Five Movies. Five Words – Vol. 3

On January 26, 2015January 27, 2015 By ruthIn Random Thoughts

FiveMoviesFiveWords Can’t believe I completely dropped the ball on this series! I mean I didn’t do a single Five Movies in Five Words the entire year of 2014! [face palm] Yes I know, I know, one of my New Year Resolution is to be more consistent 😛

Thanks to Josh @ The Cinematic Spectacle for reminding me! So basically the idea is to come up with five movies from various genres and capture the essence of the film, or whatever that comes to mind when I think of that film, in one word. As a general *rule* I’m picking films I saw the past year (old or new) that I haven’t had the chance to review yet. So here we go:

The Hundred-Foot Journey

scrumptious

The Imitation Game

momentous

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

kooky

Last Train to Lisbon

beguiling

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

riotous

Well, that’s the first 2015 edition of Five Movies in Five Words. Any thoughts on these films?

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45 thoughts on “Five Movies. Five Words – Vol. 3”

Writer Loves Movies

Great post Ruth. Sadly I didn’t find The Imitation Game quite as momentous as I had hoped, but I still very much enjoyed Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance and I thought the last ten minutes were exceptional. I still need to see One Hundred Foot Journey but I like the sound of it from this post 🙂

January 26, 2015 at 16:26 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Oh the ‘momentous’ here refers to the actual historical moment when they decoded the enigma. I’m not IN LOVE w/ the movie by any means, it could’ve been more compelling but there are some good things here to appreciate. Hundred Foot Journey is quite a pleasant surprise, there’s more to it than meets the eye, all in all a delightful film.
  
  January 26, 2015 at 16:51 Reply
Tom

Now this is a cool feature Ruth. I guess since you didn’t run one in ’14 this is my intro to it, I like it a lot. I know the feeling of guilt having gotten behind on some ideas. Hey that reminds me actually, would you ever have any interest in contributing a piece to my bi-monthly Bite Sized Reviews feature? Not sure if you have stumbled across those, but it’s a post where I feature two movie reviews from guest bloggers and they have a short space to put their thoughts on the movie title of their choice. If you’d like to know more, send me an email to tomlittle2011@gmail.com

#endofshamelessselfpromotion. 🙂

January 26, 2015 at 16:55 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hello Tom, long time no *see* man, always glad to see you stop by!
  
  Oh yeah I have read some of your bite-sized reviews! Sure, I’ll participate. Do I get to choose which movies to review then? I will email you about this, thanks for the invite!
  
  January 26, 2015 at 16:58 Reply
  1. Tom
    
    I know, I’ve consciously taken a bit of a step back from the blogosphere as of late. Been finding myself overwhelmed and I really think this whole thing works if you’re 100% psyched to do it. Anyways, I’m back and hopefully will be a bit of a more regular around here. 🙂
    
    Yes, the only thing for BSR I check is that I haven’t covered titles already on the blog, so send along a title you’d be keen on talking about and I’ll make sure it hasn’t already made an appearance. Also, no rush on that at all. I put one up roughly mid-month and end-of-month every month. 🙂
    
    January 26, 2015 at 17:03 Reply
    1. ruth
      
      Ah I see. Totally understand! Well, hope to discuss movies more often w/ you 😀
      
      Ok that sounds great about the BSR. I will send you some movies I have seen but haven’t been reviewed yet here on my blog and you can tell me which of those movies you want me to review 😀
      
      January 26, 2015 at 17:07 Reply
fernandorafael

Cool!

January 26, 2015 at 17:18 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Thanks! 🙂
  
  January 27, 2015 at 10:25 Reply
Keith

Hey Ruth! Sooo glad you enjoyed Night Train to Lisbon. It was such a treat. Smart and definitely beautiful. It was a nice surprise.

January 26, 2015 at 17:31 Reply
1. ruth
  
  I’m glad I read your review and I thought the premise was great. I LOVE Jeremy Irons and I’ve come to appreciate Jack Huston from a couple of things I saw him in, and he’s wonderful here too!
  
  January 27, 2015 at 10:26 Reply
Mark Walker

I had actually forgot that you done these as well, Ruth. I’ve left so many features behind too.

The one that interests me most here, is Kumiko. I really want to see that.

January 26, 2015 at 18:26 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hello Mark! Yeah it’s hard to keep track on ’em but hey you have to keep up w/ your Trivia posts 😀
  
  Kumiko is bizarre, hilarious and entertaining despite some lulls. If you like Fargo then it’s a must-see!
  
  January 27, 2015 at 10:40 Reply
  1. Mark Walker
    
    Yeah, my trivia posts will be back soon. I wanted to take a break and just enjoy the reviewing side of things for a while. I’ve a trivia post pending though.! 🙂
    
    January 28, 2015 at 07:50 Reply
Paskalis Damar AK

Great post, Ruth! This is interesting to choose certain words to certain movies. I only watched The Imitation Game, and I agree it was momentous although it’s not as momentous as I thought it would be. Gonna check the others to find if we’re on the same line or not. Cheers!

January 26, 2015 at 19:39 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hi Paskalis! I should’ve chosen a different word for Imitation Game as I was describing the momentous circumstance of Turing discovering the enigma instead of how I feel about the film, which I should’ve done. I think the word that comes to mind is ‘conventional’ as I expected something a bit edgier from this director.
  
