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I watched A Night To Remember a couple of days ago for the first time when it was on TV. I liked it very much and think it was wonderfully done.
Titanic of 1997 will always be my all-time-favourite film (next to some very few others).
That said, I appreciate both films for what they are.
Both films can be criticized for historical inaccuracies or whatever, but still, to me they are both outstanding masterpieces of their time.
I saw it in 1998 when it was in the theatres for the first time. I was living in Tokyo at that time. It was February, just like now, and freezing cold. I'll never forget how my husband and I came out of the theatre when it was over, still totally caught up in the film, stepping out into the cold dark night, and our first thought - simulataneously - was: "How lucky we are that we're not in the icy cold water now!..."
It's hard to describe... but that was really how it felt at that moment.
A few weeks later, I went to Germany (my home country) for a vacation, and Titanic was a big hit in the theatres over therre too. I took a friend to watch the German dubbed version. Back in Tokyo, the film was still running for about two months, so I took another friend, and later another friend, to watch it again with me - I must have watched it at least four times altogether in the course of four months or so. :-)
Last night I watched the DVD again after a long time. Still a very emotional experience.
I know I'm a bit late to reply, but I just re-watched Hercules on TV last night so I came here. I really like the gospel-like songs of the Muses, I think that style of music goes very well with this film. I agree to what Cristianos wrote above.
I did. I was 30 at the time and living in Japan, and in the Japanese version (I watched it with subtitles) Hercules was actially called "Herakles" which is the true Greek name. Although Hercules is not my favourite Disney film, I liked it all right, and I still enjoy listening to the soundtrack on CD.
I just discovered this thread because I joined this board only a short while ago - and I just have to say how much I enjoyed reading your interesting and thoughtful posts, ellanegri and everyone who replied. It is wonderful to still have a place to exchange our views on LOTR and other movies. The interaction between Eowyn and Faramir has always been one of my favourite parts in the books, and Eowyn has always been a special character to me, in the book as well as in the movie.
Yes! I totally agree - this reminds me of the end of The Color Purple too. Celie at last being reunited with her children makes me dissolve in tears just as much as June meeting her sisters in China. I cried when I read the ending in the novel too.
I know I'm a bit late, but I just recently joined this board: I didn't know about June's mother, but as for Waverly - yes, I knew Tamlyn Tomita was Japanese.
I know I'm a bit late to join this thread, but I'd like to answer the question anyway. :-)
In the German dubbed version, the operas were not dubbed - the original English singing was kept as it was.
When I watched the film back in 1986 when it was shown in German theatres, I can still remember how confused I was because Die Zauberflöte was supposed to be in German. I took a moment to realize that English was used because, as somebody mentioned above, in the film English was supposed to be German.
Thanks! :-)
Now I'll jump to the "Amadeus" thread...
I know I'm a bit late to reply to this thread, but I recently saw the film again after not having seen it for several years - and gosh, did I love every second of it!
That "DAMNNN YOOOUUUU!" works very well in the German version too (although, unfortunately, in German Marlene Dietrich is not speaking herself; she's dubbed - superbly - by the German actress Tilly Lauenstein) where she calls out, "TEEEUUUFEELL!" (pronounced somewhat like "toyfle"), meaning "devil". :-)
It truly is one of those movies that will always remain a classic, one you never get tired of. (At least that's what I feel.)
"I may never go home anymore..." (singing)
:-)
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