me: speaks with the accent i was raised with this guy: very good but....

@gilaprimak7554

4 жыл бұрын

LOLL

@elijahculper5522

4 жыл бұрын

As a kid, I moved around a bunch between Kentucky, Michigan and Washington State. I always sound like I’m doing a really spotty accent.

@thamamanes3562

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAH

@millymoreira9407

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought about me...

@TotenKajtekbezmajtek

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

This poor guy can’t watch movies cause his ears know too much

@littlewolf34219

4 жыл бұрын

jake zlomek just like how people in the military find tons of flaws in war movies

@norahidvegi846

4 жыл бұрын

also, like musicians (the good ones) can't really listen to any kind of music without unwillingly "deciphering" everything with their ears...

@ajrobinson729

4 жыл бұрын

Nóra Hidvégi YES! music conservatory ruined casual music listening for me

@Michaelonyoutub

4 жыл бұрын

i am a physicist and i cant watch a lot of sci fi anymore

@Gabriela-co8ee

4 жыл бұрын

Im medical student and already medical tv shows are ruined for me imagine when i am actually a doctor

“Brad Pitt, Inglorious Bastards” Me: “BUONGEARRRNOO!”

@river_run_petrichor

3 жыл бұрын

Gorlami

@QOMBINATION

3 жыл бұрын

@@river_run_petrichor GOOOORLAAAAAAAMIIIIII

@lukenmartinezbotella3324

3 жыл бұрын

Bawngeorno

@Sdwp777

3 жыл бұрын

Antonio Margaretti

@lilycade63

3 жыл бұрын

Arrivederci

Just wanted to say that as a 15-year-old, this video completely blew my mind, and largely because of Erik Singer's videos, I became really interested in linguistics and am now pursuing a degree in TESOL. This video was kind of the start of it all :)

@esm1817

3 жыл бұрын

FCC

@leob4403

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vf9to2it8g no because american tv cant put enough ads in soccer games, thats why theyll never favour it

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome man

@ShiftyWolf117

2 жыл бұрын

that's so cool.

@arktomorphos

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vf9to2it8g nobody calls it soccer except Yanks

"Who the fuck let this happen" lost all of my shit at that moment😂😂

@ZeroKurogane4

7 жыл бұрын

Davaadorj Dorjgotov goe shas

@glennaaron1306

7 жыл бұрын

8:34

@Gunman610

7 жыл бұрын

Hell, even Mickey Rooney apologized for that. Check out John Oliver's bit on whitewashing.

@ashliestarling9892

7 жыл бұрын

IKR!!

@bozokdraaf5996

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, that sucks. I hope you find your shit soon.

You know I thought this guy was gonna be super pretentious but he just very knowledgeable and gracious with his criticism.

@2deuce1dimes0

7 жыл бұрын

I thought he was delightful. It's refreshing to see these actors criticized by someone who knows what he's talking about. I found a lot of these performances questionable but never really knew how to pinpoint it since I'm not an expert. Now I see why though.

@benrujo

7 жыл бұрын

You can't be a pretentious dickhead coach and get work with actors, who might have big egos. He demonstrates a lot of patience, except of course with the overtly racist Japanese accent.

@DissectingThoughts

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he lost his patience there. If he criticised that patiently, I would question his sanity.

@droolingfangirl

7 жыл бұрын

Anyone else have to pause for that? The clip from Breakfast at Tiffany's I mean.

@bigstunna2049

7 жыл бұрын

lildrummerboy65 true

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, has a near perfect interpretation of Capote. One of the greatest actors ever.

@jean6872

2 жыл бұрын

Actually he was perfect.

@dudoklasovity2093

Жыл бұрын

he was insanely talented

@LordDirus007

Жыл бұрын

Wanted to Ban Guns.......died of a Heroin Overdose

@srt4b

4 ай бұрын

RIP

Brad Pitt isn't doing a Belfast accent in Snatch, he's doing an Irish Traveller accent. This guy should really know the difference!

@mikebazinga982

2 жыл бұрын

exactlyyyy

@jamesringland5056

2 жыл бұрын

Came across this video and commented the same before I saw this. This fella has had a complete shocker with that comment.

@jsaunders8654

2 жыл бұрын

Glad someone already mentioned this...i was floored. How a linguist does not know that is my question...

@adamfairgrieve16

2 жыл бұрын

Same with Tom Cruise's, surely the biggest flaw is that he is doing a southern Irish accent when it's meant to be a Belfast accent - the guy doesn't mention that at all

@CELTIC1888JINKY

2 жыл бұрын

Well said when he said belfast then said brad pit in snatch laughed and thought take what he says with a pinch of salt 😂

No one can defeat Brad Pitt’s *A river der chi*

@ivanaj.28

4 жыл бұрын

gets me every time

@shineformejimin5025

4 жыл бұрын

I always refer to it as "a river there chief" lmao

@BCS1105

4 жыл бұрын

央礼 *“BOWN JOURNO”*

@heartless604

4 жыл бұрын

Gore la me

@LokiAndLoiDontGiveADamn

4 жыл бұрын

GooLaaMii

As a Brit I didn't realise that Kevin Costner was even attempting an English accent. I thought they just let him stick with his American accent for whatever reason lmao.

