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However to hear ANDERSON Described as a Limey took a bit of putting behind me. There were times though that Seans thick accent seemed to attempt a less obvious sound but it was inconsistent. It must be remembered that our dear Sean who to me cannot actually ACT, in the sense that De Niro and others CAN ACT, as he rarely changes his natural speaking voice for the roles he has played as eg. An Arab, A Spanish ?? swordsman, Russian submarine captain etc. I personally am not fond of hearing an unnecessary accent. Watching an English staged play written by Chekhov with the cast speaking in that east European way of speaking English is not helpful to my ear.

As far as accents go in TAT and as Bond and many of his early films he does bring down his accent much as it does slip sometimes, certain words do bring out accents.
Small note here in "Hunt for Red October" his capt. was Lithuanian and don't say that's the same thing as my family is that nationality and we don't consider ourselves to be at all Russian, thank you.
He can't act well many of us disagree on that one?!

Of course [as the Author I am informed by a previous poster has educated me in that the lead character was of Southern American origin] it is obvious with the recruiting a non English accented Briton they had to adapt the storyline but why not go the whole way and tell us he was from Edinburgh Scotland and call him a JOCK.

I never heard a Scot called a JOCK that's a new one on me. I'm the one who posted in the item right above you of John DUKE Anderson's southern
origins as mentioned in the novel

I am sure there must have been someone [American] around who could have filled this role more accurately. I mean after all look at those Oscars that are doled out yearly with scraps for the rest of the world.

Oh please Sean was the current hot thing at that point had been for years.
George Clooney got the role of Batman back in 1997 since he was the current hot thing at Warner Bros. who also produced his hit show E.R. no way was GC an even fair Bats, never mind a 26 year playing ROBIN the "BOY" wonder who was supposed to a teenager.

Talk about Batman and TAT look at all the English/Scot/Irish etc actors playing Americans on TV and film, never mind that the current Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man are all British. What no Americans are good for these parts?

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Jesus this obsession with accents, seemingly increasingly prevalent on this board, is really getting annoying. And Connery is, of course, an excellent actor. No De Niro, but excellent still.



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