Especially considering what a good job Americans are doing with the British accents.
points at JM and AD.
Emma and Bob both did great American accents though. So does Gary Oldman.
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DavidS - Feb 26, 2003 10:18:09 pm PST #2198 of 9843
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§ ita § - Feb 26, 2003 10:18:52 pm PST #2199 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The other way around--well, Bob Hoskins in ROGER RABBIT and Kenneth and Emma in DEAD AGAIN were pretty good.
There are actually a lot of Brits (and Irish) that do great American accents. Colin Farrell's is good, Minnie Driver, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter come first to mind, and I have a teeny suspicion that Monty Python was taking the piss. Can't speak for offscreen accents, 'cause I don't watch much theatre. But onscreen? US doing UK? It's not all Robin Hood, but still.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2003 10:19:33 pm PST #2200 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
points at JM and AD.
Love JM, I do, but his accent is flaky.
John H - Feb 26, 2003 10:20:01 pm PST #2201 of 9843
I rarely notice if someone is doing a bad USian accent.
I don't think Mel Gibson can do a convincing American accent...
P.M. Marc - Feb 26, 2003 10:21:49 pm PST #2202 of 9843
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
AD actually is one of the few times I noticed a bad USian accent attempt. FWIW.
brenda m - Feb 26, 2003 10:22:22 pm PST #2203 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
There are actually a lot of Brits (and Irish) that do great American accents.
Glenn Quinn.
And here I thought Minnie Driver was doing an atrocious Brit accent on Will and Grace a few weeks back. Fake or not, it was painful to listen to and sounded very affected.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2003 10:22:24 pm PST #2204 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But JM's UK accent is better than his US one. What the hell is that?
Trudy Booth - Feb 26, 2003 10:22:46 pm PST #2205 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Bad American accents tend to have too much R.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2003 10:23:15 pm PST #2206 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Exactly my point.
brenda m - Feb 26, 2003 10:24:15 pm PST #2207 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
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