Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:39     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you mean you can only watch the movie in dubbed English (and not in its original foreign language with English subtitles)?


Yes!!

That’s awful. Rarely are dubs even close to being acceptable. On so many levels.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:28     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Anonymous wrote:Do you mean you can only watch the movie in dubbed English (and not in its original foreign language with English subtitles)?


Yes!!
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:28     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Anonymous wrote:Yes, I used to get so annoyed, so now I mainly watch Netflix, which has more selection in the original language. Lupin was great, as was Call my agent (both in French). Amazon does have the classic Miyazaki animations in the original Japanese, which makes my children very happy.


It's mostly their own stuff like series though. I get that subtitling might be an issue, especially for older movies, but if they have the dubbed version it feels like a no brainer to also offer the original version with no subtitles. It's better than not at all!
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:27     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Do you mean you can only watch the movie in dubbed English (and not in its original foreign language with English subtitles)?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:24     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Yes, I used to get so annoyed, so now I mainly watch Netflix, which has more selection in the original language. Lupin was great, as was Call my agent (both in French). Amazon does have the classic Miyazaki animations in the original Japanese, which makes my children very happy.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2025 15:19     Subject: Amazon and foreign movies
Has anyone noticed how more foreign language movies are available, but only in English? For instance I was trying to watch Polytechnique by Denis Villeneuve, and it's only available in English, not in French. Seems like a bizarre choice.