Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 What do people think of foreign films with subtitles? Would they put you off watching a movie even if you heard it was good? Also would you rather watch Dubbed version of a movie over a Sub with the original voices? I decided to post this topic because of all the Japanese movies being poorly remade by American film studios such as Ju-On: The grudge being remade as The Grudge, 'Ringu' trilogy being remade into 'the ring' trilogy (the ring 2 is due out soon). The reasoning behind it apparently is that many movie goers won't watch films that are subbed... personally i think this is a bit like the WWE arguement that Big men get over more than CW', if you push the CW's they would be popular too same with these movies, if they got a major release then they would be more popular, Hollywood just is not trying it. However recently Hero and House of flying daggers have both been given good publicity thanks to Quentin Tarantino's a band apart Studio and of course Croutching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Spirted away (to a lesser extent than CT,HD) have been big Oscar winners so maybe the tide is changing a bit (though CT,HD and Spirited away both had Dub tracks as well as Subbed versions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I have no problem watching Subtitled movies. Some of my favourite movies of the past few years like Infernal Affairs, Oldboy and Sympathy For Mr Vengeance have been subtitled, and it hasn't diminished the quality of the movie, or the performances, that are on screen. The Great Unwashed are never going to be happy watching a film with subtitles though, they go to the cinema to see explosions and fart jokes, not to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 same here most of my fave movies are subtitled.... *shakes fist at the great unwashed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I will happily watch subtitled movies to. Amilie is one of my favs and that has subtitles. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyndorf Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 It really depends on the film. If you were trying to convince me that a new film is really great, a must see and you describe it as a 'Japanese Lord of the Rings' I'd say no, simply because I have no interest in it or anything like it. If you recommended a Japanese re-make of say...'Dead End' then I'd make a big effort to see it. I don't care if a film has subtitles, just that I find the subtitles appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 the question is more aloong the lines of if a film was recommended as something you'd like but it had subs would you be put off watching it. and 2 of you didn't vote grrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ah sowwy, no it wouldn't put me off seeing it. I made the effort to watch the Japenese version of The Grudge with subtitles, just because I knew it would be the better version. I have now voted :xyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyndorf Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I have now voted :xyx Me too :xyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) thanks Goldy and Wyndorf.... is it me ore do i seem to make REALLY one sided polls? when i did the US vs Asia polls most of them had really one sided results too.. animation USA: 2 Japan: 12! :thumbsup yay! horror USA 7 Asia 4 :tdown boo hiss Edited February 26, 2005 by Anime Otaku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 i dont mind subtitles.. As a matter of fact, on Thursday i watched Switchblade Romance which is French... (Cracking film by the way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jung Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Yeah a good film will still be a good film, with or without subtitles. I love City Of God and The Motorcycle Diaries, and you're absorbed into the film so much, that you forget the subtitles are even there, and it's just part of the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyes_adrift Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I watch foreign film all the time and actually find it strange watching films without subtitles sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 maybe i should send this lot to the Hollywood studios and they will get the hint that people will watch subs and that they can stop the endless remakes! it probably will not work but still it does my head in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2James Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 When i watched Jurassic Park that had subtittles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Jurrasic park with subtitles??? guess you mean it was a dodgy copy then? i'm only refering to foreign language films for this poll. and why have people voted withough posting grrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2James Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Jurrasic park with subtitles??? guess you mean it was a dodgy copy then? i'm only refering to foreign language films for this poll. It sure was a dodgy copy. Ive never seen a foriegn film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 so there was no real reason for you posting then James :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Sympathy For Mr Vengeance have been subtitled' date=' and it hasn't diminished the quality of the movie, or the performances, that are on screen..[/quote'] Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was absolutely brilliant! I used to rent Jap movies all the time when I worked at Blockbuster, they're so good. But yeh, I hate dubbed films, so if a film was dubbed it would be more likely to put me off. I love Das Boot, La Haine etc. Foreign films are brilliant, but they suck when they are dubbed. I mean Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon for instance was awful, but dubbed it was even worse (if thats possible, anyhow I didnt realise I could watch it in Mandarin with subtitles until afterwards). Dubbing is bad. Subtitles are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 CTHD is one of my fave movies!!! although it is more for the visuals than the story... the fights in the tavern, the duel between Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh and the absolutely BEAUTIFUL treetop fight between Chow Yun Fat and Zhang Ziyi that you see in most of the trailers is amazing... and the ending always gets me going to *sobs* :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dragon Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 (edited) a Edited December 17, 2006 by Mr Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflower Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 It doesn't put me off, although I don't watch many, purely because I don't tend to watch many Japanese films. I'm a bit of a chick-flick girl really :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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