It's guess better than the original Ryan Reynolds casting. I never realized that one of the worst parts of getting older was rewatching shit I've already seen... but with new actors. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I'd never heard that before but it's not unsurprising.
I mean, I don't have any problem with his casting, or really any of the casting in the original. But even back in 1987, I knew it was weird that a Scottish born and raised man would have a French English accent.
Well, the movie also gave us a character that was born in ancient Egypt, moved around and settled in B.C. Japan, then moved to Spain for quite a while but finally traveled to Scotland...who talks like Sean Connery because he's Sean Connery. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
Well, the movie also gave us a character that was born in ancient Egypt, moved around and settled in B.C. Japan, then moved to Spain for quite a while but finally traveled to Scotland...who talks like Sean Connery because he's Sean Connery.
Scrolling down I was waiting for someone to chime in with that amusing bit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
Well, the movie also gave us a character that was born in ancient Egypt, moved around and settled in B.C. Japan, then moved to Spain for quite a while but finally traveled to Scotland...who talks like Sean Connery because he's Sean Connery.
I get that but I've also seen how people's accents change in a very short period of time.
My SIL's Kansas accent went full on Texas after less than 5 years of living there and it's never coming back. Same with people that have moved here from other nations. They have a heavy accent at first but when you check in with them 20 years later, they have little to no accent at all. So I guess the bottom line is that I can overlook that aspect of the film.
But what I've never been able to get past is the fact that a man who was born and raised in Scotland and never left his village speaks English with a French accent.
I mean, I can buy into "There can be only one!" and that there are several men across time that have been immortal. But a Scottishman who speaks English with a French accent?
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I get that but I've also seen how people's accents change in a very short period of time.
My SIL's Kansas accent went full on Texas after less than 5 years of living there and it's never coming back. Same with people that have moved here from other nations. They have a heavy accent at first but when you check in with them 20 years later, they have little to no accent at all. So I guess the bottom line is that I can overlook that aspect of the film.
But what I've never been able to get past is the fact that a man who was born and raised in Scotland and never left his village speaks English with a French accent.
I mean, I can buy into "There can be only one!" and that there are several men across time that have been immortal. But a Scottishman who speaks English with a French accent?
Heh, I know what you mean and I find it hilarious without ruining the movie for some reason. I've always loved that movie and I guess I embrace the cheese. It's one of a list of movies that I compelled my children to watch. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I get that but I've also seen how people's accents change in a very short period of time.
My SIL's Kansas accent went full on Texas after less than 5 years of living there and it's never coming back. Same with people that have moved here from other nations. They have a heavy accent at first but when you check in with them 20 years later, they have little to no accent at all. So I guess the bottom line is that I can overlook that aspect of the film.
Back in the late 90s I worked at my old's firm's New York office for a couple of weeks. The main people I worked with were a couple of Brooklyn girls who both had hardcore Brooklyn accents (on top of being vulgar as hell, which was hilarious). I found myself starting to drop my "R"s after the first week. It was disturbing. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I mean, I can buy into "There can be only one!" and that there are several men across time that have been immortal. But a Scottishman who speaks English with a French accent?
