Perfect Blue: sub or dub?

[FireAza]

Have yet to watch Black Swan, as I read somewhere that the director refuses to admit Perfect Blue was one of his inspirations. I may be wrong, but until I know it's been acknowledged I'll stick with the original.

Requiem for a Dream, one of Darren Aronofsky's previous films has a scene that was shot-for-shot identical to a scene in Perfect Blue. It's so close, that apparently, he had to licence the film to do it:
So yeah, I think Perfect Blue has been a rather big influence on him.

 

[Vault101]

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as the other guy said, I think Darren aronosky actually bought the rights ot perfect blue for the scene in requiem for a dream

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Ive go no problems with subtitles (other than not being able to takw your eyes of the screen) but its never been a big deal....I would never watch a dubbed live action movie...but an animated one..mabye...but Ill probably just go for subs

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Im not really watching it as an "intro into anime" just because its aparently a good movie (inspired one of my favorites) and Im in the mood for osmthing different (its funny, on the DVD over cover its a rather serene image of the main charachter lying ont he ground with a glazed expression on her face

take of the cover and on the actual dvd case its her in what seems to be a phsychotic stabbing motion..I found that rather funny)

 

[FireAza]

Ive go no problems with subtitles (other than not being able to takw your eyes of the screen) but its never been a big deal....I would never watch a dubbed live action movie...but an animated one..mabye...but Ill probably just go for subs

Don't worry, with practice you'll get much better at reading subtitles to the point where they won't distract you any more. Another good reason to watch subs are for the performances of the original Japanese actors. There were scenes in Death Note where I would have killed to see what the recording session looked like. Miyano Mamoru got some amazing performances out of his voice, equal parts mad genius and "cornered like a rat in a trap". The other advantage is the Japanese actors tend to record together, so when characters are talking, it actually sounds like they're holding a conversation. Dubbing on the other hand, has some dude in a booth talking to himself, which often sounds unnatural (Steven Blum is about the only dub actor who can make his performances sound natural).

Im not really watching it as an "intro into anime" just because its aparently a good movie (inspired one of my favorites) and Im in the mood for osmthing different (its funny, on the DVD over cover its a rather serene image of the main charachter lying ont he ground with a glazed expression on her face

take of the cover and on the actual dvd case its her in what seems to be a phsychotic stabbing motion..I found that rather funny)

Our DVD cover is just the stabbing scene, which is a pretty good way of telling the prospective buyer "this here's 100% psychological thriller, despite being animated y'all"

 

[Aurgelmir]

I have purchased my first Anime film

and this saturday night I may lose my Anime Virginity....(do film count? or doesn it have to be one of those series?)

aaaaanyway

the film is Perfect Blue, reason I got it was I hear it seems to have "heavly inspiried" another film Black swan..one of my favorites, and it looks interesting. Im expecting it to be quite a mindfuck

what Im asking is, has anyone seen it? and what version did you prefer? is the "subing" good or is it awful? usually I prefer subs in films but with animation I supose its different

I know the phrase "sub or dub" is like petrol and a match in Anime fan circles..Im not trying ot star some huge debate or flame war or anything...

Oh it was ages since I saw that movie, but I do not remember it having a lot in common with Black Swan.

Anyways, most die hard anime fans will tell you to watch Subs all the way. But if this is your first movie I suggest watching the dub. The Bub of Perfect blue wasnt to bad, and it is easier to follow the movie if you understand what they are actually saying.

 

[Casual Shinji]

The dub for Perfect Blue is very decent.

Probably because Satoshi Kon's movies are always based in more of a real setting instead of one that is over the top and hyper-stylized, like most other anime's. This means no over the top campy dubbing.

I haven't seen this movie in a long time.

 

[antidonkey]

Wow. I haven't watched Perfect Blue in ages. I actually have a dubbed VHS copy. Now if only knew what I did with my VCR. I thought it was a good movie. Definitely messes with your head which is probably why I liked it. I tend to lean towards dubs just because I don't like reading my movies. I have nothing against subs but it's nice to be able to look away or get distracted for a second and still be able to keep up with what's going on.