Have you ever watched a movie captioned for the deaf?

This is kinda interesting & very unusual. I suspect only very popular or mainstream films have these kind of subs. I have seen this kind of subs though but never with an English language film.

The reason i say unusual is because most new films (non English language) subs take ages to come out... you get the film then wait months or years for subs.

Yeah, I have. Dated a deaf woman for a while about 15 years ago. I really didn't find it too distracting; no more than subtitles. In fact I sometimes watch movies on TV with captions so I don't miss any lines spoken too quickly or muffled/whispered.

You've zeroed in on a major pet peeve I have when watching a movie, that of inaudible dialogue. Especially if it's a compelling drama or a riveting mystery or thriller.

There's a reason the option of subtitles is available with the majority of DVD rentals these days.

FYI: https://www.dcmp.org/caai/nadh38.pdf

When I have a choice regarding the two types of subtitles: Regular Subtitles or SDH (those with sound effects subtitled) I choose the latter as I've lost most of my hearing in my left ear. I am unable to discern from which direction or from what item the sound is emanating. I think I hear my doorbell when in reality it's from the tv or from the DVD! I hear a boom such as thunder. Is it the tv or is it coming from outside? I can't begin to tell you how many times I've jumped up to look outside when I hear a ominous sound only to realize the sound is coming from that wide screen thing in the corner!!

BTW, thanks napster!

I haven't seen one in the cinema in my language. But I have watched foreign language films with captions for the deaf (online), but since I would already be watching with subtitles, it doesn't really make much of a difference to me one way or the other.

I have to say, if I'm watching something in English and I undersand the accents and dialect, I find the subtitles pretty distracting, because my eyes instictively go to read the text and I miss some of what's going on on the screen, when I really don't have to.

I did many times. When I was a kid. On Laser Disk (it's like a CD but comes in huge size and has reversible sides). That is so I can somewhat understand the dialog.

Did you know that almost all movies that is released in Laser Disk has captioning for the deaf built-in?

I almost always use captions/subtitles at home, because even though I'm not deaf or hard of hearing, sometimes it is hard to make out exactly what people are saying. And the subtitles that include sounds can sometimes be amusing, like "dejected beeping" or "thrilling music".

I didn't know that there were "open captioning" for movie theaters. That's pretty cool, and would be extremely useful for people who do have hearing problems.

I've seen them both versions: subtitles and captioning. Sometimes sound effects are captioned, sometimes not. However, I looked it up: "Open captions always are in view and cannot be turned off, whereas closed captions can be turned on and off by the viewer. For video that is displayed on television sets, special devices called decoders must be available in order to view closed captions. Since 1993, decoders have been required to be built into television sets 13 inches or larger sold for use in the United States."

I think it's random - some captions/subtitles include sound captioning, some do not. One thing I've noticed about captioning is that you can see all the words regardless of how you have your TV 'set.' Old shows that are pre-widescreen presentation will still show everything with captioning. With subtitles, if you change the screen format from 'normal' to 'widescreen,' the last line of the dialogue may be cut off at the bottom of the screen.

I've also noticed that on older shows (pre-2000s) where subtitles were added later, the subtitles are often wrong. I noted this especially on British series - they must be subtitled by an American who doesn't understand British lingo/slang. Right now I'm making my way through "A Touch of Frost" and it's crazy how many words the subtitler got wrong. Laughable, even.