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Goblin translation is a dubbing of foreign feature films made by Dmitry Puchkov, who is better known to the general public under the pseudonym “Goblin”. Dmitry himself claims that his translations can be divided into two categories: “funny” and “correct”.
The first ones are produced under the brand of the Full Pe studio and reflect the meaning of what the characters said in the pictures as much as possible. “Funny Translations” is released under the brand name of the studio “God’s Iskra” and most often are comic dubbing made with the help of a comedic rethinking of the true plot of the film. Nowadays, the term “goblin translation” has become almost a household term for any parodic dubbing.
Here are the top 10 best films with goblin translation.
10 Dirt (2013)
The film stars Cara G as Lena, a young First Nations single mother trying to bridge the generation gap with her daughter pika (Shay Eyre) and mother Minerva (Jennifer Podemsky).
9. Rock ‘n’ Roll (2008)
In London, mafia boss Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson) runs an ever-growing real estate business, using a corrupt adviser (Jimi Mistry) to do bureaucratic fixes and his right-hand man Archie (Mark Strong) to do the dirty work. Russian billionaire businessman Uri Omovich (Karel Roden) is plotting a land deal, and the London scammers all seem to want their cut – notably Uri Stella’s (Thandie Newton) underhanded accountant and a gang called the Wild Gang, led by a petty a one-two scammer (Gerard Butler), his partner a “mumbler” (Idris Elba) and their driver, “Handsome Bob” (Tom Hardy).
Uri agrees to Lenny’s price of 7 euros, and lends him her “happy painting” as a token of trust. And yet, when Uri arranges with Stella to transfer the money, she deceives him and hires a wild gang to steal the money. Unfortunately for Lenny, however, his drug-addicted stepson Johnny Quid (Toby Kebbell) steals a painting from Lenny’s wall. Lenny and Archie then have Johnny’s American managers Mickey (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) and Roman (Jeremy Piven) hunt down Johnny.
In addition, handsome Bob becomes close to Stella’s gay husband – a lawyer who has information about a long-time unknown informant in their criminal circle, information about which makes Bob fear a possible five-year prison term …
8. The Big Lebowski (1998)
In 1991 Los Angeles, Jeffrey Lebowski, a middle-aged bachelor with a penchant for marijuana and bowling, is attacked by two thugs hired by pornographer Jackie Treehorn, demanding money owed to the wife of another Jeffrey Lebowski (the eponymous “Big Lebowski”). Realizing they got the wrong person, they leave after one of them pees on the dude’s carpet.
On the advice of his bowling partners Donny Kerabatsos and Vietnam veteran Walter Sobchak, Jefri asks for compensation from another Lebowski, a wealthy philanthropist who refuses his request. Leaving Lebowski’s mansion, the man takes a valuable carpet and meets Bunny, Lebowski’s young wife. Days later, he is told that Bunny has been kidnapped and Lebowski wants Jeffrey to deliver the ransom. That night, another pair of thugs knocked the guy down and took his new carpet…
7. Pulp Fiction (1994)
The narrative of Pulp Fiction is organized in chronological order and consists of three main interconnected stories: mob hitman Vincent Vega is the protagonist of the first story, prize-winning boxer Butch Coolidge is the protagonist of the second, and Vincent’s partner Jules Winnfield is the protagonist of the third. The film begins with a robbery of a diner by a couple, and then moves on to the stories of Vincent, Jules and Butch. Finally, he returns to where he started, to the diner.
According to Philip Parker, a structured film is “an episodic storytelling with cyclical events adding a beginning and an end and allowing elements of each individual episode to be referenced throughout the story.” Other analysts describe this structure as a “circular narrative”.
6. Cards, money, two barrels (1998)
Eddie’s longtime friends and petty criminals, Tom and Bacon have put together £100 so that Eddie, a genius card cheat, can buy one of Harry Lonsdale’s high-stakes “hatchets” in a three-card showdown game. However, the game is rigged and the friends end up heavily in debt to Harry – £000. Harry then sends his debt collector, Big Chris, who is often accompanied by his son, Little Chris, to ensure that the debt is paid within a week.
Harry is also interested in a pair of expensive antique shotguns up for auction and has his bodyguard Barry “Baptiste” hire a pair of thieves, Gary and Dean, to steal them from a bankrupt lord. The two turn out to be extremely incompetent and unwittingly sell the shotguns to Nick “The Greek”, a local fence. Upon learning of this, an enraged Barry threatens them to return the weapons.
