Review, Structure task 1

Review:

Structure + task

The structure of a review:

Introduction

Was the film based on fact? If so, do you know anything about tiie background to the film? If the film is pure fiction, will you:

Begin with a positive or negative judgment?

Begłn with a seemingly contradictory statement?

Plot

What happens? Remember to use the present tenses. Try not to ramble or make your account so łong that the reader has difficulty following events.

A generał consideration of the film

Who starred in the film? Was the acting convincing? Was it well directed? Comment on as many aspect of the film as you can.

A recommendation

Do you feel the film will appeal to most people? Why/Why not?

Task

The summary below comes from a book on short reviews, aimed at those who want help in choosing a home video/dvd. Use the prompts to build up a complete text.

EXORCIST The

Based / best-selling novel / William Peter Blatty / ‘The Exorcist’ / sets out / scare / life / audience / and / it / certainly succeed! / film / have / enormous success / when / first / come out / 1970s / make / it / one / top / money-making fiLms / history / cinema.

A 12-year-old girl / prosperous town / Washington DC / become / possessed / devils. She / finałly / save / when / evil spirits / exorcise / and / drive / her body.

Directed / William Friedkin, / it / be / remarkably / well-written film. It / also / uniformly / well-acted / throughout / and / actress / Linda Blair / be / very convincing / deranged child.

some ways / ‘The Exorcist’ / be / familiar / blood and thunder / film / but / it / be / much morę compelling / many / that genre. If / you / like / horror films, / you / love / ‘The Exorcist’ - but / not watch / alone!