I think Anthony Hopkins accent works a little because Burt was born in 1899 and grew up in the early 1900s when White New Zealanders still tries to speak the queens English. A lot of his generation kind of sounded like that.
@joyperich7342
2 жыл бұрын
Your spot on its evolution accents change over time.
@bb21again.67
Жыл бұрын
@@joyperich7342 Director Roger Donaldson, an Aussie from Victoria, said that Burt was known for his strange accent.
@quasarsphere
Жыл бұрын
I thought he nailed the Invercargill accent.
@DavidGraeberWasRight
8 ай бұрын
I think its just someone who's got no idea how to do the accent
@TheEcm84
6 ай бұрын
the reason he nailed it is because he came here and stayed a while and spoke and hung out with the locals.
@jondnz
2 ай бұрын
"Why cant Americans do a New Zealand accent" **proceeds to use two Brits as an example**
@dcmastermindfirst9418
Ай бұрын
Still closer than using yanks
@moirapettifr7127
Ай бұрын
Why would we want to?
@AerotechGuru1
Ай бұрын
Americans are literally British.
@dodovolcano
Ай бұрын
Same thing
@jondnz
Ай бұрын
@@dodovolcano BRUH!!!!!!!!!!
@jholejapes8880
2 жыл бұрын
It's like every American thinks we sound British or Australian.
@martinburke362
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but they can't do English or Scottish or Irish accents either, god forbid they should ever try welsh😵😵😵
@lea6555
2 жыл бұрын
I'm my travels around America I was always assumed to be English 🤷
@dcmastermindfirst9418
Ай бұрын
Americans can barely understand English.
@Lyvarious
Ай бұрын
Usually a weird combination of both
@darkofthearmy
Ай бұрын
Whenever I play videogames on American servers I either get called British or Australian, so you’re right.
@nicholasmaude6906
2 жыл бұрын
When Steve Guttenberg's character tried to do a New Zealand accent my reaction was "That's the worst fake Aussie accent I've ever heard".
@quasarsphere
Жыл бұрын
But in that film the accent was supposed to be shit. That was the entire point.
@lamalama9717
Ай бұрын
He sounded like he was trying to do Mel Gibson in Mad Max
@boigercat
Ай бұрын
@@quasarsphere want to explain this a bit more?
@quasarsphere
Ай бұрын
@@boigercat Guttenberg was playing an American whose sister had talked him into pretending to be from New Zealand.
@boigercat
Ай бұрын
@@quasarsphere oh that's hilarious now I gotta watch it
@mattkaye8598
Ай бұрын
Anthony Hopkins may not have hit the accent perfectly, yet his mannerisms of an old Kiwi bloke were spot on!
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@lamalama9717
Ай бұрын
I was in a cafe flicking through a magazine and it had a photo of Temuera Morrison. I glanced up randomly and he was sitting outside. Went over and showed him. Talked about 'Aquaman'. He said "Thought I was getting the lead eh, but they gave it to that handsome fulla". Was going to tell him he wasn't in Guatemala anymore but I chickened out lol
@tanepukenga1421
Ай бұрын
He likely appreciated the chickening out
@lamalama9717
Ай бұрын
@@tanepukenga1421 yeah he's probably been hearing that forever eh 😉
@Jasheen0
Ай бұрын
What are the chances 😂😊
@profoundbathroomgraffiti
Ай бұрын
Probably a good idea, you don't want to get egg on your face
@PhansiKhongoloza
2 ай бұрын
That last guy got the New Zealand mullet correct however.
@meanmichael6348
Ай бұрын
meh it looks more aussie
@jaxson52cambell18
Ай бұрын
Far some the mullets here in nz are hori asf 😂 others 👌🏼
@RolfHarrison
Ай бұрын
It comes up the sides too much
@NigelAnderson-iu2bs
Ай бұрын
damn, the mnullets booming down in Southland, so many young guys rocking them again!
@thecalmingspace7242
2 жыл бұрын
" Don't tell her, it's me" they kept playing an Australian aboriginal didgeridoo while he is explaining Māori customs. Um... completely different cultures from completely different countries.
@quasarsphere
2 ай бұрын
But in that movie, the character was an American who knew nothing about NZ, who'd been talked into pretending to be from NZ by his sister.
@aidanjamespiggott3377
Ай бұрын
As a New Zealander who's never left the country, I can agree that these accents are horrendous and don't reflect our accent at all. I'll give these actors credit, though, a Kiwi accent is really hard unless you are a native New Zealander.
@peterd9698
Ай бұрын
Its really interesting. Sir Anthony Hopkin's accent was so obviously someone who was not Kiwi trying to do a kiwi accent. I think I would have got that even out of context. I had no idea I could spot such a thing. On the other hand, Stephen Colbert's kiwi accent just sounded sort of South African to me.. probably not to someone from South Africa though.
