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**Ecurrexchangess** · 05-09-2007, 02:16 PM

The infamous phrase "All your base are belong to us" comes to mind here :-)

ALL YOUR IPPON ARE BELONG TO US!!!!

Actually, its not so much funny but more a tragedy...watch the British Film Institute(Bfi) version of Seven Samurai and then the Criterion version and the Bfi version suddenly becomes a poor show.

Take the scene in the headman's hut where they are discussing the Samurais arrival and one of the villagers starts to voice his concerns about the girls "falling for Samurai".

The Criterion version has the subtitles of the headman's reply:

"What's the use of worrying about your beard when your head's about to be taken?"

The Bfi version:

"Don't worry about the girls, I'll take care of the samurai."

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Actually, what would be funny is subtitles for Japanese porn that is literal...eg:

In Japanese:

Man - Ikku...Ikku...IKKUUUUUUU!!!!!!

In Engrish:

Man - I'm going! I'm going! Goooooooiiiiiing!!!!

05-09-2007, 02:16 PM	#9
Ecurrexchangess Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 526 Senior Member	The infamous phrase "All your base are belong to us" comes to mind here :-) ALL YOUR IPPON ARE BELONG TO US!!!! Actually, its not so much funny but more a tragedy...watch the British Film Institute(Bfi) version of Seven Samurai and then the Criterion version and the Bfi version suddenly becomes a poor show. Take the scene in the headman's hut where they are discussing the Samurais arrival and one of the villagers starts to voice his concerns about the girls "falling for Samurai". The Criterion version has the subtitles of the headman's reply: "What's the use of worrying about your beard when your head's about to be taken?" The Bfi version: "Don't worry about the girls, I'll take care of the samurai." ************************************************ ****** Actually, what would be funny is subtitles for Japanese porn that is literal...eg: In Japanese: Man - Ikku...Ikku...IKKUUUUUUU!!!!!! In Engrish: Man - I'm going! I'm going! Goooooooiiiiiing!!!!
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