It was a safe choice

Posted by Forrestal from elvis.siteprotect.com (64.26.0.37) on Friday, March 08, 2002 at 4:43am :

In Reply to: Re: K-19: The Widowmaker posted by James from host-216-78-23-180.cae.bellsouth.net (216.78.23.180) on Thursday, March 07, 2002 at 10:24pm :

It's bound to make big money. I saw the trailer and I'm not very enthusiastic about it. I'm afraid it's just another distaster flick with a huge budget and pretty explosions. Why do they talk with an accent? Are we supposed to believe those Russian sailors speak English with a Russian accent, or that they can't speak Russian? I never got the reasoning behind that method. Wouldn't it be better to give the sailors the equivalent of regional accents? For example, Qui-Gon, I mean the 1.st officer, played by the wooden Liam Neeson, could have an upper class British accent, while down-to-earth Harry could speak with a nice Philly accent. And the boatswain could sound like a Canadian!
On that note, has anybody noticed that Sallah speaks perfectly fine English in Raiders, but that in Last Crusade he sounds like he could need a lesson or two from Prof. Higgins?

-Forrestal

: I had the same 'Quicktime 5' problem when the new Star Wars trailer hit the net weeks ago. You should definitely take the time to download the new version.

: Anyway, I just saw the trailer this morning, and it looks pretty good. It starts off with shots of Ford getting decked out in his uniform, then being told about the mission. I wasn't too sure about his accent and funny hat at first (his speech about the best submarine in the `vorld was a little too "wild and crazy guy"-ish), but by the end of the trailer, I was sold. He's definitely back in the kind of 'take charge' role that audiences prefer him in, especially the scenes in the sub.

: I think it could be his biggest hit since Air Force One, as it plays to pretty much the same demographic.

: Oh, and best scene in the trailer? When Harry tells Liam who's in charge on the sub.

Follow Ups:

What would a "risky" choice have been? - James 12:31pm 03/08/2002

Howard The Duck Strikes Back! - Forrestal 2:48pm 03/08/2002

Re: Howard The Duck Strikes Back - James 4:02pm 03/08/2002

Yeah, yeah! - Forrestal 4:18pm 03/08/2002

No, no! - James 4:33pm 03/08/2002

Periscope Up! - Fall Guy 4:38pm 03/08/2002

Operation Petticoat - Forrestal 5:24pm 03/08/2002

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: It's bound to make big money. I saw the trailer and I'm not very enthusiastic about it. I'm afraid it's just another distaster flick with a huge budget and pretty explosions. Why do they talk with an accent? Are we supposed to believe those Russian sailors speak English with a Russian accent, or that they can't speak Russian? I never got the reasoning behind that method. Wouldn't it be better to give the sailors the equivalent of regional accents? For example, Qui-Gon, I mean the 1.st officer, played by the wooden Liam Neeson, could have an upper class British accent, while down-to-earth Harry could speak with a nice Philly accent. And the boatswain could sound like a Canadian! : On that note, has anybody noticed that Sallah speaks perfectly fine English in Raiders, but that in Last Crusade he sounds like he could need a lesson or two from Prof. Higgins? : -Forrestal : : : : : I had the same 'Quicktime 5' problem when the new Star Wars trailer hit the net weeks ago. You should definitely take the time to download the new version. : : Anyway, I just saw the trailer this morning, and it looks pretty good. It starts off with shots of Ford getting decked out in his uniform, then being told about the mission. I wasn't too sure about his accent and funny hat at first (his speech about the best submarine in the `vorld was a little too "wild and crazy guy"-ish), but by the end of the trailer, I was sold. He's definitely back in the kind of 'take charge' role that audiences prefer him in, especially the scenes in the sub. : : I think it could be his biggest hit since Air Force One, as it plays to pretty much the same demographic. : : Oh, and best scene in the trailer? When Harry tells Liam who's in charge on the sub.

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