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I'm a native French speaker, watched dubbed English movies since childhood but started hating it and being disturbed by dubs when I was a teen (didn't really n

I'm a native French speaker, watched dubbed English movies since childhood but started hating it and being disturbed by dubs when I was a teen (didn't really notice or care about it when I was a child). Lips not moving in sync with the audio break immersion for me. Plus, more often than not, voice actors for dubs are just not very good and that destroys the actor's performance. So, I transitioned to only watching subtitled movies around 16 once I could just buy dvds and have access to the original version.

sverhagen 6y ago
Growing up in the Netherlands (everything subtitled) we had access to German television (everything dubbed) and we always frowned about how everything sounded the same. I'm still convinced that the same three voice actors were doing all the characters in all the properties I ever saw on german television. When you grow up with subtitles, it's second nature, and dubbing is annoying.