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Post by cougarlady on Dec 7, 2011 19:41:00 GMT -5
I think one of the many reasons I really enjoy Cillian as actor is his ear for language. He really is a gifted mimic, and every accent he employs for a film seems so seems effortless that I sometimes forget that it is not his own. I believe I read a comment from him somewhere in which he stated that he has only done two films in his own accent. One must be WTSTB, and I'm not certain about the other. There must be regional variations of an Irish accent as well -- can anyone shed any light?
So my question is, do you have a favorite accent? As much as I love a British accent and an Irish brogue, Cillian's generic American accent is so flawless that I am voting for that.
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Post by Pisces on Dec 7, 2011 19:53:40 GMT -5
I've always found myself in that minority of fans who most enjoy Cillian's American accent over the others. It is so authentic that it fooled me completely when I first saw Cillian (RE and BB). When I initially looked him up on IMDb and found that he was Irish, I had to pick my jaw up off the keyboard. Didn't see that one comin'! He has a tendency to slow his speech some when doing the American accent, and lowers his voice as well in the most hypnotic way I've ever heard. Which might help explain my top three fave Cillian characters being Rippner, Leon and Capa. Their voices reduce me to helpless sofa-jello.
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Post by bunnie24 on Dec 7, 2011 20:25:34 GMT -5
My mom loves his American accent, idk why...that's probably the only reason she'll watch Red Eye with me; cause all of his others movies that I watch he's got an Irish accent.
I personally like his Cork accent--it's so dreamy...and kinda a turn on for me, I don't know why.
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Post by Cait on Dec 7, 2011 21:00:02 GMT -5
For me, I think it depends what kind of character he is playing. For films like TWTSTB and Perrier's Bounty, obviously the Irish accent is great. But for a film like Red Eye, American accent, no questions asked. Could you imagine Rippner with an Irish accent? I don't think he'd sound nearly as menacing. The American accent suits the character much better, and Cillian does a fantastic one at that! I know WTD is a bit of an underdog amongst fans, but I love his American accent in that film, too. It's adorable! That's just for his characters, though. I wouldn't want Cillian's Cork accent to ever fade away.
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Post by wikkleshamrocks on Dec 8, 2011 6:02:07 GMT -5
His American accent is outstanding! I was fooled too! And yes! Pisces he does slow and deepen his speech! Yum! But I favour his natural accent and his lazy giggle. xx
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Post by The Phantom Lady on Dec 8, 2011 7:19:21 GMT -5
His natural accent is my fave and it *cough* does things to me...
But to be fair, he is a natural at adapting accents like he was a local! Something I really admire about him!
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Post by licia on Dec 8, 2011 10:48:13 GMT -5
I like his Cork accent. I don't like any american accents that much, so his is not an exception hehe.
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Post by cougarlady on Dec 9, 2011 12:50:11 GMT -5
O.K., if you read a recent Guardian UK interview with Cillian, you'll notice some comments from people after the article. In one exchange they refer to Cillian's accent in 28 Days Later as "D4 Dublin," or as they call it, "Irish posh." lol I gather from their comments that there are definitely regional differences in Irish accents, and that the Dublin accent is considered the mainstream one that actors and broadcasters will use. Apparently his natural Cork accent, according to one commentary there, may be a bit too "Oirish" for most film makers. www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/nov/05/cillian-murphy-in-time
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Post by 28days on Dec 9, 2011 14:06:27 GMT -5
His natural accent wins. Was listening to the podcast with Cillian and Enda Walsh and I could've listened to it in repeat all day.
I have a friend in NY who said that his American accent in Sunshine was terrible. As a non-American it sounded American to me but I guess I could be wrong. I can spot fake English accents a mile away.
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Post by disarm79 on Dec 9, 2011 14:41:44 GMT -5
It sounded American to me, but like anywhere else in the world there are many different American accents. It's funny and amazing how many accents you hear from where I live (north central Illinois) going into Chicago which is only about 60 min away.
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Post by Pisces on Dec 9, 2011 16:20:22 GMT -5
Capa's accent was a perfect white-bread, suburban American accent. At least, in my opinion. Some people here don't have a regional dialect, because they either never picked up the one where they live, or they've lived in different areas of the country for certain lengths of time. Hard to explain, but the dialects can cancel each other out in cases like that.
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Post by 28days on Dec 9, 2011 17:24:09 GMT -5
He just sounded pretty standard American to me but it's the same with any other 'outsider'. I, myself, am from the North of England and like I said, I can spot a fake English accent a mile away. A fake Aussie or American accent? I don't hear the nuances, I don't recognise the flecks, I just hear the sounds. And his American sounded, well, American to me.
His English is very Standard too. Very RP. It's the 'correct' and precise way of speaking English. All in all, I prefer him Au Naturale. I could listen to him speak for a long, long while.
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Post by Zombiekitten on Dec 9, 2011 20:07:02 GMT -5
Oh well... As a german speaking person I can't really hear the nuances of the different accents that much ... All that I can say is that I don't understand everything about the Irish accent. So I prefer when he' s speaking in Amarican or in English. I really love the English accent!!!
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Post by Alisa on Dec 9, 2011 20:20:54 GMT -5
The undisputed number one for me is Cork. ;D I also like Dublin, American, British... Anything goes. The more he talks(with his divine voice) the better.
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Post by bluestar on Dec 10, 2011 15:44:34 GMT -5
I love his American accent the most ! Soo deep and lovely !
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