Re: Princess Mononoke: Subtitles or Dubbed?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob Kelk wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:24:44 +0000 (UTC),
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz Broadwell) wrote:
>>       As for
>>the dub: I thought James van der Beek miscast as Pazu (he sounded too
>>late adolescent --
>
>How old is Pazu supposed to be?  Maybe I just didn't find the voice
>jarring because I expected the character to be older than he is...?

Hmm.  Nobody says anything in the film, AFAIK, but from the way both Pazu
and Sheeta were drawn I pegged them both as late childhood/early
adolescence (12ish? 13ish?).

>>Disclaimer:  The only dubs I'm really happy with thus far in my
>>anime-viewing career are _Spirited Away_ and _Fruits Basket_.  
>
>Fair enough.  Have you seen "El Hazard", or "Magic Users Club"?  (Those
>are two titles I often mention as having excellent dubs.)

No, but I'll remember to check when I get down to that part of the queue.
So many good stories, so little time ...

>>Elizabeth Broadwell (ebroadwe at dept dot english dot upenn dot edu) at
>>the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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>>"And you, what were you born for?" he wondered.
>>"Nobody knows," was the candid admission.  "Nor yet why.  
>>It is the case of many of us, my dear, believe me." -- Rafael Sabatini
>
>Ah, a classical quote in a signature file.  <smile>  We see so few of
>those nowadays...  <sigh>

Occupational hazard:  I'm a soon-to-be-former graduate student.  :-)  In
return, may I say that I've always enjoyed your .sig as well?

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>Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> robkelk -at- jksrv -dot- com
>  "I'm *not* a kid!  Nyyyeaaah!"  - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
>"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
> childishness and the desire to be very grown-up."    - C.S. Lewis, 1947

Peace,
Liz

-- 
Elizabeth Broadwell (ebroadwe at dept dot english dot upenn dot edu) at
the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"And you, what were you born for?" he wondered.
"Nobody knows," was the candid admission.  "Nor yet why.  
It is the case of many of us, my dear, believe me." -- Rafael Sabatini