@CL-fs3kt

4 жыл бұрын

Pyx I’m American and it straight up sounded like American. I didn’t know it was supposed to be English...he didn’t even try 💀

@benadams3569

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. As an American, btw. lol

@tyrionlannister521

4 жыл бұрын

@@benadams3569 I thought that too!! LOL

@spamaccount5278

4 жыл бұрын

No one beats John Wayne's accent in "The Conqueror" you gotta check it out. It's so funny.

@brianb8060

3 жыл бұрын

But It was sill a good movie.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Capote is just amazing. You can't even say anything else because he nails it so perfectly.

@ghostmanscores1666

Жыл бұрын

It was a great biography

Pitt: That ain't Belfast. That's Irish Traveller, and he's pretty close (in places)

@davidzof

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, more a southern irish accent and it was supposed to be a joke anyway. Brad was pretty good in the role.

@alastairward2774

3 жыл бұрын

Cruise's accent isn't a Belfast one either surely. Or does Belfast = Ireland in the same way that London = England?

@probablynot879

3 жыл бұрын

@@alastairward2774 no

Tommy Wiseau perfectly nailed alien accent.

@Nelso5000

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, good story Mark.

@eyl227

7 жыл бұрын

YORE TARING ME APAHT LEESA

@endisnearyall2165

7 жыл бұрын

B1SCOOP Btw how's your sex life?

@anonumus10

7 жыл бұрын

O, hai Markh

@garybier

7 жыл бұрын

I DID NAHT

Me before clicking the video: ''Damn, it's over 16 minutes long, too much, but maybe I'll check little bit.'' Me after the video: ''Wow, that was interesting, I want more''

@mirza6399

7 жыл бұрын

Mikko Lund exactly 😂 a favour please , google your last names meaning in Urdu language , thankyou 😊

@Gojira5400

7 жыл бұрын

Mikko Lund Haha exactly how I feel.

@MrMineHeads.

7 жыл бұрын

Mikko Lund spot on

@thebrad2136

7 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, there are many of us

@ooTina00

6 жыл бұрын

Mikko Lund me too!!

Aaahhhahahaha! He says about Nick Cage, “I don’t know what happened here.” I do. It’s Nick Cage.

@skylovermc2146

3 жыл бұрын

What’s that suppose to mean?

@izzojoseph2

3 жыл бұрын

@@skylovermc2146 ~ Nick Cage is a unique individual, known for being a bit crazy. People either love him or hate him. I think he’s pretty awesome but definitely nuts

@ashwho53

3 жыл бұрын

Truth. :)

Brad Pitt isn't doing a Belfast accent in Snatch. He's doing a traveller accent.

@MrMojoSuper

3 жыл бұрын

Excactly! Right on!

@xxxLowrider1982xxx

2 жыл бұрын

And it was very good! Tom cruise wasn’t even close to a Belfast accent

@skipads5141

2 жыл бұрын

Likewise, he's playing an Austrian in 7 Years In Tibet, not a Berliner or Prussian German. Watch old clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking German, very different than the rough stereotypical German the uploader is thinking of.

@iliketurtles5180

2 жыл бұрын

@@skipads5141 I mean he was only criticizing how careful he was with his accent

@skipads5141

2 жыл бұрын

@@iliketurtles5180: No, he's criticizing him for not using Northern German consonants, when he is in fact using the correct pronunciation for the Austrian character he plays. It doesn't get any simpler than I've explained it. The guy is 100% wrong.

Breakfast at Tiffany's: "Who the f*ck let this happen?" That was a beautiful examination of the accent.

@zsu-23-4shilka2

4 жыл бұрын

The ONLY EXAMINATION it needs LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO

@isaacgleeth3609

4 жыл бұрын

@Cosmo Boss It was 1960. The actor, Mickey Rooney, was portraying I. Y. Yunioshi, shown as a stereotype of Asians, complete with squinted eyes and buckteeth. In 2008, Rooney said this in an interview where Breakfast at Tiffany's was brought up: "Blake Edwards...wanted me to do it because he was a comedy director. They hired me to do this overboard, and we had fun doing it....Never in all the more than 40 years after we made it-not one complaint. Every place I've gone in the world people say, 'God, you were so funny.' Asians and Chinese come up to me and say, 'Mickey, you were out of this world.'" He later said that he wouldn't have taken the role if he knew it would cause so much controversy with people.

@1Nida

4 жыл бұрын

I think this was actually the time when everyone was a Racist, not now.

@jn4297

4 жыл бұрын

@Cosmo Boss even the stereotypical Chinese derogatory Character, FuManChu, was used to be played by White actors. 20th Century was when Racism was the right thing to do.

@davesargent7304

4 жыл бұрын

@TheCrashingToaster Racist.

This guy impresses me so much, that he was able to imitate nearly every accent on screen in seconds, it is so neat...

@daniellentz4335

5 жыл бұрын

And he would've probably picked every single one of your accents apart in seconds, being an expert with years of experience and the rest of us spending seconds on "learning" it. He couldve surely gone full nitpicky and torn most of them to shreds if he wanted to but keeps it brief for the sake of viewability.

@VietyV

5 жыл бұрын

It's likely to do with the fact that he understands the actual mechanics behind it. When normal people imitate accents they're relying solely on what they hear and try to replicate it.

@daniellentz4335

5 жыл бұрын

@@VietyV Nonetheless even a natural will require years of practice to master it like that. Hundreds of nooks and crannies to pay attention to and memorize.

