episode iii, the backstroke of the west
i saw revenge of the sith last weekend at a local theater with my friend joe who was in town on business. it was much better than the first two movies and a fitting end (err.. middle) to the star wars saga.
the next day i was walking past my friendly dvd salesperson and decided to check out revenge of the sith. i was assured the quality was good and for 7rmb why not give it a shot.
aside from the counters on the top of the screen and a distorted perspective it was ok- not high quality but watchable. the captions were a hilarious surprise- a direct english translation of the chinese interpretation of what the script was saying. it varied from being somewhat close to the script to being 'far far away'....
REVENGE OF THE SITH = The Backstroke Of The West? Wow!
Long time ago in the faraway galaxy
Star war
The third gathers
The backstroke of the west
The war came!
The republic encountered
Two squares fight the vehemence
The improbity fills the world
The space general of the alliance is skillful
Kidnap the D the speaker the conduct
The proper abruption alliance troops tries
ratio prosperous drive with the
Here are some highlights!
the chancellor warns anakin and obi wan that count dooku is... big.
obi wan assures the chancellor that it's no problem.
General Grievous realised that Anakin had not bathed for days.
A..what? Maybe Anakin wanted to say that his hair really smells.
on the hoof - idiom, 'not yet butchered; alive. used especially of cattle'
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! Amen.
Wait a minute. This must be Brokeback Mountain 2.
More up here.
http://www.winterson.com.nyud.net:8090/ ... -west.html
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