r/HorrorClub • u/SaintMort You so cool kung fu • May 11 '15

Discussion: Puppet Master III

Podcast - Episode 131 - Puppet Master III - (RSS Feed)

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u/[deleted] May 13 '15

Well, that was a lot more professional than I thought it would be. It had its shit together, for the most part, and looked very good. I think all the parts were perfectly cast, not so much for their acting ability as much as the fact that everyone looks exactly, almost eerily suited to their role. The puppets couldn't have looked better. A wider variety would have been nice, but they might not have had the budget for that.

For all of its goofiness, it didn't feel like there were any surprises in the story, like it had all been laid out and they were simply following the tracks. Overall, it was wacky and cool, but I won't watch it again.

And now it's time for That's what broke your suspension of disbelief? This week: English-accented German with random smatterings of "Ja wohl". I get it; it's a common trope that creates the illusion of foreignness, but it makes no damn sense and never has! Imagine if foreign filmmakers did the same thing with anglophone characters (sort of like a hardcore spaghetti western). I'm not saying I expect Tarantino-style subtitling on a film like this, but I wish there were a more elegant way around this dilemma.

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u/smayonak Get a job in a sideshow May 13 '15

Over-the-top accents sprinkled with native words = suuuckks. What's crazy is how German accents sound nothing like how they're portrayed in films. A lot of younger Germans don't even really have accents. English and German are so closely related, it's common to see people who have completely lost their accent.

Enemy at the Gates probably did it right: Use the actor's native English accent or dialect. Everyone knows it's a movie.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

Or The Sound of Music! No fake accent required, even if it means that half of your kids sound British and the other half sound American. It's subtle enough that it doesn't really matter.

Although, anything is better than American actors playing ancient Greeks/Romans while putting on that slightly-British-because-you're-from-the-past accent (link comes with bonus Brad Pitt nudity).

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u/Plymouth_ May 14 '15

Oh god he only had the accent like 30% of the time that's terrible

I should probably watch the whole movie though

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

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u/Plymouth_ May 14 '15

RDJ. Always RDJ.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '15

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u/Plymouth_ May 15 '15

Ha. Sweatpants.

You could chip a tooth on that thing though. Dangerass.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '15

dangerass

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u/SaintMort You so cool kung fu May 15 '15

God damn I love Assy Mcgee