tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post6108155057287177688..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: WHAT ARE WORDS (SUBTITLES) FOR WHEN NO ONE LISTENS (READS THEM) ANYMORE?Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-63401917528346917052009-04-06T19:10:00.000-07:002009-04-06T19:10:00.000-07:00I never saw Tears of the Black Tiger theatrically....I never saw <B>Tears of the Black Tiger</B> theatrically. I have a British DVD that I bought when the film was sitting on the shelves at Miramax six years ago. I could compare subtitles, although the British version is shorter than the Magnolia version which is the complete film. I guess this could create an interesting article on comparing the two versions.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-71253636561501087002009-04-06T19:02:00.000-07:002009-04-06T19:02:00.000-07:00Peter: Just wondering if you noticed any differenc...Peter: Just wondering if you noticed any difference in the translation from theatrical to home video for <I>Tears of the Black Tiger</I>. I'd hate to think that this kind of lowest-common-denominator approach is typical for them.<BR/><BR/>Rick: The "voting with your money" is one I'm definitely adopting for this release, but I'd hate to think it might be years before I ever see this movie again because of it.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-23898648836462116452009-04-06T12:15:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:15:00.000-07:00It makes a good case for downloading this stuff - ...It makes a good case for downloading this stuff - I DL'd LTROI with the theatrical subs.<BR/><BR/>It does raise a moral quandry - is it OK to steal from morons who already hold you in contempt?<BR/><BR/>You be the judge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-62007974717135627652009-04-05T20:21:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:21:00.000-07:00Magnolia seems run by morons, all right ... they d...Magnolia seems run by morons, all right ... they did everything they could to alienate the natural audience for their product. Did they think that avid cinemaphiles wouldn't notice?<BR/><BR/>I rented mine from Netflix, the theatrical release never came near this place, and so I'm not sure which one I saw ... some on Jim's comment stream say that the Netflix discs had the theatrical subtitles, though I cannot see how that could be. I don't remember a lot of humor, wry or otherwise, in the version I saw.<BR/><BR/>The only thing to do is vote with your money. Another thing to do is keep the bad review on top at Amazon by voting for it as "useful" A lack of sales and a financial beating might at least keep them from mutilating another film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-85113061603255352702009-04-05T05:13:00.000-07:002009-04-05T05:13:00.000-07:00I'm wondering if English language default is a sta...I'm wondering if English language default is a standard when Magnolia distributes foreign language films on DVD. <B>Tears of the Black Tiger</B> also is pre-set to the dubbed version.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.com