It's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAND!!!!

Sephex · 10-24-2006, 03:14 PM

http://www.youtube.com/v/TBtpyeLxVkI

Topic: English voice acting is usually unintentionally hilarious. Discuss.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 10-24-2006, 03:31 PM

Replacing the dynamic orchestral soundtrack with some generic synthesized guitar shredding that loops continuously throughout the entire show, regardless of whatever may be occurring onscreen.
Replacing any mention of death with the phrase "sent to another dimension."
Whenever a vehicle or building is destroyed, making sure one of the characters goes out of his way to note that they were unoccupied or that everyone inside got out just fine. ("No, wait, I can see their parachutes!")
Generally inserting a bunch of wacky out-of-character dialogue. ("This three-eyed cowboy is going for ONE...LAST...RIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!!!")

Between the terrible voice acting and the severely dumbed-down scripts, Dragon Ball Z had one of the most hilariously awful English dubs of all time. It's bittersweet that FUNimation became moderately competent when they finally moved on to other shows.

Sephex · 03:57 PM

You have to admit that some of that stuff was hilarious, though. Like when Freeza's scond form stabbed the bald dude through the chest with his horns. And he started to bob his head up and down he was like, "YEE HAW RIDE EM BUCKIN' BRONCO!! YEEEE HAAAAW!"

EDIT: I FOUND IT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FpOFIDZklo

EDIT2: And he says "STAY WITH ME! YEE HAW! RIDE EM' BUCAROO! RIDE EM' COWBOY! That and it's about almost three minutes into the video.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 10-24-2006, 04:13 PM

Their treatment of Freeza was pretty great in general. They took an imposing villain who had a fittingly deep voice in the Japanese version and made the perfectly reasonable decision to saddle him with the voice of a middle-aged woman with throat cancer. Then they littered his dialogue with homoerotic lines like "COME ON BIG BOY" and the aforementioned cowboy nonsense.

edczxcvbnm · 10-24-2006, 04:50 PM

Oh...where did they go wrong? For the record I do like the complete off the wall

like "The next dimension" so much more than their half-assed attempt to be serious when Funimation took over. The Pioneer(i think) dubs where awesome.

If your going to do it wrong then make it your own but don't walk the line. Funimation

all over both sides of the fence.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 10-24-2006, 04:53 PM

How does turning the dark overlord of the universe into a sassy flamer not qualify as off-the-wall?

Ryushikaze · 10-24-2006, 05:01 PM

When I first caught DBZ, I thought "Next dimension" was just their word for dead, same as when I first caught SM R I realized Haruka and Michiru, whatever their dub names are, were still lesbians, but were now kissing cousins.

edczxcvbnm · 10-24-2006, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi ^

How does turning the dark overlord of the universe into a sassy flamer not qualify as off-the-wall?

Funimation got screwed into that one. Didn't Pioneer already have that set into place?

Sephex Hollow Location: On the internet, duh.	#1 It's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAND!!!! http://www.youtube.com/v/TBtpyeLxVkI Topic: English voice acting is usually unintentionally hilarious. Discuss.
10-24-2006, 03:14 PM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#4 (permalink) Their treatment of Freeza was pretty great in general. They took an imposing villain who had a fittingly deep voice in the Japanese version and made the perfectly reasonable decision to saddle him with the voice of a middle-aged woman with throat cancer. Then they littered his dialogue with homoerotic lines like "COME ON BIG BOY" and the aforementioned cowboy nonsense.
10-24-2006, 04:13 PM

edczxcvbnm Posts Occur in Real Time Location: The World	#5 (permalink) Oh...where did they go wrong? For the record I do like the complete off the wall like "The next dimension" so much more than their half-assed attempt to be serious when Funimation took over. The Pioneer(i think) dubs where awesome. If your going to do it wrong then make it your own but don't walk the line. Funimation all over both sides of the fence.
10-24-2006, 04:50 PM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#6 (permalink) How does turning the dark overlord of the universe into a sassy flamer not qualify as off-the-wall?
10-24-2006, 04:53 PM

Ryushikaze	#7 (permalink) When I first caught DBZ, I thought "Next dimension" was just their word for dead, same as when I first caught SM R I realized Haruka and Michiru, whatever their dub names are, were still lesbians, but were now kissing cousins.
10-24-2006, 05:01 PM

edczxcvbnm Posts Occur in Real Time Location: The World	#8 (permalink) Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi ^ How does turning the dark overlord of the universe into a sassy flamer not qualify as off-the-wall? Funimation got screwed into that one. Didn't Pioneer already have that set into place?
10-24-2006, 05:03 PM