Movie Terms

These are some movie that will help you go deeper in this topic.

1. Script: something written by hand

2. Stunt Man:  a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
3. Soundtrack: songs included in a film
4. Actor: a performer in theater, television, or film
5. Producer: someone who finances and supervises the making of a show
6. Director: The person who directs the making of a film
7. Special effect: an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by
normal techniques
8. Blooper: an embarrassing mistake
9. Box office: the office where tickets of admission are sold
10.Cast: assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
11.Critic: a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation of art
12.Flashback: a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
13. Sequel: a part added to a book or film that continues and extends it
14.Cameraman: a photographer who operates a movie camera 
15.Premiere: the first public performance of a play or movie
Phrases used for describing a movie.
1. There are great things about this film.
2. Perhaps the best special effects I’ve ever seen in a movie.
3. The sound effects complement the action perfectly.
4. The movie is funnier than most good comedies
5. I was totally blown away by this film.
6. This horror movie is a masterpiece.
7. Without a doubt one of the most influential films of all time
8. This film should be remembered throughout history
9. The movie is full of twists and surprises
10.The documentary was informative
11. I love how the film explores controversial topics.
1. The dialogue is terrible.
 2. The film is overrated
3. The movie was boring.
4. This movie adaptation was a real letdown.
5. The plot is very complex.
6. The movie is quite predictable.
7. No part of this movie made sense.

“THE FIRST MOVIE WAS A HIT, BUT THE SEQUEL BOMBED.”

Describing a movie is a “hit” means it’s popular and successful. A sequel is another movie
that continues the story or theme of a previous movie – for example, Toy Story 2 is the
sequel to Toy Story. If you say a movie “bombed,” it means it was a failure; it was not
popular or successful.

“I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE WHOLE TIME!”

This is an idiomatic expression that means the movie was very interesting and exciting;
you were so involved with the movie that you sat on the edge (the front part) of your seat to
get closer to the action.

“THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE BREATHTAKING, BUT THE ACTING LEFT

SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.”
Special effects are the effects created by computers, and acting is the performance of the
actors and actresses. If you say something is breathtaking, it means it was amazing and
incredible. The expression “left something to be desired” means it was not very good; you
wish it had been better.

“HAVE YOU SEEN THE TRAILER FOR THE FINAL PART OF THE TRILOGY?”
A trailer is a 2-3 minute video summary of a movie, showing a few scenes that will interest
people in seeing the entire movie. A trilogy is a series of 3 movies (like Lord of the Rings).

“I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THE DIALOGUE WITHOUT SUBTITLES.”

“I have a hard time” is a common way to say “I have difficulty” in everyday spoken
English. Subtitles are the written words on the bottom of the screen.

“ALTHOUGH THE PREMISE WAS INTRIGUING, THE PLOT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO
FOLLOW.”
The premise is the idea or concept of the movie, and intriguing is a word that means
interesting, something that gets your attention. The plot is the story of a movie or book, and
if it was “hard to follow” it means it was difficult to understand or confusing as you were
watching the movie.

“THE COMPLETELY IMPLAUSIBLE TWIST AT THE END RUINED IT.”

A twist is an unexpected turn of events. If you describe it as implausible, it means it was too
unlikely, not probable, too difficult to believe that it could really happen in that way. The
word ruined means made it bad.
“IT’S THE FEEL-GOOD MOVIE OF THE YEAR – I FOUND IT VERY TOUCHING.”
A “feel-good” movie is one that makes you feel good, obviously! The word touchingmeans
that it affected you emotionally in a good way. Another word you can use
is heartwarming – it made your heart feel positive emotions.

“TO BE HONEST, I LIKED THE REMAKE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL – THE CAST
WAS MUCH STRONGER.”
You can start a phrase with “to be honest” when you want to give your honest opinion.
Sometimes filmmakers take a movie from the past and re-create it – the new version is called
a remake. The word cast refers to all the actors and actresses who participated in the movie.

Type of Film Characteristics

Horror Films Movies with monsters

Action Films Movies with battle, fights and stunts

Sci-Fi Movies Stories set in the future or out of space

Family Movies  Films for children and adults

Martial Arts Films Movies about MMA fighters

Adventure Films Movies that take place in exotic places

Comedies Movies intended to make laugh

Romantic Films Movies about love stories

Documentaries Films about real life stories

Animated Films These are usually cartoons

Super Hero Movies Films about heroes from comic books

Drama Movies about sad and difficult situations