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Nobody told me this movie was Norwegian and with subtitles

posted 12 years ago by MaxxyWaxxy
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The cinema was full of old people who read the times. But the movie in itself was smart, funny and action packed.

I'm planning to see it today so I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it. I'm not that old and I don't read The Times so I'm hoping I'll like it anyway!

Edit: Damn, I just realised that it doesn't start until 6th April.

[–] LAT71 12 years ago

They told me before they gave me my ticket at the cinema (I hasten to add that I already knew before they told me).

It's strange that people wouldn't know - it has been given much more publicity (in the UK anyway) than non-English language films normally get, with a heavy emphasis on it's Scandinavian base (a big plus since the Dragon Tattoo trilogy was released)

[–] pjpoconnell 12 years ago

Probably nobody told you because you're good-looking and above average.

[–] Mart-13 12 years ago

lol, muhahah :-)

[–] sarastro7 12 years ago

The UK DVD release, out in two days, has an English-dubbed audio track, for those who might not like subtitles.

[–] hevykevy_316 12 years ago

The dubbing is beyond awful on it. I watched it with subs first, but wanted to see what the dub was like. It's terrible.

Always, ALWAYS watch with subtitles. Bad dubbing can ruin a film.

[–] sarastro7 12 years ago

I agree.

[–] ceci_bet21 11 years ago

How come people from the US have sooo much trouble reading subtitles? In every board from a non English speaking film there's a thread complaining about that!
I guess you don't have to be exceptionally gifted to read in time, so I don't see what's the big deal.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.

[–] gilessmith53 11 years ago

It is much harder to immerse oneself in a film if it has subtitles. Don't get me wrong its still watchable but it does loose a little in translation.

[–] ceci_bet21 9 years ago

If it does lose a little in translation, we should say too that it does lose A LOT when its dubbed. The real voices of the actors in the real language. That's like a quarter of the film.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.

[–] movie80 9 years ago

So did Nikolaj Coster-Waldau speak Norwegian in the Norwegian audio track? Or was his voice dubbed?
P.S. Just found out Danish and Norwegian are very similar...