What will America think of this movie?

Thanks for mentioning that review! So far I haven't read of any comparisons with the original book nor the 1943 movie. This movie does have a lot more in it than the earlier filmed version and I was wondering which was more accurate. This current release is the better one by far and does seem to include some original touches as well, i.e. the "Loch Ness scene".

In reply to actionromancefan:- I'm sure that most Americans will have no problems with the accents, just as most British, Irish, Australian, New Zealanders etc have no problem with American accents. You found that the accents were so annoying, especially the little boy’s. Not sure what you found so annoying, but children tend to have stronger accents than adults. As we grow older we tend to mix with more people from outside our own region, so we are understood more clearly our accents get softer. But have you ever thought that there maybe people from outside your own region who may find your accent annoying, but most people will be too polite to say so.

You say that Lassie is such a huge part of American culture. That may be the case but Hollywood has ‘borrowed’ so many stories that have their origins in the British Isles. Everything from Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie mysteries, from Shakespeare plays to Dickens novels, from works by Robert Louis Stevenson to works by Daniel Defoe, from the works of P. G. Wodehouse to the works of Oscar Wilde, from Jane Austen books to books by the Brontes, from Dracula to Frankenstein, from Robin Hood to Ivanhoe, from King Arthur to Queen Boadicea, from Wind in the Willows to Winnie-the-Pooh. Modern American films that are based on British stories include The Italian Job, Alfie, Fever Pitch, The Ladykillers, Get Carter, Lord of the Flies, The Wicker Man and The Jackal. American television companies buy up the rights to copy any half decent British sitcom. To my knowledge, over 60 British sitcoms have been Americanized, some more than once. Classic American sitcoms such as All in the Family, Three’s Company and Sanford & Son are all American versions of classic British sitcoms. Other American comedies such as Whose Line is it Anyway? and That Was The Week That Was are also American versions of British comedies. There used to be a time when the British use to copy American game and quiz shows, now the trend seems to be reversed. Fairly recent American game, quiz and talent shows such as American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and The Weakest Link are all based on British formats. American television companies have also Americanized dramas, comedy-dramas, entertainment shows, reality shows, documentaries, children’s programmes etc from Britain. In fact, hundreds of Hollywood films and programmes have been ‘borrowed’ from not just the British Isles, but from many other countries too. Now I’m not saying that this is a good or bad thing, but remember that things that are part of modern American popular culture, could well be part of someone else’s culture also. All countries tend to ‘borrow’ ideas from other countries, but as Hollywood churns out hundreds of films and programmes a year, they seem to ‘borrow’ more than others.

It got generally positive reviews in the four local newspapers of Seattle and the accents sounded fine.

agreed. I was shocked when I saw this only getting 6.8. The truth is, I really don't see many movies with dog stars getting good scores, from Benji to Lassie. Anyway, yeah this was one of my favorite moviews of the year. The kid actor was really good. Peter O' Toole played his part well, though not brilliantly, and the dog himself gives the movie four stars. I especially enjoyed the scenes with him and the dwarf. Oh and the accents were fine. Besides the kid and his family they weren't even that heavy.

Hollywood makes a lot of movies that originated from other countries. They also do a lot of remakes. Endless asian movie remake. What i hate the most is Quinton Terra Tino. He just puts subs on Asian movies and says the movies directed by him...