The difference between Kate Winslet (a very good actress) and Meryl Streep's jaw placement...something I'd never noticed...blew me away when pointed out.

One quibble - Brad Pitt wasn't doing a Belfast accent in "Snatch" - he was doing a take on an "Irish Traveller" accent, which is very particular (and he did a decent job of it)

"Sometimes they're close....sometimes, they're Tom Cruise". I'm dying 😂😂

@cjfromsanandreas9217

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vf9to2it8g wtf lad

@moosey4695

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vf9to2it8g what point are you trying to make?

@ryanjanis9184

2 жыл бұрын

@@moosey4695 More importantly, why of all places, did he choose here to make said point (whatever it may be)?

@TheShaekie

Жыл бұрын

also "who the f*ck let this happen"? 😂

@ronbuil6923

Жыл бұрын

Considering Cruise is busy learning to fly planes and doing samurai training and all these unbelievable stunts and things, I tend to cut him slack.

The world needs a part 2 of this video. It is just so amazing, I wanna marry it.

@aphroditeonearth9947

7 жыл бұрын

Bret Sheeley yes I would happily watch many more of these! Like..hundreds..no joke..

@myrest3334

7 жыл бұрын

***** man! that would be awesome!

@bring5

7 жыл бұрын

I am not joking at all when I say that the phrase "I wanna marry this" left my lips before I scrolled down to the comments.

@JFinker73

7 жыл бұрын

i dont know about marriage, but yes its quite good

@tianapitesr8553

7 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Lars and Connery! And Troy!

There's a reason why Daniel Day-Lewis got 6 nomination of Academy Awards for Best Actor and won 3 of them.

@jimpreece5848

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we talk about method actors but he's one of the very few who really puts his mind and body into performances - to live out how each character would do. But also, not at the expense of others.

@elijahalbiston

19 күн бұрын

@@jimpreece5848 That's why I completely respect his method acting. He always gives a good performance. Others when they method act...? Hit or miss really, and usually a miss.

11:40 i really liked Angelina’s posh english accent, it reminds me of the old Disney movies.

@Notturnoir

3 ай бұрын

Yes i think it works so well for Maleficent!

"Who the f*ck let this happen" Yeah, pretty much XD

@JPatelLive

5 жыл бұрын

*Bruce Lee walks out of Cinema 🎦* *Crowd start clapping* #DRAGONTheBruceLeeStory💪🐲

@gregmaxwell7636

5 жыл бұрын

It was a different time.

@TheMistressMisery

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the 20th century, where racial tropes are used as comedy

@jedrashidul6952

5 жыл бұрын

I lolled so hard at his reaction😂😂😂

@debbiep99

5 жыл бұрын

Legend quote

"you can also hear it in a couple of high altitude fucks"

@bamzoof

7 жыл бұрын

and yet they censored shit :dddd

@Gunman610

7 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that those were the clips they received from wherever they got them from.

@Jeremyeatscows

7 жыл бұрын

Diaz Dhanindra P that was the only swear which was uncensored. My guess is it wasn't bleeped because that was the word he was trying to highlight

@jellevm

7 жыл бұрын

Also maybe because it wasn't (technically?) a swear in that context, since he actually meant intercourse.

@silverfoot6079

7 жыл бұрын

Jelle van M. No..he didn't use "fucks" to mean sex...that would make it a verb. He meant it to insult the "fucks of higher altitude".

As an Asian, I feel very validated with your take on Mickey Rooney. Love it.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - what a sad loss of an amazing, unique, outstanding actor.

@martintekula

Жыл бұрын

wtf i didnt know he died till now

@laureencriss8220

Жыл бұрын

Heath Ledger too. RIP

The fact that you actually hit the click sound in “Xhosa” when describing Mandela’s accent impressed me so much.

@rogerwilco2

4 жыл бұрын

It's his job.

@katlover3165

4 жыл бұрын

RogerWilco Still impressive

@user-ty6jj1og3f

4 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow South African

@nikkid4890

4 жыл бұрын

The full word still isn't pronounced correctly though...

@mr.c9820

4 жыл бұрын

and so casually, I think he speaks everything. he seems very knowladgeable

"Sometimes they're close. Sometimes they're just Tom Cruise." 😂

@ericarougelazarus9453

4 жыл бұрын

Tom's acting career in a sentence.

@ianoforange

4 жыл бұрын

Tom wasn’t trying to do a Belfast accent. Not that it was good. Neither was Brad Pitt. Pikey accent is a hodgepodge of English and Irish

@YayMiko

4 жыл бұрын

I came down here to make the same comment lol

@francispraxides

4 жыл бұрын

this comment deserves more likes

@heidimsw

4 жыл бұрын

😂👍😂

Heath Ledger was an incredible actor! I miss him. Imagine how amazing he would be now.

Eric: I don’t know what happened to the actor’s prep here. Nicolas Cage: What’s actors prep??

Very disappointed that you only did Brad Pitt's accent when speaking English in inglorious basterds. His Italian was spot on :P

@RealPlasmodium

4 жыл бұрын

admthrawnuru nice one

@Berserkramo410

4 жыл бұрын

admthrawnuru Si... Grat zi

@Condemned782

4 жыл бұрын

Enzo Gorlami

@amsheel9921

4 жыл бұрын

A river dercci

@stewarthodges9282

4 жыл бұрын

correcto

As a Japanese person, I felt in my soul his reaction to the Japanese accent 😂

@MajorCaliber

4 жыл бұрын

I've never read up on why the great Blake Edwards had the talented Mickey Rooney do such an over-the-top *parody* of a middle-aged Japanese man, but... I will point out that it was less than a generation after WW2/VJ Day, and there was still plenty of anti-Nippon sentiment among the American public, so... it may have just been a cheap "dig"...?

