Subj : Re: Serenity and Chinese
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 15:48:19

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson wrote:

> John I wrote:
> 
>> Jim Larson wrote:
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>>> John I wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
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>>>>> John I wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Serenity and Chinese
>>>>>>> From: Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> Newsgroups: alt.tv.farscape
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:Xns96E4C20DFE5783v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Anyone know how well the actors were able to pull of the Chinese
>>>>>>>>> bits in Firefly? Usually they had to say no more than a couple of
>>>>>>>>> words, so maybe it's not that bad. In Serenity, there is a small
>>>>>>>>> bit where River curses(?) at length and probably pretty
>>>>>>>>> creatively in Chinese. I wonder if Summer Glau came even close to
>>>>>>>>> pulling it off. Must query Ted when he's seen it. 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  They had a specialist translator/teacher. I've seen some outakes
>>>>>>>>  where 
>>>>>>>> they had more than a little trouble. I'm not really good enough to
>>>>>>>> tell. I do know that there are certain sounds that are very
>>>>>>>> unusual for English speakers as they don't appear in English and
>>>>>>>> different ways of pronouncing certain letters. The best examples
>>>>>>>> are a 6th vowel n which is a sort of ew noise and h which is from
>>>>>>>> the front of the mouth rather than the back of the throat. Please
>>>>>>>> bare in mind however that I have only had two lessons.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'll have no backtalk. Translate, damn you!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *smacks Ted around as he alternates between saying "My sister" and
>>>>>>> "My daughter."*[1]
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> [1] Chinatown was on the other day.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That movie really captures the tone and look of the seventies.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> (Kind of misses its intended period by a few decades then.)
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Wait.  I mistook it for "The French Connection".
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Both are Yay!able.
>>> 
>> 
>> I haven't seen Chinatown.  It seems I must.
>> 
> 
> The power of Christ compels you. 
> 
> (In keeping with yesterdays horror movie theme.)
> 

The Ring

<shudder>

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