Entertainment

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an act
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plays are normally divided into them
backstage
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behind the stage in a theatre where the dressing room, toilets, etc are
a blockbuster
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a very successful film which makes a lot of money
the box office
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the place in a theatre or cinema where you buy tickets
a box-office success
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a film or play which makes a lot of money because many people go to see it
the cast
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the actors and actresses who perform in a film or play
a star-studded cast
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a cast in which many of the actors and actresses are famous
the credits
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they appear in written form at the very end or the very beginning of the film and tell you who was in the film and who was involved in making it
to be dubbed into a language
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to have the original language of a film replaced by another language
a flop
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a film or play that is not successful
the plot
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the story in a play or film
a weak plot
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a plot that is not very good or believable
a rave review
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a very good written or spoken opinion of a film or play by a critic
mixed reviews
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some critics liked it while others did not
a remake of a film
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a new version of an older film
a scene
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in the play, an act is divided into them
the script
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the written form of a film or play
the soundtrack
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the music in a film
a stunt
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dangerous and spectacular actions in a film
a stuntman
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somebody who performs stunts
subtitles
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written translations for a foreign film which appear at the bottom of the screen
a trailer
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an advertisement often shown before you watch a film in the cinema showing extracts from a forthcoming film
a twist
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a surprise in the plot of a film or play
appalling
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very bad
contemptible
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without anything to recommend it so that you have absolutely no respect for it
deep
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serious, full of meaning
dreary
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boring, without life
electrifying
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very exciting
first-rate
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excellent
third-rate
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very poor quality or standard
flawless
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perfect, without mistakes or imperfections
gratuitous
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unnecessary, most commonly used in the combination: __ violence
gripping
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exciting
incoherent
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impossible to understand
lacklustre
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without life or energy
lousy
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bad (script, special effects)
mediocre
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no more than average quality
mindless
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stupid, senseless
outstanding
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very good
praiseworthy
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deserving to be admired and respected because it is very good
predictable
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when what is going to happen is obvious
shallow
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superficial not deep
slick
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attractive, cleverly made and well produced (but probably not very deep)
sparkling
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full of life and energy (dialogue, performance)
tedious
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boring, and rather frustrating
wooden
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without life, energy or passion
unconvincing acting
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acting you do not believe in - you see an actor as opposed to the character portrayed

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