@Waterflow07

4 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@norge0209

4 жыл бұрын

L.A Tv 8:27

@tenzinsamphel4763

4 жыл бұрын

Kazeshiri Bleach is BackA

@tarajh

4 жыл бұрын

I spent my early childhood in Japan (Navy brat) and consider both English & Japanese to be my first languages. My soul also cringes at these awful caricatures of Asian people 🤦🏽‍♀️

Brad Pitt was not doing a Belfast accent at all, he was not supposed do, he was doing an Irish traveller accent which is a veerrrry mixed accent, he kept his sentences short and quick and did a passable job, most Irish people can't do it properly either.

I would love to see Erik critique voice actors for video games, especially Laura Bailey

@lauraguebert2122

2 жыл бұрын

I just realized this makes it sound like I expect Laura to have a bad review when I actually just want to listen to Erik give her a glowing report 😂

Irish and Scottish accents are hard when you aren't Irish or Scottish.. and that Japanese... "who the fuck let this happen" is a good summary

@bronaghmachaulaige6865

7 жыл бұрын

also those Irish accents just AREN'T Belfast. they're most likely East Ireland/Dublin. but "Norn Iron" accent is VERY distinct

@ElvisChrist6

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's definitely going for a more East type accent, but even that was absolutely terrible.

@DemonHunter2711

7 жыл бұрын

Bronagh MacHaulaige scots isny easy because our accents can be diffrent as a town over

@bronaghmachaulaige6865

7 жыл бұрын

Sean Daniel MacDonald same as Irish, mate. I mean look at the vast differences in the various Accents of Donegal. Then compare Donegal (most north) to Cork (most south). mental change. also love how some Scots type in their accent. love reading that stuff. it's like reading dialogue by the Nac Mac Feegle in Terry Pratchett

@DemonHunter2711

7 жыл бұрын

Bronagh MacHaulaige auch im tae use to typin in ma accent even more so when im in happiness or in anger then ma glaswegian comes out

So basically, Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing and anything he touches turns to gold.

@tutucaman8496

4 жыл бұрын

yup

@hamzaait1491

4 жыл бұрын

his the best actor I ever seen !!

@generalgrievous6762

4 жыл бұрын

That's why he's the best actor on the planet

@hamzaait1491

4 жыл бұрын

@@generalgrievous6762 he doesn't act alot but when he does he win an oscar!!

@gcgrafica2133

4 жыл бұрын

He's a generational talent. Practically no bad movies. Deep, versatile... one of the greatest ever

Ledger & Gyllenhaal gave us 2 of the most perfect performances ever on film in Brokeback Mountain. I still wish Ledger had been able to win for this one instead of his posthumous win for The Dark Knight. He deserved to have his moment in LIFE for his performance as Ennis!

@Land_Plant

Жыл бұрын

?????

The tongue flicking gesture in Dark Night by Heath Ledger most people misunderstand. It’s a characteristic seen in people who have been on the early generation of antipsychotics as a side effect - tardive dyskinesia I think though don’t quote me. Just another brilliant bit by Ledger to establish the back story of the Joker. He would have been institutionalized and given lots of antipsychotic to have those side effects. Shows he’s not just nuts but the dangerous kind of nuts. I know little of the comic book story so can’t comment if that’s consistent or not.

@ashwho53

3 жыл бұрын

You’re totally spot on with this!!!

@harviechambers130

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was because of the scars they annoyed him so he kept licking them but the director liked it and kept it in

@maxhydekyle2425

3 жыл бұрын

@@harviechambers130 That's what I've always heard

@thatgirlreacts5465

2 жыл бұрын

No, hun. He licked his lips because the prosthetic kept coming off. That’s what his dialect coach said on Heath’s most recent documentary.

@mastod0n1

2 жыл бұрын

@@harviechambers130 yeah the prosthetics kept coming loose so he'd lick them to try and keep them stuck to his face. And either the director liked it or Heath liked it and integrated it into his character.

So, summing it all up, Heath ledger (Rest in peace) and Daniel day lewis are(were) amazing actors.

@aleksanderthorstensen

7 жыл бұрын

And Phillip Seymour Hoffman(Rest in peace).

@aphroditeonearth9947

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan Carrille and Brad can deliver sometimes lol

@teaukeri

7 жыл бұрын

Nathan Carrille and Phillip Seymour Hoffman

@aphroditeonearth9947

7 жыл бұрын

teaukeri Philip Seymour Hoffman delivered every single time so he's inconsequential to my comment which was about how the other two could only sometimes deliver.

@jamiecal11

7 жыл бұрын

Brokeback in general was incredible.

This guy should come back and critique some foreign actors doing american accents, because as an American it’s always really surprising how good they are.

@sophiewildee

4 жыл бұрын

that’s usually because we’ve grown up with American accents in half of our films and tv so we’re used to it

@gusvogt-shields4689

4 жыл бұрын

Sophie Mitchell is you non-America

@gusvogt-shields4689

4 жыл бұрын

*american

@sophiewildee

4 жыл бұрын

Gus Vogt-Shields yeah im British

@gusvogt-shields4689

4 жыл бұрын

Sophie Mitchell is it easy to do American accents?

