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Bad Irish accents in TV/Movies

  • 16-12-2014 04:38PM
    #1
    rob316
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    I was watching the third season of Sons of Anarchy last night and some of the attempts at an Irish accent are awful. Got me thinking about some other bad ones - Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal, Julia Roberts in Michael Collins and the worst of all was when I heard Gerard Butler in PS I Love You.

    How hard is it not to sound like a leprechaun? Anyone else have some bad ones?


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  • #2
    The Backwards Man
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    Colin Farrell in anything.


  • #3
    Raytown Rocks
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    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/?ref_=nv_sr_2

    Russell Crowe


  • #4
    castletownman
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    Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Far and Away :eek:


  • #5
    kingtiger
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    Tommy Lee Jones and Richard Gere instantly spring to mind


  • #6
    Sheep Lover
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    Sean Bean in the Patriot Games, actually any actor in that film trying to do an Irish accent was atrocious.


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  • #7
    iDave
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    Some old guy in Shallow Hal


  • #8
    maximoose
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    Brad Pitt in that crap IRA movie.

    That TV show with Jorah from Game of Thrones in it - Jack Taylor. His accent is brutal.


  • #9
    allibastor
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    PS I love you with Gerard Butler.

    Oh my god that was shocking.


  • #10
    wilhelm roentgen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭wilhelm roentgen


    Alan Partridge

    'Deres more to Oireland dan dis'


  • #11
    rob316
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIkgK6eyn0


    I'll just leave this here


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  • #12
    DellyBelly
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    Liam Nesson as Michael Collins....woeful attempt of a Cork accent


  • #13
    ordinary_girl
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    Jared Leto in Last of the High Kings. I cringed anytime he spoke in it.



  • #14
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,696 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Just to mention a good one Kate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin was excellent.


  • #15
    Turtyturd
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    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Liam Nesson as Michael Collins....woeful attempt of a Cork accent

    On a similar note, the lads in Cool Running's.

    Shocking attempt at a Cork accent.


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    Trond
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    Anyone mention John Boy in Love Hate? :)


  • #17
    Mesrine65
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    Mickey Rourke in Prayer For The Dying.


  • #18
    pajor
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    Pierce Brosnan in Evelyn.


  • #19
    Snake Plisken
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    maximoose wrote: »
    Brad Pitt in that crap IRA movie.

    That TV show with Jorah from Game of Thrones in it - Jack Taylor. His accent is brutal.

    Brad redeemed himself bigtime with his note perfect traveller accent in Snatch!


  • #20
    MadsL
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    Brad Pitt should at least get a pass for the brilliant accent in Snatch!

    De ye like dags?


  • #21
    Salvation Tambourine
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    Julia Roberts in Michael Collins. Awful.

    Also Kelly MacDonald as Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire, which is strange because her Dublin/Irish accent in Intermission as Deirdre was excellent.


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  • #22
    Motivator
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    Caddyshack.

    Maggie.

    That is all.


  • #23
    somesoldiers
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    rob316 wrote: »
    I was watching the third season of Sons of Anarchy last night and some of the attempts at an Irish accent are awful. Got me thinking about some other bad ones - Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal, Julia Roberts in Michael Collins and the worst of all was when I heard Gerard Butler in PS I Love You.

    How hard is it not to sound like a leprechaun? Anyone else have some bad ones?

    that series and the accents nearly turned me off SOA for good but was glad I gave it another chance. Watch out for Keith the ex-mechanic from Carraigstown making an appearance in s5 (I think)!


  • #24
    TerrorFirmer
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    The Boondock Saints was pretty bad as well - though to be fair it more played on the ridiculous stereotype, I can't think of any excuse for that dreadful clip from Sons of Anarchy.


  • #25
    FunLover18
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    The Knick with Clive Owen. The Irish accents are woeful, I'd be tempted to stop watching if the rest of the show wasn't so good.


  • #26
    Arturo Bandini
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    somesoldiers wrote: »
    that series and the accents nearly turned me off SOA for good but was glad I gave it another chance. Watch out for Keith the ex-mechanic from Carraigstown making an appearance in s5 (I think)!

    His northern accent is terrible in the most recent season.

    Dano from Love/Hate is in it too.


  • #27
    mikom
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    A masterclass here..........


    Load a bollox


  • #28
    dmc17
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    Richard Gere - The Jackal


  • #29
    Alun
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    I've just been watching Penny Dreadful and Billy Piper's Belfast accent is truly appalling.


  • #30
    Agricola
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    pajor wrote: »
    Pierce Brosnan in Evelyn.

    Pierce Brosnan in real life more like. He should just adopt an American or British accent as his default, like Christian Bale!


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  • #31
    AnonoBoy
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    Nokotan wrote: »
    Also Kelly MacDonald as Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire, which is strange because her Dublin/Irish accent in Intermission as Deirdre was excellent.

    That one I'd say was how she was asked to do it so the Americans would know she was Irish. The Irish accent would have been different back then though so I suppose that's the excuse.

    My vote goes to Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal.


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