BraveSpeaking: Talking about Movies

Phrase very funny

a laugh a minute
That movie was a laugh a minute. You should have seen all the crazy animal tricks!

Verb to perform very badly

bombed
Disney's big summer movie "John Carter" bombed at the box office. Did you see it?

Noun something that is so commonly used in movies that it is considered unoriginal

cliché
Calmly walking away from an explosion is a big action movie cliche.

Noun an ending to a movie that leaves the audience uncertain and excited

cliffhanger
It ends with a cliffhanger, hinting that a character we thought was dead might come back in the sequel!

Verb pass slowly and without anything interesting or exciting happening

dragged
The movie dragged. I almost fell asleep at the end!

technique of having something occur suddenly and without warning to frighten the audience

jump scare
That movie was filled with jump scares. I covered my eyes for half the movie!

Phrase watching something with great interest because you don't know what will happen next

on the edge of my seat
What a great movie! The story kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end!

Noun a movie that serves as enjoyable entertainment, without serious dramatic content

popcorn movie
I'm glad Oscar season is over, I'm ready to put my feet up and watch some popcorn movies.

Noun a movie that makes you cry or feel very sad

tear-jerker
It was so sad when he died in her arms in the end. What a tear-jerker!

Noun an unexpected or strange occurrence

twist
The twist at the end is leaving filmgoers shocked!