So while we are thinking about Chinese movies (previous post refers) you might enjoy the following “top 15” Chinese Translations of English movie titles.15. “Pretty Woman” — “I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money”
14. “Face/Off” — “Who Is Face Belonging To? I Kill You Again, Harder!”
13. “Leaving
12. “Interview With The Vampire” — “So, You Are a Lawyer?”
11. “The Piano” — “Ungrateful Adulteress! I Chop Off Your Finger!”
10. “My Best Friend’s Wedding” — “Help! My Pretend Boyfriend Is Gay!”
9. “George of the Jungle” — “Big Dumb Monkey-Man Keeps Whacking Tree With Genitals”
8. “Scent of a Woman” — “Great Buddha! I Can Smell You From Afar! Take a
7. “Love, Valour, Compassion!” — “I Am That Guy From Seinfeld So It’s Acceptable for Straight People to Enjoy This Gay Movie”
6. “Babe” — “The Happy Dumpling-to-be Who Talks And Solves Agricultural Problems”
5. “Twister” — “Run! Ruuunnnn! Cloudzillaaaaa!”
4. “Field of Dreams” — “Imaginary Dead Baseball Players Live in My Cornfield”
3. “Barb Wire” — “Delicate Orbs of Womanhood Bigger Than Your Head Can Hurt You”
2. “Batman & Robin” — “Come to My Cave and Wear This Rubber Codpiece, Cute Boy”
1. “The Crying Game” — “Oh No! My Girlfriend Has a Penis!”
You left out:
“Red Dragon” — “Red Dragon”
Okay, it isn’t funny but I was thinking I’d see it on the list. You gave me big smile G.I. Joe.
Next time we have a Tornado Warning here in the Midwest USA, I am so screaming “Cloudzilla!”
Thanks for the laughs,
mo
i was horrified by the lack of creativity in chinese culture until number 9 confirmed to me that these are jokes. and then you confirmed it again. whew.
That was really funny…my faves were numbers 1, 5, 9, 12 and 13.
Very funny!! I really loved this post, you make me smile a lot!
Your blog caught my eye whilst I am waiting to board my plane at the airport. Given your interest in China, I wonder if you can go to this site and share your thoughts on the following blog on learning language created by a Chinese:
http://pal-advanced.blogspot.com/