Howl's Moving Castle is stunningly beautiful

5 second plot: Sophie, a shy but very warmhearted  girl gets turned into an old woman by a wicked witch. After that she feels the need to search for a young wizard, Howl. Maybe he can help her with the curse. In the background the kingdom where they all live is going to war.

5 second review: This is a beautiful story and a visually stunning movie. I didn't always get where it was going, but it was still a lot of fun. Wizards and witches... and a walking house. Something you don't see every day. A must see.

IMDb score: 8,2/10
Our score: 9/10

Crash is amazing

5 second plot: This movie is a day in the lives of a bunch of very different people that come together one way or another. They are all living in Los Angeles and all of them are either misunderstood or misunderstand themselves. Some get lucky and others don't. Some get another chance to make things right and others don't.

5 second review: This is an amazing movie that builds on an amazing script (Oscar for that). It's also visually stunning. It is beautifully shot (and edited (Oscar for that)). A lot of familiar faces (almost every face you see) and an amazing performance by each and everyone of them. It's one of those movies that will stick with you forever.

IMDb score: 7,9/10
Our score: 10/10

Downfall is not exceptional

5 second plot: This is the story of the final days of Hitler and his close followers.

5 second review: I don't really understand why anyone would find this movie exceptionally good. It's not bad, and the horrific story about the war is one that can't be told too often, but not taking the intentional emotional shocks (the killing of the children...) into account, I wasn't overwhelmed by it. Maybe it's because I knew that part of our history already very well.

IMDb score: 8,3/10
Our score: 6/10

Hotel Rwanda is almost too good to be true

5 second plot: This is the true story of a hotel manager who rescued over a thousand people (mostly Tutsi) by sheltering them from killing squads (mostly Hutu) in Rwanda in the 1990's.

5 second review: These people were so lucky, it's almost unimaginable. If this weren't a true story, I would hate it because I wouldn't believe it. The actors are amazing and the story is amazing, but it all feels so unreal. Not the killings of course, that can't get any more real. But the whole hotel story.

IMDb score: 8,2/10
Our score: 5/10

Million Dollar Baby is deep

5 second plot: Maggie wants to become a championship boxer. And she wants old timer Frankie to train her. He is reluctant at first, but she practically stalks him into doing it. And she sure does have the talent.

5 second review: I don't really like boxing movies very much. But the boxing in this one is pretty great. The dialogue between the old timers is really funny. But don't get too comfortable, because there is some serious drama in here. I knew there had to be a dramatic reason for that Oscar.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 6/10

Catwoman is not sexy at all

5 second plot: It's about the most boring woman in the world who turns into a sexy crime fighting catlike superhero.

5 second review: Seriously, the intro almost bored me to death. Ten minutes after the intro I started getting really annoyed. I tried to fast forward but it only made me angrier.

IMDb score: 3,2/10

Our score: 0/10

50 First Dates is so sweet

5 second plot: Henry meets Lucy and falls in love with her. The next day Lucy can't remember who he is. She was in a car crash and since then her memory resets every day. Henry tries to make her fall for him every day again and again.

5 second review: This is one of my all time favorite movies. It's such a beautiful, sweet, honest and funny story, I can watch it a million times and still smile every time Henry makes Lucy smile.

IMDb score: 6,8/10
Our score: 10/10