Bad Bootleg Captioning

[Beren87]

A friend found this for me, and I decided I would share it with all of you. This was a bootleg that someone downloaded that had quite horrible captioning.

Go here (http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/badfotrcaptionsx.html)

[Gamja]

Those are wierd... smilies/confused.gif

[Beren87]

Well, the movie was translated from whatever language it was in to english for the captions, this is what they got. These are hilarious.

[Nari]

sounds a lot like when i try translating my spanish book...

[The Saucepan Man]

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These are hysterical. They had me in absolute fits. So, Frodo becomes the ringleader (or is it wing baron) and takes up with Aragorn and his son Boromir, but they are chased by ox!!??

And what is it that Isildur has on these people that they are so keen to absolve him of any blame?

Brilliant!

[Diamond18]

Oh, those have to be made up. Really. Er...or I hope so anyway. How on earth could this movie have become a worldwide success with such terrible translating?

But real or made up, it had me in giggle fits. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nevfeniel]

Okay, this one made me laugh, especially when you read what the webmaster wrote above it (The Lady Galadriel's eloquent farewell)
http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/imagef32.jpg

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Nevfeniel ]

[Melime]

Oh my gosh...*wipes tears from eyes* That was great. That you so much for that link, that truely made my Saturday.

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[Beren87]

Haha, you are quite welcome! And YES these are real! This was a real bootleg!

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

oh my! i was having fits! I nearly fell off my chair laughing, those were hilarious. I loved the last one: I dont suppose we ever have to see them again. Ha ha!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nari]

my favorite is "Don't touch me, Frodo" and Arwen telling Strider she'd give her advantages to him.

[LePetitChoux]

Funny. I was laughing my head off and my mother was giving me funny looks and I scared the cat off my lap, but other than that, funny. smilies/biggrin.gif

[lord of dor-lomin]

That was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time!! I love Gandalf's last words, "Frodo, you fool".

[Galenfea of Mirkwood.]

I think that was probably the most I've laughed in a lifetime!

[Alaggaeriel]

Too funny! They had to have made that up!

[ElentariGreenleaf]

I couldn't stop laughing. I think mysister thought I was weird....... all she heard were fits of laughter! She came to look at the pics, but she didn't find them funny.... WELL SHE'S JUST NOT LotR OBSESSED LIKE ME!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[LePetitChoux]

My favourite was this one:
A bit of relationship difficulty, I think

http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imagec16.jpg

And this is just hilarious:
Somehow I don't see Frodo in a Sopwith Camel
http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imagef23.jpg
I love the last image too. smilies/biggrin.gif

[ January 16, 2003: Message edited by: LePetitChoux ]

[Galadrie1]

Alas, those are real. I've seen a bootleg copy with captions like that. I didn't look at all the pictures on that page, does it have the one where they call Frodo a "ring leader"? smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

By the way, I haven't laughed this hard for a long time. smilies/smile.gif

http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imagec17.jpg

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[ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: Galadrie1 ]

[Orodreth]

That was the funniest thing I have ever seen smilies/biggrin.gif

[Laialthriel]

I am so bummed! My server or ISP or whatever will not let me look at this link! smilies/frown.gif smilies/mad.gif It sounds quite funny so I get the general idea, but alas, I can't view it! K, I'll stop complaining now. smilies/wink.gif

~a sad Laialthriel

[Blue Elf]

The link didn't work for me, but I am assuming it is the same site my friend found and told me about......the one with the Ox and Condo, right?

[Susan Delgado]

All the time I was looking at this thread, I kept getting a pop-up box asking for a password and the link gave me a note saying I needed to put in a password. ??

[Blue Elf]

AAAAH!!!!!!! The site no longer works for me!!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!

What shall I do without the Ox!!!!????

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

**blows the horn of Condo in desperation**

[Diamond18]

The link still works just fine for me. But the thing that happened to Susan keeps happening to me too. There's definitely something weird going on.

Here is the URL, type it and see if it works for you:
http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/badfotrcaptionsx.html

[ January 22, 2003: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]

[The Silver-shod Muse]

I can't view it either! It's asking for a password smilies/frown.gif

[Orominuialwen]

It's working fine for me now.

[Lady Snickerdoodle]

*runs out of oxygen from laughing too long and keels over*

*comes back from the dead and emails site url to every address on buddy list*

*attends everyones funeral as they have all laughed themselves to death*

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I have a bootleg copy of TTT. I haven't watched the whole thing with the English captions (I couldn't bear to), but from the parts I've seen, Gollum has a very dirty mouth. Seriously! And he calls the Ring "The baby". smilies/biggrin.gif

Ow. Now my face hurts. Too much laughter. I think "I have feelings" would be my nomination for one of the best.

