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Why is dubbing usually so bad and obvious?

Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:03 pm
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:03 pm
Is it the lack of proper ambient noise in the background? NetFlix dubs a lot of their international originals and even when I'm in the next room and can't see the TV, it just sounds off. In theory that's just actors reading lines so if I can't see the screen it shouldn't be as noticeable, but it is.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60899 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:04 pm to
it’s an long running inside joke in film business
Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2014
7442 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:27 pm to
Even some ADR for english movies is terrible. In ROTS, Obi Wan says "hit the buzz droids center eye" and he looks like he's in a Bruce Lee film. It's not synced at all and has always bugged me
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
77323 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:48 pm to
It's a point of pain for me, but I'm a VO guy, so it's to be expected. Dark on Netflix was especially bad, but Mrs. Vox didn't want to pull the trigger on the subtitles.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
39388 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:00 pm to
What's funny about dubbing is if you put the subtitles on.

They are usually disimilar. Lost in translation.

I've found that dubbing is very coloquial and subtitles are extremely literal. Almost too much. There's no context.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
69069 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:37 pm to
They do it a lot on those cooking competition shows, top chef hell's kitchen etc. and it sounds like pure shite.
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22639 posts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:09 pm to
My favorite one:

“I talked to Barzini!”
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:10 am to
Because one of the few things that makes us human we are really good at and we have a lot of practice in. So we can spot abnormalities.
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7914 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:31 am to
Anime is actually pretty good dubbed.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
40780 posts
Posted on 1/19/18 at 8:42 am to
Sergio Leone doesn't know what you're talking about.
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