Lost In Translation: When Subtitles Go Wrong (PICTURES)

Subtitles can guide you through a foreign film. They can also go horribly awry. The latter often happens when an English film is dubbed in another language and then re-subtitled. We don't know who's transcribing them, but we're thankful they don't have a grasp on the English language.

Borat's Concern

'Fart eye' is actually the only thing that makes sense here.

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[drxcreatures]

05:40 PM on 03/21/2010

I can see this stuff happening, My professor says that French movies are never dubbed well.

[Jonathan Eltgroth]

10:37 AM on 02/16/2010

Actually, Anakin being made by the presbyteri­an church actually helps the prequels make more sense. Cause I still don't know what the frick went on in Episodes One and Two.

[Ricardo Paoletti]

04:47 AM on 02/15/2010

Have you seen funny? This IS funny!

[Sinick]

07:52 PM on 02/13/2010

Not to worry:

1) Most English language films don't contain much dialog anyway
2) You don't have to translate explosions­, screeching tires, burps, passing gas and and gunfire
3) English language films are so bad that even the worst translatio­n would actually improve the experience

[Gover]

09:11 PM on 02/14/2010

You obviously don't get a lot of English language films in your neck of the woods.

[ConTrabajo]

09:21 AM on 02/13/2010

All your base are belong to us.

[M A Ross]

04:19 PM on 02/14/2010

What you say? [Hand on forehead]
Ha ha ha ha!!

[ghee99]

03:39 AM on 02/13/2010

this must be fake

why put english subtitles onto english language films?

[LegalCodex]

04:41 AM on 02/13/2010

"often happens when an English film is dubbed in another language and then re-subtitl­ed."

pretty explanator­y.

[ghee99]

04:45 AM on 02/13/2010

that still makes no sense

unless its being subtitled by non-englis­h people for deaf people

and even that makes no sense

i mean, why subtitle a movie into english, if an english version already esists?

i still say, it has to be fake

[RedDogBear]

11:14 AM on 02/14/2010

One for deaf people. Also, some people (obsessive compulsive types, to be specific two different ex girl friends) like to watch english movies with sub-titles on because they want to be sure to understand every word.

[LMPE]

01:05 AM on 02/13/2010

I read about a kung fu movie whose subtitles included "Why have you moistened my head?"

[xtiangodloki]

07:37 PM on 02/12/2010

Come on, none of these clips are as famous as the meme "Do Not Want", which comes from Starwars ep3.

[bzb]

06:18 PM on 02/12/2010

If you all have not seen the movie "Network" it is a must see.

[LMPE]

01:03 AM on 02/13/2010

I've seen it. I'll never forget how Faye Dunaway's character kept talking about business even when having sex.

[Olddeegee]

12:29 PM on 02/14/2010

Just watch Glenn Beck. "Network" is his playbook.

[Dana Armstrong]

05:59 PM on 02/12/2010

Personally­, I would have thought that Darth Vader was made by the Calvinists­.

[stylembe]

05:56 PM on 02/12/2010

yeah they're good, but these are pretty funny and just in time for what's going on now,

http://sty­lembe.word­press.com/­2010/02/08­/8½

or

http://sty­lembe.word­press.com/­2010/02/09­/ira

or

http://sty­lembe.word­press.com/­2010/02/07­/mme-palin

or

http://sty­lembe.word­press.com/­2010/02/05­/le-char

[KIVPossum]

05:47 PM on 02/12/2010

We have a channel that overdubs American movies to Russian and uses English subtitles. Movies I've seen a dozen times take on a whole new meaning.

[papertrail]

04:41 PM on 02/12/2010

I thought "Angry is no more" was only interestin­g because the clock read 4:20. What's English got to do with it.

[coffeeshopgirl]

03:28 PM on 02/14/2010

I don't get it--please explain!

[lerico]

04:34 PM on 02/12/2010

Here are some more gems from Backstroke of the West

http://ant­ibody-soft­ware.com/w­eb/index.p­hp?option=­com_conten­t&task=vie­w&id=18&It­emid=36

[snoopjohnny]

04:01 PM on 02/12/2010

Being "made" by the Presbyteri­an church? Does that make him an elder who has to "rub out" methodists­?