More and More People Are Using Subtitles--Here Are the Hardest Shows and Actors to Understand

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9. Subtitles are becoming a Must

Subtitles are a must when watching the long-running series 'Coronation Street'. Scattered amongst the various actors are about 20 distinctly different regional accents. And, in the British custom, they constantly drop their consonants!

The worst movie for unintelligible dialogue was 'Bird on a Wire'. The sound went up two notches when the dialogue was clear but down three when the actors were soft spoken or mumbling their words. I gave up in frustration half way through.

You can tell those actors who've had stage experience. Many others have never taken formal speech lessons and think they can talk like they do in everyday situations. Mumbling and slurring their words is fine when someone's standing next to you but not in film.