Steven Seagal's voice dubbed?
When I watched this movie, about half of the time when Steven Seagal talked, it didn't sound like his voice at all.
Did they dub his voice in this movie? And why would they do that?
I think so, his voice is also dubed in Belly of the Beast. Seagal has always had this low raspy voice, and if you notice in that scene where he's talking to the old monk at the worship temple, it sounds like a man with a deep texas draw is doin the talking. Ive heard that seagal has started using stunt doubles because he's gotten so out of shape, but man, dont tell me he needs dubed voices to do his talking for him.
shareIve heard that seagal has started using stunt doubles because he's gotten so out of shape, but man, dont tell me he needs dubed voices to do his talking for him.
It appears to be so. How sad.
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I just saw this and have to agree that half Seagal's dialogue was dubbed into what I can only describe as a "redneck drawl". I honestly don't see the point of that, unless the sound equipment used couldn't pick up his voice, and it would have been more expensive to have him re-dub his dialogue again. Any thoughts on why?
shareProbably as you suggested. They took the cheap way out.
I can't imagine any other reason for doing that. And I thought it degraded the film even more than the film degraded itself.
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It isn't one of his best, but far from his worst...I think "Ticker" deserves that dubious honour.
Since he started making movies for Columbia/Tristar (Sony), the quality of his films has dropped drastically. His best work was with Warner Bros, although "Marked for Death" was pretty good as well. Can't say I like all the wirework and "kung fu" in his recent efforts. Makes the movies less believable than they already are. The choppy editing doesn't help, and it doesn't always hide the fact that a double is used in some of the fight scenes.
What I know of martial arts, I've learned through observation, so I'm by no means, an expert on the subject. However...
His older style seems to me to be more of an akido (submission holds) style whereas of late, this has changed, and not for the better, I might add.
I preferred the bone-crunching style he had over the crap he's doing now. I also preferred his tough-guy personnas to these touchy-feely types he's given over to in the last 5 or 6 films.
I don't know who produced what at which studio for how many cookies, but I do know that On Deadly Ground was in the IMDb bottom 100 for a long time. I honestly thought that was one of the most underrated movies ON that list. I considered that movie to be the perfect balance of his environmentalist personal side and the martial arts Akido Master the studios (and fans) expected of him.
He has more control over the creative content of his movies these days and I must say that was a mistake on both his part and the part of the studio who's got him signed on. Of course, hindsight isn't worth 2 cents. Look, he is a caring person obviously, but caring doesn't sell tickets. No Holds Barred Bone Crunching Kill 'Em All Let The Gods Sort 'Em Out MARTIAL ARTS...now THAT sells tickets.
Honestly, for about the last four years, I've been expecting him to announce that he's accepting the romantic lead in a period romance. It really wouldn't surprise me, judging by the level and style of action in his latest movies.
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