Favourite subtitled movies or TV shows

**Frownland** · 01-26-2018, 12:50 PM

Will be checking that out, Yac.

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I suppose I just find the idea of the new one offensive. It only exists because Americans are weird about "foreign countries" and would never have given the original a chance. Meanwhile, in all sorts of other countries, even big cinemas are running movies not in the native language.

I think it was simply made to reach a bigger audience not so much because of a prejudice against foreign language films but because people are naturally more likely to see films that are widely shown in their country. It only seems like an American trait because of how massive our entertainment industry is. Generally I actually agree with your sentiment here, but Let Me In and Funny Games are two examples where both the original and remake are masterpieces. Have you seen it?

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If it's so similar, doesn't that just defeat the purpose of it even existing? Except of course for said purpose of overcoming weird American attitudes about other countries.

Lol I'm sure you would've taken kindly to it if they made a bunch of changes, right?

~~MicShazam~~ · 01-26-2018, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I think it was simply made to reach a bigger audience not so much because of a prejudice against foreign language films but because people are naturally more likely to see films that are widely shown in their country. It only seems like an American trait because of how massive our entertainment industry is. Generally I actually agree with your sentiment here, but Let Me In and Funny Games are two examples where both the original and remake are masterpieces. Have you seen it?

Yeah I suppose it happens elsewhere. Although I can't think of any European remakes of American movies off the top of my head.

Funny games is the one where a couple of dudes trap a couple in their own house and play cruel games with them... or something like that. I believe I saw the first quarter of it, but that was all. I was probably tired or something, and it seemed like the kind of thing I wouldn't likely enjoy. Acutally, it's kind of anomalous that I like Let the Right One In. But I've talked about my dislike of horror movies before.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Lol I'm sure you would've taken kindly to it if they made a bunch of changes, right?

It depends. I'm not hugely invested in the original, really. I generally like remakes if they do something interesting. The rule of thumb is, never remake an already good movie unless you're doing something clever or different with it. Or perhaps unless there's been 50 years of film technical advancements since the last good attempt at filming a certain story.

**Yac** · 01-26-2018, 08:49 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCECQQlomVg
See this.
One of the darkest movies I've seen. From my favorite Polish director, and there aren't that many of them that I respect

I'd say he's the Polish David Fincher, but I don't think this comparison does any od them justice.
It's dark, grim, grotesque. Very funny at times, but this humor quickly fades to show the ugliness beneath. And it's not the ugliness you could expect from an american movie, for example - there is little gore or whatnot. But the atmoshpere.. it's extremely heavy.
I'd love to hear what anyone who isn't a Pole thinks about this.

~~Lesbian With A Gun~~ · 02-05-2018, 04:39 PM

Mr Vampire (1985) (Hong Kong)

Part horror, part kung fu, part comedy slapstick.
Can't see the subs on this trailer though.

01-26-2018, 08:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Yac Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a secret too. Posts: 1,363	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCECQQlomVg See this. One of the darkest movies I've seen. From my favorite Polish director, and there aren't that many of them that I respect I'd say he's the Polish David Fincher, but I don't think this comparison does any od them justice. It's dark, grim, grotesque. Very funny at times, but this humor quickly fades to show the ugliness beneath. And it's not the ugliness you could expect from an american movie, for example - there is little gore or whatnot. But the atmoshpere.. it's extremely heavy. I'd love to hear what anyone who isn't a Pole thinks about this.

02-05-2018, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Lesbian With A Gun~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Soho, London, United Kingdom Posts: 39	Mr Vampire (1985) (Hong Kong) Part horror, part kung fu, part comedy slapstick. Can't see the subs on this trailer though.