Well, here's another site with captions from TTT: Engrish TTT captions (http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/00-20.htm)

[Miriel Undomiel]

I feel sick!!!
I've never laughed so much my whole life...
~no I have to do sam...
~Bring your ***** face to my *** !
~mr beens
~Don't do me anything! I'm natural.
I just wanna die! My head hurts after banging it on the screen...

[the guy who be short]

Too funny! Too funny! *gasp.*

EDIT: Just a thought: why would the subtitles be in English? That doesn't make any sense does it?

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:48 PM January 01, 2004: Message edited by: the guy who be short ]

[Finwe]

*dies a hundred times over from laughing*


Holy Elbereth! Those are HILARIOUS! I haven't laughed this much in AGES. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Enorëiel]

LOL!! That has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen (this beats The Lord of the Peeps by a long shot)!!! I was laughing uncontrolably and then I got to the TTT captioning - It is it really possible to die of laughing to much? smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nimrothiel]

I don't know if it is possible to die from laughing too much, but I might be the first person to do so! I thought that the FotR captions were bad, but TTT's ones were even worse!! I have never, ever, laughed so hard in my life! "Gandolf foogray, that was my name." Hahahhahahahahahaha!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:25 AM January 05, 2004: Message edited by: Nimrothiel ]

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

EDIT: Just a thought: why would the subtitles be in English? That doesn't make any sense does it?


I wondered about that, myself. I think it's originally shown in English with Chinese or Japanese subtitles. These are already rather poorly translated. Then someone who's not so great at English listens to the dialouge and uses the poor Chinese translations as their guide to creating the English subtitles, which they add for the amusement of English-speakers? I don't know. Maybe it's for Chinese people who want to learn English, or maybe they think they're actually providing those who own bootleg copies with a service by giving captions. I wonder if they know that they're only providing amusement. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Naz]

"This is the Dutch heir?"

Oh, I was afraid I'd lost this site! Thank you!! I can laugh again now!^ ^

[Carlas]

Hahahaha, those are hilarious! But you they can't be REAL? Come on...thats pretty sad... smilies/tongue.gif

[The Saucepan Man]

smilies/biggrin.gif These always kill me. smilies/biggrin.gif

Bend the hands.

And we thought that Faramir was evil enough in the original script. smilies/evil.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Kalimac]

Eomer takes a drubbing in TTT, also. "Too long have I wanted my sister," - eesh, that makes Faramir look good!

BTW, I can testify that English-captioned bootlegs are available in at least some parts of Asia. I haven't got a clue as to why it's done like that, but they are out there, and the captions are usually just as wretched. Judging by some of the ones that turn up - "Do you know how the ox first came to be?" or "The spitting of Sauron endured" - I think what these people are doing is running the soundtrack through a voice-recognition program, and these are notorious for their close-but-no-cigar approach to recognizing words. The accent with which McKellen says "spirit" could *almost* sound like there's a T in place of the R; similarly with Christopher Lee and "ox" for "Orcs." So I'm inclined to think that they're real. Just my $0.02.

[Lhunardawen]

*dies laughing. no, really.*

Gaze into these eyes and repeat after me:
http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imaged17.jpg


You mean Aragorn knows Jedi mind tricks?


http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/40-60/two-towers-06.jpg

So you can't allow the Watcher in the Water, too, huh? How about Shelob?

*dies with Nilpaurion Felagund, who is reading with her*

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

I haven't laughed so much for a long time! Too hilarious!!! smilies/biggrin.gif
Loved the "Ride hard, don't come back" one (and almost all the other ones too).

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Yes, the "So many arms" one killed me.... So are they going to cut some of them off? And I can testify as to the reality of these things, seeing as I own one.... Should I be advertising that?

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:43 PM January 02, 2004: Message edited by: Luthien_ Tinuviel ]

[Daisy Brambleburr]

They are so hilarious! "It's most unneutral", "Don't touch me Frodo!" "Don't do me anything, I'm natrual!" "Ondale, my name is Mr Ondale."
Oh my goodness... how funny!
The one that killed me? "I don't suppose we'll ever have to see them again".

Bye! smilies/biggrin.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 11:23 AM January 04, 2004: Message edited by: Daisy Brambleburr ]

[the guy who be short]

Ok, the two towers ones had to be fake!

[Elennar Starfire]

These are quite hilarious!

"Your uncle is varied by your mall content" Hmm, reminds me of what happened when I moved one letter in the ring poem...One ring to rule the mall...
"Your stick" Only funny because it should be staff, yet had me falling out of my chair.

And Frodo is now a Ringleader, a Wing Baron, and a Ring Barrel.

