[HPFGU-OTChatter] Question regarding the film

[Mrs Snape (Dinah)]

>Anyway, have you had any information about whether the film will be
>dubbed or subtitled?  Which would you prefer - I am assuming the
>latter, considering the standard of English on this site, but perhaps
>your children would prefer the former.
>Catherine

It will be dubbed... AND dubbing as well as bad translation are my absolute
pet-peeves. The more movies and series I see in english, the less I can
stand the often horrid dubbing, it just irkes me to no end.

How can a person translate "St.John's Wort Tea" with (translated back by me)
"St John's Wart Tea"? And that's just a minor example. Even the small things
make me angry. Why bother turing and "God bless" in an "I'll see ya"?

But sometimes they really manage to screw up and complete dialogues go awry.

Another fact is that the voice is one of the most important tools of an
actor. How can I fully appreciate someone's talent without having his real
voice?

Best example is my (well known) Xena-fanatism. The woman who speaks
Gabrielle in german has such a shrilly, annoying voice! I never noticed but
since I got tapes from a friend in the original I flinch everytime I watch
the german versions.

Another example (now concerning the HP-movie) : Alan Rickman. I love his
voice, but actually I had never heard it until a few weeks ago when I got
tapes with films in english. He has such a wonderful voice and it is a
really important part of his acting. In german he doesn't even have one
fixed person who dubbes him, the voice keps changing depending on which
movie you look.

It is also very distracting. I'll sit in the cinema thinking "Hey, I know
that voice from somewhere" and spend the whole movie trying to figure out
where I've heard it before. Current example: Tomb Raider. Lara Croft has the
same voice as Xena, hurray... or not.

Sorry for ranting but that's something that can make me angry and frustrated
(they get paid for their job... so they could at least do it properly)

Dinah


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