La Haine is seriously over the top

5 second plot: We follow three young guys living in the not so friendly suburbs of Paris over the course of their day: hanging out, having fun, bothering other people and getting their asses kicked (mainly by the police). One of them found a gun the previous day. That's asking for trouble, of course.

5 second review: This movie is really low budget, but nicely done. Very funny at times. And also a reality check: hate only creates more hate is the central message. But the madly over the top acting got on my nerves. Or is this simply that sometimes annoying French energy bursting out.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 5/10

Before Sunrise requires a romantic mood

5 second plot: A boy and a girl meet on a train through Europe. She's on her way home to Paris, he's an American on his way to catch a plane home in Vienna. They decide to spend the remaining day and night together in Vienna. Talking and strolling through the city. But after that they will have to say goodbye.

5 second review: It was only after the movie that I realized that this is not an ordinary movie. There is no real plot, nothing really happens with the characters. All they do is talk and fall in love. But it's brought in such a beautifully natural way, that it's fun to watch. It's an ideal movie to watch with someone you love.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 7/10

Seinfeld Season 6 flirts with perfection

5 second plot: This 6th season someone pees on Jerry's new couch. George finds the woman of his dreams. She thinks his BS is interesting. He tells her he loves her and doesn't get the 'I love you' back. Twice. We find out that Kramer's first name is Cosmo. We also find out that Jerry watches Melrose Place. And that he can't handle orgies. Elaine's boss puts her in his will but then some weird stuff happens that make it look like she's trying to kill him.

5 second review: Some of the episodes are truly classic. I especially like everything that has to do with George and his job. It's brilliant. He's always making plans. And everything always backfires. Everyone is getting mixed up in these unfortunate painful events.

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

Cronos is boooooring

5 second plot: An antiquarian stumbles upon an old artifact that can give him eternal life. But this comes at a price. And someone else is after the same device.

5 second review: Oh man, this is a stretch. There's not a lot of real story here, most of what goes on is pure filling and doesn't serve any purpose. In other words: it's very boring. And it's all a bit silly really. Sorry Guillermo. Not a fan.

IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 1/10

Seinfeld Season 5 is brilliant

5 second plot: The guys find out that women sometimes fake their orgasm. George pretends to be a marine biologist and saves a whale. Kramer spots a mannequin doll that looks just like Elaine. Jerry makes out with his girlfriend during Schindler's List.

5 second review: This fifth season is pure comedy magic. The situations they get themselves into, the shit they pull,... it's brilliant.

IMDb score: 8,9/10
Our score: 9,5/10

My Neighbor Totoro is gorgeous

5 second plot: Two little girls and their dad move to the countryside to be closer to their sick mom who is staying in a hospital nearby. Next to their house is a big forest. The girls make friends with the spirits living there.

5 second review: A beautiful story, made in gorgeous animation, filled with warm, kind and friendly people (and spirits). There is not a lot of story going on, but it’s one of those movies that just make you happy. 

IMDb score: 8,3/10

Our score: 8/10

Seinfeld Season 4 is the works

5 second plot: What do we learn this season? Kramer isn't a serial killer. George and Jerry come up with an idea for a sitcom about nothing. George burns down a cabin. Calvin Klein steals Kramer's idea for a perfume that smells like the beach. Elaine sends out Christmas cards with her picture on it accidentally showing a nipple. Jerry dates a girl with spectacular breasts. Jerry's car stinks and it's destroying the lives of everyone in its path.

5 second review: The shit they pull... They get into these everyday situations and it always gets incredibly out of hand. It's hilarious.

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

Seinfeld Season 3 is da bomb

5 second plot (well, maybe a little bit more than 5 secs):

Ep 1: George gets a massage from a man and is scared he’s going to 'become' gay.
Ep 2: Jerry is being audited. Luckily George is dating a woman who can help him. But then George breaks up with her.
Ep 3: Jerry and Elaine visit his parents in Florida, Elaine hurts her back, the old folks fight all the time.
Ep 4: Jerry has to take care of a dog of an annoying stranger he met on a plane.
Ep 5: Jerry gets burned by a library cop for not returning a book in 1971.
Ep 6: The team can’t find the car in a big mall parking lot, and get arrested for public urination.
Ep 7: George has to take an IQ test for his girlfriend but lets Elaine take it. Jerry tries to help a Pakistani restaurant owner.
Ep 8: Elaine leaves an erotic message on Jerry’s tape recorder as a joke and it drives the guys wild.
Ep 9:George talks his girlfriend into getting a nose-job, but it doesn’t turn out very well.
Ep 10: Jerry, George and Elaine go to a party, George and Jerry end up being arrested.
Ep 11: Jerry’s car gets stolen. George smashes his rental. And the insurance doesn’t cover other drivers.
Ep 12: George buys Elaine a cashmere sweater, but he saves a lot of money because there’s a stain on it.
Ep 13: The gang takes the subway and has adventures and meets interesting people.
Ep 14: Jerry helps a friend with an intervention and a PEZ dispenser.
Ep 15: Jerry’s next door neighbor is in a coma and Jerry fools around with his girlfriend.
Ep 16: Jerry and Elaine set up George with Elaine’s girlfriend Cythia.
Ep 17: Jerry meets a famous baseball player.
Ep 18: Jerry and Elaine break up with their baseball friend.
Ep 19: Jerry and George take someone else’s limo at the airport and find out it was a limo for the leader of a Nazi organization.
Ep 20: Jerry sees a hit and run but ends up getting the blame and paying the bill.
Ep 21: Elaine causes a scene at a baseball game (wearing the wrong cap).
Ep 22: George gets into a fight with a guy over a parking space.
Ep 23: Kramer loses Jerry’s apartment key privileges.

5 second review: This is the season that Seinfeld really kicks off. It's the first season the show looks like a 'real' show. I love the way they get hysterical all the time. They flip out like anyone would flip out (or would want to be able to get away with flipping out like). Every character is just perfect.

IMDb score: 8,9/10

Our score: 9/10

Seinfeld Season 2 is... well... really funny

5 second plot: Jerry gets an old lady killed by making a smart ass remark about her pony. George leaves a crazy message on a woman's answering machine and tries to get it erased. He also snaps over a toilet memo at his office and quits his job, only to realize that it might have been a mistake. The gang tries to get a table at a Chinese restaurant.

5 second review: These guys (and girl) get into awkward but every day situations that are simply funny because they point out the obvious. They are like a walking and talking stand up comedy show. They get into these situations because they seem to be the only normal people around.

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

Seinfeld Season 1 is a good start

5 second plot: In this very short first season Jerry meets a beautiful woman and then stakes out her work, tries to find a new apartment, tries to break up with a guy-friend and tries his luck on the stock exchange.

5 second review: I love the entire formula of Seinfeld. The stand-up bits, all the characters, the every day stories,... it's a perfect formula for lots of fun. And it's timeless. It's classic stuff. Already from the get-go.

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