Comments on: Eight American Actors with Great Foreign Accents http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/ Fri, 25 May 2012 19:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ranhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-670155 ran Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:23:49 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-670155 ^Well, they aren't Americans but they do a great American accent. Haha ^Well, they aren’t Americans but they do a great American accent. Haha

]]> By: ranhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-670153 ran Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:16:16 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-670153 Christian Bale and Saoirse Ronan has done plenty of films with different accents. And they both sound great in every one of them. :) Christian Bale and Saoirse Ronan has done plenty of films with different accents. And they both sound great in every one of them. :)

]]> By: Andrewhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-664488 Andrew Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:45:24 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-664488 I agree with the last poster who argues Downey is doing an impression of an Aussie accent, much like his black dude was only an impression of an African American (complete with all the stereotyping). It is NOT spot on by any means if you are looking for authenticity. And yes I am Australian too. I agree with the last poster who argues Downey is doing an impression of an Aussie accent, much like his black dude was only an impression of an African American (complete with all the stereotyping). It is NOT spot on by any means if you are looking for authenticity. And yes I am Australian too.

]]> By: Mehhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-664120 Meh Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:36:51 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-664120 Robert Downey Jr's Australian accent was nothing more than an impression of what most Americans think an Australian accent sounds like. Although it was a little better than others have done in the past, it was still terrible.. and yes, I'm Australian. Robert Downey Jr’s Australian accent was nothing more than an impression of what most Americans think an Australian accent sounds like.
Although it was a little better than others have done in the past, it was still terrible.. and yes, I’m Australian.

]]> By: Nikihttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-663806 Niki Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:25 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-663806 I've got to admit to not having seen 'A Prayer for the Dying', but Mickey Rourke is definitely the name I've always heard for worst Irish accent ever. And having just looked up clips on Youtube, I've got to agree. It's not just a matter of being bad - he's obviously majorly uncomfortable and ridculously high pitched.Pulling off a convincing accent is always going to be practically impossible to people who actually use the accent, though. Especially when they've also got to sell a character not their own. Bert, above, is completely right as well - there's no such thing as a single accent for a single country. And trying to get into the political mess that is the UK and Ireland requires a hell of a lot more homework, so a bit of specificity always helps the bluff! ;) I’ve got to admit to not having seen ‘A Prayer for the Dying’, but Mickey Rourke is definitely the name I’ve always heard for worst Irish accent ever. And having just looked up clips on Youtube, I’ve got to agree. It’s not just a matter of being bad – he’s obviously majorly uncomfortable and ridculously high pitched.

Pulling off a convincing accent is always going to be practically impossible to people who actually use the accent, though. Especially when they’ve also got to sell a character not their own. Bert, above, is completely right as well – there’s no such thing as a single accent for a single country. And trying to get into the political mess that is the UK and Ireland requires a hell of a lot more homework, so a bit of specificity always helps the bluff! ;)

]]> By: LOLhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-289185 LOL Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:45:20 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-289185 How do you not include Mat Damon's accent in Invictus? How do you not include Mat Damon’s accent in Invictus?

]]> By: Doczaiushttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-288990 Doczaius Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:47:17 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-288990 Surprisingly, Brad Pitt's was actually better than mickey rourke's. You can't really understand travellers anyway lol I've never really heard a convincing Irish accent except from DDL but he's English. They're usually pretty awful, people always do the OTT Darby o' gill shite, or shoish lol top o de marnin to ye. We do not say that Surprisingly, Brad Pitt’s was actually better than mickey rourke’s. You can’t really understand travellers anyway lol I’ve never really heard a convincing Irish accent except from DDL but he’s English. They’re usually pretty awful, people always do the OTT Darby o’ gill shite, or shoish lol top o de marnin to ye. We do not say that

]]> By: Unreality - Bad Accents in Movies |http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-248237 Unreality - Bad Accents in Movies | Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:00:35 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-248237 [...] written two articles on this subject before.    One covered American actors with great foreign accents.   And the other covered foreign actors with great American accents.   Today it’s [...] [...] written two articles on this subject before.    One covered American actors with great foreign accents.   And the other covered foreign actors with great American accents.   Today it’s [...]

]]> By: ryskalhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-164682 ryskal Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:53:34 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-164682 Where on Earth is Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal?! The guy was absolutely stunning as a gangster from Dublin. Where on Earth is Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal?! The guy was absolutely stunning as a gangster from Dublin.

]]> By: Angantyrhttp://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-152555 Angantyr Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:40:54 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/01/29/eight-american-actors-with-great-foreign-accents/#comment-152555 ''(American, Canadian, Australian, British, Cockney…)'' - horriblejerseyaccentWhat the hell is ''BRITISH''? You do know that Cockney is an English accent, so why do you break it off from the rest of your British category?Anyway, ''British'' is not an ethnicity and ''Britain'' is not a cultural area, England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland are countries with their own ethnic groups. You have English accents (including Lowland Scotland, who speak a dialect of Northumbrian really), Gaelic Scottish accents, Irish accents and Welsh accents. ”(American, Canadian, Australian, British, Cockney…)” – horriblejerseyaccent

What the hell is ”BRITISH”? You do know that Cockney is an English accent, so why do you break it off from the rest of your British category?

Anyway, ”British” is not an ethnicity and ”Britain” is not a cultural area, England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland are countries with their own ethnic groups. You have English accents (including Lowland Scotland, who speak a dialect of Northumbrian really), Gaelic Scottish accents, Irish accents and Welsh accents.

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