Wednesday - August 8th

[angelique5666]

Happy Wednesday! I figured that today I'd share a photo from one of my favorite movies, Midnight in Paris! I admit to grabbing the movie from a Redbox because you know who was in it, and, while I will cry about him being utterly underutilized, it's still an awesome movie overall. Pretty much everyone who played someone in the twenties turned in an

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[mizra]

I was surprised by his accent as well. I'm kind of amazed at how well he does impression and accents. His 'Russian' (I think) in The Red Necklace gives me the giggles and makes me want him playing some Russian character of some sort.

[angelique5666]

Oh I LOVE his reading of The Red Necklace. I only wish that he had done the sequel as well.

[mizra]

Me, too. I am still looking to buy/download that second book. I want to see what happens to Yann and Sido!

[angelique5666]

I'm just mad that my library doesn't have a copy. I'm likely going to end up buying it off of Amazon.

[jenlet]

D'awwww the 20s finger waves. :)

I want to see this movie! I have a soft spot for Owen Wilson. Glad you praised it. :)

[angelique5666]

It's a very awesome movie. Owen Wilson is great in it, too!

[splix]

Tom with marcel waves wins every single time! :D

[angelique5666]

Yes he does!

[pezgirl7]

I loved him in this movie! The accent, the hair, the suit, the giddy drunkenness... all great!

[pezgirl7]

Yep. I always have to rewind his scenes a bunch of times just to get my fill. :) I think I saw the movie before I knew he was even in it, and it was right after I had seen Thor. So I kinda had a little mental fit at first when I realized it was him. Ah, good times. :)

[angelique5666]

His scenes in the movie are made of awesome.

[angelique5666]

Pulling off an accent believably is really hard, especially when you have a thick accent of your own.

I've actually been told by someone who speaks English as a second language that some regional dialects are easier to understand than others. Like, I'm from the southern part of the United States, and we speak slower than most other parts. I wonder if there is a part of England that's easier to understand than the others.

[angelique5666]

I can understand that a British one would be taught in more schools than an American one. It's the 'proper' one, after all. Plus, a lot of American regional accents mispronounce a lot of things, mine included.

I admit to watching movies like 'Trainspotting' with the subtitles on. A Scottish accent is one that I can barely work through, and I speak English as a first language! Don't feel bad, there.