Accessibility win, but in a confusing way...

[jackandahat]

So I'm watching the DVD of Bond, Die Another Day. One of the commentaries is Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike. For the first 45 minutes you've just got Pierce on his own - and it's subtitled, so I'm in love.

Then Rosamund shows up. And I'm thinking, I can see her words, why can't I hear her? That's because apparently, he's being played in the left earphone and she's being played in the right. I'm sure this is supposed to be some trick about placement or something, but what it actually means for me is I can either hear her, or him, not both of them. (Deaf in the right ear)

Thankfully the subtitles mean I can still follow what they're both saying, which I'm very glad for, yay subtitles. But I've never met something that was quite this distinct about left/right.

ETA: Yep, they win, all the special features on Disc 2 (this is the UK version) are subtitled.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Super news on the commentaries: is this a Brit edition? There was a U.S. lawsuit on this issue, and 2009 discs I've rented w DVD commentaries I want to watch have been CCed/subtitled.

[jackandahat]

Yep - this is the "Special Edition" according to the case, and it's the one in England. I don't yet know if the special features are subtitled, this was just Disc 1 with the film on it.