FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN trailer

[Brian Thibodeau]

Looks fun, at least until the Americans pick it up and dub over the voices (although one suspects they might remember the bath they took on SPIRITS WITHIN).

http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/squareenix/final_fantasy_large.html

[Masterofoneinchpunch]

Actually the "bath" with Spirits Within had nothing to do with dubbing (though it is a beautiful film); but more with marketing strategy and a weak plot (I still like the film.)

I do not believe that animated films are affected as much by dubbing (sometimes none at all) as live film (of course most film using voice over though I have the same opinion as Steven Soderbergh on this subject.) For example, several of the anime features of Hayao Miyazaki have excellent English readings.

Extra note: the best dubbing job I have seen has probably been the Das Boot translation though I would have prefered to hear it in German.

[Brian Thibodeau]

DAS BOOT benefitted greatly from many of the German actors dubbing themselves on the English track, as well.

I also realize the bath Columbia/Sony took on SPIRITS WITHIN had nothing to do with dubbing - let's face it, that movie was designed to have English-speaking characters. It wasn't like they were replacing a Japanese track. And though I may have sounded dismissive of it in my original post, I'm actually quite fond of the film, I just wonder if studio execs over here would even bother with a theatrical run on a film that bears a remarkable visual similaity to SPIRIT'S WITHIN, knowing full well that less-keen thinkers among the critical community will jump at the chance to draw unfair comparisons between the two based simply on box-office figures for the first film.

For Miyazaki's stuff, I'm of two opinions on the subject. When his films are set in undefined geographical locations or fantasy worlds, I don't mind the dubbing so much, though in general I favour the original language of all the films I watch. But when his films are set decidedly in Japan, I just feel right somehow in listening to the Japanese audio track (even when the English tracks are exceptional, as in SPIRITED AWAY).

[Kerio]

this movie looks awesome i really badly want to see it.

When does it even come out? anybody know?

msg me if u do, thankz a bunch

[Brian Thibodeau]

This was skedded for release in Japan Sept. 14, so I imagine a DVD release will be forthcoming, although we might have to wait a while for a subbed version. I'm still not sure whether this has been picked up for North American distribution.

[magic-8]

Japanese DVD is already out.

[Kerio]

OOH ok

[Kerio]

OHH SO COOL!!!!!!!!but only in Japanese right not dudded?

[bkasten]

Kerio, it's most unfortunate and pitiable we cannot also offer you the option of flashing fonts....

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[Kerio]

and what do you mean by that??