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Depp's accent was not supposed to be British!!!

posted 20 years ago by HashRouge
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Just thought I'd clear something up!! There is a big argument on here (somewhere)about Johnny's accent being a cr*p British one. Where the hell does the movie ever suggest that Cap'n Jack is British?
His accent is supposed to leave you guessing, he's meant to sound like he's always partly drunk; not British!
I also think the phrase 'another bad accent' is very offensive. Johnny was very highly commended for his Bostonian accent in Blow, I've seen it; it was agreat film and a very good accent. Plus, he's a great actor; who cares what his accents sound like?!
I'm British, and nowhere in the whole country did I ever here an accent even remotely like Jack's, I really am quite intrigued as to where you got the idea that his accent was supposed to be British, please tell me!
p.s.I thought Colin Farrell's accent in American outlaws was really good, or am I just not clued up on what you sound like if you come from Missouri?

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[–] Depplicious 20 years ago

I think that all of Johnny Depps accents are brillant and I also did not think that his accent in POTC was supposed to be British!

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[–] Jack_Sparrow201 20 years ago

Johnny Depps accent in PotC is not britsh at all!!!!! he is supposed to sound like he is alwasy drunk just like robbingbankswithjessejames said,, and collin farrel's accent in American Outlaw was very good even though no actor is as good as Johnny Depp hehe!!

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[–] HashRouge 20 years ago

Jack Sparrow201, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship!!!!!!!!

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[–] CAPTAINsavvy 20 years ago

woo! thanks for clearing that up!

[–] TR_Wolf 17 years ago

I'm sorry, but Jack *IS* supposed to have an English accent, he also uses English words, slang and stuff.

And contrary to the other post, I think his accent was superb, and Im English myself!

[–] Pharaoh-in-de-Nile 15 years ago

I don't agree it is superb though it doesn't bug me as the accent he is doing is canny foreign to me anyway. He is obviously supposed to be a drunk cockney (hence his father in the films).

Not that this has anything to do with this game other than it being losely connected to a film he was in.

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