girlofprey

And I wasn't going to post anymore today, but oh god, oh god, oh god. God. I just tried watching my new DVD of Laputa, one of my favourite films from when I was a kid and still pretty kick ass now, and they've changed the voices. For no good reason, they have changed the voices. To Mark Hamill and Anna Paquin and James Van Der Beek. And I'm just going to have to treasure and watch my old battered VHS recording forever to escape the travesty, and only watch the DVD for clearer pictures and possibly screencaps, with the sound off.

It's really fucking annoying, because I suppose it's alright for new viewers - how are they to know, and it is by that guy who did Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away, so there's a market for it if the filmmakers push it (with celebrity voices). But, you know, even if it's animation the soundtrack is still just as much a part of the film as the visuals. It's part of what I remember and love about it. Sometimes I remember the words and how they were said better than the scenes. Oh God, they've probably completely redone the lines and changed all the emphasis and everything too, and, oh, Mama Dola sounds so awful, and I could just weep over it. Even though it's just a soundtrack to a random film. I think they've added music where there was no music before too. Gaaaahh!! Why why why, filmakers??

::is generally upset::