[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Watched 13 Assassins having seen the trailer here. Lived up to the hype but the “Saved by the Bell” style dubbing made it hard to be immersed in feudal Japan. Couldn’t find a version with subs. Can anyone shed more light on the 13th Assassin and what his girl was eating in that waterfall?
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Does Netflix not have the subbed version anymore?
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Can anyone shed more light on the 13th Assassin and what his girl was eating in that waterfall?
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The ‘hunter’ Koyata and his lover are immortal forest spirits. She was eating her own fetus.
Shortly before Koyata appears the samurai talk of the mountains being populated by supernatural creatures and are wary of entering the forest at all.
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Watched 13 Assassins having seen the trailer here. Lived up to the hype but the “Saved by the Bell” style dubbing made it hard to be immersed in feudal Japan. Couldn’t find a version with subs. Can anyone shed more light on the 13th Assassin and what his girl was eating in that waterfall?
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Does Netflix not have the subbed version anymore?[/quote]
Not sure. I used another source. Not sure Netflix is available here without going through a proxy server.
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Can anyone shed more light on the 13th Assassin and what his girl was eating in that waterfall?
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The ‘hunter’ Koyata and his lover are immortal forest spirits. She was eating her own fetus.
Shortly before Koyata appears the samurai talk of the mountains being populated by supernatural creatures and are wary of entering the forest at all. [/quote]
Excellent, thanks. That makes more sense now. And I thought she was eating her foetus but had to double check!!
I had a hard time sticking with the dialogue at times with the dubbing so I think I’ll track down a subbed version for a second viewing.
[quote]CroatianRage wrote:
I’d suggest Elysium if you want a preachy piece of garbage that fuels Matt Damon’s ego. Damon comes face to face with the guy who played Murdock in the critically acclaimed A-Team who speaks in an unintelligible New Zealand accent.[/quote]
you mean the dude from District 9? the other preachy sci film?
Sticking with things going horribly wrong in Afghanistan, there’s also 9th Company, sort of a Russian Full Metal Jacket as you follow the soldiers from boot camp through to a battle on top of a hill in Afghanistan.
It’s much better than this trailer would make you think, and the whole film is on YouTube:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Seemed to get some dust in my eye on a couple of occasions. I remember when Schindler’s List came out and people said they left the theatre feeling shocked/depressed. This film had a similar effect. Lead actor is excellent.
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When I saw the preview I knew this was going to be the case.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Seemed to get some dust in my eye on a couple of occasions. I remember when Schindler’s List came out and people said they left the theatre feeling shocked/depressed. This film had a similar effect. Lead actor is excellent.
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When I saw the preview I knew this was going to be the case.[/quote]
I’d definitely recommend it though, just maybe not on a hungover Sunday.
On several occasions the camera is left to soak in the scene and it hits you hard. A picture really can speak a thousand words.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Seemed to get some dust in my eye on a couple of occasions. I remember when Schindler’s List came out and people said they left the theatre feeling shocked/depressed. This film had a similar effect. Lead actor is excellent.
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When I saw the preview I knew this was going to be the case.[/quote]
I’d definitely recommend it though, just maybe not on a hungover Sunday.
On several occasions the camera is left to soak in the scene and it hits you hard. A picture really can speak a thousand words.
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I sobbed leaving the theatre, most likely because I swallowed the lump in my throat too many times during the movie to bear it any longer on that last scene. Was quite funny having to be consoled by my dry eyed girlfriend at the entrance to the cinema lol.
I would have to disagree about your prior point in regards to making you feel bad for being white, I felt the films main strength lied in allowing you to see Solomon nether as a black man or a white man but simply a free man put into this hideous situation.
It’s a must see movie for several reasons, one of the main ones being Chiwetel Ejiofor’s performance. Such a subtle performance.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
Riddick - meh. [/quote]
I thought it was solid. The main flaw is that it follows the formula of Pitch Black a little too closely.
