watch a film or see a film? | WordReference Forums
Jul 12, 2009 · See #11 above: generally, you watch a movie/film at home on TV but you can "see a movie/film on TV" -> To see means "to perceive with the eyes" - this is more likely to be used in casual conversation. To watch means to observe; to pay attention to. It is more likely to be used when the speaker is going to comment further on the movie/film.
in / at the cinema | WordReference Forums
Feb 15, 2009 · I don't think that Mrs. Murgatroyd brought her own personal 3D glasses to the movie, Keith. At least here, they're handed out by the ticket-taker and one is expected to deposit them in a recycling bin on the way out.
go to movies , go to the movies - WordReference Forums
Oct 14, 2013 · A movie is certainly possible, but it would never be my first (or second) choice when talking about the general subject of "regularly watching movies at a movie theater." I'm sure you'll find regional differences on this subject, though. There are, for examples, differences in how we say this in AmE vs. BE.
I recommend you to / that you/ you going/ your going ...
Jan 18, 2007 · It should be noted that the function of ‘to do xyz’ in ‘I recommend you to do xyz and not Pete’ is a different than that of ‘to watch’ in ‘I recommend you to watch’. The former is an adverbial whereas the latter is a verb object.
A cinema/the cinema - WordReference Forums
May 17, 2022 · I understand that "cinema" is still in use, but I never hear it being used in the USA. We go to "the movies", to see "a movie". We also go to a "movie theater" to see "a movie". Perhaps that is regionalism, but I never hear "cinema" …
I haven't gotten a chance vs I haven't got a chance
Nov 21, 2017 · I haven't [yet] had a chance to watch the movie. "I haven't got a chance" (= "I don't have a chance") refers to the present. It doesn't tell us that you've been trying to find time to watch the movie but haven't yet succeeded. But you're right about the AE/BE difference. It's highly unlikely that anyone in the UK would use the word gotten.
go to a film - WordReference Forums
Apr 1, 2018 · For me, a movie and a film are the same thing: basically a video. You can watch it wherever you like, at home or at a cinema. But I would only go to a cinema, never to a film or to a movie. I would instead go see a film or movie. If I did it at home (without going anywhere), I would just watch a film or movie.
Watch or See a musical...? - WordReference Forums
Sep 10, 2014 · Both watch and see are fine whether you're talking about a regular movie or a musical. I in fact have no idea why somebody thought there was a problem with this because there's not. I in fact have no idea why somebody thought there was a …
How does it sound? vs How does that sound? - WordReference …
May 24, 2014 · We, too, might use either "it" or "that" in the case of the music (but only "that" referring to the proposal to go to the movie). There is no "rule" about this; it's simply a matter of custom, like so many things in English.
watch the stars or look at the stars | WordReference Forums
Mar 19, 2018 · Normally "watch" implies an intentional action, while "see" is unintentional. "Look at" is similar to "watch", and the two overlap in meaning, but there is one distinction: We use "watch" for things that move: a TV show, a movie, a play, …