Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched lately)

[apmje]

there's nothing wrong with remaking films in a different language

I personally think its proper fucking stupid. And it's never too a whole lot of different languages is mainly only to 'American English'.

[Motorway to Roswell]

there's nothing wrong with remaking films in a different language

Yeah, but it seems a bit pointless to remake a film exactly as it is.

[christophera]

to reach a much wider audience?

[Motorway to Roswell]

to reach a much wider audience?

The last thing people need is catering to.

Most are remade to be in English. I'm fine with subtitles. Bit dismissive to not watch something because of subtitles. Throwing a load of cash at a director to make a film exactly the same except for language is such a waste of money.

[christophera]

it's a waste of money if it's not profitable.

[christophera]

i have a huge collection of dvds with subtitles. i'm the only one of my friends who frequently watches foreign films. americans don't want to read subtitles.

[christophera]

last week lemiwinks was telling me i should watch Let Me In. he wouldn't have ever heard of it at all if it hadn't been remade.

[firky]

They're making an American version of the Stieg Larsson films, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo etc. Why?

It must piss a lot of Americans off too, the assumption that they're stupid and will only watch it if it's home-grown and in English. I know from personal experience that not all Americans are crass uncultured fuckwits with no sense of real national identity and live in a blissful ignorance.

We're just as bad - had an argument with a girl at work, she won't watch films that are B&W or have subtitles. But will watch anime?1?!

Stupid lass.

[firky]

i have a huge collection of dvds with subtitles. i'm the only one of my friends who frequently watches foreign films. americans don't want to read subtitles.

You pick shit friends.

[christophera]

you have arbitrary criteria for friend selection. i tend to avoid poncey student types generally.

even if we share an affinity for antonioni

[Motorway to Roswell]

americans don't want to read subtitles.

[christophera]

i don't see why that's such a difficult concept to get around.

i would rather watch an english remake if it's the same because then i can WATCH THE MOVIE rather than read the bottom of the screen.

[apmje]

Doesn't really matter though does it? Some of the best films ever created were foreign language films, we'll be able to enjoy these.

The general populace is content with pop corn rom-coms and action films. Same can be said for music though, or literature, or paintings, or anything, wait a minute, subjective!

Let them be.

i don't see why that's such a difficult concept to get around.

i would rather watch an english remake if it's the same because then i can WATCH THE MOVIE rather than read the bottom of the screen.

If your a fan of foreign films but haven't learn the nack to reading subtitles and watching what is going on, then it's time to start watching more!

[Motorway to Roswell]

i don't see why that's such a difficult concept to get around.

i would rather watch an english remake if it's the same because then i can WATCH THE MOVIE rather than read the bottom of the screen.

Just watch a dub. People who speak english seem to expect to not even have to listen to other people's languages.

I'd rather watch a film how it was originally made. Some stuff will be lost in translation whichever way you do it.

[christophera]

i'd rather read subtitles than suffer through voiceover actor's interpretations

[Motorway to Roswell]

i'd rather read subtitles than suffer through voiceover actor's interpretations

So would I.

[firky]

you have arbitrary criteria for friend selection. i tend to avoid poncey student types generally.

even if we share an affinity for antonioni

I don't like students either, and I do have a friend selection criteria which is not entirely intentional. Basically I have no time for people who enjoy being ignorant about somethings, e.g. the refusal to watch films with subtitles - can't be arsed with people like that so I don't socialise with them generally. But ultimately it is not about having a selection criteria it's about forming bonds between like minded people who enjoy the same things and think the same way. Why would I be friends with people I have nothing in common with?

[firky]

i'd rather read subtitles than suffer through voiceover actor's interpretations

Do you guys get dubbed adverts from europe over there, we get them for things like Kinder-eggs and French *spit* yoghurts.

[Kensington]

Been waiting to see this for a while, didn't disappoint.

[christophera]

i'd rather read subtitles than suffer through voiceover actor's interpretations

Do you guys get dubbed adverts from europe over there, we get them for things like Kinder-eggs and French *spit* yoghurts.

i'm pretty sure mentos is foreign but thats about it