@skipintroux4444
Ай бұрын
My last UK ancestor entered NZ over 100 years ago, and I was raised on guys like Phillip Sherry and Dougal Stevenson - all my life I have had even other kiwis ask if I am English 😂
@aidanjamespiggott3377
Ай бұрын
@@skipintroux4444 lol
@mockbattles
2 ай бұрын
Gutenberg was deliberately doing a bad accent because the character is an imposter.
@berranari1
Ай бұрын
So there is no example of an American doing a New Zealand accent in the video then. 🤔😂
@dystortia6626
Ай бұрын
@@berranari1 the clone wars guy is all there is
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@lea6555
2 жыл бұрын
That didgeridoo music when Steve Gutenberg points to the Kiwi emblem on his tshirt 😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄
@abs305
2 жыл бұрын
You mean the Yidaki
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@r0b0coffee
2 жыл бұрын
In order to do a New Zealand accent, you need to understand our mindset, which can be defined as "She'll be right" when things are good, and "Go Hard" when things are bad. The laid back attitude and the transition to intensity manifests itself within the accent. We speak in a laid back manner, as a result our vowels shift to where they require less physical effort to actually enunciate them, there is less emphasis on pronunciation and more emphasis of efficient communication. This can also be seen is the somewhat low-key hoarse manner of speaker, which is actually more noticeable in women, because most female English speakers outside NZ do not speak in this manner. But, when a speaker wishes to indicate importance, the speed of their speech increases and tonality is emphasized. I heard you do this between 10:57 to 11:09 - both the emphasis on speed, and mid-sentence tonal inflection, is done to indicate importance to the listener. Once this is understood, emulating a general Kiwi accent would become a lot easier, it is an "easy does it" way of behaving, and this is reflected in our speech.
@newzealandstories5621
2 жыл бұрын
Now that's a detailed observation! Hats off!
@alekiaye3707
2 жыл бұрын
Aw true mah bro
@natopotato2711
2 ай бұрын
Top notch. I've often thought we have an almost lazy way of speaking compared to other English speakers, but your description better encapsulates the manner. It's about efficiency. Waste of microseconds enunciating every word if you dun'aff'ta. I have to say though, after coming home from 3 months in Europe, the vowel sounds were jarring. I actually cringed a bit.
@Halfbreed-ig3by
Ай бұрын
Chur mah Kuzzy!!
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
It's simple. My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@QuietManUK
2 жыл бұрын
Nobody can do an NZ accent, not even New Zealanders.
@bb21again.67
2 жыл бұрын
So true.
@Sylvskii
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@andrewshanaghan797
2 жыл бұрын
That is quite possibly the stupidist statement on KZitem a place that is full of stupid statements. Please tell me your not a Kiwi and if you are please move.
@quasarsphere
Жыл бұрын
I was born in New Zealand, and have spent a total of less than two weeks outside of New Zealand in 48 years, and I still can't get the accent right.
@sambriggs2159
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Catherine-bg3ew
Ай бұрын
I wonder why Hollywood wouldn’t cast a New Zealander to play a New Zealander ?
@gstgst6334
Ай бұрын
Because NZ doesn't really exist. It is an April Fools joke started by the British director Peter Jackson.
@L3monsta
Ай бұрын
@@gstgst6334TIL I've been living in Britain my whole life. Hope that makes a trip to Europe cheaper and less travel time.
@starsneptunexx
Ай бұрын
Racism
@Catherine-bg3ew
Ай бұрын
@@starsneptunexx what do u mean ?
@avixs1543
Ай бұрын
@@gstgst6334 As a Kiwi I can comfirm we arent real
@joethompson3859
2 жыл бұрын
my Asian friend who speaks Mandarin but was born here in NZ said his cousins have trouble understanding some of his words when speaking the language they can hear the kiwi influence in his voice, that cracked me up heaps.
@ericwolff6059
Жыл бұрын
The best Kiwi accent by an American was by Michael J Fox when he was in Wellington, when here for filming Peter Jackson's The Frighteners.
@MajorCatas
Ай бұрын
Frighteners was set in America.
@ericwolff6059
Ай бұрын
@@MajorCatas It was, but it was filmed in Dunedin, NZ.
@RaccoonCityPD
Ай бұрын
@@ericwolff6059and he did a Kiwi accent in the movie?
@ericwolff6059
Ай бұрын
@@RaccoonCityPDNo, it was an interview on tele while he was in Wellington, either just before or just after filming.
@RaccoonCityPD
Ай бұрын
@@ericwolff6059 Nice I'll look it up and see if I can find it. Thanks Eric 💪
@nnaheim.
Жыл бұрын
Fastest Indian Anthony Hopkins just sounded english to me, back in the 50s plenty of people living in NZ were born in the UK
@newzealandstories5621
Жыл бұрын
But Burt Munro wasn't born in the UK.
