The joys of piracy

It is commonly known that media piracy is thriving in China. Despite government efforts to curb the copying of movies and DVDs by their thousands, you will find cheap fakes on every corner. (I haven’t personally, but believe me, I’m very much intending to find them.) A lesser-known fake-DVD delight is the complete and utter randomness of the covers. Whether it’s the picture of a completely different movie, an eclectic mix of languages used or simply a staggeringly high typo count, a pirated cover will spice up even the most boring movie experience.

Without further comment I now present to you the text found on the back of my colleague’s pirated copy of Wong Kar-wai’s In The Mood for Love, one of my personal favourites. If you don’t know what the film is about, do have a very quick read or peek- it will only enhance piracy pleasure. Spelling and spacing have been adapted 100% from the “original”.

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an ever with “a most triumphant” (Boxoffice)ato Bill &tid’s
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urit surf-speaking duded!With their own apartment.a pair of
bodacious princess babes and sop on tupcoming “Battle of
the Bands, “life couldn’t be any berre!But all of that down the
tubes when Billand Ted’s evil robot twins kill the san Dunas
duoand Teb embark upon a most unwanted epedotistraight
to Hell!Now,their only hope is to give….the Grim Rcapcr a
wedgie,and then challoenge him to the Ultimate Death tch
of all ime!Bt can Ted cheat death save the world from evil,
recue the princess babes nd the back in time to wi the “Bat
tle of the Bands”?Or will their heinous metal twins change
the duo’s destiny forecer?the face of impending death.the
gurop recounts thieves, their unsettles redationship s and
their numerous regrets,Starring John Forsy Joscph Camp
anella and Don Meredith.

Bis dann,

Nadine