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I'm a fan of foreign cinema; the dialogue obviously is in the language of the country in which it is made. There are two options for anglophone audiences: dubbing into English, or subtitles.
I dislike dubbed films, because no matter how well it has been done, the lip-synch can never be perfect, and that lack of perfection annoys me.
That leaves subtitles, which some find distracting, but I'm able to read them whilst still paying attention to the visuals; and I always prefer to hear the original language.
So I can well imagine having a "dwarf" signing for the hard of hearing annoying and distracting.
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I can't be doing with 'overdubbed' films, it's not just the lip syncing issues, it's also that the dubbed voices are done in a different acoustic setting, sounding unrealistic. Just looks and sounds like bad acting. I much prefer subtitles - a bit of a pain initially, I quickly get used to them.
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Anyone been watching the snooker?
Why do the the player interviews take place on the Death Star?
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The last time I watched snooker Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins was slugging it out with Steve 'Interesting' Davis. Two very different players. Snooker was entertaining back then.
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Can't remember who mentioned it or on where, but the 1984 nuclear apocalypse film "Threads" is on BBC Four tonight - I don't think I have ever seen it, so one I will be recording to scare myself 5h!tless with!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/crl8nj3xxp7o
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I saw it when it was first broadcast - but don't remember too much about it. Will be watching it again.
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The Zero Theorem
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The Zero Theorem is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry and Lucas Hedges. Written by Pat Rushin, the story is about a hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator who is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
This is what the Guardian thought of it:
There are a few funny ideas and striking images pinballing around in Terry Gilliam's new movie, which is a Phil-Spector-type wall of zane. But The Zero Theorem basically defeated me. It is frantically overworked, over-designed and overdetermined in its hyper-crazy world where nothing seems really to be at stake. When the film stops to draw breath it can be captivating – as when the action removes to a weird, virtual-reality paradise beach where the setting sun never quite dips below the horizon. Christoph Waltz is Qohen, a put-upon, melancholy computer programmer in a dystopian futureworld city that will not be unfamiliar to those who have seen Ridley Scott's Blade Runner or Gilliam's Brazil. Qohen's shadowy corporate employers task him with solving the top-secret "zero theorem" – a job they give to all troublingly clever types – then send a beautiful woman to distract him when he looks like he's coming close to the truth: she is Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry), and there are a number of A-list cameos, such as Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon. It doesn't really come to life.
I'm inclined to agree.
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Human Nature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Nature_(2001_film)
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wilds since childhood as an ape.
As quirky as Being John Malkovich but not as funny, Human Nature feels too forced and unengaging.
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Shame about The Zero Theorem. I like Christoph Waltz and David Tewlis.
That and the other film sounds like a few hours you won't get back :(
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I'm a fan of David Thewlis: he was good in the Mike Lee's films I have seen as well as his portrayal as the "inspector" in 'An Inspector Calls', but he was wasted in the Terry Gilliam film.
As to having my time wasted, I've seen hundreds of films - the great majority I have found interesting, thoughtful and enjoyable. But many of them I have no interest in seeing again. The two cited were such.