  January 27, 2015 at 10:42 Reply
  1. Paskalis Damar AK
    
    Conventional, that’s interesting. Don’t you feel that this movie played safe?
    
    January 27, 2015 at 10:47 Reply
    1. ruth
      
      Yep, a tad too safe in my opinion. But overall it just feels like a run-of-the-mill biopic, nothing groundbreaking at all. I find that a bit underwhelming considering how edgy Headhunter was, a Danish film by the same director.
      
      January 27, 2015 at 10:58 Reply
      1. Paskalis Damar AK
        
        I know Headhunter, but never quite seen it. Therefore, I cannot compare it to the director’s earlier movie. Yet, it’s quite obvious, right?
        Well, if I may pick one word for Imitation Game, I’d pick Cumberbatch even if it’s not a word lol
        
        January 27, 2015 at 11:01 Reply
Mysterious Bibliophile

I like this! 🙂 I am looking forward to The Imitation Game.

January 26, 2015 at 21:22 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Thanks Irene! Curious to hear what you think of Imitation Game.
  
  January 27, 2015 at 10:47 Reply
Cindy Bruchman

Why, this is the first I’ve seen of this series. Quite a cool concept! Last Train to Lisbon looks interesting. Not heard of it.

January 26, 2015 at 21:34 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hi Cindy! It is a cool concept, that’s why I had to steal it from my friend Josh 😉 I have a feeling you’d like Last Train to Lisbon, I remember you said you like Jeremy Irons right? It’s an enchanting, slow-burn drama/mystery that is surprisingly engrossing. It also features a great performance by Jack Huston (Anjelica Huston’s nephew) in the flashback scenes.
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:00 Reply
  1. Cindy Bruchman
    
    Will do! I’m sold.
    
    January 27, 2015 at 12:21 Reply
    1. ruth
      
      Awesome! Btw, I just reviewed Rear Window for this month’s Blind Spot, surely you’ve seen that one, right?
      
      January 27, 2015 at 12:26 Reply
      1. Cindy Bruchman
        
        Yes I have! I love it. i haven’t seen it in the reader. ? I shall go look for it. 🙂
        
        January 27, 2015 at 13:01 Reply
        
        ruth
        
        I’m curious to hear what you think of my observation. It just seems like a dark comedy than thriller to me.
        
        January 27, 2015 at 13:06 Reply
        
        Cindy Bruchman
        
        Yes, to you! Love your review 😉
        
        January 27, 2015 at 13:08 Reply
Wendell

The only one of these I’ve seen is Night at the Museum which I did like

January 27, 2015 at 06:05 Reply
1. ruth
  
  It’s the first ‘Museum’ movie I saw but yeah it was pretty entertaining!
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:00 Reply
Andrew

I’ve only seen the Hundred Foot Journey…and I would have put…boring…or bloated…or dull…

😛

I like that you’re doing this too.

January 27, 2015 at 07:53 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Oh no!! I actually enjoyed it, albeit there are some slow moments. I do love Dame Mirren and I was pretty impressed by Manish Dayal’s performance too.
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:01 Reply
JustMeMike

Wow – I saw the first four on your listed and have done full reviews on each. But I really like this conceptually. 5 films reviewed in five words. – I have a one word review of the concept:

wonderful.

January 27, 2015 at 08:56 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hey thanks Mike! Glad you like the concept, hope you’ll be back for future editions 😛
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:38 Reply
tsayda3700

I didn’t see any of those films so I don’t have opinion but you’re always good with these words for films.

January 27, 2015 at 10:13 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Thanks Ted! I recommend The Imitation Game even though you’re generally not fond of dramas, but there’s some elements of espionage that you might like.
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:51 Reply
Three Rows Back

For The Imitation Game I would say ‘British’. Very ‘British’ 🙂

January 27, 2015 at 11:29 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Ahah, and that’d be perfect Mark! I should’ve chosen that word! 😀
  
  January 27, 2015 at 11:52 Reply
Abbi

I haven’t seen any of these films but I really like this feature!

January 27, 2015 at 14:45 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Hey thanks Abbi! Hopefully I’ll remember to do it next month 😀
  
  January 27, 2015 at 22:08 Reply
snapcracklewatch

I keep meaning to see the Hundred Foot Journey, that looks like a cute movie. I really like this idea and hey its only one word and a good post for movies you really don’t feel like writing much about. I may have to steal this too!

January 28, 2015 at 10:48 Reply
1. ruth
  
  Oh you’d enjoy Hundred Foot Journey! It’s a surprisingly sweet story, kind of a cultural dramedy and the cast is great. Yes do steal away, this idea came from Josh, it’s really fun to do!
  
  January 28, 2015 at 11:32 Reply
Novroz

This is a nice idea for a post…simple but meaningful.
I already have The Imitation Game but haven’t got the time to see it yet 😦

January 29, 2015 at 05:12 Reply
Kristin

Haha, fun idea! I like it. Definitely a post that requires fewer words to write, which is nice. You do so many good ideas throughout the year, Ruth, so it’s understandable to drop the ball every now and then! 😉

February 4, 2015 at 11:26 Reply
Josh

Thanks for the link, Ruth! I’ve only seen The Imitation Game and Kumiko, but I love the words you chose. Great post!

February 4, 2015 at 20:21 Reply
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