Dammit....I liked Hugh Jackman. If Russell Crowe and Eric Bana pics surface, that means I'm down to Rebel Wilson for favorite Aussie actor, which is sad. Hustle up Australia!
Rebel Wilson is just awful. Indeed, most of the Australian celebs are embarrassments to the nation. Most of these people have never been heard of in Australia until suddenly they become internationally successful.
Us Southerner's love and respect Aussies...except for the gun confiscation thing. But there is a rugged individualism that we identify with. Plus, there is the strange ability of Aussie actors to better portray a US Southern accent better than dam yankee US actors. I was literally crushed after I saw Blackhawk Down and found out that Eric Bana was not from the Southern US...he sounded like a legit ridge runner to me.
The person I've seen impersonate a southern accent that sounded correct was Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove. No Country for Old Men, for example, pissed me off so much. I just couldn't take it. People don't talk like that. Even in small towns.
Yeah, he does nail it...and I agree about you can't watch some movies because the Southern accents are too bad. A lot of the Hollywood actors sound like they are being condescending. Tom Hardy (UK) gets an honorable mention for his Southern accent in Lawless. And then there was the moment I found out Jax in Sons of Anarchy was not born in the US...
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witch_doctor1 ago
Dammit....I liked Hugh Jackman. If Russell Crowe and Eric Bana pics surface, that means I'm down to Rebel Wilson for favorite Aussie actor, which is sad. Hustle up Australia!
SIMONBARROW ago
Rebel Wilson is just awful. Indeed, most of the Australian celebs are embarrassments to the nation. Most of these people have never been heard of in Australia until suddenly they become internationally successful.
witch_doctor1 ago
Us Southerner's love and respect Aussies...except for the gun confiscation thing. But there is a rugged individualism that we identify with. Plus, there is the strange ability of Aussie actors to better portray a US Southern accent better than dam yankee US actors. I was literally crushed after I saw Blackhawk Down and found out that Eric Bana was not from the Southern US...he sounded like a legit ridge runner to me.
damnittohell ago
The person I've seen impersonate a southern accent that sounded correct was Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove. No Country for Old Men, for example, pissed me off so much. I just couldn't take it. People don't talk like that. Even in small towns.
witch_doctor1 ago
Yeah, he does nail it...and I agree about you can't watch some movies because the Southern accents are too bad. A lot of the Hollywood actors sound like they are being condescending. Tom Hardy (UK) gets an honorable mention for his Southern accent in Lawless. And then there was the moment I found out Jax in Sons of Anarchy was not born in the US...