Is it a 'Film' or a 'Movie' ?

Phil Neville Superstar · August 4, 2010

What do you say?

Bundy · August 4, 2010

Film is what you put in one of those old fashioned type cameras mate. A movie is a thing you see on TV.

chicoazul · August 4, 2010

Filim.

Phil Neville Superstar · August 4, 2010

Bundy said:
Film is what you put in one of those old fashioned type cameras mate. A movie is a thing you see on TV.

I call it a film. Movie seems to American for my liking.

spikeman · August 4, 2010

Bundy said:
Film is what you put in one of those old fashioned type cameras mate. A movie is a thing you see on TV.

Exactly this. I call movies movies.

TX Bill · August 4, 2010

Movie.

Bundy · August 4, 2010

chicoazul said:
Filim.

You are related to my mother in law.

McBain · August 4, 2010

Motion picture.

They don't use that enough anymore.

Toffees_USA · August 4, 2010

McBain said:
Motion picture.

They don't use that enough anymore.

this. haha

zed · August 4, 2010

how many words

Sharpys top lip · August 4, 2010

Film sometimes

&

Movies others.....

Hayee · August 4, 2010

The word movie comes from the early 20th century - they had only just worked out how to capture a moving image on film and it was nicknamed a movie. When they figured out how to capture sound as well as images they were nicknamed talkies but this never stuck!