Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Having seen Crouching Tiger recently on DVD, I was left wondering what all
>the
>fuss was about. I thought the cinematography was excellent, but everything
>else just on the plus side of average. What did I miss?
The fact that the American public doesn't watch a lot of kung-fu movies and
was enthralled by the fight scenes. They were nicely choreographed, but I
agree with your assessment that the movie was merely above average.
>Who can't believe my son's explanation that it would have been better if
>I'd
>have read the subtitles rather than listened to the overdub.
Um, well, dubbing is one of the baser evils of mankind. You lose the emotion
of the original. It's like the Cliff's Notes version of the movie. If you
can read at a decent speed then reading subtitles becomes subconscious. Your
eyes are glued on the screen, the actors say something in Chinese and you
just *understand* it. Until you look down to get your popcorn and reality
comes crashing in.
Joshua
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