alull

hi, i was close to buying the Inglourious Basterds BD until i learned about the burned-in German/French subtitles. my question is-- what happens to those subs if i select, let's say, the French audio track? the French subs would still be there, i assume.

anyone know if this is also the case with the Canadian/Alliance release?

thanks!

tylergfoster

You mean the burned-in English subtitles for German and French dialogue? If so, I would have to point out that this is no doubt more of an artistic choice by Tarantino than a poor decision by Universal.

alull

i wasn't cursing out Universal. Tarantino making an artistic choice does make it a bit better. it's just that, being bilingual, i found it annoying listening to the French actors and having subs display at the bottom of the screen. i was hoping some edition didn't have them burned-in.

Mr. Salty

If they're burned in, they're burned in. And on the American release, they are. That's likely because the release was intended for the English-speaking American market. I don't know what you'll find on the Canadian release. But if you decide to buy the French release, Universal's Blu-rays tend to be region-free.

Rizor

Try getting the European release from France or someplace (not the UK) which does not have the burned in subtitles.

I guess it is an artistic choice, but it's not necessary with Blu-ray. With DVD, "player generated" subtitles looked like crap. With Blu-ray, they can be nearly seamless.

Rocks Off

Canadian disc is exactly the same as the US. Burned in.

alull

thanks. someone on another forum just told me.
might go with the burned-in subs. no idea yet.

Alan Smithee

Wait a minute- someone's complaining because they actually did it RIGHT this time? There's tons of movies I haven't bought because burned-in subtitles were replaced with electronic ones, including Kill Bill. They're part of the movie, so they should stay in- don't mess it up to please those who watch it in a different language than its native one.

Rocks Off

What about digital subs that preserve the original intentions? Doesn't sound like it'd be too hard and I don't know why they didn't do that for IB.

Shooba

I hate the electronic subtitles, so was more than pleased that Bastards got it right.