'Film' versus 'Movie'

[Structaural]

"Shall we go cinema, to see a film?". Dunno why I leave 'to the' out, must be a Brixton thing.

 

[danny la rouge]

Unless someone is actually Irish I find that rather twee.

Or indeed Scottish. Highlanders say fillum. I pronounce "film" fillum.

 

[rekil]

Unless someone is actually Irish I find that rather twee.

I'm Irish and fillum it is.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm Irish and fillum it is.

There is a marked London-centric view on these boards, and many forget the World Wide Web is, well, World Wide.

 

[sheothebudworths]

I tell my son off when he says 'Movie'...

"It's 'FILM'!!! "

 

[sheothebudworths]

"...and while we're at it, it's 'BISCUIT'.... ..."....etc

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

"...and while we're at it, it's 'BISCUIT'.... ..."....etc

ALthough 'truck' is acceptable rather than 'lorry'.

IMHO.

 

[Reno]

There is a marked London-centric view on these boards, and many forget the World Wide Web is, well, World Wide.

I'm German.

If copliker generally speaks with an Irish accent then that's fine. What I can't stand is when the English say fillum to affect some "salt of the earth" pretentions.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm German.

Good. Are you in Germany or London?

 

[Reno]

Good. Are you in Germany or London?

I'm a German who lives in London and I'd feel bloody stupid to say "fillum". You seem to be missing the point of what I'm saying.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm a German who lives in London and I'd feel bloody stupid to say fillum. You seem to be missing the point of what I'm saying.

No, I get what you're saying. English people shouldn't say fillum.

However, many non Londoners use these boards. Indeed many non English people use these boards, me included.

 

[Reno]

No, I get what you're saying. English people shouldn't say fillum.

However, many non Londoners use these boards. Indeed many non English people use these boards, me included.

That's why I said it's twee unless you're Irish.

There are a lot of non-Irish people who say fillum and I find it just as pretentious as peppering your sentence with French expressions.

If copliker speaks with an Irish accent then I wouldn't find it twee.

I love a pointless squabble.

 

[danny la rouge]

That's why I said it's twee unless you're Irish.

But I'm not Irish, or English, and yet I pronounce it fillum. If I say it, though I more often say movie.

I'm not squabbling, just pointing out that I exist.

 

[Reno]

But I'm not Irish, or English, and yet I pronounce it fillum. If I say it, though I more often say movie.

I'm not squabbling, just pointing out that I exist.

The fact that you exist is a beautiful thing. Where are you from then ?

 

[danny la rouge]

The fact that you exist is a beautiful thing. Where are you from then ?

Scotland. I've already said up there ^.

And in my part of the world, it is usual for working class folks to say Movie, although film would be pronounced fillum. In the Highlands, though, fillum would be more usual.

 

[Reno]

Scotland. I've already said up there ^.

And in my part of the world, it is usual for working class folks to say Movie, although film would be pronounced fillum. In the Highlands, though, fillum would be more usual.

I'll amend that to "unless you're accent compells you to say fillum" instead of Irish then.

I work with a Scottish bloke. He always says movie.

...well that passed 20 minutes of a boring afternoon in the office.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'll amend that to "unless you're accent compells you to say fillum" instead of Irish then.

Cool. That's me happy.

I work with a Scottish bloke. He always says movie.

See?

 

[Orang Utan]

relative to what?

It's all relative you see.

Highbrow - cahiers de cinema, sight & sound, academic film writing
Middlebrow - Guardian, the likes of Kermode, other broadsheets
Lowbrow - Paul Ross, Empire, the tabloids

In a very general manner of speaking of course

 

[Ich bin ein Mod]

I've never heard anyone I know say movie without being ironic. It's always "fillum" as well, and the cinema is the pictures. I am thusly confused at danny's assertion that Scottish working class people say movie

 

[danny la rouge]

I've never heard anyone I know say movie without being ironic. It's always "fillum" as well, and the cinema is the pictures. I am thusly confused at danny's assertion that Scottish working class people say movie

Yes, the cinema is the pictures. I agree with that. But I also said it's regional - Highlanders do say fillum mostly.

For those of you unlucky enough to be outside the Stirling area, it may be different.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Years ago my Mum would say to me and my brother, "Shall we go to the pictures and see a film?"

Film all the way to describe going out to the cinema, do they call them cinemas these days?

Yeah, I guess they do.

Apart from those multiplex monstrosities with their over sized fizzy drinks and salty popcorn buckets.

((Cinemas of the past))

 

[MightyAphrodite]

ive changed my mind....

well i havent, but caught myself talking to someone earlier about a film and i said film about 30 times, never uttered movie once...so i was wrong.

 

[nellyphant]

A 'film' to me is something I watch at home
Going to the 'pictures' is gonna go watch a movie

 

[Ich bin ein Mod]

Yes, the cinema is the pictures. I agree with that. But I also said it's regional - Highlanders do say fillum mostly.

For those of you unlucky enough to be outside the Stirling area, it may be different.

That must be it, my missus' pals have an annoying habit of using americanisms