"This movie is scary."

Translation: 这个电影很可怕。

[Xiumei]

Shouldn't it be 这部电影 instead of 这个电影?

[hweukagn]

i think 这部电影 is better. i an a native speaker in china.

[DJJammur]

I agree, i even asked several native speakers and they also agreed that it should be 一部电影

[soyunpenguino]

电 (electric) + 影 (shadows) = 电影 (movie)

[whoapanda]

Why do we need the 很?

[tsunbae]

In English, you don't say "the movie scary". You say "the movie is scary". 很 also acts as "is" for adjectives.

[Staempfly]

Actually if you don't add 很 , it may sounds very weird. In conclusion, it is fitted for the habit of the oral Chinese.

[grippygecko]

Some adjectives always take 很 even when it doesn't correspond to "very". It's just something that you will need to get a feel for. With such adjectives, because they need 很 just to feel complete, you will need to use a different adverb for intensity if you want to emphasise the degree. E.g. 太，非常，极，……极了

[tsunbae]

恐怖 also means scary too, also need to use proper measure word too. 個 is only used when you have no other option, but movies are measured in 部

[Staempfly]

More orally, 吓人

[mendosi]

Note also that 恐怖電影 is the Chinese for scary movie genre.

[ny4MS1qV]

I would say 这部电影很恐怖. 可怕 is usually used to describe a person capable of doing terrible things.