@nnaheim.
Жыл бұрын
@@newzealandstories5621 who cares, thats what he sounds like in the movie.
@meganmills5412
Ай бұрын
His accent didn't bother me too much but I think I just got emersed in the movie 😂
@dr.faustosghost388
Ай бұрын
@@newzealandstories5621 Yep, but he was born in 1899 in NZ, so It's quite representative. Sir A.Hopkins studied old NZ accents from the early 20th century to try and replicate the sound. White New Zealanders in the early 20th century possessed accents that were closer to British English (the largest proportion of colonials were from the SW country in England, which is the sound you are picking up) with a sprinkle of RP, which became more prominent with an individuals social class. Many have had similar false perceptions regarding Major Barton in the film Gallipoli, thinking him to be a British officer, which consequently lead audiences feel derision towards the British regarding the waste of life of ANZAC troops portayed in the film, even though Major Barton was supposed to represent an Australian Officer, and the actor Bill Hunter captured the upper class Australian accent of the time very well.
@Phillips024
Ай бұрын
@@newzealandstories5621 There's audio recordings of Burt Munro and he sounds nothing like a 21st century kiwi accent to me.
@RedDeadPandaGaming
Ай бұрын
I always hear a bit of an aussie accent sneaking in when they try to do a NZ accent
@seanmckelvey6618
Ай бұрын
Because most Americans aren't aware there's a difference.
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@RedDeadPandaGaming
Ай бұрын
@@paulfri1569 lol all of those 'kiwi' accents are horrible 🤣 when ppl try to do the kiwi accent it's really hard, easier to do an Aussie accent
@secotioid
Ай бұрын
I lived in Germany for a few years in my late teens and when I returned to NZ I had lost my accent so much that new people I met used to ask me where I was from.
@tanepukenga1421
Ай бұрын
Dude, same. People kept saying I talked weird for about 8 months or so?
@ghillieglas7379
Ай бұрын
Same here. My accent had changed, and I spoke with the German monotone and the slower speed of German English. Then after being back in New Zealand for a while I found it hard to move my mouth and tongue to properly articulate in German. Particularly as I had been in the far north of Germany where clear, textbook pronunciation was the norm in High German.
@NoirL.A.
2 жыл бұрын
americans basically have no exposure to the NZ and very little to the australian accent so that is most likely why they have such a hard time imitating it. people in OZ and NZ have tons of exposure to different american accents so it's alot easier.
@morbid333
2 ай бұрын
I always saw the clone trooper voice as an attempted Australian accent rather than a NZ one, like the mandolorians in KOTOR2 were.
@jared3772
Ай бұрын
Yeah they def seem to think nz/aus accents are the same or close enough
@tcideh4929
Ай бұрын
its a kiwi maori accent, which is a bit different to the "white" nz accent.
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@MrKokoboy
2 жыл бұрын
I spotted the word “fast” pronunciation straight away
@KZ900R
Ай бұрын
The accents in the bad batch really stood out you could tell Omega was a genuine kiwi accent
@mythicknz8203
Ай бұрын
Nah she sounds australian and it hurts to hear her voice lol
@KZ900R
Ай бұрын
@@mythicknz8203 her name is Michelle Ang she was born in Christchurch…..
@mythicknz8203
Ай бұрын
@@KZ900R oh a southie, that's why she sounds weird
@reakasy7016
Ай бұрын
Dr. Karr as well and the way she’d say Oh-MEE-gah lmao
@UhOhItsFlux
Ай бұрын
Didn't realize it was Michelle Ang doing the voice, what a call back.
@yeahnahsweetas
2 ай бұрын
If you watch an interview with Burt Munro I think you'll see Sir Anthony was pretty close
@Isdale
Ай бұрын
He gets certain phrases spot on, but the general tone is waay off I reckon. Doesn't have that kiwi twang at all
@dallastaylorfan
Ай бұрын
@@Isdale at the time and place new zealanders often sounded very english
@rjlchristie
Ай бұрын
@@Isdale Modern NZ accents are quite far removed from early to mid 20th century kiwi accents.
@Isdale
Ай бұрын
@@rjlchristie you can literally hear burt munro speak on youtube. Did my link show up?
@rjlchristie
Ай бұрын
@@Isdale 'Did my link show up?" nope. Interesting if you can, but it doesn't matter, It's the NZ accent that we're discussing, not expertise in imitating an individual.
@boigercat
Ай бұрын
The didgeridoo as back ground music for a "New Zealand" character who sounds like that is absolutely hilarious to me as an Aussie
@ewasomeerewa2316
Ай бұрын
E hoa, had me cracking up when you corrected the pronunciation by just saying it straight up.
@johnfarrell8773
2 жыл бұрын
My father in law was a Southlander, of the same generation as Bert Munro. His speech was similar to the accent that Hopkins used in the film.
