English accented villains..

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May 5th 2011, 6:37 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by robin1234

Today's slide show from the Expat Telegraph...

Maybe I should watch Rob Roy or The Patriot... it's been a while since I had a good teeth-gnashing...

You must admit in Rob Roy they weren't likely to use a Yank.....

May 5th 2011, 6:39 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by Octang Frye

The Imperials in Star Wars have English accents.

Best accent exhibited by a movie villain. Rickman's Hans Gruber in Die Hard. Brilliant.

All except Darth Vader funnily enough . . .

I think they should have let David Prowse do the voice though, a West Country Vader would have been interesting.

May 5th 2011, 6:55 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by S Folinsky

The list was amusing. Of course, the British Empire did screw up a large portion of the world. [I will admit that when I think of an evil British accent, I envision Tim Pigott-Smith, but I digress. And he was not in a Hollywood production].

One thing from this American's POV and which was on that list -- soldiers in red uniforms are the bad guys while soldier's in blue are the good the guys. [Yes, in the wedding last week, I found William and Phillip to be wearing uniforms with a bad vibe.

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How so ?

May 5th 2011, 7:07 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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All except Darth Vader funnily enough . . .

I think they should have let David Prowse do the voice though, a West Country Vader would have been interesting.

Oh my! You've never seen or heard this? Dave Prowse delivering the lines on set.

May 5th 2011, 7:10 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Oh my! You've never seen or heard this? Dave Prowse delivering the lines on set.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSm9DDxQv8E

Bugger - I'm in work right now.

Made a mental note to watch that tonight

May 5th 2011, 7:15 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by Octang Frye

Oh my! You've never seen or heard this? Dave Prowse delivering the lines on set.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSm9DDxQv8E

Scottish guy? That is hilarious! But I do love the voice of James Earl Jones.

May 5th 2011, 7:23 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by cindyabs

You must admit in Rob Roy they weren't likely to use a Yank.....

Yes, but in those two examples, it is the black & white "the English are the bad guys in this historical episode" that is objectionable..(to me.)

May 16th 2011, 12:40 am

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Re: English accented villains..

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Originally Posted by jemima55

They missed out Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham, the grandaddy of baddies-
"Cancel Christmas!".
I only mention it as there seemed to be a lot of Americans wandering round Nottingham in those days.

Daily Telegraph must have read your post! Here's Part II of the list...