I can't watch movies in theaters anymore.
 

Fuck dubbing.
Now that I have a semi-decent listening comprehension of English:

if I want to see a comedy/funny movie most of the good bits in dialogues will (most certainly) be lost in translation, if I want to see a "serious" movie it's even more annoying coz you basically lose the original performance delivered by the actors.

Plus I hate when I (without even trying) can understand what an actor is saying lip-reading and I hear a TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND MOST OF THE TIMES FUCKED UP translation.
And different actors are given the same voice (have a look at the list here ).
Even if here we have the "best dubbers" in the world (supposedly) it's just a shame imo. I can understand why "old" movies basically needed dubbing, and I kinda "love" some voices given to some classic actors (Al Pacino, De Niro...) but nowadays in such a "globalized" world it's really getting on my nerves. I wish theaters had seats with headphones plugs to get the original audio stream sent directly to my brain.
Italian audience is so lame, example: when I went to see "Letters from Iwo Jima" a few guys literally walked away when they realized the movie was subbed and not dubbed.
Bottom line:

I'm fucked.
:(

The End of this rant.

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p.s. this applies to non-english spoken movies too, I'd rather see a subbed movie than a dubbed one.

I made a thread like this a while ago. I hate going to the movies. I only force myself if it's like "an event" for me. (a series I've loved forever, or a favorite director... or Lindsay Lohan for instance).

Can't speak for anything above this but, I agree with this part.

what does subbed mean? meatballs come to mind

subtitles

I just don't like the fact that I can't pause it to go take a piss and I can't smoke anything. Plus it's too damn expensive. I am happy to wait for the DVD to come out and get for a dollar at the rental box.

haha ahh yes, that would make sense! I was having a ravenous moment!

dubbing doesn't bother me. I hate when reading subtitles makes me miss something visual to be honest.

True That!

thank gawd that I live in amerikkka!

we don't have to mess with silly stuff like overdubbing, because, as the greatest society on the planet, we make all of the movies that are worthwhile seeing (in our own language!!!!!!!)!!!!!

LOL@FOREIGNERS

You sure do make an awfully hig percentage of those distributed in theaters over here...

we make an awfully hig percentage of those distributed EVERYWHERE!!!!

"why?" you might ask. because everybody wants to BE us. and by us, I mean, THE U.S..

when's the last time you sat in on a good african movie and thought "yeah, I could get by on a bowl of rice a day"???

LOLOLOL

it isn't the food portions that seduce us, it's the letterman sweaters

you do still wear those, right?

I hate watching japanese or chinese kung fu or john woo in dubbed. it sucks ass.

I hate theatres because the crowd never shuts up, people bring kids in to a hard R rated movie and then the kids cry like the pussy soft bitches they are, and I hate the stink that movie theatres get, and they never ever ever cl;ean the upholstery.

actually it's teenagers that I hate. With their stupid cell phones illuminating the theater and their shitty emo music blaring thru iPod headphones. Dudes! You just paid like $20 to see this movie! Watch it!

There's a wonderful multiplex in my town (clean, great acoustic, wonderful seats, BIG screens), that makes me even more sad... I usually go to the weirdly-scheduled afternoon screenings, no kids or lame crowds.

i'm going to see inglorious whatever because the old lady wants to see it.

I'm gonna see it cuz I love QT.

I'm gonna see it cuz I love killing nazis.

Dubbing is THE WORST.

I've stopped going too.
My hometown theater shows the basic crap the US send to make us want to be like them. Dumb and dubbed, two reasons not to go.
Paris is over an hour trip. I'd like to go there the way I used to do when I was younger, and catch a film at 9:00 a.m. to pay less than €6 but it's too boring.
And I don't enjoy paying more than €10.
I missed Jerzy Skolimowski's last picture that way. Subbed.

I remember seeing Pulp Fiction and feeling thrilled hearing Harvey Keitel's voice, knowing it was him, when he was not in the frame.

Dubbing can be fun though.
When it comes to, well, not movies.
Actors in Calimero, the cartoon, used to add whatever came through their heads whenever the chicken turned his back on the viewers.

One more dubbing anecdote:
Old guys and girls probably remember Goldorak.
You know what happened to them? I mean, Arcturus and the professor?
They joined the German police and changed their names.
Arcturus became a lieutenant, and the professor became... inspector Derrick.
Same voices, exactly.
I like to see it as the continuity of the cartoon, and I wonder whether they felt happy saving the world, given their reward.

Yo, girl, you are right on.

One time my bf Dave (Pincho) and I went to see "The Blair Witch Project" when it first came out. The audience was in suspense but Dave was so wasted he laughed during all the scary parts. And every time he laughed he spewed half-chewed-up popcorn in my face. We were finally escorted out by the nice gentleman with the flashlight. ha

Usually my husband has to escort me out of places!
:cool:

i so totally heart u.

racist.

I'm gonna see it to hopefully get a glimpse of Eli Roth's cock.




* Inglourious Basterds, that is...

This is why I think everyone needs to learn Esperanto. This way, we have a fall back language when we aren't versed in the local tongue.

No more cultural misunderstandings, nothing "lost in translation". Universal language is the first step toward harmony among all races, nations, and people.

They could release all the books, music, movies, and television in Esperanto, and just have public access and local programming in whatever the local language is, since no one from outside the area (or in many cases, the area itself) gives a crap about it.

I watch ALL my movies at the theater with subtitles, I just can't understand why some people prefer the dubbed version, it's just so lame and awful, it can totally change your vision of the movie !

Gonna see Inglorious Basterds too, on August 19th :) 7 DAYS LEFT !

I can't wait.

Yeah, QT never disappointed me and I think he never will.

Agreed! Watched From Dusk Till Dawn the other night. Totally great!

it's not usual here, except for children oriented content.
our problem is the lack of good independent theaters.