2007-03-26 13:26:05 · 14 answers · asked by altered ego 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Hannibal Lecter, Stewie from Family Guy, Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins etc...
2007-03-26 13:29:24 · update #1
Dick van Dyke's cockney accent in Mary Poppins was criminal.
2007-03-27 05:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being an American, I can state that having a British accent makes one sound more sophisticated, intelligent, and slightly mysterious since it is foreign. That being the case, a villain who is cunning and sly would pose a greater threat than some barbaric hulk with no intelligible thought process! An accent of some sort would add to this mystique.
If you speak with a British accent, I wouldn't take offense, but rather, I'd be complimented because even if I were a fool, at least I'd sound smart in American cinema (Brummie or Cockney notwithstanding)!
2007-03-26 20:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by Steel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes i do being English myself. I believe an English accent is more villainous especially if your from the east end of London. But i suppose the answer to this question may differ to where in England you mean because lets face it a brommie or a Cornish accent is not exactly mean full is it?
Also this would depend on if your actually English because i would imagine that the Americans would disagree and vote for their gangster friends to be more villainous. I hope this helped!
2007-03-27 05:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Especially Dick van Dyke from Mary Poppins... his evil knew no bounds. Luckily for the good people of Great Britain, Angela Lansbury showed up on her flying bed and teamed up with the guys from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to put a stop to his vile plans.
2007-03-26 21:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by ChristianH 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about more villainous but I agree that a high percentage of film villains are played by british actors. I remember seeing an interview once with Gary Oldman who said the reason is that American actors feel that it may hinder their careers if they play the 'baddie' as the american public, in general prefer hero's. Whereas the british like playing villains cos most of the time the roles are more fun to do!
2007-03-27 03:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Chelsea Shrimper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't at least some of the Imperial officers in the original Star Wars series have British accents?
2007-03-26 20:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by John 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only in this overly-stereotypical, completely unoriginal society I like to call America, my friend.
The general public seems unable to accept that British people can be very nice. Maybe it's something left over from the late 1700s. Who knows?
But in American film, British characters are very often used for the villain.
2007-03-26 20:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by theglockner 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two best English villians Allan Rickman in 'Diehard' and Jeremy Irons in 'The Lion King'. Sinister and pure evil!
2007-03-26 22:46:42 · answer #8 · answered by tashay72 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Yanks seem to think so, don't they?
Mind you - it's always a posh accent. You wouldn't have a baddie with a brummie accent. How daft would THAT sound?
Now a scouser - that is different.
2007-03-26 20:31:41 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Kildare 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I've always thought the characters with german accents are more villainous.
2007-03-26 20:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