Forum newsfeeds
Forum Newsfeeds


Sites for Teachers

Sites for Teachers


Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher

Notices

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 31-Mar-2008, 12:15
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Country: korea
Posts: 326
Current Location: korea
First Language: korean
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
bosun is on a distinguished road
Default surprisng, impressive movie

WHen you talk about your feeling(??) about a movie, can I use surprsing or impressive or realisitc? For example,

His acting was realistic.

THe movie has great graphics(??) and it is impressive.

The movie is surprsing because it shows a lot of wild action and special effects.
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 31-Mar-2008, 12:58
Key Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Country: USA
Posts: 1,598
Current Location: Pennsylvania, USA
First Language: English (American)
Thanks: 5
Thanked 281 Times in 243 Posts
Barb_D is a jewel in the roughBarb_D is a jewel in the roughBarb_D is a jewel in the rough
Default Re: surprisng, impressive movie

Bosun, you may want to go to Yahoo Movies and link to the critics' reviews. That will give you a sense of the general nature of reviews.

I would not say "the movie is [emotion word]" because it may not have that impression that others have. I would say "I was surprised by..."

On the other hand, if there is something that would be so universal - shock, horror, etc - that everyone who sees it would be likely to have the same reaction, you can use that.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dialogue-Free movie Bushwhacker Ask a Teacher 6 18-Feb-2008 10:10
simple past - past perfect continuous interrogativedifferences Unregistered9996 Ask a Teacher 5 26-Dec-2007 02:05
movie review bosun Ask a Teacher 1 07-Jun-2007 19:22
I've just watched a movie and have questions HaraKiriBlade Ask a Teacher 3 29-Apr-2005 13:33
About learning movie screenplays and TV show transcripts english-learner Ask a Teacher 4 05-Apr-2005 10:42


New To Site? Need Help?

All times are GMT. The time now is 04:32.


vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5
Copyright © 2002 - 2008 UsingEnglish.com