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Thank God for Subtitles

posted 15 years ago by hucklebuck
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For years I watched this movie on VHS and could never understand what the Jamaicans were saying.

[–] tiptonr 14 years ago

I agree totally. Tried to watch it last night w/o the subtitles and could only make out about every 3rd-4th word that all of the Jamaican's were saying. You'd think they could 'Americanize' the accents some for hte audiences.

Also, I thought that 90% of the Jamaicans looked alike. Every single one had dreadlocks, which is not the case in Jamaica.

On the plus side, the actor playing Screwface made an excellent crazy bad guy!

[–] starman15317 14 years ago

I agree totally with these posts! All you can understand without the subitiles is "blood clot" XD

[–] 0DegreesKelvin 14 years ago

Blood clot and "boy". Oh, and "man" occasionally. That's about all I got.

[–] ny_pitbull 14 years ago

ooo dew et tha whyte boy Atcher? cant see why that is hard to understand

[–] BklynBryanCM 14 years ago

BLOODY FIRE!!!

[–] mattiaswesterfors1 13 years ago

I want you to meet my sista, godess of fire.

[–] MonteCarloMan 13 years ago

I and I see everything and I and I be everywhere!

[–] Soodinum 11 years ago

"You'd think they could 'Americanize' the accents some for hte (sic)audiences."

The only audiences that would need it 'Americanized' are American ones. Americans are the worst at not understanding accents other than their own. Most of the rest of the English-speaking world probably made do.

'Then' and 'than' are completely different words and have completely different meanings.

[–] where_is_my_mind09 12 years ago

Thanks OP. Great thread. I had this on VHS and for YEARS I could never understand what the HELL they were saying. Thank god for subtitles!