Cyrano de Hero
08-13-2006, 01:34 PM
http://winterson.com/2005/06/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west.html
A guy bought himself a DVD of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith while he was living in Shanghai. This version was translated into Chinese and then put into English subtitles. The subtitles, however, were a direct translation of the Chinese, so they make absolutely no damn sense. Check the site out. I haven't laughed this hard from something I found online in a long time. Some of my choicer selections:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw09wh.jpg
How can you mistranslate this when the words are right there?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb73kq.jpg
Better watch out, Jedi Knights. Count Dooku is a BIG.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw16.jpg
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO COUNT DOOKU!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw10.jpg
The really want to know everything about Palpatine, don't they? They even want to know his sex life...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc075xo.jpg
The secret to becoming powerful? Become strong and big. Simple, huh?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw12.jpg
"Presbyterian Church" was the name for the Jedi Council. Those crazy Jedi!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw221sn.jpg
This just doesn't have the same uplifting feeling as "May the Force be with you."
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc161ds.jpg
I thought his name was Darth Vader...?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb215ot.jpg
It must have been a shock for Padme to realize that she was married to a strong and big.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc269bc.jpg
High school students have a new catchphrase!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb251lt.jpg
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Is anyone fluent in Chinese or has knowledge of the language? It puzzles me as to how some of these lines are so badly done...
A guy bought himself a DVD of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith while he was living in Shanghai. This version was translated into Chinese and then put into English subtitles. The subtitles, however, were a direct translation of the Chinese, so they make absolutely no damn sense. Check the site out. I haven't laughed this hard from something I found online in a long time. Some of my choicer selections:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw09wh.jpg
How can you mistranslate this when the words are right there?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb73kq.jpg
Better watch out, Jedi Knights. Count Dooku is a BIG.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw16.jpg
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO COUNT DOOKU!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw10.jpg
The really want to know everything about Palpatine, don't they? They even want to know his sex life...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc075xo.jpg
The secret to becoming powerful? Become strong and big. Simple, huh?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw12.jpg
"Presbyterian Church" was the name for the Jedi Council. Those crazy Jedi!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/sw221sn.jpg
This just doesn't have the same uplifting feeling as "May the Force be with you."
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc161ds.jpg
I thought his name was Darth Vader...?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb215ot.jpg
It must have been a shock for Padme to realize that she was married to a strong and big.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swc269bc.jpg
High school students have a new catchphrase!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j78/thekoolfool/Backstorke%20of%20the%20Wset/swb251lt.jpg
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Is anyone fluent in Chinese or has knowledge of the language? It puzzles me as to how some of these lines are so badly done...