Pitt in snatch wasn't Belfast. He was doing a "traveller" - an Irish people that sometimes choose not to live in houses - but caravans... But even to most Irish we don't even know what they are saying

@2lipToo

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting!

@darrenhartigan3033

2 жыл бұрын

@Emily June he was asking for a caravan for his mother

@darrenhartigan3033

2 жыл бұрын

@Emily June ah yes I wasn't sure if u had understood 😊🇮🇪

@sonny9493

2 жыл бұрын

Dalakdags?

Eric Singer is great. I have been watching his videos for 3 hours and am still enjoying him. I have learned so much about speech patterns and the way people talk as well as actors imitating politicians and other celebrities in films..

Hope they make a series out of this, maby go a little more in depth on the comparisons

@vovaparkourukraine1

7 жыл бұрын

swissgiant I want an analysis of Ledger's Joker alone

@joebazooks

7 жыл бұрын

plsplsplsplslplspls

@flyingcolumn16

7 жыл бұрын

If you really like the analysis of accents in general there is a movie called "American Tongues." Did you know there are actually around 6 accents in boston?

@joebazooks

7 жыл бұрын

flyingcolumn16 omg sweet thx

@joebazooks

7 жыл бұрын

flyingcolumn16 any idea where i'd be able to watch it??

When the fuck did Dennis from It's Always Sunny know so much about accents?

@thekingofnorway3465

7 жыл бұрын

he uses them to bang different chicks

@electric.nachos

7 жыл бұрын

Stawp Chorley.

@angelomordini6779

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Post omg I just realized!! That's why he looked so dam familiar

@alpachinos

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Post Lmfao I posted the same comment just now with out even seeing this one fuckkkk

@Matt-yj1lz

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Post he is a god

I like how the clips of the actors are edited so as to look like they are responding to his comments. Didn't notice it the first time I watched but Idk I found it hilarious

i absolutely love the smiles on his face whenever Heath and Daniel come on screen, he knows it's going to be spot on.

"Tongue flicky outy thing" Even the professionals struggle with words.

@fawkestheguy

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: that tongue flick started as a means to keep the latex mouth scar in place, then he decided to integrate it into the character.

@lewstone5430

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my _ cough_ technique.

@mastod0n1

Жыл бұрын

@@fawkestheguy I think I read that Christopher Nolan liked it and encouraged Heath to incorporate it.

@Unidentified952

5 ай бұрын

LMAO fr

Hoffman was such a fucking legend. I seriously get frustrated every time I think about him being dead.

@Ratama

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah him and DDL were my favorite of the bunch. Ah, shame.

@buckybarnes2026

7 жыл бұрын

at least we still have lewis

@etherize

7 жыл бұрын

What a loss -- for the industry and his fans.

@MrAtaguas

7 жыл бұрын

AMEN! ... you know I was pining to see the movie Almost Famous couple of days before he died and his character reminded me exactly of my uncle who used to be a DJ back in the day. He did a bang on job of that particular type of character (hardly his best work) and that character really resonated with me. He is immortalized by the work that he did and the art he shared with us all ... be thankful that you can see him at his peak at your convenience thanks to the internet.

@SlackBallSack

7 жыл бұрын

IAmBadatStarcraft Dustin Hoffman is dead?? WTF

Ok, Brad Pitt in Snatch is an Irish traveler accent , not a Belfast accent. Nor was Tom Cruise's. And for the record, Pitt's traveler accent was, even though a little exaggerated at times, spot on. Remarkable achievement for an American A lister.

I can watch "Who the f*ck let this happen?" on a loop.

I need so much more of this

@YourWifesBoyfriend

7 жыл бұрын

Same.

@ocpd23

7 жыл бұрын

PLEASE make more of these Wired

@yogtheterrible

7 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, if possible, Mr. Singer should be brought back to do an ongoing series that analyzes accents in movies and TV.

@codymeneke

6 жыл бұрын

Yog theTerrible I'm here from the future and your wish has been granted.

@ooTina00

6 жыл бұрын

xoShiningKrystlexo me too

"When an accent doesn't go right, it's usually not the actors fault." Not in Nicholas Cage's case.

@Ace-mw9pm

4 жыл бұрын

@VixenTheFox yes he can he just takes bad roles

@captaincaveman2040

4 жыл бұрын

The movie was awesome but his accent in Contact Air was a fuckin' joke. I dated a girl who looks like Patricia Arquette so at least he has good taste in women.

@SpecHund

4 жыл бұрын

Him: "I don't know what happened to the actor's prep here" Me: Nick Cage preps?

@renzy5270

4 жыл бұрын

Oscar winner,Nicholas Cage

@krnselt

4 жыл бұрын

Cause he makes up a voice for each character?

i love the way the editing makes a convcersation back and forth. very creative.

Brad Pitt isn't doing a Belfast accent in Snatch, it's that of a Irish traveller which has some very different characteristics to Belfast

@gnomeinacage8860

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this as we watched Snatch the other day. Still wasn't a great traveller accent IMO, and it definitely wasn't Belfast.

@jimpreece5848

Жыл бұрын

​@@gnomeinacage8860 Yeah, you're right. It was very impressive for an American but he obviously just latched onto an irish accent and mumbled it

So, in short, Day-Lewis and Seymour Hoffman are on another level completely.

