourselves Alone
Trailblazing suffragettes Stanton, Anthony profiled

Next: Movies about sexist men

Casualties of War
Perfect role for Sean Penn.

The Handmaid’s Tale
Pretty much all of them.

9 to 5
This one gets great comeuppance.
Next: more men who are sexist, misogynist, or just plain shmucks.

In the Company of Men
Two douches scheme against coworker
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Animal House*
Marmalard, Niedermeyer are colossal pricks

You’ve Been Trumped
The Donald does Scotland - badly

Next: Movies about women who aren’t all that nice, either

The Devil Wears Prada
Businesswoman Makes Apprentice’s Life Hell

Maleficent
Eeevil Fairy Surprised With Niceness

The Women
Three Act Cat Fight, Mrao!
Next: Horror Movies That Have More Suspense Than Gore