Topic: The best and worst accents in acting.

[T.A.P.O.R.]

I always thought his accent was purposefully bad

For what purpose ?

Humour?
I like that show at first (Eureka) but it quickly became very repetitive.

So basically to poke fun at Australians ? Yeh that never gets tired.

We poke fun at everyone.

[wastrel]

Ahhh...Australians, the oppressed minority of the world.

[T.A.P.O.R.]

Ahhh...Australians, the oppressed minority of the world.

Hey, we did our fair share of oppressing too.

[kendranoelle]

I love Ewan McGregor but his American accents are atrocious. His "southern accent" in "Big Fish" is truly cringe-worthy.

[Kwisatz Haderach]

I love Ewan McGregor but his American accents are atrocious. His "southern accent" in "Big Fish" is truly cringe-worthy.

I find most English actors' "American" accents to be atrocious... at least the ones on British Television.  British actors on American TV, like Hugh Laurie and Linus Roche, tend to get it right.

[Lukas]

Just curious as an immigrant with an accent myself: What do all you native American speakers think of Idris Elba's accent as Stringer Bell in The Wire? I was quite surprised when I heard he was from England.

[Bunsen]

I love Ewan McGregor but his American accents are atrocious. His "southern accent" in "Big Fish" is truly cringe-worthy.

I find most English actors' "American" accents to be atrocious... at least the ones on British Television.  British actors on American TV, like Hugh Laurie and Linus Roche, tend to get it right.

You know who is utterly atrocious at covering up his Scottish accent?

Alec Newman.  IN EVERY DAMNED THING EVER.

Except Enchanted.

[D'oh!]

British actors on American TV, like Hugh Laurie and Linus Roche, tend to get it right.

I had no clue he was British!  I've liked him since I saw him as Bruce Wayne's dad in Batman Begins, but none of his British works, apparently.

[T.A.P.O.R.]

British actors on American TV, like Hugh Laurie and Linus Roche, tend to get it right.

I had no clue he was British!  I've liked him since I saw him as Bruce Wayne's dad in Batman Begins, but none of his British works, apparently.

I saw him on Graham Norton and it was weird hearing his proper posh English accent.
I thought that sounded fake!

[Vincegamer]

That was my reaction to the episode of Dr. Who where David Tennant meets Queen Victoria and speaks in a Scottish accent. I was surprised to find that was his normal voice and the posh accent of the Doctor was a fake.

[Scoot Meevo]

In the movie he is definitely Canadian.  He grows up in Canada but at some point goes to the USA to fight in the American Civil War.  He stays and fights in a number of US wars before returning to Canada - it would have been nice if the WWI or WWII scenes had put him in a Canadian uniform but go figure.  He was born in Canada and he frequently returns to Canada, but he likes to fight and the USA gives him more wars to join.

I have no idea if this is the same logic that influenced the story, but my mate nailed a pub quiz question about Mount Logan in Canada after speculating that Wolverine was named after his own country's landmark.

How about David Tennant's English accent for Doctor Who?

Actually, how do English people think of it?  Because when I learned he naturally speaks in a thick Scottish accent I was very surprised.

Can't speak for an English person but to me, as a Scot, he still sounds totally Scottish 


Mel Gibson in Braveheart - now that was a beauty of an accent! ('beauty' used in an ironic fashion) Terrible, although in true flag-waving and arse-flashing patriotic fashion, someone decided to build a statue of Mel Gibson at the bottom of the Wallace Monument...

[amysrevenge]

Man, I'm watching an old episode of Inspector Gadget, and the "guide" in the African jungle has the WORST Australian accent I've ever heard.  Painful.

[khendar]

Man, I'm watching an old episode of Inspector Gadget, and the "guide" in the African jungle has the WORST Australian accent I've ever heard.  Painful.

Are you sure he's meant to be Australian and not South African ?

[Strudel]

There's a noticeable difference, but every now and then some idiots come along and blur the line.
Far Cry 2 had a number of atrocious call-ins for mercenary voices.

[amysrevenge]

Man, I'm watching an old episode of Inspector Gadget, and the "guide" in the African jungle has the WORST Australian accent I've ever heard.  Painful.

Are you sure he's meant to be Australian and not South African ?

Yes (and I lived in NZ long enough to be able to tell them southerners apart)