Essential English Grammar for Movie Reviews and Descriptions
Mastering English Vocabulary for Film and Media Critique
English-Spanish Adjective Pairs for Film Critique
- Absurd: ABSURDO
- Dumb: MUDO
- Marvelous: MARAVILLOSO
- Silly: TONTO
- Bizarre: EXTRAÑO
- Fabulous: FABULOSO
- Odd: EXTRAÑO
- Terrible: TERRIBLE
- Disgusting: REPUGNANTE
- Fantastic: FANTÁSTICO
- Outstanding: PENDIENTE
- Unusual: RARO
- Dreadful: TERRIBLE
- Ridiculous: HORRIBLE / RIDÍCULO
Using Relative Clauses in Film Descriptions
Relative clauses help combine short sentences and provide additional detail about people (who) or things (which/that).
Example 1: Fast and Furious is a movie which people like.
Example 2: Angelina Jolie is a great actress who is married to Brad Pitt.
Example 3: The Castaway is an outstanding film about a man who survives on a desert island.
Example 4: "Wilson" is a ball which becomes the castaway's only friend on the island.
Example 5: Lady Gaga is a famous singer who sings pop music.
Film Preferences and Reviews
Personal Movie Ratings
- The best movie I have seen is Avatar because the special effects are very good, and the actors are excellent too.
- The worst movie I have seen is Poseidon because the acting, script, and the story are bad.
Favorite Actors and Genres
- My favorite actress is Megan Fox because she is a beautiful woman.
- My favorite actor is Nicolas Cage because he stars in very good movies.
- I really like science fiction because these films often have very good special effects.
- I don't like comedy because I find them absurd.
Film Spotlight: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Gone in 60 Seconds is an action movie made in 2000, starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. The film is about a former car thief named Randall "Memphis" Raines. Randall has long since left behind his criminal past, but he is visited by a friend who tells him about a man named Raymond Vincent Calitri, who has kidnapped his brother and threatened to kill him. To save his younger brother, Randall is forced to steal cars.
Describing Feelings: -ing vs. -ed Adjectives
Use -ing adjectives to describe the source of the feeling (e.g., the movie is boring). Use -ed adjectives to describe the person experiencing the feeling (e.g., I am bored).
- Fabian's books are fascinating. I'm fascinated by Stephen King books.
- The last James Bond film was boring. I was bored by the last James Bond film.
- The new Halle Berry movie sounds interesting. I'm interested in the new Halle Berry movie.
- Fabian is a very amazing actor.
- I find animated films amusing.
- I'm not interested in science fiction movies.
- I thought Jurassic Park was an exciting book.