I'm not completely deaf, but...
 

...I use subtitles/closed caption. I can hear the actors talking but sometimes I don't understand what they've said. Sometimes, the CC picks up dialogue that you don't realize has been said. I hate that some movies are so quiet even when I turn up the volume! I usually don't rent/watch movies without the CC feature. A lot of older movies look good to me but it's hard for me to watch them.

Anyone else like/don't like CC?

We use it a lot since our living room is right next to our 2 year old's room, and 90% of movies on DVD have dialogue that whispers and action scenes that are louder than a godamn cannon, so we can actually watch the movie, understand the dialogue and not wake her up when they decide to shoot someone.

I put it on when my friends who talk alot during movies are watching...Also if I'm watching something rather historical--where people have heavy accents...


Are you deaf in a certain ear? Do you wear a hearing aid? I have a friend who's deaf in one ear. And he has some kind of synchronizer device where he places a bud in his ear and the person can walk around with a head mic and he can hear as they walk around.

No to both questions. I think I just listened to loud rock music too long. Hehehe! It could also be old age setting in. http://www.angelwebdesign.com/nella/giggle.gif

It depends on how thick the accents are in the movie I'm watching whether I use CC or not. Unfortunately, "Dog Soldiers" doesn't come with CC, so I keep watching it hoping I'll catch some more dialogue that I missed! :p

Yeah or they just aren't talking fast enough for you....'eh? :cool:

Actually, I should watch the movies in slow motion. :) I have to rewind a lot because I didn't have time to read the dialogue. Sometimes, I forget what was said a few seconds later and I have to think about it to understand what's going on. I'm falling apart already. I am too young for this. It could my CRS thing again. CRS=Can't Remember...Stuff...;)

At least you're not a CAT like my Uncle....Complain ALL the Time

Damn, Nella, you sound like me! :D I suffer from CRS, too!

I like to use it if i can't figure out what is being said or if the movie is really low.I think i might try this when the kids are napping,good tip Vod.Reading your reply,i was thinking,why did i never think of that one..thanks:)

I always have subtitles on.

i only use subtitles if i'm watching a foreign language film - i hate the dubbed versions.


i've never had problems with hearing dialogue or understanding accents.

didnt realize so many people used CC - bit of a suprise to me

I teach ASL and do a fair bit of interpreting for the deaf. So it follows that a large portion of my friends are deaf or hard of hearing. That being said, I watch a lot of CC. I don't mind it myself - movies are better than regular TV (they skip things on occasion - some of those silly talk shows skip half the dialogue). The truly deaf don't care as they can't hear what they miss, but sometimes I have to explain things.

CC drives me crazy. I find it so incredibly distracting that I'll wind up reading it instead of watching the movie.

I ONLY use it when necessary (as Urge said - foreign films only; and I hate dubbing so I choose subtitles over voiceovers).

We had a broken VCR once that was jammed with the "aid for the visually impaired" on. Everything we taped with it would have the "visually impaired" aid on, meaning that as you were watching taped program, this indifferent, innocuous voice would explain to you what was happening as it appeared on screen.

Takes the fun out of the Simpsons, let me tell you ("The governor unravels the flag - It's the fart flag" - a cookie to whomever can guess the episode reference).

It's distracting for me on tv...not so much for movies.

I really want to watch Tenebre but the two copies I have seen don't specify whether they have subtitles or cc. Does anyone have a copy with all the extras? If so, where can I rent or even buy a used version?

I've had off and on experiences with finding Argento movies with subtitles. He has a penchant to use actors who speak different languages and then dubbing them. There are plenty of scenes where the actors in his movies can't understand each other and have to be told their ques after their counterpart is done speaking.

I looked for a copy of Sleepless for awhile with subtitle options, but never found an R1 one.

Is R1 only available in the USA? That's disappointing. Elvis just recommended Sleepless in the personal top 100 thread so I went to netflix to put it in my queue. I guess I could watch Tenebre if it's dubbed. I watched Inside with subtitles as I don't understand French. The Spiral Staircase was a B&W movie originally, I think, but now it's in color and it has subtitles. I'm getting that one and Mother of Tears. It's the last installment in Argento's Mothers Trilogy but I had no luck finding the first two. Know what they are?

Suspiria should be super easy to find. I know Inferno was out of print for a while, but it's been re-released. Netflix should have them.

R1 means US & Canada.

BTW, Elvis usually has good taste in movies. You might not like Sleepless, as it's brutally misogynistic and has one of the most disturbing murder scenes in it I've seen.

OH! I didn't know it was Suspiria and Inferno. Wow, thanks! I don't mind murder scenes but I try to avoid movies with rape scenes in them. I watched Irreversible and I was fiery mad for a long time after. I'll check to see if all these movies have subtitles.

No worries. Yeah, the Belucci scene in Irreversible isn't pleasant. Do yourself a favor and avoid movies like The Baby of Macon and Baise Moi if you're set off by rape scenes.

Go for Sleepless, then. I think it's Argento at his giallo best (plenty would argue with me) Might want to avoid Stendahl Syndrome as well.

Thanks a whole bunch, Flayed. You've probably saved me a lot of anguish by telling me what to avoid. :)