English Judas

[nidnoyham 30]

Anyone seen that new Mel Gibson film about the crucifiction of Christ ?

I was wondering if he managed to give Judas an English accent, and had him spending the money on warm beer and fish & chips !

 

Even if he hasn't, I bet he wanted to.

[Crackpot 2]

Anyone seen that new Mel Gibson film about the crucifiction of Christ ?

I was wondering if he managed to give Judas an English accent, and had him spending the money on warm beer and fish & chips !

 

Even if he hasn't, I bet he wanted to.

Anything has to be better than John Wayne's Cameo in King of Kings when Christ is on the cross, clouds and lightning are moving over and the scene is wonderfull, only to be spoiled by Waynes slow drawl in his yank accent

"Truly this man was the son of god"

Talk about ruining a complete film !!

[rb 20]

was hopeing tom cruise would be doing a scientoligy cameo

[JohnUK 4]

Crackpot,

I am not a film buff in any sense of the word, but I think that the film you were referring to was actually The Greatest Story Ever Told and not King of Kings.

The story goes that the producer was less than impressed with Wayne's reading of his line "Truly this man was the son of God" and told him to say it with awe, this being the son of God after all.

Apparently, Wayne then drawled, "Awe, truly this man was the son of God."

JohnUK

[valentinoxxx 4]

Anyone seen that new Mel Gibson film about the crucifiction of Christ ?

I was wondering if he managed to give Judas an English accent, and had him spending the money on warm beer and fish & chips !

 

Even if he hasn't, I bet he wanted to.

Huh?

 

Am I alone in not understanding what this post is about?

 

The Aramaic language is used throughout, allegedly. I haven't seen it.

[nidnoyham 30]

Huh?

 

Am I alone in not understanding what this post is about?

 

The Aramaic language is used throughout, allegedly. I haven't seen it.

 

The last few films made by Mel G- Braveheart & that one about the American Civil War were so anti- English that even the film critics began to pick up on it. Mel became a very unpopular man in England. I think, as a Catholic, he has not forgiven old Henry VIII for creating the Church of England.

 

Most bad guys in American films have an English accent, even old Shia Khan in Jungle Book !

Get it now ?

 

Happy St. Georges Day for tommorow.

[Crackpot 2]

Crackpot,

I am not a film buff in any sense of the word, but I think that the film you were referring to was actually The Greatest Story Ever Told and not King of Kings.

The story goes that the producer was less than impressed with Wayne's reading of his line "Truly this man was the son of God" and told him to say it with awe, this being the son of God after all.

Apparently, Wayne then drawled, "Awe, truly this man was the son of God."

JohnUK

I am gratefull to the honourable gentleman for pointing this out.

I was never a religious type, but I do like some of the big old epic films and John Waynes voice in that film spoiled the whole thing for me.

(apart from having a German playing Jesus)

[valentinoxxx 4]

The last few films made by Mel G- Braveheart & that one about the American Civil War were so anti- English that even the film critics began to pick up on it. Mel became a very unpopular man in England. I think, as a Catholic, he has not forgiven old Henry VIII for creating the Church of England.

 

Most bad guys in American films have an English accent, even old Shia Khan in Jungle Book !

Get it now ?

 

Happy St. Georges Day for tommorow.

Aha.....I missed that. :)

[Babepecker 0]

Film is quite OK (though not as great as the enormous hype...).

 

Virtually no english is spoken in the film.

 

I do not believe Gibson considered giving Judas english accent, as the Romans were far stronger contenders...

 

As he is catholic (as well as 90+% of the actors and the set crew...) he seems to have put an enormous effort into this film - looks even a bit "overdone"...

[Duffabboy 0]

We should thank our lucly stars Mel decided against using his Scottish accent instead.

[Babepecker 0]

Gibson directed and produced the film - I didn't see him acting in it. :)

[nidnoyham 30]

So, we have John Wayne with a bad Roman accent.

Mel Gibson with a bad Scots.

 

But I defy any one to beat Dick Vandykes- Gawd bless ya, Mary Poppins !

