Crappy British Accents - Guitars101

**VanMan2000** · 05-25-2007, 12:44 AM

My first two nominees are:

Madonna

Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta.

Perhaps our British contingent can weigh in as well?

**GNLidiard** · 05-25-2007, 09:10 AM

Dick Van Dike! Can't top that one!

- along with just about any american actor, no matter how much coaching they get!

Gary

**jimmerwoo** · 05-25-2007, 12:21 PM

Well you'd be surprised actually...

A lot of American actors can do very convincing accents (to my ear) and I have lived all over the UK, each place for several years. Most of the american actors go for either a posh london accent, or a more cockney london accent. But the UK is full of dialects and accents. Somerset, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, North and South Wales, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, etc They all have distinct accents that are quite different. Would like to see them try a geordie accent!

For my money, the nominations for "most convincing brit accents by americans", in reverse order, go to:

3. Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors.
2. Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow.
1. Without contest....All the american comedians who did Spinal Tap. They utterly fooled me at the time, I had no idea they were American when I first watched it (As we didnt even know about SNL) So authentic, they must have been so well coached.

The worst goes to:

3. Richard Gere for murdering the Irish accent in The Jackal
2. Ewan McGregor's american accent in The Island (it works both ways!)
1. Dick Van Dyke's abysmal "cock-nay" accent in Mary Poppins

**VanMan2000** · 05-26-2007, 01:23 AM

I had forgotten how horribly bad Richard Gere was in that movie, lol.

Stereophony · 07-06-2007, 02:57 PM

What about Kelly Osbourne. I don't think she can make her mind up.

**GNLidiard** · 07-07-2007, 09:14 AM

Perhaps the worst in recent times is Keanu Reeves' hopeless attempts in Brahm Stoker's Dracula. My skin's crwling just to think of it. I'd rather fingernails on a blackboard any day!

Gary

**VanMan2000** · 07-08-2007, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GNLidiard

Perhaps the worst in recent times is Keanu Reeves' hopeless attempts in Brahm Stoker's Dracula. My skin's crwling just to think of it. I'd rather fingernails on a blackboard any day!

Gary

There's nothing like kicking a man when he's down, lol. He's a retard.

Hantzel V. · 08-26-2007, 03:34 PM

My brittish accent sucks too if you care to know.

ta ta.

**VHF** · 08-27-2007, 12:02 AM

What I find really interesting is when an english actor talks like an american. That guy that plays Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) on american TV is a great example.

crowman · 09-04-2007, 07:18 AM

I was actually born in England , but I've lived in Canada for 50 years , so I've got a Canadian accent , eh !!

irish · 09-12-2007, 03:15 PM

Well I think it can be hard if you're not from that particular country or area of that country where an actor in portraying
an accent from, if they are doing a good accent.
For instance critics have been going on about Don Cheadle's accent in the Oceans films, but I didn't think it was that bad. Then again, I'm not english.
But here are my thoughts
I believe Robert Mitchum was one of the best at doing accents. I'm thinking in particular of his irish one in "Ryan's daughter" and his australian one in "The sundowners"
I was gobsmacked when I found out that Damien Lewis was not the same nationality he portrayed in "Band of brothers.
The same goes for Dominic West in The wire.
But I'm not american. so maybe americans thought they were not very good.
There are lots of bad irish accents, but I can't of think of any offhand.
I also think irish actors have not beeb good at portraying american asccents. They all seem to have that mid atlantic twang.