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| Airbolt |
Posted - 09/02/2007 : 22:28:55
Just what the heck was Danny Glover attempting in " Shooter "? It sounded like Clint Eastwood with a lisp. Had he got someone elses teeth in? |
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| Airbolt |
Posted - 08/03/2008 : 12:38:55
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
Russian - or Rooshian : You cant ham this accent enough though many actors try as hard as they can ( a-hem John Malkovich ). Everyone in Rooshia speaks in that cod Russian straight from a High School production of Uncle Vanya. As a piece-de-resistance Rooshians pretty much always wear fur hats ( even in the jungle )
With about a million or so immigrants to this tiny country from the Former Soviet Union in the last several years, I can assure you that anyone who wants a really good russian accent should consult with us over here. I can now tell the difference between a Ukranian and a Muskovite with no problem at all. (Hint - people from Moskow call their home city 'MASK-vah' while those from outside the city call it 'MOSK-vah' and those from the Ukraine call it 'MOSK-voh'.) There are as many Russian accents as there are British ones, Professor Higgens!
Of course you are right. It's not often you see that degree of subtlety on screen.
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 08/03/2008 : 07:06:52
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Originally posted by AIRBOLT
Russian - or Rooshian : You cant ham this accent enough though many actors try as hard as they can ( a-hem John Malkovich ). Everyone in Rooshia speaks in that cod Russian straight from a High School production of Uncle Vanya. As a piece-de-resistance Rooshians pretty much always wear fur hats ( even in the jungle )
With about a million or so immigrants to this tiny country from the Former Soviet Union in the last several years, I can assure you that anyone who wants a really good russian accent should consult with us over here. I can now tell the difference between a Ukranian and a Muskovite with no problem at all. (Hint - people from Moskow call their home city 'MASK-vah' while those from outside the city call it 'MOSK-vah' and those from the Ukraine call it 'MOSK-voh'.) There are as many Russian accents as there are British ones, Professor Higgens!
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| Airbolt |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 22:38:28
English - Sir Guy of Ritchie , the resident expert on Cockneys has the following advice. If you are Don Cheadle please read no further - you had your chance.
" As we all know the way to speak cockney is to add the phrase "ahh" to the end of the word. Altogether ....Shoot-AHHH, Geez-AHHH, Blow-AHHH, Punt-AHH. Well done.....
....Cheadle, is that you?. Get out!"
French - Oh so simple. You substitute z for th. Easy as zat. Every now and then go " Oh-he-ho-he-ho". Wear a stripey jumper and a string of onions.
Body movements include Gallic Shrug, Sneer and the ever-popular Hands up. |
| Airbolt |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 13:17:56
Travelling around Poor Accent Manor you eventually reach the Pavel Chekhov Wing entirely filled with actors attempting to speak english in a "foreign" accent. Here are some of the rules....
Russian - or Rooshian : You cant ham this accent enough though many actors try as hard as they can ( a-hem John Malkovich ). Everyone in Rooshia speaks in that cod Russian straight from a High School production of Uncle Vanya. As a piece-de-resistance Rooshians pretty much always wear fur hats ( even in the jungle )
Italian - Mamma mia - you justa putta vowel atta the enda alla your wordsa . step forward Nicholas " Itsa me, Corelli " Cage . Use your arms a lot too, you know how temperamental these latins are! Practice your leering men , as all Italian men are just lust chariots.
English - Did you know Hugh Laurie used to be English? Really , its true. He came from that country where it always rains , everyone lives in Manor Houses except cockneys and they do strange things in the Dorm at Public School. Key to English is you are essentially saying " Yah-rah-tah, muffin Digby Home Office " all the time . Plus you are planning something real awful until the american hero gives you a thump on the jolly old chin, what!
More revelations to follow please feel free to add your own rooms to Poor Accent Manor! |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 07/31/2008 : 12:11:04
You've got that right, Airbolt. Not mentioning any names (Elijah Wood) of really bad actors who can't do an accent to save their lives. And also not mentioning any names (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon) of some pretty good actors who actually can do accents but slip up from time to time.
But I have to admit, we've come a long way since Dick Van Dyke butchered his cockney accent in Mary Poppins. And it seems that the Brits have become much better at doing American accents while Americans still have problems with British and other accents - in general (although there are some exceptions that prove this rule, of course).
And as for Portman - you have to admit her American accent is excellent. Practically flawless.
(Not many foreign born actors in Hollywood can do that, and Mili Avital is a perfect example - she's better off trying to be something non-American. Mel Gibson also falls back down under from time to time - or at least I noticed he did when I was still watching his movies. I wouldn't know about these days since I refuse to watch him anymore.)
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| Airbolt |
Posted - 07/31/2008 : 11:44:54
Without getting into specifics there are a few people on screen who just dont have any more acting gears ( COUGH Paul COUGH Walker ). The emotional scenes convey all the angst of trapped wind ( PHFRRT Hayden PHRFFT Christenson ). They have all the acting ability of a forest yet remain on screen as people can lust after them.
Now personally i prefer both acting and looks ( ie Natalie Portman ) However , even she isnt perfect ( Thousands of men disagree ). Her english accent occasionally takes a road trip to Johannesburg or even Melbourne.
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| demonic |
Posted - 07/30/2008 : 17:50:10
How did you guess?
Bad acting is still bad acting, no matter how it's dressed. 
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 07/30/2008 : 06:46:19
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Originally posted by demonic
Bleh!
You are obviously a straight male. |
| demonic |
Posted - 07/29/2008 : 21:05:44
Bleh! |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 07/29/2008 : 06:45:37
Who cares? He's hot! |
| demonic |
Posted - 07/28/2008 : 20:58:34
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Originally posted by BiggerBoat
Clive Owen in all his films. He's got one accent, which I can only descriibe as 'barrow boy' (which is an essex-cockney laandaan twang to you non-brits). He can't do anything else. I can even hear it when he does (or doesn't) American accents.
Added to the fact that he can't act very well makes it even more astounding to me that he continues to get such high profile roles. He should be banned.
Hear hear! Awful! |
| Sal[Au]pian |
Posted - 07/28/2008 : 20:12:30
Keira Knightley's 'Welsh' accent in The Edge of Love. |
| randall |
Posted - 07/28/2008 : 19:17:53
Bob Hoskins does a great American tough-guy accent, c.f., ROGER RABBIT. |
| Airbolt |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 23:21:51
Jamie Bell has a very variable english accent in "Jumper" - even tho he is english! It's not really anything except vaguely northern?
Mind you it goes with the plastic characters and wooden acting in this film. |
| Chris C |
Posted - 09/30/2007 : 19:52:17
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Originally posted by wildhartlivie
Another TV actor who got credit for a passable accent is James Marsters on the TV version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
He got his accent very well (for an American).
Quote from IMDB about his accent: I patterned the accent after this guy I was in a play with, but that was three years ago. Now I'm listening to Tony Head (Giles in Buffy), who sounds kind of like Spike in real life. It's much more tough-guy talk in real life. His accent (as Giles) is just as fake as mine. His is nice and gritty, but it's not North London. I'm always afraid that I'm morphing over into Tony Head, wherever he's from. |
