How was the accent?

Anthony Hopkins' accent was pretty good. Some people have criticised it as being a bit Scottish in the consonants. But the Kiwi accent was different in the sixties from what it is now and there was a definite Caledonian influence in New Zealand. Invercargill is named after a town in Scotland. I think Munro is a Scottish name.

You're right. He referred to Brits as "pommies". This is a mildly depractory term. Depending on the context, "pommy" can be insulting or endearing. Colonials from the antipodes have a strong sense of identity and don't like to be thought of as British.

A POM - Prisoner of the Monarchy as in pommie b**tard!

Evun duttee 'ol min need luv too!.

The accent was nothing like the "current" kiwi accent, however, I know a very old lady who has the exact same accent, so I would say it is perfect.

However, when comparing to the other kiwi actors in the movie it wasn't consistant.

I was surprised to see the Mayor of Invercargill appearing in the movie, I guess you could say it was a cameo appearance LOL.

I found the accent nothing like the current Kiwi accent, but it is interesting to read here that others know that the accent was different 'back in the day'. I thought perhaps a kiwi accent would be impossible for Americans to understand so he went for an English Aussie Kiwi mix.

As for the term 'pommie' - in Australia it means you are from England (just England and not Great Britain since the Scots, Welsh and Irish are not covered by this term). There is an old expression 'whining pommie' from decades back that was meant in an endearing way, but I haven't heard it in a long time. Don't ask me where it came from other than Australians seem to think the English come here and complain too much about the hot weather, but I've found the English I've met don't whine more or less than anyone else.

Actually he surprised me. I thought his accent was very good, had a bit of trouble with vowels. Dad lives near Invercargil in Queenstown and he said some of the old timers have a slightly Scottish accent. In that context it stands up. Also I have heard it was remarkably acurate as a replica of Munroes accent.

Otago was settled by the Scots mostly, Dunedin was the hub and at one time the largest city in NZ. NZ has some quite distinct accents around the country, the central North where I am from is quite thick, the south has a twang to it and the Aucklanders are hard to tell from Aussies in alot of cases.

One thing Kiwi's hate is being refered to as a Pom or an Aussie for that mater, tho less so in the case of the later. We are fiercely independant by nature I think. Maybe why 20% of the population buggers off at some point.

The term POM is accepted as being Prisoner of Mother England. hendem could be right though. I often wondered if that were the case. Seemed to be too coincidental.

I just saw a scene and his accent was awkward to me.

The only person who came close to the true Southland thick Burrrrrr was the Bank Managers secretary - Miss Springfield. The rest of the actors had Generic Kiwi accents. Sir Anthony was superb - his accent and mannerisms were great. He reminded me a lot of my Dad (4th generation Southlander born in Gore)

The saying is that people in Southland roll their 'rrrr's. The reply to that is "only when I walk".
Boom tish!

Im not a Kiwi but being an Aussi we hear the NZ accent frequently and I'd give him a 8/10.
The way to pick a Kiwi accent is to ask them to say the number "6" if it sounds like "sex" then your most likely talking to a Kiwi.

A "pommie" is a slang term used to descibe English people used mainly by Australians and NZr's.