@mexiaznann

6 жыл бұрын

0Axel0 so is Heath Ledger

@YasmineBouchene

6 жыл бұрын

And Meryl Streep

@FabledGentleman

6 жыл бұрын

Actually Meryl Streep is widely considered to be the true master of accents.

@elvoncoleman6459

6 жыл бұрын

don't forget Idris Elba

@shaurya6601

6 жыл бұрын

0Axel0 Heath Ledger

Idris Elba is a brilliant actor. Glad to see him featured.

@samguy7654

7 жыл бұрын

TheArchsage74 He nails every fuckin thing

@LeftHandRight

7 жыл бұрын

Halfway through The Wire's run I found out Idris Elba was English. Blew my mind.

I absolutely love this series and the insights Erik Singer gives. As someone who is interested in accents, these videos are a goldmine. One thing i would like to see mentioned more though is that there isn‘t one kind of accent for any nationality. Just like there isn‘t one ‘American’ or ‘British’ accent, there isn’t one ‘German’ accent. I especially noticed this with the Seven Years in Tibet clip. Being German myself, i couldn’t tell you Brad Pitt’s character was supposed to be German. And i wouldn’t say that’s the fault of a lacklustre performance but more because - especially nowadays - people just sound different than they did decades ago. I learned British English in school and because i like the sound of it, that’s how i talk most of the time (of course i’ll still sound German to most native speakers). But i also have friends that are influenced a lot by American TV so they sound much more ‘American on a basis of German inflexions’ than just plain ‘Oh that’s a German accent.’

@kenoliver8913

Жыл бұрын

American and British English are different enough that you can immediately tell the nationality of a non-native English speaker's teacher.

@samuelkurth9676

Жыл бұрын

@@kenoliver8913 would you care to elaborate? Bc my English teachers were neither British nor American. British English is just what is taught most often in Germany. Although, what I'm trying to say with this post is that it doesn't matter as much today, what English you were taught. Whenever I hear a German accent without any other inflections, that would indicate to me that the person isn't interested in learning more about American/British/Anglophone culture, which is a pretty big turnoff for me.

let's be honest here: when Erik says "it's not an imitation, it's more of an _evocation_ " what he really means is "this is an excellent performance overall, so I can't really justify nitpicking the accent"

@SPMyers92

8 ай бұрын

I think he drills down on a definition of what he means by evocation in the other episodes where he talks about actors playing real people and presidents.

First time I saw the film Capote I was like, "There is no way Truman Capote really talked like that." Then I saw some interviews of Capote in real life and I was like, "Holy shit Phillip Seymour Hoffman is an acting God"

@ricardocorreia2542

7 жыл бұрын

Nit Picker Hoffman really was an acting god

@ljooni

7 жыл бұрын

It would have been interesting to hear his take on Toby Jones' Capote in Infamous. The pitch of his voice matched better I think but I have no idea about the accent.

@ricardocorreia2542

7 жыл бұрын

ljooni Toby Jones was very good too, a Very underrated actor

@abhimanyukhadwal

7 жыл бұрын

*Was #RIP

@lawrencecalablaster568

7 жыл бұрын

Nit Picker I haven't seen Capote yet & I had no idea what Truman sounds like. Wow.

Gotta miss Philip Seymour Hoffman. What a legendary actor.

@helmetless

5 жыл бұрын

The crocodile tears guy, remember?

@stephenl2571

5 жыл бұрын

He died???

@copsarebastards

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Lee overdose i think.

@oudude27

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Lee did didn't die, he committed suicide.

@brentmonaghan6959

5 жыл бұрын

@@oudude27 Firstly, there’s a direct correlation between commiting suicide and dying - I’m sure you’ll figure it out one day. Secondly, he relapsed and overdosed, so no. One of the great actors of the last 25 years.

Wired, please bring Erik back for more. I've watched his videos three times now, and I'm ready for something fresh!

THIS IS GOLD To language learning, HIS GIVING THE CLUES to understand in what details to focus when practicing PRONUNCIACION

I could have watched this for an hour! Quite disappointed when it ended!

@880330145789

7 жыл бұрын

IKR whats up with that ending.

@FarsirisCassidy

7 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see Anthropoid "accents" there, tearing them into pieces. as a Slovak living in Czech republic, I was laughing my ass off, especially considering the actual czech actors had far more mild accents than the foreign ones :D

@majiburrahman5814

7 жыл бұрын

Amnesia patient

@musicmex

7 жыл бұрын

Vicky Bagley Hopefully there's a part 2 to this video

@gufcfan

7 жыл бұрын

Much of the video was incorrect.

16 minute video? Pfft I ain't gonna watch all this. 16 minutes later... fuck.

@jackerickson2184

6 жыл бұрын

I did not expect to see you here

@kevindensmore7507

6 жыл бұрын

Honestly tho. Really cool video.

@mobilemarkwynn3876

6 жыл бұрын

Prestige Clips it was pretty interesting actually. I think you migjt be betraying your postface book attention span. Thats not an insult its a real thing.

@transfomersrocks

6 жыл бұрын

So spot on!

@l-_olvlo_-l

6 жыл бұрын

Prestige Clips yooo

"This is really good for the most part." Kate Winslet: "Thank you."

Eric Singer vids are my comfort vids. I come back to them when I need some familiar and wholesome content.

