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an action movie

a film with fast moving scenes, often containing violence

to be engrossed in

to be completely focused on one thing //ɪnˈɡrəʊst/

bedtime reading

something to read in bed before you go to sleep

to be a big reader

someone who reads a lot

to be based on

to use as a modal

a box office hit

a financially successful film

eg: một bộ phim thành công về doanh thu

to be heavy-going:

difficult to read

a blockbuster

a film that is a big commercial success

những bộ phim đình đám, ăn khách

to catch the latest movie

to see a film that has just come out

the central character

the main person in a film or book

a classic

of the highest quality

to come highly recommended

to be praised by another person

eg: The hotel's new restaurant comes highly recommended (= a lot of people have praised it).

couldn't put it down

wasn't able to stop reading a book

to flick through

to look quickly through a book

to get a good/bad review

to receive positive or negative feedback

to go on general release

when a film can be seen by the general public

hardback

a book with a rigid cover

a historical novel

a story set in the past

a low budget film

a film made with a small amount of money

một bộ phim ít tốn kém

on the big screen

at the cinema

a page turner

a book that you want to keep reading

paperback

a book with a flexible cover

to read something from cover to cover

to read a book from the first page to the last

sci-fi

science fiction

to see a film

to see a film at the cinema

the setting

where the action takes place

showings

performances of a film

soundtrack

the music that accompanies a film

special effects

he visuals or sounds that are added to a film which are difficult to produce naturally

kỹ xảo.

to take out (a book from the library)

to borrow a book from the library

to tell the story of

to outline the details of someone's life or an event