[Arcuwen]

That's the funniest smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif ! Haven't laughed like that in a while. Whoever made this was REALLY confused...
-Hoppits will the shake the fortunate of all
-Not some hot skirter from hot bottle smilies/tongue.gif
-Trust brandy stuck in a tooth
-Legolas is the Lord of Condo
Just had to share this one...(and I thought Sam and Frodo were friends...just friends...)
http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imagec02.jpg

[Finwe]

*gasp* The truth is out! Now we know why Sam actually took Frodo in his arms at Mt. Doom!

[Lathriel]

First these captions frightened me because they were so strange but really they are soooooo funny!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif
"The nine has left me to the Mordor."
What is Mordor? A creature now, and an evil one at that!

[stickifinger]

Yes, I'm sure somebody got a copy of the movie, listened to it and tried to write down what they heard. If they didn't speak English very well or know anything about the story, it would be really hard.

"When Hoppits will shakes the fortunate of all"
comes from
"One Hobbit will shake the fortune of all."

smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Amariden Ravenhill]

NO ARAGORN, NOOOOOOOOOO!!! smilies/eek.gif http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/140-160/two-towers-02.jpg

smilies/eek.gif smilies/confused.gif

[Amariden Ravenhill]

http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/120-140/two-towers-02.jpg

Ooooh....you mean that prickly plant over there? smilies/confused.gif

[yare nande]

my favorite is when Gandalf is looking through the old book in moria (durin's?) and the caption says: "And the second condo" and the webmaster wrote beneath it: "moria real estate listings" oh man that one had me on the floor... smilies/biggrin.gif

[Silmiel of Imladris]

This one almost killed me.

http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/120-140/two-towers-01.jpg

I can believe these are real for I saw something on the news that Asian countries are trying to switch to English so fast that they are not translating things correctly. Even signs in stores look like this.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 9:02 PM January 20, 2004: Message edited by: Silmiel of Imladris ]

[THE Ka]

well, you would think that japan being the world's most technologically advanced country that they would have improved their translators... i mean come on... what's with sam hating frodo? everyone knows Frodo hate sam... smilies/wink.gif (just joking...) Or, did the asian countries try to pull a photo copy and paste the pictures then spin the pictures really fast so it would LOOK like the original. Or, they changed some things to fit their outlook on the lord of the rings series... WHAT AM I SAYING?! THAT'S AGAINST COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS! sorry. i musn't of had enough coffee this morning.


But, what i REALLY think what HAPPENED was that num-chucks and friend though it really funny to make a joke by translating the paraphrases wrongly. either that or they really didn't have enough washabi that morning... When i saw the "bootlegging movie" i know i had enough washabi...

thanks that was a really good movie comedy wise. Sorry for my attatuide... i'm pulling one of my-oh-so-famous SIMOND moods.... you know, that jerk off of american idol...

[Orominuialwen]

He he he. This one cracks me up so much. smilies/biggrin.gif http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/80-100/two-towers-02.jpg

Who does Theoden think he is, Pete Rose? *snickers* http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/100-120/two-towers-06.jpg

[Erundil]

http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/00-20/two-towers-09.jpg
I thought that was the Paths of the Dead?
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/00-20/two-towers-13.jpg
Sketchy. Very, very sketchy.
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/40-60/two-towers-07.jpg
This one is just hilarious.
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/40-60/two-towers-09.jpg
Sorry, Gríma. There's only four of them.
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/60-80/two-towers-09.jpg
AHHHHHHH!!!! Say it isn't so!
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/80-100/two-towers-06.jpg
Are you allowed to say this in a PG-13 movie?
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/120-140/two-towers-05.jpg
No, Gimli! There's so much to live for!
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/160-180/two-towers-05.jpg
I think Gollum has a future in advertising for Nike.

Good thing we're already dead, because if we weren't, we might have to worry about dying of laughter. I love Engrish.

[Meneltarmacil]

This is not right.
http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/engrish/ttt_captions/00-20/two-towers-13.jpg
smilies/eek.gif

At least Turin had an excuse!

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 3:22 PM January 22, 2004: Message edited by: Meneltarmacil ]

[Saraphim]

My brother and I both had asthma attacks looking at these! They are the funniest things i've seen since Dude, Where's my Ring? was taken off the site. Anyone for a japanese-english dictionary?
smilies/tongue.gif

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Here's another one. These are more just bad mistakes, but a few of them are kind of funny. smilies/biggrin.gif Japanese subtitle petition (http://herbs.tsukaeru.jp/english_top.html#list)

[Finwe]

*snorts*


Ai me! These are absolutely hilarious! I could wring that translator's neck! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Burzdol]

That stuff is hilarious, but how do you find it?

