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Is this Dubbed in English? I hate subtitles!!!


I need to know if this is Dubbed in English or only has subtitles.
I hate subtitles, i I wanted to read I would get a BOOK!!!!!!!

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If you don't want to read it learn the language.
Or watch the American one.

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I assume that means it is only in subtitles.
Will thanks for the info. I will stay with American one.
I like Daveigh Chase better any way.

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Why is READING harder than LISTENING COMPREHENSION?

I have a burning question that I want to clear up once and for all. I've always been confused why some people don't like subtitles since it would seem to take only a millisecond-glance to read each one, take absolutely no brain power to process, and take away no time from watching the movie itself at all. So my question is --

Do some people actually need to spend a noticeable amount of BRAIN POWER to read subtitles?

To me this is the only explanation that I can think of, to hate the subtitles. In which case, the problem of course lies in your crappy education. Any reasonably educated fellow should not be using any brain effort when reading. It should come as naturally as listening to someone speak. Actually it should be easier. If you read a sentence of words it only takes 0.1 seconds, but if you listen to someone speak you have to wait for them to finish the whole damn sentence.

For my education level I'm actually considered a slower then average reader but I can read something about as long as this post in about 15-20 seconds. It makes me wonder also why people always say "tl;dr" on posts that clearly only take 10 seconds to read.

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Subtitles also help you learn the language.

I literally learn English by watching American tv shows with subtitles as a kid.

And yeah, once you get the hang of it (which is not difficult), you'll forget that you even read subs. It feels like you really understand what the characters are saying.

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In America it is more acceptable to be dumb and lazy. No joke. I'm American so it's not true of all of us, but trust me, it's pretty normal. Think Insane Clown Posse and their distrust of science.

I think it's a byproduct of our feelings of superiority gained from winning WWII, being in an ideological cold war with the USSR, and the mindless consumerism from the '50s and '60s produced.

Not only that but the 1980s Japanese corporate take overs bred a dislike for anything not American, especially if it's in an Asian language. Ironic that most of our consumerist crap is made in China now. LOL!

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Do some people actually need to spend a noticeable amount of BRAIN POWER to read subtitles?
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Yes, and we call them Americans.

Never be complete.

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Wow you're so cool and witty calling dumb people Americans... I get it, because Americans are "dumb, haha"... seriously what you said is *beep* retarded and even more brainless than racism.

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It's not racism, actually. There are many races in America, not just one.

Reading is a recognition process. Unless you're reading a long, technical and unfamiliar word, you just recognize it. It takes miliseconds.

Complaining about such a quick process of communication is a sign of dumbness. I don't mean to offend you or anyone in particular, and certainly I don't mean to be rude, I just spoke my mind.

When you find reading tiresome, you ca't realize the difference between Chechens, Czechs or Charlie Chaplin.

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I never said you were being racist. I said that implying Americans are dumb is as illogical as racism, founded in mythology and popular culture. Also, nothing that you said in that last post has anything to do with your previous post. You are going off in random directions.

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I do not mind subtitles at all. However, close captioning available on cable, Sat, , or broadcast TV, drives me crazy, Because, it even put up stuff like music is playing and descriptive stuff like snarling and gasping that is not needed.

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Well that feature is specifically for deaf people. It's helpful for them to immerse more in the show/movie, if they can imagine the sound effects that we take for granted. Obviously it's more beneficial to people that aren't born deaf, but lose their hearing later in life.

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Alright just chill mate, let him listen to the dubbed version if he wants. What's it to you? I personally hate dubs but why not let others enjoy dubbed versions if they prefer that?

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Yeah, obviously everyone with dyslexia is thick.

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I really don't get how can someone prefer watching dubbed versions over original language with subtitles.

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I hate dubbing. Dubbed movies are an insult to the actors and to the intelligence of the audience.

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I agree. Subtitles are cooler.

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I mean, if you're going to watch it you might as well watch the original version in its original language. Otherwise, what's the point?

