Just when you thought Hollywood couldn't do a worse Irish accent...

Múinteoir

Gerard Butler outdoes them all in PS I Love You. You'd think someone from Scotland might have a vague idea about what an Irish accent is like.:mad:

Phoole

Oh dear!!! A far cry from

"THIS.... IS.... SPARTAAAAA!!!"

SuperSean11

Why Why Why

Kintarō Hattori

Oh dear god they are bad. He doesn't just have the one accent!

Ruu_Old

*covers ears*

Múinteoir

Phoole wrote: »

"THIS.... IS.... SPARTAAAAA!!!"

...so it is.

mike65

We did this one a few weeks back.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055153545&highlight=Gerard+Butler

Mike.

tvnutz

Soooo bad! But what else is new. Not a film,but the new season of Heroes has had a few Oirish characters trying to put on accents. *shudder*

Sam Vimes

Yeah i saw those heroes episodes. Sounds like they learned their accents from ads for lucky charms

Basq

mike65 wrote: »

We did this one a few weeks back.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055153545&highlight=Gerard+Butler

Mike.

Yep, that thread is hilarious though.. what was a single opening post about the film quickly descended into..

"Atrocious accent!"
"Kill me now..!"
"Tom Cruise in 'Far And Away' - all is forgiven!" etc.

.. for about 3 pages!

ryanairzer

Why is Hilary Swank starring in this crap?

I lolled at the end though, I'm gonna go see this mess.

~Rebel~

I dont get this like. I honestly dont.

We'll take the heroes example. Some guy's going for a part to play someone from Cork. This is for Heroes. this could be the big break this guys hoping for. Does he bother his hole doing a bit of research to see what cork people sound like? Not on your nelly sunshine, he just lashes out a bit of "diddly idle, toe te tee where's me Shilaley Seamus". And gets the part!

What the hell like?!

Gerard Butler. For Shame. For Shame. He should know better being a Scot.

tman

~Rebel~ wrote: »

We'll take the heroes example. Some guy's going for a part to play someone from Cork. This is for Heroes. this could be the big break this guys hoping for. Does he bother his hole doing a bit of research to see what cork people sound like? Not on your nelly sunshine, he just lashes out a bit of "diddly idle, toe te tee where's me Shilaley Seamus". And gets the part!

Heroes is an American show made primarily for an American audience... They're hardly going to have proper Corkian accents on it, the target audience wouldn't know what to think... ("like bai!")

madrab

if this series of heroes doesnt mention "langer" i will be very upset!

The guy

Spartans, tonight we dine in Ireland.

Pigman II

His Spartan accent wasn't very accurate either come to think of it.

mike65

TBH I'm not sure why being a Scot would help anymore than being French, say.

Mike.

Múinteoir

mike65 wrote: »

TBH I'm not sure why being a Scot would help anymore than being French, say.

Mike.

There is a large Irish emigrant population in Scotland.

MisterAnarchy

Pigman II wrote: »

His Spartan accent wasn't very accurate either come to think of it.

To be honest he is a crap actor and his accent is pretty much the same in every film he has been in.

Sam Vimes

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I dont get this like. I honestly dont.

We'll take the heroes example. Some guy's going for a part to play someone from Cork. This is for Heroes. this could be the big break this guys hoping for. Does he bother his hole doing a bit of research to see what cork people sound like? Not on your nelly sunshine, he just lashes out a bit of "diddly idle, toe te tee where's me Shilaley Seamus". And gets the part!

What the hell like?!

Gerard Butler. For Shame. For Shame. He should know better being a Scot.

in fairness, i'd rather hear a leprechaun's accent than a cork accent


as tman says, if they spoke with actual irish accents, the americans would have no idea where they were pretending to be from

shane86

Pigman II wrote: »

His Spartan accent wasn't very accurate either come to think of it.

300 itself was one of the most shockingly bad films Ive ever watched.

tvnutz

shane86 wrote: »

300 itself was one of the most shockingly bad films Ive ever watched.

Now now,lets not be saying crazy things like that!

Basq

Have to agree with shane86.. '300' was utter muck!

Gauge

shane86 wrote: »

300 itself was one of the most shockingly bad films Ive ever watched.

