Five-Word Movie Review

Pirates of the Caribbean
Picture Keith Richards as Blackbeard.

Anna Karenina
Dashing Russian officer seduces housewife.

***Seeking a Friend for the End of the World ***
Yep, the world really ends.
Next: Jerry Lewis or Dean Martin (not both) movies

Jerry Lewis or Dean Martin (not both) movies

The Silencers
Drunken singer saves the world

The Cannonball Run
Drunken singer races cross country

Airport
Drunken singer saves injured jet

Next: Elijah Wood non-LOTR movies

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Wow, Carrey can actually act!

The Good Son
Culkin kid kills stuff, cool.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Couldn’t think of a third one…

Next: Movies about religions aside from Christianity.

C’mon, buddha. You could’ve checked IMDb.

Movies about religions aside from Christianity

Exodus
Scrappy Jews start new country.

Gandhi
Salt! Peace! Ouch, I’m shot!

Bend It Like Beckham
Sikhs are normal people, too.

Next: Natalie Portman movies.

Natalie Portman movies

Black Swan
More than sensational lesbian sex.

Thor
Astrophysicists never looked so good.

V for Vendetta
She even looks good bald.
Next:
Marx Brothers films

Marx Brothers Movies

Duck Soup
Firefly leads Fredonia to war!
Horsefeathers
College president quarterbacks football team.
Animal Crackers
Painting’s stolen while explorer’s feted.
New topic: Thirties-Forties Gangster Movies

Marx brothers films:

Horse Feathers
Way to score a touchdown!

Duck Soup
Groucho and Harpo - mirror Images

A Night at the Opera
That stateroom is crowded!

Up next: silent era horror films.

Silent era horror films

The Golem
Not THAT one, my precious!

Nosferatu
Boy, was Bram Stoker pissed!

Frankenstein
Boy, was Mary Shelley pissed!

Next: Christopher Lee non-LOTR movies

Christopher Lee non-LOTR movies

The Last Unicorn
He plays evil King Haggard.

Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith
He plays evil Count Dooku.

The Return of Captain Invincible
He plays evil Mr. Midnight.
Next:
30s/40s Gangster Movies

30s/40s Gangster Movies

Little Caesar
Advisory: This isn’t about Pizza!

High Sierra
Bogey’s character violates his parole.

White Heat
Criminal pines for mother’s approval.

Next:
Al Pacino films

Al Pacino movies:

Cruising
Mysteries of the hanky code.

And Justice For All
You are out of order!

Insomnia
His last really good role.

Up next: film adaptations of literary classics.

Thanks, Prof. P., for picking up on the overlooked category from post 166.

Don Draper, remember Rule 3, and make sure every time that you haven’t been ninja’d as to the next category, please.

Film adaptations of literary classics

Gone with the Wind
The world gave a damn.

The Grapes of Wrath
Okies didn’t have it easy.

Pride & Prejudice
Luminous Knightley stole the show.

Next: Pre-1975 space travel movies.

Pre-1975 space travel movies

Silent Running
Huey, Dewey, Louie in space

*It! The Terror From Beyond Space *
Alien minus Sigourney Weaver’s panties

2001: A Space Odyssey
The colors, man, the colors

Next: Samuel Jackson movies

Pulp Fiction
Discusses cheeseburgers with fellow killer.

The Phantom Menace
Bald, black, badass top Jedi!

Jackie Brown
Don’t mess with him, bro.

Next: John Travolta movies.

John Travolta movies

Moment By Moment
Lily Tomlin’s great, but JEEEEZ!

Pulp Fiction
Doing the Batusi with Uma

The Devil’s Rain
His dialogue was dubbed. Badly!

Next: Christina Ricci movies

Mermaids
Her first movie - so small!

The Addams Family
Perhaps her finest acting work?

Prozac Nation
Depression and drugs - what fun!

Next: Raul Julia films.

Raul Julia films

Kiss of the Spider-Woman
Prisoners share a cell and love.

Frankenstein Unbound
Gomez Addams is Dr. Frankenstein.

Mack the Knife
A knife has MacHeath, babe.
Next:
Baseball movies

Baseball movies:

Moneyball:
Not for the mathematically challenged.

Major League:
Can misfits make the Series?

The Bad News Bears:
This ain’t the Major Leagues.

Next: Prisoner of War movies.

The Deer Hunter–Two vets want one woman
The Hanoi Hilton–Not starring Hanoi Jane Fonda
Prisoner of War–Title says everything about it

Next up: Hannibal Lechter movies

Hannibal Lechter movies

Silence of the Lambs
“A woman suit” is creepy

Manhunter
Second by a SMALL margin

Red Dragon
Haven’t I seen this before?

Next: Roger Corman movies