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So that's what you mean, huh?

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I don't agree as I speak English as a second language, all of the English language movie are translated and dubbed by excellent actors in the appropriate language according to the country, would be extremely difficult if all the films are in original and you have to read the subtitle all the time. As I lived in England most of my life I can enjoy American films without translation but i have an open mind on how people of other country (other then English speaker) would enjoy a movie.

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On the other hand you miss out on accents,inflections and voices of the original actors, and at least in some cases that changes the whole flavor of the movie. I live in Europe, and watch dubbed films on tv. The dubbers here are top notch, they try to imitate the actors voices as well as match mouth movements, but having watched some of the films in both languages, I'm sometimes shocked at how much is lost in dubbing. There are voices that can't be imitated, plus finding out halfway through a movie that a character I've been watching is supposed to stand out from the rest by having a different accent sends me up a wall. Or watching a sheriff in a small town in southern u.s. speak without a hint of accent... You see my problem?

But we do need dubbed films for the kids and for people with learning disabilities.

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Agreed.

I've had to watch a film (Ponyo) dubbed into english for a club i run at a primary school and it pains me to do so... but at least thats animated. the thought of some nasal home-spun all-american QB voice issuing forth from japanese people is too woeful to entertain.

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subtitles are fine..

8:30 has always been my bedtime. Cause 8:30 is when the porno starts

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Perhaps actually getting some books might help you get over this?

If this were dubbed you'd probably also need a commentary to explain what was going on. :/

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I actually like films with subtitles. It makes me feel like I'm watching something smart people watch.

But seriously, yeah, dubbing sucks, unless its with spaghetti westerns or films that were meant to be dubbed over when they were filmed in the first place. It's especially annoying with Japanese films, because the English-speaking voices just sound dumb with the Japanese people talking (Godzilla!).

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Quite the intellectual heavyweight, aren't you OP?

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Stitch, if you hate reading so much, then why are you on the internet?

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You must be kidding me. You can't be bothered to read subtitles?

You might want to start with a book, you'll get used to the reading.

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Lol what's with all the hating?
The OP posted an innocent question, not all of us like reading subtitles as it distracts from parts of the film.

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It is innocent to kill arts?

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Is it art to kill innocents?

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Learn how to fvckin read. Seriously. Lazy bastards.

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Don't miss out on a great movie like this cause of no susbtitles, after 5 minutes you forget about them anyway. I used to HATE subtitles but now I hate hate the dubbing.



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LOL! you LIKE watching dubbed movies?!? i hate it, hate it, hate it! I can survive it, if it's only a cartoon, but if it's a movie with real humans, then i would rather not see it than having to see it dubbed

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Hating subtitles won't get you anywhere, I learned that for myself. I was the same way until I rented the movie Pan's Labyrinth, not knowing it was a Spanish language film (with English subtitles) I was so much looking forward to seeing it as I'm a big fan of fantasy films, but was so disappointed to find out that I had to read all the way through. I immediately ejected the disc and sat in anguish, but then I decided to go ahead and give it a try anyway, because it was a movie I so wanted to see. Ever since I have been watching tons of foreign language films! I'm glad I rid myself of such ignorance, because now I've seen such masterpieces like City of God, Amelie, Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Kagemusha, Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Das Boot/The Boat, Le Samourai, Cinema Paradiso, Life is Beautiful, Oldboy, Amores perros, etc. Some day I will check out this Ringu, which I have yet to see!

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"LOL! you LIKE watching dubbed movies?!? i hate it, hate it, hate it! I can survive it, if it's only a cartoon, but if it's a movie with real humans, then i would rather not see it than having to see it dubbed"

Some films are actually good because of their dubbing- like with the film 'Pieces', the dubbed dialogue written is far more entertaining than when you watch it with subtitles.

Not to mention Alice Cooper's voice dubbed by another actor in Monster Dog.

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