I take delight in telling people who say this that the people who brought you Epic Movie are releasing a parody of 300. Yes, a feature length parody. I believe it will take 'shockingly bad' to new, previously unheard of levels.

Dudess

madrab wrote: »

if this series of heroes doesnt mention "langer" i will be very upset!

+1

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

basquille wrote: »

Have to agree with shane86.. '300' was utter muck!

you sir, are utter muck.

Basq

Now, now Mordeth.. we talked about this - use your words!

Seriously, great cinematography and direction is one thing.. and the film is visually stunning. I want to make that clear!

But the film was a bore. And the acting and dialogue (which range from "Spartans blah blah Fight!" to "Spartans blah blah Attack!") contributed to the washout of a film.

I have tried to watch it again since but couldn't even make it through it the second time.

Most people who like '300' are the same people who loved 'Gladiator' when it first released but now tear into it. Same thing will be done in a few years time when people look back at '300' and see exactly empty it is as a film experience. It's pretty - but that's it!

Karl Hungus

basquille wrote: »

Most people who like '300' are the same people who loved 'Gladiator' when it first released but now tear into it. Same thing will be done in a few years time when people look back at '300' and see exactly empty it is as a film experience. It's pretty - but that's it!

Hmm... I loved both Gladiator and 300, where do I sit?

Basq

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Hmm... I loved both Gladiator and 300, where do I sit?

In the corner while i stare at you appalled!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I liked gladiator the first time I saw it.. but never watched it again. 300 I watched three or four times the week I got it



and I still don't like heroes.

Guy:Incognito

basquille wrote: »

But the film was a bore. And the acting and dialogue (which range from "Spartans blah blah Fight!" to "Spartans blah blah Attack!") contributed to the washout of a film.

It's a film about a fight. What exactly are you looking for?

D-Generate

Stekelly wrote: »

It's a film about a fight. What exactly are you looking for?

Spartans! Tonight we write poems!

MagicMarker

300 was ok, it's not a movie i'll ever watch again though...

As for Ger Butler, i can honestly say i don't like him what so ever!!!

~Rebel~

Commander Vimes wrote: »

in fairness, i'd rather hear a leprechaun's accent than a cork accent


as tman says, if they spoke with actual irish accents, the americans would have no idea where they were pretending to be from

I dunno..for me anyway, if i was hired to play a guy from Germany on a major tv show that would be giving me my big break, i'd do as much work as possible to sound like a guy from germany.

Múinteoir

Stekelly wrote: »

It's a film about a fight. What exactly are you looking for?

That's a pathetic excuse. Fighting has produced some of the greatest speeches/dialogue in history. Think 'We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the streets, we shall never surrender etc.' by Churchill and Henry V; 'And gentlemen in England now a-bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhood's cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.'

A lot of the greatest artistic achievements by mankind has been inspired by war. The Greeks were renowned for that type of thing. So the writers of 300 had no excuse.

shane86

tvnutz wrote: »

Now now,lets not be saying crazy things like that!

It was a 150 minute plus film that must have had a script about two pages long.

300: Good points

1- The posh English bird playing the queen was pretty fine

2- The.....eh......ehm, Ill get back to you

Bad pts:

1- Barely any script/dialogue

2- The CGI was pretty poor

3- Overlong

4- Cheesy

Dont get me wrong, Ill occasionally tune out for brainless entertainment. The other night I went to see Resident Evil III. Its brainless, not much plot (as proven by the fact id seen the first one, had missed the second, but knew what was happening) and a good looking cast. Unlike 300 nobody is going to be harping on about what a classic film it is.

Dudess

I've only seen clips of 300 - it looks exceptionally gay (as in, literally gay). Phenomenal muscles and testosterone - unbelievable homoeroticism.

Pigman II

Dudess wrote: »

I've only seen clips of 300 - it looks exceptionally gay (as in, literally gay). Phenomenal muscles and testosterone - unbelievable homoeroticism.

Oh Dudess, next thing you'll be saying Brokeback Mountain was exceptionally gay!

Can 300 half-naked men not take an enjoyable weekend stroll thru the countryside in each others company (occasionally admiring each others bodies) without being accused of being gays?

