tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post3348677360614042746..comments2023-12-26T16:25:53.615-08:00Comments on Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill!: I'll buy that for a dollar: Killer Elephants (Thailand, 1976)Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-89864412122682069252008-05-28T10:40:00.000-07:002008-05-28T10:40:00.000-07:00Once again, I shake my fist at the once-might Brit...Once again, I shake my fist at the once-might British Raj. <BR/><BR/>The German fans have told me all about the delights of dubbed Bollywood. Apparently the guy who does SRK is a bit of a star. Hee. <BR/><BR/>As for your subs, I've had some like that, and they make my head hurt. Especially when a character is talking but the subs are for the previous line from another character so the person appears to be talking about herself in the second person for no reason. Subtitle lag is dire. The worst movie I've ever seen for subtitles was usually just sparse, but it also including things like a line that was written as just "3," even though Amitabh had been talking for at least ten seconds and never said the word for 3. <BR/><BR/>3 out, yo.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-15797157006738707952008-05-28T09:33:00.000-07:002008-05-28T09:33:00.000-07:00Beth, it saddens me that English speaking Bollywoo...Beth, it saddens me that English speaking Bollywood fans have been cheated of the opportunity to hear Amitabh speaking in the voice of an underemployed actor from Long Island using an inexplicable British accent.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of weird subtitles, I recently watched <I>Khote Sikkay</I> (review on the way) and, while the translation seemed okay, the subs that appeared on screen, rather than including the entirety of the line being spoken at that moment, contained the last half of the previous line -- usually spoken by a different character -- and the first half of the one being delivered (if that makes sense at all). If anything, it really forced me to pay attention.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-34110222235562864662008-05-28T08:08:00.000-07:002008-05-28T08:08:00.000-07:00So entrenched am I in the land of usually servicea...So entrenched am I in the land of usually serviceable but occasionally hilariously be-typoed subtitles that weird dubbing sounds like a magical, mythical alternate universe.<BR/><BR/>And frankly, everything should be abbreviated Bollywood-style.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-46770706160061363172008-05-23T11:16:00.000-07:002008-05-23T11:16:00.000-07:00I'd only pay $13 for it if it came with a jet ski....I'd only pay $13 for it if it came with a jet ski.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-12501180568061290742008-05-23T03:37:00.000-07:002008-05-23T03:37:00.000-07:00And I'm back. Brain still melted, but somehow able...And I'm back. Brain still melted, but somehow able to make comments.<BR/><BR/>I saw Sombat last night. He's looking spiffy as ever. Didn't have a chance to ask him about his thoughts on the making of Killer Elephants, though. Too bad.<BR/><BR/>I see this is on Amazon for $13. I think I'll have a look see around and try and find it for a $1, 'cause that's about what it is worth.Wise Kwaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462741207572023832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-50315398390158861652008-05-22T14:07:00.000-07:002008-05-22T14:07:00.000-07:00Actually, I failed to mention that this movie came...Actually, I failed to mention that this movie came on one of those double feature discs -- paired up with something else that I can't remember that probably starred Carter Wong. So I really only paid fifty cents for it. However, if I <I>had</I> paid a dollar for it, I would still think it was worth it. Any more than that, though, well...Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118098779778491600.post-33838078321727987982008-05-22T11:42:00.000-07:002008-05-22T11:42:00.000-07:00Hmmm... sounds intriguing... but would you highly ...Hmmm... sounds intriguing... but would you highly recommend this film if it costs <I>more than</I> a dollar? And if so, then how much more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com