As a Londoner, to me it is like listening to chalk on a blackboard -aaahhhh stop it !!

 

The American ladies seem to do a much better job of sounding English. Gwynith P.

in the Shakespeare in love for example. :)

[JohnUK 4]

As an Englishman with an education, listening to ANY Londoner is like listening to chalk on a blackboard.

JohnUK

[Crackpot 2]

Gibson directed and produced the film - I didn't see him acting in it. :)

I havent seen him 'acting' in anything

[Crackpot 2]

As an Englishman with an education, listening to ANY Londoner is like listening to chalk on a blackboard.

JohnUK

It must be hard for you dear, listening to people wot speak propa English.

 

Anything is better than a Lancashire or Yorkshire accent though I heard they were now Urdu and Gudjerati ??

[nidnoyham 30]

As an Englishman with an education, listening to ANY Londoner is like listening to chalk on a blackboard.

JohnUK

We dont 'arf 'ave a good larf when we 'ere yooo posh lot wiv a plum in ya maaf, gafawwing.

 

Where else would find such colourfull language with so many slangs ? We have a language of our own- Rhyming slang wich many people use without realising, as it becomes part of the language... Use your loaf, me old China, I've got a pony says you won't find such diversity in a university.

 

I think the educated idiots would struggle to keep up with such a thing.

 

Any way I'm off down the frog to the rubberdub for a pigs-ear. Toodle-Pip Old Chap!

[JohnUK 4]

I rest my case

[nidnoyham 30]

Hang on old chap.. you come from the northeast and you are judging other peoples' rendition of the Queens English ? By jove, but, your a canny lad and no doubt about it !

[Duffabboy 0]

Unfortunately guys, most of the chit chat you hear from cockney rhyming slang is from dickheads on the telly whom writers think it fits the bill.

 

For my sins I was born within the sounds of the Bow Bells and can say I am a cockney true. I don't use any of the bollocks anymore and would probably be looked upon by passers by in Hackney as uttering gibberish or just a mong out on day release.

 

[Babepecker 0]

I havent seen him 'acting' in anything

Well, my mention of him 'acting' + a smilie meant something pretty close to your comment, though not so decidedly... :)

 

Still, there are the likes of:

 

Mad Max (the first and only...)

The Million Dollars Hotel (I hope I got the title right)

Indochina (or what's the name of the movie featuring Sigourney Weaver?)

 

Btw, great posts on the variety of english just in the UK. Worldwide it gets even more interesting...

[nidnoyham 30]

Err, Duffabboy, I was having a pop at JohnUK.

 

Of course we dont talk in complete rhyming slang, no one ever did, just the odd word. Dont be in such a hurry to rubbish your London culture, it is a dying thing.

Blimey, where I live, straight English is almost an endangered species. :)

[laffnliv 78]

Lots of talk, but....has anybody actually seen the film?

 

Not me. I'm not into that stuff.

 

Roy

[laffnliv 78]

I just re-checked the postings in this thread. Nope....NOBODY posting has seen the film.

It damn sure is making a ton of money, though.

 

Roy

[Jimmybb 0]

Roy, I bought a copy of the Gibson film last month at MBK, of course a pirated edition of this first run movie. The movie is nothing more than a protracted filming of a man beaten nearly to death and then crucified, IMHO. If there was a new message there it was lost on me, but I do not profess to being a biblical scholar by any means.

 

The copy I had was filmed inside a theatre as you can see a gentleman returning to his seat about half way through the film, which I thought slightly amusing. Rgds, James

[JohnUK 4]

Nidnoyham,

I reside in the North East but escaped to there after a few years of living in your neck of the woods.

I have also lived in North Wales, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, the West coast of Scotland and in a castle on an island off the South Coast. Along the way I have undoubtedly picked up some of the accents of all these places. Thank God that I never lived in the West Midlands where the accent is truly dreadful. I couldn't bear it if I spoke like that

Now if I could only pick up the accents for speaking Thai correctly I might be able to chat better with some of the lovely ladies whose company I shall be enjoying in just a few weeks from now.

 

Cheers old chap,

 

JohnUK