Now Screening - What Are You Watching Right Now?

[Barry]

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.

[Pigmy Pony]

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.

[Macca]

Anyone been watching the snooker?

Why do the the player interviews take place on the Death Star?

[Pigmy Pony]

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.