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Here are a couple of REAL-LIFE examples (related to The Lord of the Rings).
Found on one of the websites of the Russian internet.
Real annotation for a pirated VHS tape of "The Lord of the Rings":
"On a quest for lost treasures, a brave hero from our film sets out to find missing compatriots. Along the way, he will encounter wild tribes and bloodthirsty mythical creatures... Hope and love will lead him to his goal, and the legend will come to life."
From a real annotation for the film:
"...this is a story about a magical boy who, together with his friends, sets out to save the magical ring from the evil king Sauron..."
"...the ending is the most annoying part of the film - it's still unclear how it all ended..."
(magazine "Leisure")
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Real annotation for a DVD (animated film "The Lord of the Rings", part 3):
This magnificent animated film is the final part of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, where Hobbits, Frodo, and Samwise fight for the land of Mordor. At the same time, Gandalf and others wage a desperate battle against the forces of Sauron and Minas Tirith. But Sauron has an advantage - a magical, powerful ring...
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Returning to the issue of mind-blowing translations. In Volkovsky's translation, the poor Frodo's surname is translated as: BABBINS!!! And his burrow is called
Bebben-on-the-Hill (even Torba-on-the-Hill looks good compared to that ;-) Samwise Gamgee, that's Sam's name in English, but in my version, his name is Samius Guzhni (a killer surname, isn't it?). The mountain where Frodo was wounded by the Morgul blade is called Vyvetren, and the names of the Ents are simply devastating (if Babbins' surname hasn't killed you yet), poor Fangorn was called DREVOBORED! And where the brilliant Volkovsky got the idea that that nimble Ent is called Problesk, I have no idea. I found this paragraph particularly funny:
"...You are arrested for breaking into the gates, violating and tearing up the Rules, attacking the gatekeepers, illegally crossing the border, sleeping in government buildings without permission, and BRIBEING THE GUARDS BY FEEDING THEM..."