Five-Word Movie Review

Coulda sworn I did this already…

Rosemary’s Baby
Ultimate “bad guys won” movie.

The Blair Witch Project
All three disappear; witch’s work?

Psycho
Mother get the body full-time.
Next: a major character is only discussed, and is missing, or anticipated, but doesn’t show up until then end, if at all.

Waiting for Godot
We’re all still waiting, dammit.

Sleuth
Clever supporting-cast listing fakeout.

Dogma
The Almighty not as expected.

Next: Movies in which God (the Judeo-Christian monotheistic one) appears.

Oh, God!
George Burns’s last big success.

Steambath
God’s a Puerto Rican attendant.

Time Bandits
He’s very British, this God.

**Next: **Movies with food in the titles.

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Women eat men, not euphemistically.

Bhaji on the Beach
Bustrip of multi-generational Indian women.

Zuckerbaby (Sugarbaby)
Zaftig woman dates married busdriver.
Next: Movies with drinks in the title.

Brandy for the Parson
Fifties British comedy I missed

Beerfest
Consuming mass quantities for laffs

Days of Wine and Roses
Chronic alcoholism is no fun

Next: Military comedies

Private Benjamin
JAP hates, then loves, Army.

I was a Male War Bride
Frenchman marries WAC. Hilarity ensues.

Buck Privates
Abbott & Costello, Andrews Sisters.
Next: WWI movies.

All Quiet on the Western Front
Germans learn: trench warfare sucks

A Very Long Engagement
Young love confronts military despair

War Horse
Boy, horse overcome terrible obstacles

Next: Movies prominently featuring one horse

Seabiscuit
Horse sacrificed for stupid race.

The Black Stallion
Horse survives to become racer.

National Velvet
It’s Elizabeth’s turn to race.

Next:

Movies about food that looked so good you left the theater starving.

Tampopo
Food, sex, food, sex, food.

Babette’s Feast
Left craving French food. WTF.

Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Missing alliteration title misses point.
Next: Guilty pleasure movies.

*All That Jazz *
Scheider acts like Bob Fosse

Weird Science
Teen misfits create dream girl

Crossroads
Karate Kid plays wicked guitar

next: primates in movies

How’d I do? Been away a while.

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bad dates kills cute monkey

Dead Alive
Rat monkey causes zombie plague

Planet of the Apes
Humans are the true monsters
Next up: Shaw brothers films

I can’t do this one, because I only do movies I’ve seen.

Welcome back, stockton!

Shaw brothers films

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 HK kung fu classic

Five Deadly Venoms
Fighters have unique animal styles

The One-Armed Swordsman
Made Jimmy Wang a superstar

Next: Movies each with a different character named Jimmy

Goodfellas
De Niro’s Conway the ultimate gangster

Superman
Photojournalist Olsen played by many

Karate Kid
Biggest wimp in Kobra Kai

Next: Movies where many cars get destroyed

Star Wars
Every single vehicle on Alderan.

Mad Max: Fury Road
The movie’s one car chase.

What’s Up, Doc?
Several cars in the Bay.
Next: Movies about millionaires (or billionaires)

Brewster’s Millions
Pryor must give millions away

Arthur
Dudley nailed it, Brand tanked

Wolf of Wall Street
Sleazy lowlife gets rich quick

Next:

Movies starring real-life siblings

Orphans of the Storm
Gish sisters and French Revolution.

Twice Blessed
Parent Trap inspiration w/real twins.

Grosse Pointe Blank
Cusack sibs in black comedy.
Next: more movies with real-life sibs.

More movies with real-life sibs:

A Dangerous Woman
Dad directs two Gyllenhaal kids.

A Night at the Opera
Marx Brothers, not much Verdi.

The Long Riders
Quaids, Carradines, Keaches, Guests. Enough!

Next: Movies about architects

My Super Ex Girlfriend
Luke Wilson plays an architect dating superhero Uma Therman

Click
Adam Sandler plays an architect who finds a magic TV remote

The Fountainhead
Gary Cooper plays architect Howard Roark in the adaptation of the Ayn Rand book.

Next: Movies with bear attacks

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