Describing movies

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Let's talk about movies!
How was the movie? It was great! / It was Ok. / I liked it! / I didn't like it. / It was romantic... Are you familiar with this question and these responses? That comfort zone again!😋

In this lesson, we will go over movie related vocabulary to make a richer conversation next time we discuss movies with others🎥.

Nouns used when talking about movies

Film/picture

Cinema show cartoon


Remake

Original vs. Remake: The Wolf Man – Hande's Blog

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Lead role

THEN AND NOW: 21 actors who have played Marvel's Spider-Man - Insider

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Minor role

SMALL-3

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Extras

Six times extras stole the show in movies

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Cast

Who Is in Parasite - Every Actor in the Parasite Cast

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Director

Steven Spielberg - Movies, Age & Wife - Biography

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Producer

Croatian Named Among 50 Greatest Hollywood Producers of All Time ...

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Screenplay

Screenplay Format - Format your script by industry standard

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Plot

Plot Definition & Meaning: Usage of Plot Structure in Literature ...

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Costumes /ˈkɒstjuːm/

Playful friends with costumes at party

Trailer /ˈtreɪlə(r)/

Bleeding Steel Official Trailer (2017) | Jackie Chan | Tess ...

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Genre /ˈʒɒnrə/


Sequel

What animated movie sequels were good? - Quora

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Nemesis

The Anti-Love: 10 Great Fictional Nemeses | LitReactor

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Moviegoer (n.) Someone who sees a movie in a cinema.

Couple in cinema

Release (v./n.) /rɪˈliːs/ To make a film available for people to see

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Cameo /ˈkæmiəʊ/ A small part played by a famous celebrity.

Famous music celeb cameos in movies

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Implausible twist (n.) An unexpected change of events.


Adjectives used when describing movies

Far-fetched: Difficult to believe

Moving: Making you feel emotional

Gripping: Extremely exciting and interesting

Believable: Seeming possible

Predictable: It happens the way you expect

Sentimental: Related to emotions rather than reason

Realistic: Seeming like real life

Hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs/ : Extremely funny

Overrated: Not as good as some people believe

Underrated: Not recognized how good it is

Slow-moving: Moving very slowly

Fast-paced: Happening very quickly

Weird /wɪə(r)d/ : Strange and unusual

Dubbed /dʌbd/ :  To replace the original soundtrack of a film with one in a different language


THE 20 GREATEST MOVIES OF THE 1990s - Hot 106.1 FM

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Have you ever watched any of the movies in the image above? Are there any of your favorite movies? ✐💬


MOVIE RATING
Parents couple with daughter waching tv
G - General Audience
PG- Parental Guidance Suggested
PG13- Parents Strongly Cautioned
R- Restricted
NC-17 - Adults Only

There are many other words/phrases we could study in this post, but we will stop here😉. Put this vocabulary into practice next time you are asked what your favorite movie is.

That's all for this post, peace out✌!

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