“Who the f*ck let this happen?!” OMG, the comic relief I did not expect! I laughed way too hard 🤣😂🤣😂

@thelastwisp1205

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I was dying when he said that

@bluezitrone9731

4 жыл бұрын

Same 🤣

@dakotalaurens2878

4 жыл бұрын

Grace Belen LOL same saaame, it got me weak XD

Tom Cruises Irish accent is an inside joke among everyone in Ireland.

@alicemaddock2995

5 жыл бұрын

alexandra xx yes bahaha

@KellyanneKashaS

5 жыл бұрын

And out of Ireland lol

@lucrativelyrics8131

5 жыл бұрын

but his Bakersfield accent was spot on (american made

@RealElongatedMuskrat

5 жыл бұрын

As is Brad Pitt's in Devils Own. That is a painful listen 😂😩

@TheWillog

5 жыл бұрын

she is a liar none of us talk about it, ive never joked with anyone i know about it

This is absolutely brilliant definitely gave me more of an appreciation for movies

Always learns lot watching these breakdowns.

I just can't stop imagining him pretending to be a bunch of different nationalities, while messing people up and just getting their accent right everytime.

@veronicaadair9004

6 жыл бұрын

Cute idea, but in most places it's not just the accents, but the slang, sentence structure and word phrases that make up a language. He generalized Southern accents way too much. But hey, I'll give him kudos for trying at least. 😉

@tristanmoller9498

6 жыл бұрын

*every time* I apologize english is only my second language. Thanks!

I have a feeling that Brad Pitt's accent was intentionally ridiculous and bad. Seems like a Tarantino thing

@BobbyShepherdMograph

7 жыл бұрын

It's certainly Tarantino's thing in Django Unchained.

@ComandanteJ

7 жыл бұрын

Probably, Tarantino's films are always over the top, that's a big part of why people (myself included) love them.

@autieteledex9131

7 жыл бұрын

I think there is definitely something that made Tarantino choose to direct Brad Pitt just simply like the typical yank soldier, rather than an regular regional American. No offence America.

@kevinderr6750

7 жыл бұрын

Over the top? Perhaps. Bad? Definitely not. Keep in mind that Brad Pitt was born and raised in the south. Tennessee is also Tarantino's home state, and he gives a reference to the state in every film he's directed. I doubt he'd let the main character insult the accent.

@woableattack2990

7 жыл бұрын

"it sounds cool so that's what we are doing" -Style

I am an Afrikaans South African and I totally bought the Invictus Afrikaans accent. South Africa has so many accents and so many gradients of the "same" accents....especially in Gauteng, the financial hub. Excellent job on the accent in that clip, Matt Damon!

@cHAWELO3

Жыл бұрын

True even though he mumbled his way through it😂 but I believe he has the best, more natural South African accent of any foreign actor.

I absolutely love his reactions to bad accents. "I don't know what happened to the prep here....". Hahaha His face before the Costner scene was gold!

Mickey Rooney, Breakfast at Tiffany's "Japanese" Who the fuck let this happen? HAHAHA

@sticklebacketienne

6 жыл бұрын

J Colin Mizia i didn't like that bit, that part was clearly satirical. It was supposed to be bad

@SKIDSnSTUFF

6 жыл бұрын

haha that and "his mustache is also perfect"

@UdoADHD

6 жыл бұрын

Max Henderson more than satirical, it was plain racist

@Itsunclegabby

6 жыл бұрын

Positively Udo Thank you!!

@joylynn8885

6 жыл бұрын

Loved that

My thoughts as we got to Mickey Rooney's Japanese dialect: "Oh shit"

@cameronmckelvie81

7 жыл бұрын

sooo bad!

@sirdrakey

7 жыл бұрын

I remember that scene in "the Dragon: the Story of Bruce Lee" The idea of Bruce Lee watching that and just walking out was a great way of showing that stereotype characters are not okay and the foreshadowing of his problems with Hollywood. Without shaming the audience in a long speech.

@cameronmckelvie81

7 жыл бұрын

huh, i need to check that out!

@cloudmangalm03

7 жыл бұрын

hory sheeeeeet!

@RiverWilliamson

7 жыл бұрын

"who the f*ck let this happen?" I had to pause because I cough laughed.

Erik Singer does really know his craft. Great breakdown.

Brad Pitt was not doing a Belfast accent in Snatch, he was playing an Irish 'Traveller', who are Irish 'Gypsies'. And it was pretty good.

Expert: "So this is Philip Seymour Hoffman" *Speaks* Me: "Wtf is this?" Expert: "This is perfect. Absolutely fantastic"

@DuskAndHerEmbrace13

4 жыл бұрын

But then you hear the guy it was based on and you’re like “...Well alrighty then”

@chonchjohnch

4 жыл бұрын

Truman capote was a weird guy

@selenajarv8763

4 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@selenajarv8763

4 жыл бұрын

Image him saying : my step mommy called me

@isaacgleeth3609

3 жыл бұрын

@@chonchjohnch I believe "eccentric" is a more fitting word.

Wired is like BuzzFeed except with much more educational content

@alexacosta2140

7 жыл бұрын

Monic and not biased as hell

I love these breakdowns

The best one for personal challenge is without a doubt Brad Pitt in Snatch. Holy Toledo, he nailed that Traveller accent. He was magnificant. ''I throw in a dahg.'' Hahaha! Even the Irish were in awe of him in this movie. A different movie and he'd have won an Oscar for his portrayal/accent.