However… it’s not a patch on the director’s cut, which has an ending that sets up a sequel and covers the necromonger betrayal in more detail. Basically there’s more off-world action which actually furthers the plot of Chronicles. The theatrical version is more like a stop-gap between movies: Riddick gets stranded on hostile planet; Riddick escapes hostile planet.
It’s a mystery why the director’s cut wasn’t the theatrical release. I’d suggest skipping the the theatrical version completely and going straight for the director’s cut.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Highly recommend Lone Survivor. Watched it with my dad who was in the Marine Corps for 10 years. I could tell it hit home.[/quote]
It was excellent. If you haven’t read the book I’d recommend it too.
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I would have to disagree about your prior point in regards to making you feel bad for being white, I felt the films main strength lied in allowing you to see Solomon nether as a black man or a white man but simply a free man put into this hideous situation.
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Yeah that was a tongue in cheek comment. I suppose I meant slavery in general rather than the film in particular.
Definitely agree that you relate to him as a free man, rather than his skin colour having anything to do with it. Very deftly done by the director.
Was thinking about getting hold of a copy of the book it’s based on.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I would have to disagree about your prior point in regards to making you feel bad for being white, I felt the films main strength lied in allowing you to see Solomon nether as a black man or a white man but simply a free man put into this hideous situation.
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Yeah that was a tongue in cheek comment. I suppose I meant slavery in general rather than the film in particular.
Definitely agree that you relate to him as a free man, rather than his skin colour having anything to do with it. Very deftly done by the director.
Was thinking about getting hold of a copy of the book it’s based on.
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Yeah i’m considering reading the book too but not for a while, I still feel raw lol.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
Can anyone shed more light on the 13th Assassin and what his girl was eating in that waterfall?
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The ‘hunter’ Koyata and his lover are immortal forest spirits. She was eating her own fetus.
Shortly before Koyata appears the samurai talk of the mountains being populated by supernatural creatures and are wary of entering the forest at all. [/quote]
Excellent, thanks. That makes more sense now. And I thought she was eating her foetus but had to double check!!
I had a hard time sticking with the dialogue at times with the dubbing so I think I’ll track down a subbed version for a second viewing.
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It’s been years since I watched a dubbed live-action movie. An unintentionally bad voice track is good for laughs, but with the A-list vocal talent that anime attracts (studio Ghibli in particular) I’m surprised that Asian movies are still stuck with '70s-level hack jobs on a par with what you’d see in a Bruce Lee flick.
Heck, doesn’t Vincent Cassel dub Hugh Grant’s movies for French release?
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Just watched White House Down it is one of THE sorriest movies I’ve ever seen.[/quote]
It that the one with Channing Tatum?
Olympus has Fallen, now that’s a great movie along the same lines!
[quote]roybot wrote:
Heck, doesn’t Vincent Cassel dub Hugh Grant’s movies for French release?[/quote]
Haha can’t say I’m too familiar with Hugh Grant’s body of work, in French or English 
I know that major stars tend to have “their” voice artist, though. For example in Spain Tom Cruise always has the same guy dub his voice.
Interestingly, in Europe the countries who subtitle English language shows/films tend to speak much better English than people who live in countries that dub, e.g. Scandinavia/Holland vs. Spain/France.
I’m about to go see the Lone Survivor. By myself, since all my friends are at work like normal people. I’m excited.
Other movies I’ve seen:
Upside Down - I knew this was gonna be a crap movie, but I really wanted to see it because I thought the concept was pretty cool. Plus I like weird sci-fi movies. I hope there’s another (better) movie with a similar concept made in the future.
2 Guns - I fell asleep during this.
Captain Phillips - even though it’s probably missing some accuracy points, I really enjoyed the movie. I do love my Tom Hanks.
Another one on my list to watch is The Spectacular Now.
Side Effects was cool. A little convoluted, but if you get past that it was a good story with pretty solid acting. Bonus points for decent girl/girl makeout (for Hollywood anyhow).