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Michael Caine's accent??

posted 18 years ago by noveltylibrary
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Was anyone else driven crazy by that weird accent? I'm from New England, so maybe that's why I'm especially sensitive. It was awful imo.

[–] pfagan 18 years ago

Ayup. It's a non-specific hodgepodge of US accents and it mars an otherwise fine performance. For starters he pronounces "ars" instead of "ahs."

But possibly the Larch character was not a native New Englander? I read the book years ago and remember that Larch had a significant back story. Unfortunately, I can't remember the details.

[–] nicver 18 years ago

I too speak English with a bizarre compound accent, it's not such a big deal, people get used to it and ask me where I'm from all the time.

[–] Skywalks 18 years ago

Oh it wasn't a Maine accent at all (I am a Mainer) but he didn't seem like he was tyring too hard (ie most King movie actors) so it didn't bother me.

[–] TheBoomstickReport 18 years ago

It got kinda southern at one point.

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[–] mabra144 18 years ago

It is mentioned that he is the son of immigrants. Grow up around foreign accents and it rubs off on you...I don't know, maybe that's a stretch. But the accent did bother me.

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