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In Reply to: Lived in Ireland, visit England. Johnny like most Americans just posted by tinear on August 13, 2006 at 04:52:51:
"Why an English actor isn't cast I don't know."Because the film was constructed as a vehicle for him and, partly, by him...
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He was actually a bit of a last minute idea. Besides those were the worst French accents I have ever heard.
Actually, he undertook the Disney project under the condition that he could develop the role his way and make changes to the script etc.
His accent still made it for me, very Keith Richards.
What was that about something 'French' in the film?
"Actually, he undertook the Disney project under the condition that he could develop the role his way and make changes to the script etc."Not that unusual for an actor of his status. None the less he joined the production rather late in it's development.
"His accent still made it for me, very Keith Richards.
What was that about something 'French' in the film?"
The movie was based on a ride at Disneyland. Those pirates were French. The pirates in the movie had lousy French accents. Just my opinion.
Nothing 'French' in the plot.
Sorry.
Must've just been the ride.;0)
I don't think so.
It was set (the film, not the ride) in Port Royal.
Which is in Jamaica.
Which was under British rule.
From some of th scenes that were directly lifted from the ride. The actual pirates of the Caribbean were often found in Nw Orleans. Hey don't get me wrong, I don't really care that they decided use English accents for what should have been French pirates. But given that they should have been French I think all arguments about dialects are kind of frivalous. Depp did a very good Kieth Richards accent.
...let's leave it at that..;0)
successfully "do" an American accent?
Superb actors like Albert Finney (Miller's Crossing) and Michael Caine (Cedar House Rules) did alright but hardly convincingly American.
My vote for the worst American accent by an English actor goes to Alfred Molina in Spiderman 2.
What's that got to do with Depp's fine english accent?
lousy at foreign languages and your ear is probably so. No insult meant, Jeff, but that's an internationally recognized fact. You could be one of a very select few.
..one of the select few.
I guess being British helps to have a good ear for a, duh, good British accent.
Like every time I watch House. Pete Sellers in Being There. Do Aussies count? I can make a big list if they do. Toni Collette, Hugh Jackman, Rose Byrne etc etc.
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"Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
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I bet the ones I cited would fool anyone who didn't already know.
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"Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
I know that not all Aussies sound like the Crocadile hunter but half way to American? Not the ones I know. Yeah, some of the ones who have been here quite a while. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts have almost lost their Aussie accents. But I didn't even list them. The Aussies I listed also do perfect English accents.
in school.
Depp, in his way, is a more refined Tony Curtis in "Spartacus."
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