Watching Foreign Language Movies: I like to watch movies that are made in foreign languages, with closed captions, of course. I like seeing life in other countries, and I like hearing...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I like to watch movies that are made in foreign languages, with closed captions, of course. I like seeing life in other countries, and I like hearing the languages. What surprises me is that the speakers will occasionally throw in a sentence in English, "Have a nice day." "See you later." Sometimes it's just an English sentence thrown in randomly. Another thing I noticed is that Asians tend to call older people "uncle" and "auntie." It's worth watching foreign movies just to see how different societies work. Laughter and humor are the same, though.

I occasionally surprise myself by turning up the volume.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

They are seeing if you’re paying attention. 🤔😉

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

I do, too.
Too many US movies are basically cowboy type movies, no matter the genre.
When my kids were young(er) I used to take them out to Euro PG animation compilations.
We'd watch Hong Kong wire work adventure movies, and interview the director on a few.
We liked the Jet Li movies, based on legends 100s of years ago. NOT the same as our renditions!
Kids made me watch Chow Yun Fat in the "God of Gambling" series. Again.
And I believe we've watched all Akira's movies. Most of his copied by us. Amazing stories and details.
"The Magnificent Seven" was originally "The Seven Samurai". Get a chance to see the original.

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi Jerry,
We also watch TV & films from Australia and the UK (plus a few others). We use closed caption on them as well. Even though they are speaking English, in some cases the accent "tips us over a bit." Take care & ...

jim quist Loc: Missouri

Among other cultural things, I like seeing the clothing in those movies.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I guess some people don't like reading the subtitles, but I would rather select from the best films in the world than just the best made in the USA. I loved the Korean film Parasite, which won both the best picture Oscar and best foreign language film.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Al Beatty wrote:

Hi Jerry,
We also watch TV & films from Australia and the UK (plus a few others). We use closed caption on them as well. Even though they are speaking English, in some cases the accent "tips us over a bit." Take care & ...

There's a good series from New Zealand. I hope it continues - Brokenwood Mysteries. It's available on AcornTV.

https://acorn.tv/brokenwoodmysteries/

https://thebrokenwoodmysteries.com/

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

The great fun is watching dubbed or captioned movies when you understand the language and realize the mess they are doing with the dubbing or captioning.

steve L Loc: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

jerryc41 wrote:

I like to watch movies that are made in foreign la... (show quote)

Know where you're coming from Jerry.....
Was watching a Fritz Lang movie, German with subtitles, of course.....was getting to the climax but I had to hit the bathroom with some urgency.....major dilemma...decided the smartest thing would be to turn up the volume...I do not understand German at ANY sound level !!!

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Yes, Jerry,
I just watched the last episode of the new season. Take care & ...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

steve L wrote:

Know where you're coming from Jerry.....
Was watching a Fritz Lang movie, German with subtitles, of course.....was getting to the climax but I had to hit the bathroom with some urgency.....major dilemma...decided the smartest thing would be to turn up the volume...I do not understand German at ANY sound level !!!

I record virtually everything I watch on TV so I can zap the commercials, but it also allows you to pause it for bathroom breaks, phone calls, etc.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

jerryc41 wrote:

There's a good series from New Zealand. I hope it continues - Brokenwood Mysteries. It's available on AcornTV.

https://acorn.tv/brokenwoodmysteries/

https://thebrokenwoodmysteries.com/

One of my Favorites was the Miss Fischer mystery series from Australia on PBS. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be on anymore. Almost anything British will capture my attention as I love the variety in their accents and the clipped upper-class proper English. Their actors and actresses are also far superior to almost anyone Hollywood has to offer, and has been since my first memories of David Niven, Basil Rathbone, Stewart Granger, Alec Guinness, Rex Harrison, James Mason, Peter Sellers, etc.

Dannj

steve L wrote:

Know where you're coming from Jerry.....
Was watching a Fritz Lang movie, German with subtitles, of course.....was getting to the climax but I had to hit the bathroom with some urgency.....major dilemma...decided the smartest thing would be to turn up the volume...I do not understand German at ANY sound level !!!

Next time hit || ....it’s made for those situations 😊

Dannj

Al Beatty wrote:

Hi Jerry,
We also watch TV & films from Australia and the UK (plus a few others). We use closed caption on them as well. Even though they are speaking English, in some cases the accent "tips us over a bit." Take care & ...

First time we did that was for “Peaky Blinders”. They spoke too fast and low to follow🤪

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

steve L wrote:

Know where you're coming from Jerry.....
Was watching a Fritz Lang movie, German with subtitles, of course.....was getting to the climax but I had to hit the bathroom with some urgency.....major dilemma...decided the smartest thing would be to turn up the volume...I do not understand German at ANY sound level !!!

Well, at least you would be able to determine something by the urgency in their voices.

If you want to see a very good German TV series, look for "Dark" on Netflix. Watch the first season and then wait for Season 2 on June 27. It's fascinating! It involves time travel - sort of - so you have to keep track of who is who so you recognize them when they are old then young then old. Definitely worth watching.

I watched an Indian movie last night. No matter what the movie is about, they always manage to fit in some singing and dancing.