Nick Nefarious wrote:Robin Hood. Yikes
I dunno, for me, seeing an American play a British icon without even attempting a British accent is a big no-no. That would be like watching Matt Damon play James Bond without attempting a UK accent. Damon was great in the Bourne trilogy, but I think Bond would be well out of his range. Americans back in the 30's, 40's, and 50's played Brits all the time. Their theatrical accent was called Mid-Atlantic because it was a mix of American and British annunciation. Now they rarely even attempt it, aside from James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and a select few others
Oh, I knew somebody would jump on Robin Hood. Our family enjoys it. Guilty pleasure, what can I say? It's also absurd that they bring Morgan Freeman into it just to get a black guy in the cast, but we enjoy him, too.
I am very familiar with the old-time "mid-Atlantic" movie accent. In general, I think actors are paying much more attention to accents nowadays, and getting them right, too. That is especially true of the British and Australian actors. I am floored that people like Hugh Laurie, or Alex O'Laughlin, can get the American accent down as well as they do. Colin Morgan (Merlin) is generally excellent in his English accent as well, though his natural Irish brogue is something you could cut with a knife. As a Southerner, I have often cringed at attempts to portray any Southern accent in movies. But Jude Law's accent in Cold Mountain really impressed me.
As for Robin Hood, the character, he was my first fictional love. As a toddler I would watch the old Richard Green TV series, which they continued to play into my school years. I've been a sucker for anything Robin Hood ever since.
