2009-12-30, 19:13
MarkTaunton Wrote:2) FlagsFunny thing: I actually have these movies in German with a secondary English audio source.
Most of the movies that you actually want to see, E.G The Final Destination, James Bond etc etc etc are made in English.
MarkTaunton Wrote:I'm from England, I speak English, I mainly watch English speaking movies. Do I really want an icon that says that this movie is in English, or French or German?So let's calculate the amount of people living in England against the amount of people living in countries where English is no native language shall we?
MarkTaunton Wrote:So another wasted resource really. As soon as they start speaking I can tell if the movie is in English or French or German or which ever language.Just because YOU don't need it doesn't mean that others don't need it. It may be a waste for you but if it helps the majority of users it certainly is no waste. Why not providing it as an option so every user can decide for him-/herself whether he wants to see it or not?
MarkTaunton Wrote:If someone from another Country, wants to, they have subtitles that they can download and play with, the majority of us do not need to have flags to say what language this is in.I for one really hate subtitles because they tend to draw your attention more to the text than to what is actually happening in the movie.
Well I myself don't have any problem with what language a movie is in. My native language is German but I'm watching the majority of my movies and tv shows in English if possible (to improve it) - I even watch some movies in French. But then again not all my friends can speak and understand languages other than German as good as I do and they were delighted when I showed them the language flag I introduced in Alaska.