Sams accent - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mordor_Queen · 06-11-2003, 06:54 AM

has anyone else noticed that sams accent changes from gloucestershire (well thats what it supposed to be and i live there!) to american and then kind of a mix?!

Meela · 06-11-2003, 08:18 AM

I noticed some change. But it is kinda hard to keep up an accent all the time, plus I'm sure some of the words just came out American due to the way they were pronounced.

Orofaniel · 06-11-2003, 09:12 AM

I haven't really noticed that. But I'll keep that in mind next time..... Thanks for the "info!"

Arathiriel · 06-11-2003, 04:20 PM

Yeah I have noticed that Sean Astin tended to slip in and out of the accent as Sam but really guys I don't know about you but I get so caught up in his wonderful performance as Sam that his slipping in and out of the accent doesn't bother me at all...

Horse-Maiden of the Shire · 06-11-2003, 04:50 PM

I was watching the commentary and he had to do his "Get down!" bit in FotR over and over, because it kept sounding like "Git dawhn!"

Estella Brandybuck · 06-11-2003, 05:01 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Yeah I have noticed that Sean Astin tended to slip in and out of the accent as Sam but really guys I don't know about you but I get so caught up in his wonderful performance as Sam that his slipping in and out of the accent doesn't bother me at all...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Same here. What Sean Astin did to his voice in the movie was far more than I, another person from the U.S., could ever manage. I know for a fact that I couldn't change my accent like that for extended periods of time without it sounding atrocious and downright frightening. Besides, he wasn't the only one with slip-ups - Viggo Mortensen lapsed every now and then as well. But hey, when you've got so many different nationalities and accents in one movie, you're bound to have slip-ups. I think it makes the film even more interesting. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I was watching the commentary and he had to do his "Get down!" bit in FotR over and over, because it kept sounding like "Git dawhn!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hehe, yeah, that was pretty funny. And when Elijah said, in an American accent, "What are you doing?!" [ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: Estella Brandybuck ]

06-11-2003, 06:54 AM	#1
Mordor_Queen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mordor Posts: 53	Sams accent has anyone else noticed that sams accent changes from gloucestershire (well thats what it supposed to be and i live there!) to american and then kind of a mix?! __________________ "In place of a Dark Lord you shall have a Queen! Not Dark but beatiful! All shall love me and despair!"-Galadriel

06-11-2003, 08:18 AM	#2
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	I noticed some change. But it is kinda hard to keep up an accent all the time, plus I'm sure some of the words just came out American due to the way they were pronounced. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

06-11-2003, 09:12 AM	#3
Orofaniel Mighty Mouse of Mordor Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lands of the North, where no man can reach.... Posts: 823	I haven't really noticed that. But I'll keep that in mind next time..... Thanks for the "info!" __________________ I lost my old sig...somehow....screams and shouts ..............What is this?- Now isn't this fun? >_< .....and yes, the jumping mouse is my new avatar. ^_^

06-11-2003, 04:20 PM	#4
Arathiriel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Blessed Realm Posts: 284	Yeah I have noticed that Sean Astin tended to slip in and out of the accent as Sam but really guys I don't know about you but I get so caught up in his <B>wonderful</B> performance as Sam that his slipping in and out of the accent doesn't bother me at all...<P> __________________ 'I love him. He's like that, and sometimes it shines through, somehow. But I love him, whether or no.' - Samwise Gamgee

06-11-2003, 04:50 PM	#5
Horse-Maiden of the Shire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR Posts: 1,197	I was watching the commentary and he had to do his "Get down!" bit in FotR over and over, because it kept sounding like "Git dawhn!" __________________ "There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us." "Shoot it," said my attorney. "Not yet...I want to study its habits."

06-11-2003, 05:01 PM	#6
Estella Brandybuck Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Satellite of Love Posts: 73	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Yeah I have noticed that Sean Astin tended to slip in and out of the accent as Sam but really guys I don't know about you but I get so caught up in his wonderful performance as Sam that his slipping in and out of the accent doesn't bother me at all...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Same here. <P>What Sean Astin did to his voice in the movie was far more than I, another person from the U.S., could ever manage. I know for a fact that I couldn't change my accent like that for extended periods of time without it sounding atrocious and downright frightening. Besides, he wasn't the only one with slip-ups - Viggo Mortensen lapsed every now and then as well. But hey, when you've got so many different nationalities and accents in one movie, you're bound to have slip-ups. I think it makes the film even more interesting. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I was watching the commentary and he had to do his "Get down!" bit in FotR over and over, because it kept sounding like "Git dawhn!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hehe, yeah, that was pretty funny. And when Elijah said, in an American accent, "What are you doing?!" <p>[ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: Estella Brandybuck ] __________________ "But the Rohirrim sang no more. Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards." - RotK Do you enjoy reading and writing LotR fanfiction?