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re: Worst offender of bad Cajun accents?
Posted on 3/8/14 at 7:38 am to Mr. Tom Morrow
Posted on 3/8/14 at 7:38 am to Mr. Tom Morrow
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Dennis Quaid in that movie where he's a detective and ends every sentence with chere.
It makes it a little better that he was trying to do a Yat accent, and not a cajun accent.
But, I'm not defending it overall, because it was terrible. Costner was a little better in JFK, IMHO.
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Posted on 3/8/14 at 7:40 am to Mr. Tom Morrow
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Dennis Quaid in that movie where he's a detective and ends every sentence with chere.
This. And he pronounced it as Cher, like in Sonny and Cher. You would think that SOMEBODY involved with that movie would have caught that. It was really kind of pitiful that they couldn't do any more preparation for a role in a movie than that.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:12 am to Napoleon
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That movie with Jean Claude Van Damme playing a cajun.
Hard Target.
Chance Boudreaux did sound funny for a Person born and raised in Nola
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:15 am to Skillet
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Posted by Skillet
vernon roger does a decent cajun voice...where's he been hanging out lately?
I was thinking about him when i saw this.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:32 am to supadave3
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John Folse doesn't even sound cajun to me.
There are variations of Cajun accents, just like any other language. That is the way Folse speaks all the time, nothing fake about it.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:37 am to Apache
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The guy from Joe Dirt who "likes to see homos naked".
That guy is far from the worst. He's pretty spot on.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:46 am to Methuselah
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You would think that SOMEBODY involved with that movie would have caught that. It was really kind of pitiful that they couldn't do any more preparation for a role in a movie than that.
I will give him credit - there was a string of 3 movies in 3 years that he made that were either set, filmed (or both) in Louisiana - and The Big Easy was the first. His portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis was spot on, and he adopted a much more generic accent for Everybody's All American.
So, he lived and learned. But, yeah, pretty atrocious in The Big Easy - and I said he was trying to do a Yat, because that was always my impression - but that is just speculation - that's what it sounds like, but adding "cher" on the end - maybe he was trying to do cajun and it is even worse than I thought?
On the other hand, while a little exaggerated and not spot on, Michael Jeter in The Green Mile - wasn't terrible - I probably can't do much better. The problem is they try to do a generic cajun accent, which nobody has. You have to pick one of the (of course my characterizations are subjective) "softer" (Lake Charles, Avoyelles, Lafayette), or "thicker" (Breaux Bridge, Ville Platte, South Lafourche) ones - and stick with it - to be convincing, at least IMHO.
This post was edited on 3/8/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:50 am to Michael T. Tiger
Actually, the local commercials with Cajun accents don't bother me. Clarence Cochon da Easter Pig, at Acme Four Corner (Fo Cawnah) Liquidate used to make me giggle.
I love J P Thibodeaux's: On vas soigner ton char, comme le char a nous autres!
Dennis Quaid's "cher" bugged the hell out of me. I attribute John Folse's accent to his German Cajun combo heritage, but wtf do I know? Justin Wilson's accent wasn't real, but his cooking was pretty authentic.
In the movie Passion Fish, I was really impressed by David Strathairn's very subtle, almost non-accent. I thought he sounded like he could've been local.
Movies should forget about trying to do Cajun accents.
I love J P Thibodeaux's: On vas soigner ton char, comme le char a nous autres!
Dennis Quaid's "cher" bugged the hell out of me. I attribute John Folse's accent to his German Cajun combo heritage, but wtf do I know? Justin Wilson's accent wasn't real, but his cooking was pretty authentic.
In the movie Passion Fish, I was really impressed by David Strathairn's very subtle, almost non-accent. I thought he sounded like he could've been local.
Movies should forget about trying to do Cajun accents.
Posted on 3/8/14 at 8:55 am to T
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Justin Wilson is the worst offender because he sold himself as the genuine article.
No he did not. He never said he was pure Cajun, but rather described himself as a "half bleed" (His mother was) Also never described himself as a Chef, but "a damn good cook" Justin Wilson did more for the tourism/food industry in the State than just about anyone. He was an entertainer/humorist, and "a damn good one". In the many conversations I had with him he never spoke in his 'entertainer' voice. He was an excellent ambassador for the State Of Louisiana. ~~~
John Folse is a joke, I garontee!!
This post was edited on 3/8/14 at 8:57 am
Posted on 3/8/14 at 11:23 am to SuzukiGoat
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That bitch Rhonda and her weather reports on FB
What's with the Vienna sausage fixation?
ETA: This bitch brings the Houma accent! NSFW
This post was edited on 3/8/14 at 3:35 pm
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