Originally posted by: Mielr
Are the lines there in English? You obviously speak English, so isn't it better to hear the movies with the actors' real voices? Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Yeah, I personally don't like foreign language dubs myself. Makes me feel like I'm missing something.

Well, it is probably difficult to explain as you never grew up with dubbed movies. Here in germany the whole dubbing ordeal not only represents a huge regional industry - it has also become a kind of traditional thing. To be honest I am not sure how to convey to you what the german versions of these films mean to me - it is how I first saw them as a kid and even though I have also fallen in love with the original english dub, I still want to have the german version available as well. It's not merely a matter of what I got used to as a child - In my opinion, dubbing StarWars and getting it "right" is extremely difficult and it was so beautifully done back in the days of the original trilogy.

The special editions disrupted the magical balance of the original dubs, as the new lines for Darth Vader were not spoken by the same actor (who was still alive at that time), with the 2004 editions representing the most horrible experience with "the emperor's phone call" from ESB.

If you guys are interested I will open a seperate Thread with a few audio examples of the german voices, so you can decide for yourself (eventhough I am aware that it's difficult to judge the translations without knowing german - but at least you can judge the mood/acting and the sound of the voices).