One day, Eddie returns home to hear his neighbors – a gang of robbers led by a cruel man named “dog” – are planning to rob several cannabis growers loaded with money and drugs. Eddie relays this information to the group, intending to rob the neighbors when they return from the robbery. In preparation for the heist, Tom visits Nick the Greek to buy guns and ends up buying two antique shotguns…
5. Reservoir Dogs (2002)
Rabbi Burns, a young man with a history of mental disorders, receives a “clean” health certificate from psychiatrist Dr. Mackenzie. But as soon as he leaves the clinic, the city begins to speak to him with voices, messages in the subway, through supermarkets and his own TV, in the form of a talking pig. They say the hero has thirty hours to stop world leaders experimenting with the ultimate weapon of mass destruction – the XZB-3 – before forces beyond human control destroy the world and end history.
Rabbi’s only friends in town are Narendra, a television researcher covering the story of a rabid dog, and Jimmy Joyce, a homeless drifter and saxophonist. Enlisting their help, Rabbi soon discovers that the voices, which he believes to be his own mental creations, are real and are unleashing real events. When he is abducted, first by government agents and then by what he thinks are aliens, he begins to feel that he is responsible for a catastrophic outcome that he has no control over at all…
4. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
During the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, a group of boot camp recruits arrive on Parris Island. Ruthless drill instructor Hartman uses force to turn recruits into capable Marines. Among the recruits are the corpulent and dim-witted Leonard Lawrence, whom Hartman nicknamed “Homer Pyle,” and the witty J.T. Davis, nicknamed “The Joker”.
Private Pyle initially failed in basic training, so he became the focus of Hartman’s brutality. However, he gradually began to improve after becoming paired with the Joker. However, when Hartman discovers a smuggled jelly donut in Pyle’s unlocked box, he adopts a policy of collective punishment: he will punish the entire platoon for every mistake Pyle makes. One night, the recruits invite Pyle to a party, which the Joker reluctantly attends.
Afterwards, Pyle appears to reinvent himself as a model recruit, demonstrating his special marksmanship. This impresses Hartman, but worries the Joker, who notices Pyle talking to his rifle and thinks he may be suffering from a mental breakdown…
3. The Boondock Saints (1999)
In Boston, two Irish-American twin brothers, Connor and Murphy McManus, attend mass where the priest mentions the fate of Kitty Genovese. Later, while Connor and Murphy are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with friends, three Russian mafiosi arrive and announce that they want to close the pub and take over the Earth it’s built on. A fight ensues in which the Russians are defeated and humiliated. The next morning, as the two Russians take revenge on Connor and Murphy, the bandits are killed in self-defense.
FBI agent Paul Smecker is assigned the case and discovers that the McManus brothers are considered heroes by the police and local reporters. The duo turn themselves in at the police station, where they are interrogated by Smecker. After they recount their incident to Smecker, he refuses to press charges and allows them to spend the night in a holding cell to avoid media attention. On this night they receive a “calling” from God telling them to hunt the wicked so that the innocent may prosper….
2. Bad Santa (2003)
Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) and his midget assistant Marcus Skidmore (Tony Cox) are professional thieves. Every year, Willy gets a job as Santa Claus in a department store and Marcus an elf to rob malls at night, with Marcus’ wife Lois as the driver. Marcus takes his duties as an elf seriously, but Willy, a sex addicted alcoholic, is gradually unable to work with children, which also affects his safe-cracking abilities, much to Marcus’ annoyance.
When they are hired at the Saguaro Square mall in Phoenix, Willy’s vulgarity shocks the prim mall manager Bob Chipeska, who brings them to the attention of security chief Gene Slagel…
1. Big jackpot (2002)
A group of young drug dealers lose $30 to a drug addict and plot revenge by planning to kidnap the addict’s teen brother.
The plot of this film is often compared to the 2006 film Alpha Dog, which is based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000 by Jesse James Hollywood. Snatch is set in a similar location (Calabasas, California) but focuses on a drug dealer who makes a terrible mistake. Here, the kidnapped teenager is more of a background character. In Kush, the main characters are Dusty, the young but polished team leader who stays out of trouble, and Christian, the son of a drug dealer who tries to grow up too fast.