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stephen
16-01-2002, 21:54
Amelie is now available to pre-order at play247:

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=99419&id=0&adudisc=y&cpage=1&add=99419&sent=7
Eyestein
16-01-2002, 21:59
Excellent - I'm almost joyous!

Due for release the day after I come back from my holiday in Canada - so something worth coming home for.
beebul
16-01-2002, 22:15
Wonder how many views this'll get from bods expecting an XXX thread! :)
Sonicmint
16-01-2002, 23:06
I'm off to Play now...

Thanks.
Sonicmint
16-01-2002, 23:10
Does anyone know whether the R2 Amelie is being shipped with an English soundtrack as well as a French one, or do you think Play has just listed what they 'expect' to see on the disc?

(and if we don't get a 2:35:1 transfer, well, that just a crime against humanity!)
danrees
17-01-2002, 07:31
Why the hell would you want an English soundtrack? :confused:
Do you want your film ruined by out-of-sync sound and video? Subtitles are the way to go. :)
JamesW
17-01-2002, 09:09
Well said danrees.
deacon
17-01-2002, 09:11
Fantastic news! Hope that they are planning to include a lot of good special features....
SimonI
17-01-2002, 11:19
Unfortunately, a price tag of £14.99 at Play tends to suggest that it will be a single disk... but let's hope not - what we want is the French 2-disk with English subs! Don't we!!
stephen
17-01-2002, 11:23
Originally posted by danrees
Why the hell would you want an English soundtrack? :confused:
Do you want your film ruined by out-of-sync sound and video? Subtitles are the way to go. :)

And you would probably miss some of the subtleties in the sound, such as:

When the montage letter is read, and you hear the background noise changing as the words that were written in different places are read
jroadley
17-01-2002, 11:45
Does anyone watch films with English dub? :confused:

Surely not :eek: ;)
gavinhanly
17-01-2002, 12:11
Originally posted by jroadley
Does anyone watch films with English dub? :confused:

Surely not :eek: ;)

I have to admit to watching Akira with the English dub. Sorry!
MARKMAN
17-01-2002, 12:35
Originally posted by jroadley
Does anyone watch films with English dub? :confused:

Surely not :eek: ;)

Just throwing this in - I have no facts to base this on - but maybe people with dyslexia and reading difficulties need English Dubbing?
danrees
17-01-2002, 14:23
Have placed my order - here's hoping it turns out to be the 2-disc French edition but with English subtitles. :)
Sonicmint
17-01-2002, 19:32
I was expecting this sort of reaction about the English dub.

I'm hoping for an additional English dub so I can WATCH the film as in the pictures and cinematography, without having to constantly refer to the subtitles. I know dubs are crap but they can be useful. Surely having an English dub is better than not having one?

I saw Amelie 3 times at the cinema but I still havn't truly WATCHED it.
cervaro
17-01-2002, 19:47
English dubs should be outlawed period. I feel that if you're truly interested in the movie you'll make the effort to read the subtitles. It doesn't take much practice to make reading them effortless without the sense of missing much of anything. If it's a choice between seeing the movie with subtitles or nothing at all, I know which choice I'd make.
Tim Fleming
17-01-2002, 20:18
Originally posted by Sonicmint
I was expecting this sort of reaction about the English dub.

I'm hoping for an additional English dub so I can WATCH the film as in the pictures and cinematography, without having to constantly refer to the subtitles. I know dubs are crap but they can be useful. Surely having an English dub is better than not having one?

I saw Amelie 3 times at the cinema but I still havn't truly WATCHED it.

I actually find watching a film with a dub is far more distracting than subtitles. With a dub, there is the obvious lip-sync problem, but what I find even more distracting is the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) loss of ambience that is one of the key elements to a film's appeal.

If the film is strong enough, I tend not to even notice the sub-titles - they do not intrude on my viewing experience at all.

regards, Tim...

PS. Anime is another story altogether as lip-sync and ambience become less of an issue - however, I personally refuse to use the dub version.
dangermouse
18-01-2002, 00:31
I also refuse to watch dubbed versions of any movies, be it Asian action movies or French comedies - thank god for DVD and multiple soundtrack options! :)
Muppet
18-01-2002, 08:32
You may find out that the £14.99 version does turn out to be a 2-disk version....

Play did that with Crimson Rivers and then re-priced it later on at £17.99....

Heres hoping :)

M.
Eyestein
18-01-2002, 11:07
Looks like I'll have to place an order then.
SShaw
18-01-2002, 13:07
They have just made the same mistake with American Werewolf. Generally they honour mis-prices (provided its only a couple of pounds) - so get your order in, you can always cancel it later.

Scott
Grumpy
18-01-2002, 16:03
Just when I told the wife I would cut back on my dvd buying they go and bring out another must buy film. French soundtrack with English subs will do me.
Eyestein
18-01-2002, 16:29
Placed my order - can't wait!