tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post397806854574006905..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Scenes From Our Trip Out East - Part 3: New York CityDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-27822641641108538522012-01-11T17:07:10.580-06:002012-01-11T17:07:10.580-06:00It's cheating if you don't have to learn a...<i>It's cheating if you don't have to learn a new alphabet. :p</i><br /><br />Well, I can use the Feanorian characters in both the Noldorin and Sindarin manner - does that count? ;)<br /><br />Otherwise, it's all I can do to speak English sometimes.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-85215210693057722682012-01-11T09:19:09.276-06:002012-01-11T09:19:09.276-06:00I think what John was getting at, though, was that...<i>I think what John was getting at, though, was that there needs to be a significant delay between the initial release of the film and the release in the target language, and my guess is that the gap isn't that long when it comes to Spanish.</i><br /><br />Not just that, but I've seen Spanish language second releases in US theaters in Hispanic neighborhoods. For the same reason I'd advise against French if you live in Canada.<br /><br />Russian, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese are the best. Takes a while to ship and there's no way they will even be included on first release DVDs in the States (French, German and Spanish often are, which cuts down on your cost, but also speeds up delivery time).<br /><br />Plus, those are really <i>foreign</i> languages - you have to learn to write as well as speak. It's cheating if you don't have to learn a new alphabet. :pJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-66499895203229972432012-01-09T20:17:43.808-06:002012-01-09T20:17:43.808-06:00It was a brick of solid awesome, coated with aweso...It was a brick of solid awesome, coated with awesome sauce and feathers. I'm still somewhat in disbelief about it, to be honest.<br /><br />I just hope the kids realize someday just how awesome that was. It's easy to just accept things that come your way, but that was special.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-52698679681667117582012-01-09T19:04:51.804-06:002012-01-09T19:04:51.804-06:00Let me say how awesome getting the backstage tour ...Let me say how awesome getting the backstage tour from one of the actors was and how hard I am working not to be envious.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-43992644715942543832012-01-08T20:59:54.427-06:002012-01-08T20:59:54.427-06:00Evidence that Spanish is not foreign enough consis...Evidence that Spanish is not foreign enough consists largely in the fact that I managed to learn some of it once upon a time.<br /><br />I think what John was getting at, though, was that there needs to be a significant delay between the initial release of the film and the release in the target language, and my guess is that the gap isn't that long when it comes to Spanish.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-6650085481757826272012-01-08T19:28:14.211-06:002012-01-08T19:28:14.211-06:00Not Spanish? Is Spanish not foreign enough?Not Spanish? Is Spanish not foreign enough?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013847036123410760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-48147865179768632212012-01-07T21:17:56.137-06:002012-01-07T21:17:56.137-06:00The problem with that loophole is that then I woul...The problem with that loophole is that then <i>I</i> would have to learn a non-Spanish foreign language, as otherwise they could effectively communicate in code around me. Given my sad history with learning languages, I'm not sure that's a wise strategy. ;)<br /><br />Of course Pixar gets a pass. I'd watch most Pixar films even without the kids.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-62581399589113750482012-01-07T20:34:34.714-06:002012-01-07T20:34:34.714-06:00Most of the songs are familiar to anyone who has h...<i>Most of the songs are familiar to anyone who has had to sit through the movie the sixty or eighty times that those of us with children under the age of 15 are required by law to do.</i><br /><br />There is a loophole in this law. Make your kids learn a foreign language (not Spanish). Require that Disney movies only be viewed in that foreign language. No theater viewing in North America. Then, by the time the movie's out in your target country, and you get it shipped to the US, their friends aren't talking about it any more and one or two viewings will suffice.<br /><br />We take advantage of this loophole on all Disney flicks, but we give Pixar a pass. Though we do still require that all home viewings of Pixar not be in English.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.com