Surveying the Damage, having Backstroked to the West...

Mindbendingly, horrifyingly, terribly entertaining.

A movie by subtitling of Yoda the is.

...

I mean really, you just can't comprehend how mindblowingly BAD these subtitles are. You'd think that a glimpse into the true horror of it would be granted by noting that Revenge of the Sith has been translated as Backstroke of the West... but that's the bait to sucker you into settling in to watch it. When you start adding elephants, R2 fscking, and lines like 'Mr. Speaker, we are for the big.', it's a nonstop string of linguistic 2x4's to the face.

Several folks have asserted that this is faked. I really would -like- to believe that, but the honest truth is that it would be more cohesive were it a fake. There would've been running jokes and some form of continuity to it, and they are utterly lacking. But another person commented that it looked like someone had taken the authentic (simplified) Chinese subtitles, run them through Babblefish, then slapped 'em on the file so it could be sold outside of China to markets that haven't gotten legit releases yet. Now that... that, I'll buy. What's really funny is that this poor bastardized version is actually more fun to watch than the original form, and that there're more than a few weirdos and freaks (of which I'm one) who'd happily PAY for this.

*rubs her temples* I need a .... a sane movie to watch. Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla seems a good choice.

... the wish power are together with you.

(no subject)

Godzilla
Rodan
MechaGodzilla
MechaGaruda
... and a baby godzillasaur.

And lest I forget... Super MechaGodzilla. Yeah, baby.

One movie, wall to wall madness. Boy, did I need this. :)
I mean, look at all the things you can learn here:

• Japan has an ESP school filled with cute little girls.
• Those cute little girls, all... 15 or so of them, sound JUST like the Vienna Boys Choir when they sing. Talented, no?
• Even though the tanks didn't work the last 16 times, we're gonna go ahead and send 'em in again. They'll do better this time, right?
• It's possible to make even the most badly damaged mecha fly again simply by setting the boosters to full power. Works like a charm.
• And after doing that restorative booster maneuver, even the damaged weapons will fire again. Woot.
• Remember the little ESP girls? Yes, well they've all got ultra top secret security clearances... so that they can go visit the godzillasaurus and sing to it.

But... Masque, sweetie, maybe you can help me out here. Just how the heck are Rodan and Godzilla related?

YAMP

Or... Yet Another Movie Post.

Megan's away and I'm trying to relax. Cope. :p

The second D&D film, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God, actually manages to redeem the name from the dreckish eye-candy-heavy first film in the chain. There's a plot, there're puzzles, and it's not all goody goody. In fact, as the 'heroes' gathered, I found myself thinking that it stacked up a lot like the tabletop group I play in (when I can get my shite together, that is). There's a snarky, cocky thief (... that's awful. I can't remember the lad's name... and I usually sit by him... finding someone else who's a follower of the Dark Six is rare, after all...), a headstrong berserker barbarian (hi there, Ack. Nice rack. When'd you become a chick?), the cleric who natters on about higher powers and nobody ever really understands 'em (sometimes me, lately my clerics have been totally off the rails daft, though), the 'heroic' leader type (which could also be Ack, but could well be Jon), and the obtuse-but-still-relatively-pure arcanist (hi there, Nette. *smooch*). Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, but everyone tries REALLY hard to make it seem like they 'meant to do that'. :) Anyway, I liked it. Quite nice, and the effects were decent as well.

I also had a chance to finally see the original Godzilla film this morning, and was genuinely surprised at how engrossing it was. Of course, the last five minutes reveals it to be at heart a mid-50's anti-nuclear protest, but it was still a solid movie.

I watched about a third of the Family Guy movie. ... ... Well, I just don't get it, to be honest. I know a lot of my friends are die-hard FG fans, but I'm just... unimpressed. Too many side jokes and distracting cut-scenes; I ended up feeling like I was drunk, stoned, and watching Bakshi's Wizards again. {As a side note... I do not, [repeat][underscore]NOT recommend watching Wizards in an 'altered' state. Some folks won't even notice it, and others will be marked for life by the experience. Just trust me on this one.} I shut it off and moved on. Not my thing.

( Some Quizzies that'd been stacking up... )

And now, since I've had no sleep in days, I'm going to go to bed. Even if it kills me.