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I had seen the two that I linked to before, so it was just a matter of doing a google search to find them again. I don't know if there are any ROTK ones out yet.... I can't wait! smilies/biggrin.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:52 PM January 28, 2004: Message edited by: Luthien_ Tinuviel ]

[Sirithheruwen]

*SnorkleSnortChoke* Woah!
WARNING: DO NOT READ THESE WHILE DRINKING 7UP. A FIZZY NOSE IS MOST UNPLEASANT. TRUST ME.:eek:

Very extremly funny. Very cool. This has entered the ranks of the Lord of the Peeps! Looooove It!:D

[galadriel'smaiden]

I AM CHOKING ON MY OWN LAUGHTER!

THAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING I'VE READ IN MONTHS!

[elfearz1]

hahahaha! whew! these are awesome guys. Once again, Menel, you have cracked me up!

[Isilmawiell]

These are all great!!! I laughed so hard that my mother looked at me a bit scared...
I still have to laugh when I think of them.

*falls of chair and dies*

[elfearz1]

I laughed so hard that my mother looked at me a bit scared...
Have no fear, my mom does that all the time.

[Elennar Starfire]

Any chance of seeing some of these for RotK? They're hilarious!

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I've done some rather extensive searches, and haven't turned up anything yet. I'm hoping someone will put some up sooner or later. I expect they'd be great.

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Oh man...It's too funny! :D HAHAHA! Yergh......you're right.....at least Turin and Niniel DIDN'T KNOW they were related......*gag* :eek:

[Firefoot]

These are hilarious! I want to see some more - no matter which movie they are from! Legolas took the Ring! hehehe - those people sure don't like Isildur!

[Enorëiel]

:D I had forgotten how funny these were!!! ROTFLOL! You need to have a near death laughing experience every so often to keep sane. ;) I sure hope there will be some of these for ROTK!!

[Elennar Starfire]

Aye, huzzah for Engrish! Endless amusement!

[Lathriel]

I didn't see the new pictures. They still scare me a little but they are also ver funny. They make my day a little better and they woke me up too.

[Orominuialwen]

Check this (http://engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=safeandclean.jpg&category=Signs/Posters&date=2004-03-01) out! :D Rather ironic, no?

[Nimrothiel]

Ironic indeed. At least the safe part is correct... ;)

[Encaitare]

Uppity with ye, O Thread! I found the Two Towers Engrish and wondered if it had been posted here before... lo and behold, it has been. Bumping this because both the FotR and TTT ones are absolutely hysterical. :D

[Celuien]

That's the best laugh I've had in a long time. :D

Imagine if those translators had discovered and translated the Red Book...

[Joy]

Anything yet on RotK?? These are just too good!!

Found the ROTK's - http://www.freewebs.com/lakeevendim/rotkengrish.htm

These are not as good as the ones before, but some are great!!

[Naz]

Yatta, Engrish ga daisuki^_^

http://www.freewebs.com/lakeevendim/Raplot.jpg

> >;; Let us change *a* plot?

And this one is just *wrong*....

http://www.freewebs.com/lakeevendim/FilthyWithLove.jpg

[Bêthberry]

Curse you, Wing Baron!

The problem with these is that they put at risk any of us who use business chairs. I'm having to hold onto the desk to stop my chair from rolling across the room as I laugh. :p ;) :D

REB was never this funny.

[Gil-Galad]

pretty funny....something i would do if i had some time...or was threatened into doing...

[Thinlómien]

This thread deserves to go up. This is hilarious! :D I laughed so much. I really recommend to everyone.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i55/Thinlomien/wizards.jpg

[Thinlómien]

I found the two towers. http://www.angelfire.com/rings/ttt-subtitles/000-020/index.html
It's hilarious. :D :D

[Parmawen]

ohhh my goodness. And I thought my friend's copy of Harry Potter (in which someone sneezes, causing the camera to shake) was great. These made my day!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

This is so hilarious, why haven't I seen this thread before !

[Alcarin]

I just really fell of my chair laughing! When aragorn bows near Boromir, he says: Rest in peace, son of aragorn!! WHAHAHAHAHAAH

[Volo]

Hmm... Really strange, I don't usually laugh (exept when I say something "funny" myself), but this, this... Oh, I have to go drink something... :D Great! "cannot eat better not sleep"... I liked this (http://www.angelfire.com/rings/ttt-subtitles/020-040/two-towers-08.jpg) most. Thanks!

[Rikae]

can't...hahaha...breathe...*turns blue*

My favorite:

http://users3.ev1.net/~eekfrenzy/captionspage/Imaged18.jpg