tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post6933269542522507703..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: Brits Doing American Accents, And Failing.Falling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-10624611120098832172009-02-26T02:02:00.000+00:002009-02-26T02:02:00.000+00:00I'm American and I can tell a British person mangl...I'm American and I can tell a British person mangling the accent a mile away. <BR/><BR/>Worse American accent I ever heard wasn't from England, though. It was Ewan McGregor in Down With Love. He even made fun of it in a subsequent movie.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, point was that after season three of House I almost never heard a trip up from Hugh. He does a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-65172773153424831742008-08-05T08:00:00.000+01:002008-08-05T08:00:00.000+01:00Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman aren't British! I ...Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman aren't British! <BR/><BR/>I completely agree about Hugh Laurie's accent though... it's rubbish. Even I can tell that.Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-5084611211234580132008-08-04T08:33:00.000+01:002008-08-04T08:33:00.000+01:00As an american, your just sort of expected not to ...As an american, your just sort of expected not to point out when someone is mangling an american accent. To date, ive seen maybe 1 or 2 performances of british people doing truly authentic quality american accents, ever. Im sure it goes both ways for americans doing british dialects. Some pretty bad ones are russell crowe, nicole kidman, eddie izzard, Patrick Mcgoohan , and the worst offender, Hugh Laurie (though, to be fair, he is doing a canadian accent i think...at least i hope he is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-46077258431074576182008-06-03T12:34:00.000+01:002008-06-03T12:34:00.000+01:00Worst of all time still goes to Tom Cruise and Nic...Worst of all time still goes to Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in that god-awful movie, Far and Away. Those were the worst Irish accents I've ever heardCody Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743998050700202712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-76382161379212202472008-06-03T08:49:00.000+01:002008-06-03T08:49:00.000+01:00"Did Kevin Costner really attempt an accent in Rob...<I>"Did Kevin Costner really attempt an accent in Robin Hood? I thought for sure he did like two lines and then said "To hell with it. Who said the American accent originated in America?" </I><BR/><BR/>Ha! To be fair though, I think Michael Caine started doing an (awful) American accent in a movie once (the execrable Steven Seagal actioner 'On Deadly Ground') but then he forgot all about it and went back to his usual Sarf-East Landin "You were only supposed to blow the bladdy doors off"!" patois. <BR/><BR/>To my ears, I'd say Thandie Newton's American accent sounds pretty good, although I guess I could be wrong...Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-60647560059506175412008-06-03T03:48:00.000+01:002008-06-03T03:48:00.000+01:00I love Hugh Laurie. My second favorite Brit playin...I love Hugh Laurie. <BR/><BR/>My second favorite Brit playing an American is Marianne Jean-Baptiste. She plays Vivian on "Without a Trace". She's got the challenge of also picking up the African-American dialect, which she does well with. Sometimes she slips, but I've only noticed that since I've known she's English. <BR/><BR/>Did Kevin Costner really attempt an accent in Robin Hood? I thought for sure he did like two lines and then said "To hell with it. Who said the American accent originated in America?" Who's that blond chick that can't do them either? Gah! I'll remember later. I want to Gwen Paltrow, but I'm probably wrong. Anyway, whoever she is hurts my ears everytime I hear her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-1286738356684739552008-05-29T21:44:00.000+01:002008-05-29T21:44:00.000+01:00I've always found it interesting that actors with ...I've always found it interesting that actors with British accents are typically very successful at assuming another accent while American actors are so bad at it.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852642278050989281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-59815274428869107392008-05-28T18:10:00.000+01:002008-05-28T18:10:00.000+01:00I am terrible at accents Cody which makes me even ...I am terrible at accents Cody which makes me even more of a hypocrite for slandering the Brits mauling your accents.<BR/>I was not much of a fan of Fry & Laurie to start with nate, there just seemed funnier comedians about at that time but Black Adder was when i finally recognised them as a very funny people.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-78564384922544452972008-05-28T09:42:00.000+01:002008-05-28T09:42:00.000+01:00My personal favourite slaughtering of a very plumm...My personal favourite slaughtering of a very plummy English accent (well, it was a plummy <I>attempt</I> anyway) was Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing'. <BR/><BR/>Keanu and Shakey - together at last!Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-31875218252595271202008-05-28T03:43:00.000+01:002008-05-28T03:43:00.000+01:00I first saw Hugh Laurie in Masterpiece Theatre's J...I first saw Hugh Laurie in Masterpiece Theatre's Jeeves and Wooster. I then sort of lost touch with his career though not Steven Frye's. I watched 2 years of House and then had a sudden epiphany--Wait that's Bertie Wooster. I think Hugh Laurie is fairly convincing. I like the Riches, but Izzard's is a bit of an odd accent. Then again what do I know, I spent a summer studying at Oxford and came home with a Southern American accent thanks to a flatmate from Georgia.Representative Kimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022083658071672258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-83160833738022147642008-05-27T21:14:00.000+01:002008-05-27T21:14:00.000+01:00Lucy, I think you should post an audio file of you...Lucy, I think you should post an audio file of yourself, saying "The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain." first in your normal accent, and a second time doing your best "American" accent. I understand that the public is clamoring for this. If this works out, and your readers post audio of themselves, who knows, maybe we could get Daniel to sing "God Bless America"Cody Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743998050700202712noreply@blogger.com