Which is better for foreign language films, dubbing or subtitles? Add to Favorites

by Robert Gannon

I am currently sitting here, watching the ending of a little known Spanish horror film called Zombie Flesh Eater. It's taken 4 hours to go through an 89 minute DVD for one simp...read more

by Susan Hicks

Personally, I would rather see a foreign film with subtitles. Whether or not you may be interested in learning the language, subtitles greatly enhance the overall experience by ...read more

by Eric McKeever

It's been said that certain moviegoers are turned off by the idea of sitting through a foreign film and being forced to read the yellow translation known as subtitles. They fee...read more

by Harry Lamer

When we are talking about either subtitles or dubbing for foreign language films - or for that matter, television even - we are forgetting that each method has its pros and cons...read more

by Sun Meilan

My first experience of a dubbed film stands out very clearly in my memory. I was in Germany on an exchange programme at high school and was homesick. Thankfully, German televisi...read more

by Carole Hill

How terribly distracting it would be to sit down in the theatre, ready to lose yourself in a great foreign film and then look up at the actor's face on the screen to see his or ...read more

by Anna Yaguexta

Spencer Hawken makes a good point about the audience supporting movies that keep their identity. I most definitely agree. Although dubbing does have its benefits, it seems like ...read more

by Phedre de Feuillide

We've all seen the stereotypical, badly dubbed Kung Fu movies, and laughed. There's a reason for that, dubbing is ridiculous. I consider myself as someone who watches a lot of...read more

by Can Tran

For some reason, dubbing tends to work when it's applied to Japanese and Korean anime. But it doesn't seem to work for live action movies. In the case of Japanese anime, dubbi...read more

by Cosmicwhodini

I have recently come back from a holiday in Amsterdam. I was quite amazed to walk around the first day I was there and noticed a lot of people spoke good English. Normally I am...read more

by Amber Agarand

I would choose subtitles over dubbing any day. Although I can understand where those who don't read quite fast enough to keep up with the movie as well as read it there are a fe...read more

by Lostinchina

When you've listened to John Wayne, Bruce Willis, Marilyn Munroe or Ava Gardener speaking Mandarin I'm sure you'll be just as quick as I am to join the yes' vote. There is some...read more

by Spencer Hawken

Personally I think that foreign movies benefit from subtitles over dubbing. While at times dubbing works well when you don't want to give 100% of your attention to a movie, if y...read more

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by Emil Hunefalk

When deciding for a movie to watch, I rarely find an interesting movie in my native language - and now, as a Swedish man living abroad, it's even more rare than when I lived in ...read more

by Deborah Cassimore

I rarely watch foreign movies but, when I do, I prefer subtitles. I don't like it when they dub because it sometimes sounds strange. Either the voice is not the original person'...read more

by Mohamed Hagag

For me, it is the fastest time I had an answer for a question, by far subtitles are better, and part of it is because dubbing is so bad, it should only be used in cartoons, and ...read more

by Niki Howlett

You know what I hate? When people refuse to see a movie because they have to read the subtitles. I work at a movie theater, and we were told to remind our customers that The Orp...read more

by Remy Grey

There are pros and cons of both. However, I still choose subtitles over dubbing. By dubbing a movie, it makes it easier for the person who is watching to comprehend what is goi...read more

by Andreea M.

I must admit, I am on the subtitles side. Nevertheless I'll start by listing a few points in favor of dubbing movies (where by dubbing I mean interposing some other voices, in a...read more

by Alexa West

Which is better for foreign language films, dubbing or subtitles? I would definitely say subtitles are better for foreign language films. One main reason why I say subtitles ...read more