The award for the worst Irish accent goes too...

Bengaboy · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:49

RICHARD GERE!!!

Dear christ he is terrible, very south park ish.

Watching the Jackal on channel 5, and it is the worst display of an Irish accent I have ever seen. Funny though!!

(thanks for the info, jesus loves you, kthxbai)

Pleh · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:55

te be sure tis a terrabl' accent an anarl.

I still dont understand why Holiwood pick names over Talent.

Cosimo · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:56

You’re watching the wrong Jackal movie. To be sure, to be sure.

semi-pro waster · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:56

Sean Connery in The Untouchables beats Richard Gere hands down, I would also nominate Shirr Sean in the categories of worst Russian accent (Hunt For The Red October) and worst Egyptian accent (Highlander), he's a contender in the worst English accent stakes too (League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen) but I fear he will get pipped to the post for that one, possibly a late challenge by Kevin Costner (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves).

Pleh · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:57

semi-pro waster said:
Sean Connery worst Egyptian accent (Highlander)

I always thought Rameriez was Spanish?

semi-pro waster · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:04

Pleh said:
I always thought Rameriez was Spanish?

A few people have suggested that based on the name but (and I know it's not the most authoritative source), Wikipedia agrees he's Egyptian so unless I can be bothered scanning through the DVD tomorrow for when he introduces himself that's as definitive as I'll be getting.

Moses99p said:
Dubious accents are forgivable when we're talking about quality films (The Untouchables, The Hunt for Red October and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves being three of my favourites, haha.

They're all enjoyable films but why does anyone even pretend that Sir Sean is going to be anything other than distinctly Scottish in them. I did forget his woeful English accent as King Richard in RHPoT too.

Greenlizard0 · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:08

Accents are always a funny one. Actors don't forget are used just to get bums on seats. I find a bad accent just as annoying as somebody not even bothering, e.g. Tom Cruise as an 'American' Nazi.

Pleh · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:09

semi-pro waster said:
A few people have suggested that based on the name but (and I know it's not the most authoritative source), Wikipedia agrees he's Egyptian so unless I can be bothered scanning through the DVD tomorrow for when he introduces himself that's as definitive as I'll be getting.

It was bad when I though it was Spanish.

If it was meant to be an Egyptian accent that makes it 100 times worse. This is the worst attempt at an accent ever /thread tbh.

Actually speaking of Highlander, Chris Lambert Scottish accent was equally as fail.

HeadlessChicken · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:18

Moses99p said:
The original film, and the book, are pretty good.

The book is utterly immense

Marky · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:25

The film is fantastic

Amp34 · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:37

It's one of those films though that you wish the the guy (Willis) completed what he was meant to do and then vanishes in the end.

I guess it would never have been allowed unfortunately. But still why oh why did he have to spend 5 minutes zooming into her eyebrow!...

Reavus · 20 Jul 2010 at 03:59

semi-pro waster said:
Sean Connery..... he's a contender in the worst English accent stakes too (League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen) but I fear he will get pipped to the post for that one, possibly a late challenge by Kevin Costner (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves).

Worst English accent is Brion James in Tango & Cash, its hilarious. Sean Connery and Kevin Costner are just lazy

DampCat · 20 Jul 2010 at 06:10

Rupert Grint has a surprisingly good Northern Irish accent in Cherrybomb. Caught me off guard.

Kutter · 20 Jul 2010 at 07:23

Tommy lee jones in Blown Away. His attempt at an irish accent was the worst in history.

mk17 · 20 Jul 2010 at 08:32

Tom Cruise in Far and Away - a right gawbeen and eejit, to be sure to be sure.

Vonhelmet · 20 Jul 2010 at 08:52

Russell Crowe in Robin Hood manages to do every major accent of the British Isles.

semi-pro waster · 20 Jul 2010 at 10:22

Moses99p said:
It just seems odd he won an oscar for a performance which also gets labelled as the worst accent in a film, ever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3032052.stm

I'll have to credit the Academy for looking beyond the accent then and seeing a good performance as while I frequenly disagree with polls that one is absolutely on the money with his Irish accent.

Reavus said:
Worst English accent is Brion James in Tango & Cash, its hilarious. Sean Connery and Kevin Costner are just lazy

Ah, I'd completely forgotten about that one or perhaps expunged it from my memory would be closer to the truth but you're right it was terrible.

Wizzfizz · 20 Jul 2010 at 10:55

doofski said:
Tommy lee jones in Blown Away. His attempt at an irish accent was the worst in history.

That was quite bad. I only watched that film a few weeks ago.

Moley · 20 Jul 2010 at 10:57

Pleh said:
Actually speaking of Highlander, Chris Lambert Scottish accent was equally as fail.

Nearly as bad as Sean Connery's Scottish accent.....

hudson86 · 20 Jul 2010 at 12:47

Brad Pitt in The Devils Own

Gabrielle Anwar in Burn Notice ( the first few episodes of Season 1 ) gets the vote from me. Absolutely terrible, she quietly reduced it to a mere hint of Oirishness after the 1st few episodes

Worst English accent Johnny Depp in From Hell

Worst American accent, Jason Statham in The One