@kenoliver8913

Жыл бұрын

The story goes that the financiers insisted on an A list American actor for the role, which Guy Ritchie (the English director) did not want. So in revenge he gave the character the most difficult and incompehensible accent he knew of, expecting Pitt to make a meal of it. But Pitt nailed it..

What about Gary Oldman who is the KING of accents?? I can't believe he wasn't mentioned.

@user-hq8mx7mn3u

7 жыл бұрын

this is a criticism of accents, gary oldman is a master, therefore there is nothing to criticise, also... Jaqen H'Ghar is a prick

@thekub32

7 жыл бұрын

Jaqen is BOSS!

@ashara_rhaenys

7 жыл бұрын

Dwayne Johnson A man is grateful ;-)

@thekub32

7 жыл бұрын

***** :)

@jamiewilliamson1588

7 жыл бұрын

some good examples, some bad

Heath Ledger was truly legendary.

@johnjay7739

4 жыл бұрын

Is your comment biased based on him being gone?

@EdgarHernandez-xj5mx

4 жыл бұрын

John Jay probably considering he used “was” if he used “is” it would have been based on him still being alive.

@claranadine1086

4 жыл бұрын

*salutes, takes moment of silence*

@danielhogan6255

4 жыл бұрын

You see "A Knights Tale" before?

@abhisheksharma-sb3er

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnjay7739 😪 couldn't it just be bcoz he like him?

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was such an Awesome actor. Daniel Day Lewis IS an awesome actor. Both did intense prep

This is *the most fascinating video I’ve come across all month!* 😳📚🙌

Make this a series

@LostJasmine26

7 жыл бұрын

hello agree!

Idris Elba's accent in The Wire had me convinced he was a native Baltimore resident, and nearly fell over when I heard he was a fellow Brit

@bonesofanidol

4 жыл бұрын

Dominic West (McNulty) is a Brit as well!

@lorraineclark4413

4 жыл бұрын

Two SERIOUSLY underrated performances! Glad you mentioned them.

@NickWasThere

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I only found out that McNulty is British after watching the entire series

@vadim_nevidim308

4 жыл бұрын

Nick T well McNulty has Irish roots in the show

I was today years old when I realised Kevin Costner was attempting an English accent in prince of thieves 😲😲😲 I’m English & I couldn’t hear anything but American 😂

Fascinating video...I just found Wired...and I'm hooked.🤗🤭🤫

This guy is really good. Very specific and constructive criticism.

@bonzobanzi1137

4 жыл бұрын

Except for the fact that neither of the "Belfast" accents are Northern Irish. In "Far & Away" it's a general country person's southern Irish accent that Tom Cruise absolutely murders, embarrassingly so. Brad Pitt in "Snatch" is doing a pretty decent attempt at a Gypsy accent. Irish Gypsies are a unique culture with their own customs, language (Shelta) , etc and is nothing like any Northern Irish accent. Daniel Day Lewis in "In the Name of the Father" does an actual Belfast action, with an honourable mention to Pete Postlethwaite in the same movie

KZread has been recommending me some weird ass shit lately and this was one of them, but it's actually really cool

@LuneLuan

7 жыл бұрын

ZoupDe Loup it only recently started recommending good stuff again. Did anyone go like 2 weeks without recommendations?

@MrCageCat

7 жыл бұрын

ZoupDe Loup Same.

@sheilalucanas

7 жыл бұрын

ZoupDe Loup I know right I can watch this over and over again

@itzcarnage9535

7 жыл бұрын

ZoupDe Loup foreals just the other day i was recommended a video about some alien shit and it was pretty cool

@moose5377

7 жыл бұрын

ZoupDe Loup come and join the wonderful world of studying Linguistics :)

I love these videos. So educational, interesting, and… fun! 🙂

My dad grew up in Baltimore in the 50’s and he would speak several dialects. The city is made up of 20 some villages and each one is unique, like saying Po-lice if they were around or P-lice if it was time to run.

@KristaGrym

Жыл бұрын

So they way they say the word denoted a hidden message?That's incredible 😲

@malalford

Жыл бұрын

"Goodnight Po-Po"

"Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Capote: this is just amazing in every way" EVERY performance that PHS gave was just amazing. Sad that he died so young.

@MrDufDaddy

4 жыл бұрын

Twister?

@JackYoung28

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Max facts. One of the best actors, I thoroughly enjoy any movie he was in.

@tiaaaron3278

4 жыл бұрын

Another great actor who couldn't stop drugs.

@johnkeller9738

4 жыл бұрын

PSH was so inspiring to all of the variety of actors that he ever worked with on projects. He was always precise and nuanced to the character loyal to the story with such amazing preparation. He simply had as much range in acting as practically any of the best actors celebrated. His participation in any movie brought serious respect to a project.

"Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent!"

@DendyJungle

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Omidpanah fuck i miss cary elvis

@Rattrap007

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Omidpanah they needed to cut from Costner's bit to that then have the guy go "Yes. Yes you can..."

@Mirach84

7 жыл бұрын

In the Italian and French dub that line is translated as "Unlike other Robin Hoods, I do not dance with the wolves" XD

@edmorrison5645

7 жыл бұрын

If only Russell Crowe had taken notice all those years later.

@Armageddon-yt3so

7 жыл бұрын

love that movie

This is a pretty interesting video. Good job