Used in moderation, I don’t mind untranslated foreign languages (it really adds to science fiction, for example) but these were ten and fifteen minute scenes where not a single English word was spoken, not just little three minute vignettes.
We have a set of “pirated” DVDs Video CDs from our stay in Thailand. The first time I noticed something was amiss was when our copy of Gladiator had closed captioning that I couldn’t turn off. Some of the stuff there is kind of funny (“The wind blows. A dog howls.”), but it’s just annoying at first and then you block it out. A copy of Nurse Betty was an obvious bootleg. Bad lighting, turns out it was filmed by a camcorder during a screening. I know because two guys, one wearing a cowboy hat, get up and walkout about halfway through. But the absolute best is my pirate copy of Lord of the Rings. I bought it at Pantip Plaza, and it has several interesting features. The first is a warning that scrolls across the bottom every so often saying that it is “For Screening Purposes only” and then lists an MPAA number to call if you’ve obtained the copy otherwise. Shuh. But the part I love is the English subtitles. Since they pirated it, someone went to the trouble of creating the subtitles, but whoever did so had a limited grasp of English and obviously was not a big fan of the Professor’s work. The effect is comedy magic. I wish I had the patience to transcribe it.
The subtitling on Hong Kong movies, which I hardly ever watch these days, is uniformly awful. The literal translations are fun. The idiomatic way of saying “I’m off” or “Right, I’m out of here” literally translates as “I go first”. And that’s just how it’s translated. Sounds kind of cute in your average triad flick: all these hard-assed types talking like pansies.
BTW, I second Maureen’s idea, but have no idea who Carl Weathers is. Over to you pros.
Carl Weather’s is one of the few principal players from the movie Predator that did not end up Governor of one of the United States. IIRC he was a player in the NFL for a while before becoming an actor.
Extra credit: name the two governors, their states, political parties and sports.
Ahnolt, here, now, Republican. Body Building.
Jesse the body, Minnesota…um. Not sure about the political party. Wrestling.
Let’s go with Ahnolt.
Twins
(Hope we haven’t had this)
Danny Devito
(And it’s a new round, doesn’t matter)
Ventura ran as a Reform Party candidate, pretty much the only thing Ross Perot’s party ever won.
Is this a completely new game or a new round with the same people and movies omitted from the last round?
Throw Mama From the Train
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Foiled again.
Billy Crystal
When Harry Met Sally
Carrie Fisher
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars
Grrrr…and Star Wars is shorter -
Mark Hamill
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Everything is reset. You can reuse any of the previously played actors or films. Just try to avoid Bob Barker, who was anyway just appearing as himself.
Shannon Elizabeth
One of my favourites.
Kevin Smith