There's a certain charm to the Spaghetti Westerns, and Italian horror films where everything was dubbed, even if it was the same voice as the actor on screen. Also, of course, Kung Fu films, that goes without saying. But ignoring charm and unintentional comedy, I can't think of an overdubbed film that didn't seriously reduce the quality of the experience. I simply won't stand for it anymore.
I agree with Sculpt though that it can cause you to miss some stuff, both visual and dialogue. I find myself doing the 10 second rewind more frequently with subtitled films. I do that with English language films too though, and that small drawback is not nearly enough for me to settle for a bastardized overdubbed version instead.
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