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Bloody Lisp!

posted 17 years ago by em_fitzpatrick
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Just wondering if anyone else found Kenny's voice incredibly distracting? I am not having a go at people with speech impediments; I was just confused as to why the director and actor made the decision to have the character speak like this.

[–] elle_jh 17 years ago

It was a little distracting, as it made it difficult to understand what he was saying sometimes, and I also missed a few punchlines because of it. Perhaps they made the decision for Kenny to have an impediment because it created more sympathy for the character? Just a thought.

[–] dd_scerri 17 years ago

The real reaosn he has the lisp was because kenny was a take off of an actual worker at splashdown he really has a lisp, therefore it was decided to use it in the movie.

hope that clears it up

[–] kate-270 17 years ago

Not to mention it was incredibly funny when he told his son to "SIT" down, also when Kenny mentioned going to the "CITY"

I'm sure it was intentional!

[–] J-Ping 17 years ago

it makes him a more comical character, along with his overalls, beard and bear-gut

[–] Possessed-like-a-Fish 17 years ago

Yes, it was. I had to watch it with Subtitles. LOL.

Still, Kenny is one of the greatest Austrlian comedies to comes out in... Well, Ever!

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[–] TheDraytonSawyer 17 years ago

I could understand him just fine and I'm from the USA lol.

R.I.P. Uncle Steve

[–] oldman007 17 years ago

How did you do it, GimboTheGhoulie? Your sister said hse left because she couldn't understand a word he said. How come you understood him 100% fine?

P.S. But she understood Rodney Rude just fine LOL.

[–] TheDraytonSawyer 17 years ago

I dunno, but I understood him just fine lol. Rodney Rude is rather rude, but hilarious!

R.I.P. Uncle Steve

[–] inhospitable 16 years ago

i hope i'm wrong but i think the lisp was added specifically for these 2 jokes ;)

[–] kallan-gerard 16 years ago

lol I had absolutely no problems at all understanding him either,
but then again i'm australian

[–] wormy_570 16 years ago

It was all part of his character and helped make the movie what it is.

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[–] frogca 14 years ago

Not just distracting. Unbearable. I turned it off after a couple of minutes. I don't want to listen to speech like that if I am not required to. Not fun. Too ugly.

[–] MaxMix7 11 years ago

I also turned it off after two minutes, i couldn't stand any more of it.

[–] axiom-3 8 years ago

I came here to say exactly this. I made it through about 20 minutes. Not knowing anything about the actor, It's very easy to tell when a lisp is being deliberately put on. It comes across as forced and unnatural.

If it was to make the character endearing / likeable / affable or charming it certainly DID NOT have that affect on me, and only served to drive me away from this terrible film.