Can the predominantly male fanbase of said film who spend 2 enjoyable hours staring at said naked men not also do so without being accused of indulging in some sort of alternative lifestyle?

Can the die-hard fans who buy the extra special edition on DVD and then spend an evening in wearing nothing but their underpants reviewing the movie scene-by-scene in slow-motion not do so without also being labelled?

Well if they can't then I guess I'm just a big gay!

humanji

Múinteoir wrote: »

A lot of the greatest artistic achievements by mankind has been inspired by war. The Greeks were renowned for that type of thing. So the writers of 300 had no excuse.

Yes they did. It was a comic!!! People keep forgetting this. It was cashing in on the success of Sin City. They bought the rights to the comic, and were fairly faithful to it. They could of gone off on their own, and gone for some sort of epic aiming at Oscar glory, but they decided to stick with the original story.

I can't understand how so many people seem to despise it. I'd almost guess that it's only because so many others enjoyed it that they simply saying that it isn't good, isn't good enough.

basquille wrote:

In the corner while i stare at you appalled!

Karl, ignore the bad man!

Retr0gamer

Múinteoir wrote: »

That's a pathetic excuse. Fighting has produced some of the greatest speeches/dialogue in history. Think 'We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the streets, we shall never surrender etc.' by Churchill and Henry V; 'And gentlemen in England now a-bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhood's cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.'

Churchill wasn't exactly out on the beaches M1 Garand in hand when he said that and probably had a speech writer to come up with it. Henry V wasn't out on the field decapitating the French either.

What did you want another Thin Red Line, a film I loath since the dialogue is so unrealistic.

fillefatale

The guy wrote: »

Spartans, tonight we dine in Ireland.

Lol, this brought a smile to my face!!

dubtom

I saw alexander last night for the first time. I have to say i didn't realise that colin farrell was so in demand.It amazed me that purley because he couldn't manage an accent that wasn't Irish,90% of the actors in the movie were Irish,purley so his dublin accent would fit.To cap it all, Val Kilmer's Irish accent was better than Farrells.As much as I like Irish actors in general,it made an already poor film worse for me. What the hell was Oliver stone thinking.

Múinteoir

The guy wrote: »

Spartans, tonight we dine in Ireland.

Spartans, tonight we dine in Supermacs.

Dudess

Pigman II wrote: »

Oh Dudess, next thing you'll be saying Brokeback Mountain was exceptionally gay!

Can 300 half-naked men not take an enjoyable weekend stroll thru the countryside in each others company (occasionally admiring each others bodies) without being accused of being gays?

Can the predominantly male fanbase of said film who spend 2 enjoyable hours staring at said naked men not also do so without being accused of indulging in some sort of alternative lifestyle?

Can the die-hard fans who buy the extra special edition on DVD and then spend an evening in wearing nothing but their underpants reviewing the movie scene-by-scene in slow-motion not do so without also being labelled?

Well if they can't then I guess I'm just a big gay!

Mmmm... that is HOT!!!

philstar

i would'nt be too concerned, that movie looks like a complete turkey:rolleyes:..i'd reckon it i'll go straight to video/dvd

Dudess

Oh I don't know. There is a market for that kind of shyte.
But yes, it is PARTICULARLY bad. Not that I was ever expecting it to be anything other than bad, but it's actually... embarrassing.

Lockstep

Off topic, the worst Irish accent ever was whoever played Seamus Finnegan in the video game of Prisoner of Azkaban.

"Oi hope fings will be owrioiiight"


It was painful.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0VoSmNBPs

ps3 rpg set in limerick...

welll...'lemrick'

redfan

http://movies.go.com/black-irish/d915421/drama

i see brendan is still pluging the irish in america.
brad pitt in the devils own was a joke of an accent/.

Pigman II

Dudess wrote: »

Mmmm... that is HOT!!!

Yes, it was quite an enjoyable evening. I definetly recommend watching 300 in your underwear (at an IMAX cinema if possible).

Geff

Pierce Brosnan (a native Irishman) does an equally bad job at a Northern accent in another movie with Gerard Butler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWT5DJPM0Sc

Movie is supposed to be good though.