tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post5911849251901722030..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Pom Poko (2006 Review)Daniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-88643494395140580612009-07-30T21:38:05.532-05:002009-07-30T21:38:05.532-05:00I guess that's kind of my point. If it never ...I guess that's kind of my point. If it never is going to appeal to the average American anyway, then why call em "raccoons?" <br /><br />Especially in the subtitles.<br /><br />If you are actually going to take the trouble to watch in the original language, then clearly you are invested enough in the material that the word "tanuki" isn't going to throw you for a loop.<br /><br />As far as the menu screen goes, I've noticed that too.BionicVapourDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767882940137326092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-78855299909222435002009-07-30T20:44:10.365-05:002009-07-30T20:44:10.365-05:00The subtitles for Pom Poko were a little better on...The subtitles for Pom Poko were a little better on the R3 Hong Kong copy that I had, a little more accurate. It would be nice if Tanuki were called that, instead of "raccoons" for the sake of placating ignorant Americans, but to be fair, this is a very, very Japanese movie. It was never going to appeal to Westerners as much as other Ghibli movies.<br /><br />Slightly off-topic, one thing that always bugged me about Disney's Ghibli DVDs? No movie title on the main menu screen. What's up with that? My Neighbor Totoro was the only one to have an actual title. Strange.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-9034019427018528702009-07-30T19:27:21.249-05:002009-07-30T19:27:21.249-05:00Normally, I don't care if the dub is bad, beca...Normally, I don't care if the dub is bad, because I watch in Japanese with English subs. But for this Disney DVD, even the subs are wrong. It annoyed me to no end when they kept calling the tanuki, "raccoons" in the subtitles.BionicVapourDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767882940137326092noreply@blogger.com