"Those of you who are fans of Russell T. Davies, leave the room now."

[amanuensis1]

I laughed and I laughed and I laughed.

Link from tulimeeria:

Torchwood Series 2 Finale Upsets Even Hitler

Someone took a 4-minute clip from the German film Downfall and made an effing hilarious subtitle track. Spoilers for Torchwood series 2, natch.

Comments

[ausmac.livejournal.com]

I think. I just broke something. Internally.

Yes, there it is, second rib on the left. Broke it.

all your fault.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*kisses and makes better*

[glorafin.livejournal.com]

Genius. :)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Clever as hell. It's so irreverent a blending, and that's why it works so well, I think. If the original film were something trivial it wouldn't be half so funny.

[starcrossedgirl.livejournal.com]

Lesigh. That would work a lot better if I didn't actually understand what they were saying. :/

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It's true, it's a better joke if you can't understand German.

(Did you see the film, by the way? It was amazing. Really, really well done.)

[starcrossedgirl.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't, actually! I really should get round to it at some point though, I've heard nothing but good things about it. :)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

So intense and brilliant. The Goebbels family...*erk*

[oddishly.livejournal.com]

I laughed and laughed. Brilliant. :D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Glad to share! :D

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic mix! I don't even watch Torchwood, and I sniggered so much that people came in from neighbouring offices to see what was going on. :D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Putting together the two--one so serious, one so trivial--really makes it, doesn't it?

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Definitely! And the subtitles are so well matched with the film that if you turn off the part of my brain that understands German (not a difficult task for me :p), the sense of outrage in the dialogue just fits so perfectly. Great stuff! :D

[villeinage.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear Lord.

I laughed so hard I think I woke my neighbors.

(My mom is a Holocaust survivor. I feel so dirty.)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

And that's why it's so well-done--it's irreverent. It makes you feel a little bit ashamed because the subject matter is so taboo for jokes, but it's used for something so trivial and off-subject that it works, yanno?

[villeinage.livejournal.com]

It's like Springtime for Hitler! And Germany! la la la...

Also, it's kind of the inverse of vidding, yanno?

[vikingcarrot.livejournal.com]

I don't even watch Torchwood, but that made me lol so much.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It's true, if you don't watch Torchwood but don't care about spoilers, it still works!

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Had seen it, but seeing it again still made me laugh so hard I scared the cats.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*hugs cats*

*goes to watch it again myself*

[nqdonne.livejournal.com]

OMG, thank you! That made my day!!!!! German + Torchwood FTW :D :D :D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It's crazy, innit?

[slumber.livejournal.com]

OMG. OMG. I think I've seen a different take on this scene-- like. For some other show, but I can't remember what. *snorts* Oh, I do love the internet.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

http://www.bangitout.com/videos/viewvideo.php?a=1198 Hitler is Upset about the HBP Movie Release Delay

Though I still don't think this was the one I saw. :|

HAHAHA OMG IT IS.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*sporfles*

"Sir, I think you would really enjoy Twilight."

[slumber.livejournal.com]

"DO I LOOK LIKE A TWIHARD TO YOU?"

Oh, Hitler. *g*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*giggles until incontinent*

[sophinisba]

Oh, that is fucking awesome. Thanks so much for the link.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Glad to give you a laugh! :D

[dbassassin.livejournal.com]

That was very, very surreal. In a good way. Though reading the subtitles while trying to ignore the German made brain go splooey.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you know German, I imagine it's kind of tricky.

*loves your icon*

[incapricious.livejournal.com]

*chokes laughing*

That's... it's... ha! That is seriously funny.

"Captain Jack is an intergalactic manwhore!"

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

That LINE! I adore it so.

[pyewackets-paws.livejournal.com]

Oh God, how could something so wrong be so FABULOUS?

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

"Wrong" and "fabulous" keep showing up together in my text comments, these days. ^_^