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Of all the English dubs I've heard, I'd say "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" is the best one I've come across. When I first saw it, I actually thought it was made in America--that it was in English to begin with!

Of course, Leone's other westerns, especially "Once Upon A Time in the West", are also great examples of excellent dubbing.

But how could one forget the exact opposite: horrific dubs?! Where does one begin? Perhaps every Japanese monster movie?
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That's the best thing about the Japanese monster movies!!

We have a bit of an advantage these days, because we can watch dvd's dubbed in English with English subtitles. Maybe we can figure which we like best, at least on a movie-by-movie basis. It's crazy fun reading along, seeing how closely it matches what they're saying. :)
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Aye. Being an owner of both Troll 2 and Manos, I take great value in laughably awful movies.

On the other end of the spectrum, there is actually an English dub on my DVD of Rashomon! Can you believe that? :hairs: Sorry, but dubbing Toshiro Mifune is like dubbing De Niro: just wrong!
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a friend and I watched a kung fu flick dubbed into Spanish one night in Massachusetts. good times.
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:LOLS:
Do you understand Spanish? I imagine it would be more fun if you don't.
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a little now and less then. she knew a bit more than I did. and we were a wee drunk...
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Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I crack a beer and turn on Univision (Mexican TV). There is nothing funnier than watching a Mexican soap opera and trying to piece together what's going on.

The only Spanish I know is...

"Dos Cervecas"

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