The Worst On-Screen Accents Of All Time
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Date: 2020-07-14
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Philadelphia
I don't agree with Angelina jolie being on this list. for one, her character, Olympia, came from a different land than her husband, therefore giving her an accent helped indicate that she was a foreigner to them. that's why she wasn't well-liked when her marriage was arranged with Philip. they didn't like that she was different. also, we DON'T KNOW what ancient Macedonians sounded like! we literally cannot be sure about that. everyone in the movie had their own accent, bc it was hard to pin down any particular accent, therefore jolie making a strong attempt to sound different was actually good of her. and I didn't think Brad Pitt sounded terrible in Devil's Own. I admit that his accent wasn't perfect, tho, but he did a strong attempt.
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I don't agree with Angelina jolie being on this list. for one, her character, Olympia, came from a different land than her husband, therefore giving her an accent helped indicate that she was a foreigner to them. that's why she wasn't well-liked when her marriage was arranged with Philip. they didn't like that she was different. also, we DON'T KNOW what ancient Macedonians sounded like! we literally cannot be sure about that. everyone in the movie had their own accent, bc it was hard to pin down any particular accent, therefore jolie making a strong attempt to sound different was actually good of her. and I didn't think Brad Pitt sounded terrible in Devil's Own. I admit that his accent wasn't perfect, tho, but he did a strong attempt.
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Dan
All the incredibly bad Swedish accents in the American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They should have just stuck to ordinary English like Daniel Craig when they have no clue what Swedish sounds like. Instead Fincher used plenty of actors from Germany, Netherlands and other European Countries and had them speak their own native accent that sounds nothing like Swedish while the American actors had to use horribly bad Swede accent. American/Brittish people are THE WORST at learning Swedish. They can't get the melody or sound of the language at all. Only Will Ferrell is able to fake some Swedish, he's a true talent. Hollywood should treasure him and give him Oscars.
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All the incredibly bad Swedish accents in the American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. They should have just stuck to ordinary English like Daniel Craig when they have no clue what Swedish sounds like. Instead Fincher used plenty of actors from Germany, Netherlands and other European Countries and had them speak their own native accent that sounds nothing like Swedish while the American actors had to use horribly bad Swede accent. American/Brittish people are THE WORST at learning Swedish. They can't get the melody or sound of the language at all. Only Will Ferrell is able to fake some Swedish, he's a true talent. Hollywood should treasure him and give him Oscars.
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JGW
A couple of these films were about people who didn't speak modern English in any kind of English/American/Aussie accent. Robin Hood would have spoken Old English which is close to German. The worst thing about most of the historical movies is that they don't have a standard accent for the whole cast. Robin Hood didn't have to have a received English accent. They just needed to have one agreed on accent for them all. If they wanted to have some sort of Greek accent in Alexander they should have developed one and taught it to everyone.
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A couple of these films were about people who didn't speak modern English in any kind of English/American/Aussie accent. Robin Hood would have spoken Old English which is close to German. The worst thing about most of the historical movies is that they don't have a standard accent for the whole cast. Robin Hood didn't have to have a received English accent. They just needed to have one agreed on accent for them all. If they wanted to have some sort of Greek accent in Alexander they should have developed one and taught it to everyone.
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LYacky1
It's actually quite well known that Kevin Costner flat out refused to speak with a British accent in the movie Prince of Thieves. There was no attempt made to even try it out at the beginning of the shoot. Either way, accent or no accent, Kevin Costner was seriously miscast in the role of Robin Hood. It's a shame too because Alan Rickman is amazing in the movie. Rickman is so over the top in his performance as the Sherif of Nottingham and it's a real trip to watch.
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It's actually quite well known that Kevin Costner flat out refused to speak with a British accent in the movie Prince of Thieves. There was no attempt made to even try it out at the beginning of the shoot. Either way, accent or no accent, Kevin Costner was seriously miscast in the role of Robin Hood. It's a shame too because Alan Rickman is amazing in the movie. Rickman is so over the top in his performance as the Sherif of Nottingham and it's a real trip to watch.
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Zela
The irony being that Costner's accent in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is actually more historically accurate than any of the English accents in the film. The English accent as we know it didn't develop until long after English settlers started coming to America. The American accent came from the original English accent while the modern English accents are anachronisms that couldn't possibly exist in the Robin Hood era.
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The irony being that Costner's accent in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is actually more historically accurate than any of the English accents in the film. The English accent as we know it didn't develop until long after English settlers started coming to America. The American accent came from the original English accent while the modern English accents are anachronisms that couldn't possibly exist in the Robin Hood era.
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largol33t1
Come on! Brad Pitt did a lot better than Richard Gere, who couldn't come CLOSE to anything resembling an Irish accent in The Jackal. In fact, later in the movie, Richard forgets that his character is Irish and doesn't even use an accent! And how could they forget one of the most memorable bad attempts: Sean Connery playing a Soviet captain in The Hunt for Red October?
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Come on! Brad Pitt did a lot better than Richard Gere, who couldn't come CLOSE to anything resembling an Irish accent in The Jackal. In fact, later in the movie, Richard forgets that his character is Irish and doesn't even use an accent! And how could they forget one of the most memorable bad attempts: Sean Connery playing a Soviet captain in The Hunt for Red October?
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Sandra
I have to strongly disagree with you on one for sure
Robin Hood was a fantastic, fantastic movie
The sound track was exceptional.
And the videos as well.
It made me want to watch the every time i saw it
& btw i was only 12 when it came out. So it want my age that gave me my opinion.
But still good job always enjoy your list; )
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I have to strongly disagree with you on one for sure
Robin Hood was a fantastic, fantastic movie
The sound track was exceptional.
And the videos as well.
It made me want to watch the every time i saw it
& btw i was only 12 when it came out. So it want my age that gave me my opinion.
But still good job always enjoy your list; )
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Tryhard
I was expecting for jolie to be in this list because she was terrible at doing accents. I was really disappointed in the tomb raider movie considering lara is a british character. It irritates me why movie sets wont cast the right actors for the role. It doesn't matter for me if they're attractive or somewhat, put the right people.
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I was expecting for jolie to be in this list because she was terrible at doing accents. I was really disappointed in the tomb raider movie considering lara is a british character. It irritates me why movie sets wont cast the right actors for the role. It doesn't matter for me if they're attractive or somewhat, put the right people.
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Anna
Common guys, you forgot about:
- Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins
- Audrey Hepburn - My Fair Lady (That Cockney accent. horrible casting)
- Sean Connery - Every single movie where he played a non-Scottish character. he doesn't even tries to sound differently
- Every single american actor that ever tried for a Russian accent!
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Common guys, you forgot about:
- Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins
- Audrey Hepburn - My Fair Lady (That Cockney accent. horrible casting)
- Sean Connery - Every single movie where he played a non-Scottish character. he doesn't even tries to sound differently
- Every single american actor that ever tried for a Russian accent!
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