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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Chinese

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Chinese

Gwilym James August 16, 2014

First things first, I LOVE the look of this traditional character for turtle (龜 gūi). I might go as far as saying that it’s my favourite.  It almost looks like the special ninja swords (Sai) that Raphael uses. It’s as if all those years back when someone was creating this character, they foresaw a future where turtles would wield ninja swords! Read More

The Chinese Translation for Guardians of the Galaxy is HYSTERICAL

The Chinese Translation for Guardians of the Galaxy is HYSTERICAL

Gwilym James August 13, 2014

UPDATE:

This post was written before it came out in Mainland China since it didn’t get released until some time later. It then got posted on Reddit, and was the #5 ranking article on there. Then it began being mentioned on numerous blog sites* and now

Even the Director of Guardians of the Galaxy has coined my  English translation!!!

星際異攻隊 – that is, Interplanetary Unusual Attacking Team -opens Friday in China! pic.twitter.com/9XpSoxqrAU

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 6, 2014


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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in Chinese

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in Chinese

Gwilym James August 12, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in Chinese

Two weeks ago we went to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, (2014).

It’s a pretty confusing name, especially since the predecessor was called “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” They definitely have too many “of the” in the titles. What will the third one be called? Rise of the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes!?

It’s part two of the rebooted franchise, which had already been (badly) attempted by Tim  Burton and “Marky Mark” Wahlberg in 2001 which itself was a remake of the 1968 Charlton Heston movie. Read More

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