Comments on: “Into the Steroid Field”: Attack of the Bad Subtitles http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/into-the-steroid-field-attack-of-the-bad-subtitles/ So much in love with movies, it's Awesome! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:14:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter Nellhaus http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/into-the-steroid-field-attack-of-the-bad-subtitles/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 Peter Nellhaus Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:36:43 +0000 http://qs1039.pair.com/tamborin/screen/?p=3286#comment-2688 For the Thai trailer for <b>Mr. Bean's Holiday</b>, a gag where Bean is responds to a compiment on his ability to speak French is lost without translation. In the film he says, "Gracias" (Thank you), while the English subtitle reads, "I do what I can". Thai films shown theatrically have a few mistakes, but it's usually in the DVDs that you encounter subtitles written by people with seemingly little familiarity with the English language or syntax. For the Thai trailer for Mr. Bean’s Holiday, a gag where Bean is responds to a compiment on his ability to speak French is lost without translation. In the film he says, “Gracias” (Thank you), while the English subtitle reads, “I do what I can”.

Thai films shown theatrically have a few mistakes, but it’s usually in the DVDs that you encounter subtitles written by people with seemingly little familiarity with the English language or syntax.

]]> By: Eoin http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/into-the-steroid-field-attack-of-the-bad-subtitles/comment-page-1/#comment-2687 Eoin Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:49:49 +0000 http://qs1039.pair.com/tamborin/screen/?p=3286#comment-2687 I should note that the reverse also happens. I remember watching a Chinese DVD of Hero, and finding the subtitles indicating a very layered script. When I went to see the proper cinema version I found those subtleties were completely removed, ensuring there were less subtitles so us illiterate Westerners could focus on the colours. That's probably a decision made by the distributors as opposed to cheap labour, though. I should note that the reverse also happens. I remember watching a Chinese DVD of Hero, and finding the subtitles indicating a very layered script. When I went to see the proper cinema version I found those subtleties were completely removed, ensuring there were less subtitles so us illiterate Westerners could focus on the colours. That’s probably a decision made by the distributors as opposed to cheap labour, though.

]]> By: aaron http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/into-the-steroid-field-attack-of-the-bad-subtitles/comment-page-1/#comment-2686 aaron Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:01:03 +0000 http://qs1039.pair.com/tamborin/screen/?p=3286#comment-2686 The other day I was watching the Japanese film, Audition, and I noticed some awkward English grammar in the subtitles that didn't look like correct traslations. It was mostly improper verb usuage, but it may also be attributed to cheap labor. The other day I was watching the Japanese film, Audition, and I noticed some awkward English grammar in the subtitles that didn’t look like correct traslations. It was mostly improper verb usuage, but it may also be attributed to cheap labor.

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