The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSir Sean Connery was a selective actormedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1829arrow-down19
arrow-up1820arrow-down1imageSir Sean Connery was a selective actormedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square122linkfedilink
minus-squareTwodogsFighting@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·5 days agoAnd then Highlander, so it was no wonder he was a bit wary when it came to LOTR.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·5 days agoMy shubmarine doeshn’t react well to bulletsh, Ryan.
minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·5 days agoYou’ve really gotta admire his outright contempt at the thought of even attempting a Russian accent in that movie.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days agoHis character is actually Lithuanian, so he shouldn’t have a Russian accent. Not that Scottish is accurate…
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoIt was a thriller movie in the 90s for American audiences. Whether he had contempt or not the accents did not matter. Just needed something to indicate “not American”
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoIt’s honestly hilarious and one of the reasons I love that movie
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 days ago“Some things in here don’t react well to bullets”
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoSorry, I munged the quote a bit from memory 😅 Addendum: Shome thingsh in here don’t react well to bulletsh
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoBut Highlander was awesome. It won the Academy Award for best movie ever made.
And then Highlander, so it was no wonder he was a bit wary when it came to LOTR.
My shubmarine doeshn’t react well to bulletsh, Ryan.
You’ve really gotta admire his outright contempt at the thought of even attempting a Russian accent in that movie.
His character is actually Lithuanian, so he shouldn’t have a Russian accent. Not that Scottish is accurate…
It was a thriller movie in the 90s for American audiences.
Whether he had contempt or not the accents did not matter. Just needed something to indicate “not American”
It’s honestly hilarious and one of the reasons I love that movie
“Some things in here don’t react well to bullets”
Sorry, I munged the quote a bit from memory 😅
Addendum:
But Highlander was awesome.
It won the Academy Award for best movie ever made.