Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:08 am
This is coming from a person that you know LOVES LOVES subs:
The dub version of Howl's Moving Castle is WAY better than the sub. Well, not "way" better, but, there's a lot more joking and lightheartedness. Things that Miyazaki tried to make funny but didn't come across just right were made better in the dub.
Calcifer received the BIGGEST improvement. And I agree with you. Silence = better. I prefer watching Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky in sub because it had those subtle nuances.
But, I think for this movie, it needed the comedy, not the drama. It had plenty enough drama in my opinion.
I really do think it is an absolute treat how they dubbed it and I wish all dubs were as good as HMC's.
The dub version of Howl's Moving Castle is WAY better than the sub. Well, not "way" better, but, there's a lot more joking and lightheartedness. Things that Miyazaki tried to make funny but didn't come across just right were made better in the dub.
Calcifer received the BIGGEST improvement. And I agree with you. Silence = better. I prefer watching Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky in sub because it had those subtle nuances.
But, I think for this movie, it needed the comedy, not the drama. It had plenty enough drama in my opinion.
I really do think it is an absolute treat how they dubbed it and I wish all dubs were as good as HMC's.