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Robert (Butch) Day Galactic Ambassador

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:25 pm Post subject: Great Planet War: The War in Space (1977) |
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Great Planet War: The War in Space pics to enjoy:
The above pic seems to indicate that the Gotengo (Atragon) may be indicate is involved some how.
This is a publicity shot of the heroine:
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Here's the link to Archive.org's copy of this movie.
Great Planet War: The War in Space
The space effects are lousy (lots of shaky little spaceships on strings, zipping past the camera). But the sets are good, and I was impressed with the dubbing.
This came out the same year as Star Wars. One of the reasons why that movie dazzled the world was the fact that the space scenes didn't insult the audience's intelligence.
However, this Japanese movie does feature a Biker Bitch Princess Leia and a horny Chewbacca!
And by the way, I wish somebody would explain to me why reading subtitles is supposed be better than English language dubbing. Heck, they're both translations of the foreign language dialog, right?
With dubbing, I can watch the movie . . . not just sit there struggling to read the subtitles before they vanish.
_______ The War in Space - English Export Trailer
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Maurice Starship Navigator

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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 4:41 am Post subject: Re: Great Planet War: The War in Space (1977) |
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Robert (Butch) Day wrote: |
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That image has nothing to do with the movie.
Bud Brewster wrote: | And by the way, I wish somebody would explain to me why reading subtitles is supposed be better than English language dubbing. Heck, they're both translations of the foreign language dialog, right?
With dubbing, I can watch the movie . . . not just sit there struggling to read the subtitles before they vanish.  |
For those interested, Bud and I discussed subtitles v. dubbing over here. _________________ * * *
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:40 am Post subject: |
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We did indeed, and my reply was to thank Maurice for making me more aware of how complex the issue can be — not the simple matter I stated above.
I just wish I could manage to enjoy subtitles as well as Maurice and the many other folks who prefer them to dubbing.
Thanks again, Maurice.  _________________ ____________
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Henry, you're my hero!
I've been bitchiin' for years on All Sci-Fi that I had trouble with subtitles because I couldn't read the text fast enough to keep up with the action!
Poor, pitiful me had no idea that some DVDs were running the films faster than they should — and causing me to struggle with the subtitles while I tried to keep up.
The folks who prefer subtitles to dubbing insist that they'd rather hear the original dialog while they read the subtitles.
But I've often stated that I wish I could hear the words spoken in English, so I didn't have to keep missing the movie while I stared at the text on the bottom of the screen . . .
Anyway, thanks for enlightening me, sir! : _________________ ____________
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