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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:58 pm
by OscarGuy
Usually, when a new version of a DVD is released, Netflix replaces the old version with the new, but it might take time. Best thing would be when the new version is released call up to Netflix and have them verify that the new one is being substituted.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:37 pm
by Mister Tee
This certainly puts me in a quandary. I had the film in my Netflix queue, but now I'm inclined to pass on watching it, if it's an adulterated version. Jeff Wells has a report that the company is semi-owning up to its mistake, planning to release another version with "Theatrical Subtitles" highlighted -- but what way would I have of insuring that I get the proper copy sent to me by Netflix?

I guess for now I'll finesse the issue by simply skipping the movie.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:07 am
by Big Magilla
OscarGuy wrote:Maybe that does explain your loathing of it, Magilla. The subtitle translation they posted sounded almost stupid, like some immature, Twilight-esque vampire film. Do those subtitles match what you saw? Thank goodness, I got to see it on screener, because I certainly remember the "start with the corner" mention, so I know I had the better version. And even the size of the font is off-putting.
I didn't loathe it, I just didn't see what all the fuss was about.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:55 am
by Bog
Really? So then why in theaters and other countries is it "incorrect"? I honestly didn't know things like this occurred.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:41 am
by dws1982
The strange thing about this is that the English-dubbed version uses the correct translation.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:45 am
by OscarGuy
Maybe that does explain your loathing of it, Magilla. The subtitle translation they posted sounded almost stupid, like some immature, Twilight-esque vampire film. Do those subtitles match what you saw? Thank goodness, I got to see it on screener, because I certainly remember the "start with the corner" mention, so I know I had the better version. And even the size of the font is off-putting.

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:18 pm
by Big Magilla
Okri wrote:For those checking out this film on DVD, be aware that the subtitles are dumbed down quite considerably.

Link with examples
That may explain why I was unimpressed with it.

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:50 pm
by Okri
For those checking out this film on DVD, be aware that the subtitles are dumbed down quite considerably.

Link with examples

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:16 am
by OscarGuy
I didn't think it was a castrated penis. I just knew it a scar of some kind...That it's a castrated penis makes sense, but it certainly didn't look like a forest of bush...and with very obvious reveal that he was a boy (from their dialogue in bed), I didn't think anyone couldn't have guessed that fact.

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:24 am
by The Original BJ
Sabin wrote:Dude, it's on there for a second. It's just a line down her crotch. I didn't immediately make the assumption "Oh, that must be her castrated penis!" I know I'm not the only one. I appreciate the ambiguity of the film's reveal but I didn't immediately jump to this conclusion.
Wow. I didn't reach this conclusion at all. I remember the shot but that honestly never would have crossed my mind had I not read this thread.

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:04 am
by Sabin
Dude, it's on there for a second. It's just a line down her crotch. I didn't immediately make the assumption "Oh, that must be her castrated penis!" I know I'm not the only one. I appreciate the ambiguity of the film's reveal but I didn't immediately jump to this conclusion.

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:49 pm
by OscarGuy
How could you think of it as hair? I didn't freeze frame or anything, it was fairly obvious.

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:16 pm
by Sabin
It's incredibly blink and you'll miss it. I just assumed there was a little grass on the field. I didn't feel the need to freeze frame to examine whether or not it was in fact the stitched, castrated remains of a penis.

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:18 pm
by rain Bard
It was definitely "blink and you'll miss it".

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:54 pm
by Okri
Ummm... okay, I don't remember that scene in the movie at all. At all. Seriously. I don't remember any scars at all. Wow.