Post by london777 on Apr 5, 2017 22:38:23 GMT
Apr 5, 2017 18:25:30 GMT -4 Bat Outtaheck said:
Surprising though it may seem, some of us 'muricans do actually speak and understand England as spoken by the English.
Point taken. I stand corrected and will amend my OP to "may need". But there are special difficulties with this film. Of the two main characters one is permanently drunk and the other is only drunk half the time. Then add the Rasta lingo of one minor character, the extremely artificial and precious enunciation of the third lead, the far North accents of the locals, the influence of banned substances, diegetic sounds of motorway driving, pub chatter and the moorland weather, and it ain't a walk in the park for any of us. And the excellence of this film is in the dialog.
I have acquired a load of praised American films lately, some of which I have given up on because I could not understand what the hell they were saying, and I just wanted to give fair warning to my American brothers.
Surprising though it may seem, some of us 'muricans do actually speak and understand England as spoken by the English.
Point taken. I stand corrected and will amend my OP to "may need". But there are special difficulties with this film. Of the two main characters one is permanently drunk and the other is only drunk half the time. Then add the Rasta lingo of one minor character, the extremely artificial and precious enunciation of the third lead, the far North accents of the locals, the influence of banned substances, diegetic sounds of motorway driving, pub chatter and the moorland weather, and it ain't a walk in the park for any of us. And the excellence of this film is in the dialog.
I have acquired a load of praised American films lately, some of which I have given up on because I could not understand what the hell they were saying, and I just wanted to give fair warning to my American brothers.