Brian Cox: Joaquin Phoenix Was ‘Truly Terrible’ in ‘Napoleon’

[hewontgo]

Brian Cox: Joaquin Phoenix Was 'Truly Terrible' in 'Napoleon' and 'I Would Have Played It a Lot Better' https://t.co/pq0vRnoNEu
- Variety (@Variety) April 17, 2024

Brian Cox has never been one to withhold his true feelings.
Cox was a featured speaker at HistFest, a two-day event celebrating the intersection of arts, academics and history.

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[nermal_kat]

He mispronounces Joaquin's name, doesn't he? Like the way British people mispronounce tacos.

[automaticpeople]

We mispronounce tacos?

Tack-o.

Is that wrong?

[trendsnational]

Tah-co

[automaticpeople]

Those must be the posh Brits. We don’t typically say it like that in the north.

[trendsnational]

The correct way is Tah-co lol

[automaticpeople]

[pop_squash]

There was an entire episode of Great British Bake Off where Paul Hollywood butchered the word. He kept saying TAY-KO over and over, that might be where this comes from.

[archersangel]

As a White American, I'm glad that I'm saying this correctly.

[automaticpeople]

And he’s mispronouncing Joaquin‘s name?

Now I’m questioning if I pronounce anything right.

[escalena]

she says this actor's name (also Joaquin) on the first few seconds

[automaticpeople]

To my untrained ear, it sounds like she’s saying Wack-een.

I’m going to look through some videos with Joaquin and try and learn the difference. I don’t want to get his name wrong.

[escalena]

you pronounce the J in a harder way, more similar to the H in "hoe" than to the W in "week"

just noticing that this also illustrates the difference between spanish laughter "jajajajajaj" vs english laughter "hahaha"

ETA if you really want to pronounce a J properly, just grumble from the back of your throat. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJoaquin.

[automaticpeople]

more similar to the H in "hoe"

I’d take your Spanish classes!

[doubtmars]

hmmmmm quién es?... 👀👀👀

[escalena]

Joaquin Furriel, Argentinian actor.

I saw him live on theatre once and he's even more good looking IRL which is so unfair lmao

He's the only famous spanish speaking Joaquin I know

[pop_squash]

Brits seem to make a meal out of mispronouncing foreign words - like fillet, genoise, etc.
Yes I mostly notice this on Bake off.