Movie Review Response - EXAMPLE

One movie I want to see is Little Miss Sunshine. Here are some reviews:

aharmas from United States: "Here is a film that lives up to the expectations.... It's an oddball comedy, and it's dark, and it's funny, and it's touching...."

Christopher T. Chase from Arlington, VA: "Assembling the best... casts you may probably see all year. I can't recommend this one highly enough."

imaginarytruths from USA: "It's not a perfect film.... At times it feels a little contrived... Nonetheless, the film packs an emotional wallop that's going to take a lot of people by surprise.... It happens to be the funniest movie of the year."




Based on the review, I want to see the movie even more! They say it is hilarious and touching, and it doesn’t sound like a Hollywood movie. The only bad thing is that they say the plot is a little too unbelievable at times. But it is definitely worth watching!

Movie review activity instructions

1. Tell us a movie that you want to see (but haven't seen) in your blog post.
2. Search imdb for the movie.
3. Read some user comments (below "User Comments" for the movie, click on "More")
4. Copy and paste the key points of the review on your blog post and the person's name.
5. Use quotation marks (" ") around the copied words. Use 3 or 4 dots (...) to cut boring or difficult parts out. You can bold key vocabulary words.
6. Repeat for other comments.
7. React to the comments: Do you still want to see the movie? Why or why not? (Try to summarize the users' opinion.)

You can add a photo of the movie poster. (It is legal.)

Movie Quiz

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes18/cslyp/Movies.html

Movie plot activity: time phrases

Plot Activity: Reorder the Movie Plot

Copy & paste the following into a Word document in the correct order & in one paragraph.

(Practice keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+C= copy, V= paste, B= bold/unbold, U= underline, I= italics))

Juno is an award-winning & critically acclaimed dark comedy released in Japan in 2008.

*Soon after, Juno meets a rich couple, Mark and Vanessa, that wants to adopt the baby.

*Although at first she chooses to have an abortion, she decides to have the baby and make a plan for the child's adoption.

*However, as time passes, Juno forms a friendship with Mark, who is young at heart and whom she shares tastes in rock music and horror movies.

*Meanwhile, Juno struggles with the emotions she feels for her baby's father, Paulie, who clearly still loves Juno.

*In the end, she decides to.... (I won¨t spoil it for you - see the movie to find out!)

*One day, 16-year-old high-schooler Juno, played by Ellen Page , discovers she is pregnant with a child fathered by her best friend, Paulie.

*Not long before her baby is born, Juno visits with Mark, and suddenly Mark confesses that he is in love with Juno and is leaving his wife.

Check out the preview.

Today's plan

1. Review film vocabulary survey + quiz

2. Blog time (especially check classmates' film preview and plot summary)

3. Review movie plots: time phrases

4. Reading movie reviews

Plan for May 18th: Film plots & reviews

1. Blog time: free time to check classmates' blogs & guess their movie plot

2. Movie Plot activity: Post a preview of the movie & plot summary

3. Movie survey on (Ferris Passport): These words are important for writing your movie review

(quiz next week!)

4. (If time) View movie reviews on the internet

Movie Survey Copy

Movies What is the perfect date movie? 比率 人数 ・Drama 43% 15人 ・Romantic comedy 34% 12人 ・Horror 11% 4人 ・Other 11% 4人 Which kind of movie do you prefer? 比率 人数 ・a heart-warming movie (dramatic with happy ending) 71% 25人 ・a heart-breaking movie (dramatic with sad ending) 11% 4人 ・a heart-stopping movie (thrilling) 17% 6人 Which do you prefer? 比率 人数 ・a fictional movie 74% 26人 ・a movie based on a true story 26% 9人 Which do you usually like better? 比率 人数 ・the original 74% 26人 ・the sequel 17% 6人 ・the remake 9% 3人 Which do you prefer more? 比率 人数 ・a hilarious movie 34% 12人 ・an action-packed movie 20% 7人 ・a touching movie 34% 12人 ・a fun-filled 11% 4人 Which offends you the most in movies? 比率 人数 ・violence (a violent scene) 74% 26人 ・nudity (a nude scene) 11% 4人 ・profanity (bad language) 14% 5人 Which do you prefer? 比率 人数 ・a thought-provoking movie 33% 11人 ・a light, entertaining movie 67% 22人 Which do you prefer? 比率 人数 ・a Hollywood Blockbuster 59% 20人 ・an award-winning, critically-acclaimed Independent 41% 14人 Which version of a foreign movie do you prefer? 比率 人数 ・dubbed 9% 3人 ・subtitled 91% 32人 Do you like guys who like chick flicks and/or tear jerkers? 比率 人数 ・yes 40% 14人 ・no 60% 21人 Which kind of film do you DISLIKE the most? 比率 人数 ・a cheezy movie (too much drama and acting) 11% 4人 ・a predictable movie (you know what will happen) 14% 5人 ・a slow movie (boring) 71% 25人 ・a childish movie 3% 1人 ・an unrealistic movie 0% 0人 What is the most important part of a movie? 比率 人数 ・the plot (the story) 80% 28人 ・the acting 6% 2人 ・the directing 6% 2人 ・the cinematography (the camera work) 3% 1人 ・the screen play (the script - the words the charac 0% 0人 ・the special effects / computer graphics 0% 0人 ・the soundtrack / the score (the music) 6% 2人