Nov 01 2007
Season 2 episode 03 (Kindred)
Dir: Paul Edwards Writ: J.J. Philbin
Yes, I know, when recapping I really should start at the beginning, but I really couldn’t be arsed rewatching episodes 1 & 2 so you’ll just have to deal. And there will be spoilers under the cut.
Aug 16 2006
What is it about accents that makes them so difficult to fake[1]
As I was walking home yesterday I noticed that the kino had a huge amount of posters up for the same film. All the spaces where the current releases are usually displayed were filled by copies of a poster for The Front Line[2] They must be having its premier there, as it is an Irish film.
I know this because the trailer for it has been showing before almost every film I’ve been to recently. It seems to be about a refugee from Sudan whose family becomes hostages to Dublin criminals, and violence erupts[3] But, the thing that kept bothering me was when did they shoot it? I’m pretty sure I saw a flash of Capel St., not to mention Grafton St., yet have no memory of ever seeing, or even hearing about filming going on. Obviously I’m not in the know.
There was one other problem I had with the trailer[4] The main Dublin badguy. And his accent[5] Now he only has a few lines in the trailer, and I haven’t being paying too much attention. And there is nothing specific that I can put my finger on that is wrong with his accent.
But it just doesn’t sound right. And everytime I’ve seen the trailer I’ve told myself, that when I get home I’ll go online and find out who is he.
I’ve finally done it. And am, of course, proven correct. 
Everybody I’d like you to meet Mr. James Frain. And, from the little I heard, he has quite a good grasp of a Dublin accent, but it just aint right. And that’d be on account of him being from Leeds, in England. It’s like he knows how it sounds, but just can’t do it properly. He is so very close that you’d almost think it was authentic.
I’m going to have to go see the film now just to see if I’ve been unfair in saying that he dont speak proper like.
I’m also wondering whether it is worth my time investing in a little warning image like the one used over on TCAL for whenever the comments turn a little controversial 
Apr 26 2006
Dir: Kevin Reynolds
Writ: Dean Georgaris
I’m going to admit that I was looking forward to this film. Which is strange, because I didn’t expect it to be good. I even expected to be annoyed by the Irish accents. And you know what, I was right. I enjoyed it despite its flaws. Of course its main flaw was Mr. Franco, or maybe it was just the character of Tristan. He was a div. Total and utter div. Which of course meant that the whole romance aspect just didn’t work.
Maybe you want a basic plot outline?
Tags: 4 Stars, based on legend, Bronagh Gallagher, David O'Hara, Dean Georgaris, flawed, historical fiction, James Franco, Kevin Reynolds, myth, Oirish accents, romance, Rufus Sewell, Sophia Myles, Tristian & IsoldeJun 30 2005
So Wed. are pretty bad tv-wise. Come to think of it, the whole week is pretty bad for tv that I like. I mean, I watch Lost, but I’m not hooked on it. Though I think it has more to do with my dislike of Party of Five than anything else. But back to my point; wed tv.
Can you guess the horrors I stooped to?
Richard Gere. Richard fucking Gere!!! And with a horrible, dreadful, disgraceful oirish accent. And playing an IRA terrorist! Yes readers, I stooped to The Jackal. And not only that, but I’d seen it before, and hated it then too!.
I know, I could have spent those two hours flicking from station to station, but I didn’t. I watched all of it. Let’s all quote Marlon Brando The horror! The horror!
So, a question for all you non-Irishers out there - do you really think that that is what the (any) Irish accent sounds like?
It was almost as bad as Tom “Brain Lesion” [1]Cruise’s in that piece of shite. And not only was the accent terrible, the whole film stank. What was the deal with the 20 minutes of slo-mo everytime Bruce Willis and Gere spotted each other? Why on earth are we expected to think that letting an IRA terrorist (a murderer lets not forget) go is a good thing, simply because he helped catch/kill (to ruin the surprise) a baddie that he hated in the first place?
[1] - Mr. Cruise is obviously suffering from something at the moment (all through his life). Whether this is simply a PR campaign gone bad, scientology’s new marketing campaign, a mid-life crisis, or something totally different, I can’t say. But Nine Moons suggested a brain lesion, and it is as good an explanation as any.
Tags: brain lesions, Lost, Oirish accents, Richard GereJun 07 2005
Dir: Frank Miller, Robert Rogriguez & Quentin Tarantino
Writ: Frank Miller
It is hard to know how to describe this film, I suppose I could say that Sin City has three stories, each based on a different graphic novel by Miller. Or that it is just an experiment in style and how to make a film look original.
The film opens with soon-to-retire cop Hartigan (Willis) as he attempts to save 11 year old Nancy Callahan from rape and death. I’m guessing you’ve figured out it isn’t a fluffy-bunny film right? Because there is a hell of a lot of violence. In the main it is fairly cartoony, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have impact, and there are a few scenes that’ll make anyone wince.
Tags: 9 Stars, action, based on comic, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Elijah Wood, Frank Miller, Jessica Alba, looks cool, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Oirish accents, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, sff, Sin City, superheroes