@sonnyday6830
2 жыл бұрын
fake news
@rhysthomas5811
2 жыл бұрын
In southland they roll their R's .It is quite different from the rest of New Zealand. It is more like a Scottish or South of England accent .
@nzfalcon8698
2 жыл бұрын
no ,no way near it ,to hear him talk was like a bit of a mix between American twang and British ,i am a Southlander ,when you hear the boy speak then you hear how we talk
@rudylopez7474
Ай бұрын
I'm an American who has lived in New Zealand for 38 years and I STILL can't do a Kiwi accent! Yet, when I go back to California, people ask me where I'm from.
@blairansellfraser
Ай бұрын
Anthony Hopkins is copying a Southland accent from last century. It’s spot on bro (I I’m from there so I know they sound completely different than the rest of NZ, especially last century when there was more of an Old English influence).
@jimbowardoable
Ай бұрын
Did he come from gorrrrre
@johnforde7735
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was disappointed by Sir Anthony's attempt at a Southland accent. But I was born in Invercargill, but can't do a decent Southland accent on account of not living there for so many years, so I know how hard it can be. But there was an uncanny valley in his accent. It just didn't work. I would suggest that any actors wanting to try the Kiwi accent, watch Flight of the Conchords for 24 hours straight.
@evanhawkins6186
Ай бұрын
Someone brang up in the comments that I think is very important. Anthony was born in 1899. Growing up back then alot of people would of spoken the queens English. My grandma would and we aren't posh.
@RolfHarrison
Ай бұрын
You Kind of pronounce the r,s in an Irish way, otherwise your sweet
@ghillieglas7379
Ай бұрын
@@RolfHarrison Oh yeah, nah. It's more akin to the Lowland Scots "r", which was the major influence on the Otago and Southland accent and grammar. [The wee car needs fixed.] Can be tricky to differentiate Irish and Scots accents sometimes though due to the similarities arising from the same Middle Irish origin.
@Ojajjajaj
Ай бұрын
I didnt even know d bradley baker was trying to do a new zealand accent
@monster10ify
2 ай бұрын
My father from Dunedin said fast and dance in the way the USA died and he sounded quite like my father’s generation who was born in 1904. I think if you listened to recordings of men born the late 1800s and early 1900s you would find more similarities in Hopkins take on the accent.
@monster10ify
2 ай бұрын
Oops “in the way a speaker from the USA does”
@virtualdude64
2 ай бұрын
Minus 1 jelly tip, that's harsh.
@AT78146
Ай бұрын
Hollywood: New Zealanders are basically Australians right?
@Sunny-jy1eq
2 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm German, but pretty sure I could do a better Kiwi accent... I'm quite with you in your observations. Cheers bro 😉
@valurogers99
2 ай бұрын
Maybe, depends on how hard of a German accent you have 😅
@FlipHard180
Ай бұрын
The New Zealand accent, or New Zealand English (NZE), is distinct due to several unique features. It includes significant vowel shifts, such as the short "i" in "fish" sounding like "fush," and the "e" in "bed" sounding like "bid." NZE also merges vowel sounds, making "beer" and "bear" sound similar. As a non-rhotic accent, the "r" at the end of words is often not pronounced unless followed by a vowel. The vocabulary of NZE incorporates many Māori words, reflecting the country’s indigenous heritage. Regional variations add further uniqueness to NZE. In the North Island, Aucklanders might have a more pronounced diphthong, while the South Island’s Otago and Southland regions exhibit a "Southland burr" due to Scottish influence. Wellington's accent is more neutral, influenced by its diverse population and bureaucratic culture. Additionally, NZE has been influenced by accents from other English-speaking countries, particularly Australia and the UK, contributing to its distinct sound within the English language.
@benwyness148
Ай бұрын
Chat gpt aah response
@paulfri1569
Ай бұрын
My friend says the kiwi accents is like a wannabe snob type getting punched in the face.. while In shock they talk back like they're petrified just like the Kiwi accent spoken today ..
@alexanderstainton3199
Ай бұрын
To be fair, Anthonys performance, it's very close to sounding like how Burt Munroe spoke. He didn't say fast right. But his west country vibes were spot on to how the guy actually spoke.
@newzealandstories5621
Ай бұрын
I watched an interview with Burt Munro and while his accent has one or two definite Southland characteristics, to me it's still a very "kiwi" accent that Anthony Hopkins doesn't get close to. But that's just me though.
@alexanderstainton3199
Ай бұрын
@@newzealandstories5621 I'm definitely with you he gets the UK sounds kinda right, but the new Zealand vowels he struggles with. Just thought it was worth mentioning he did pretty well with a really hard accent to do. Like the regional UK accent was more faithful to the performance than expected. Not a traditional kiwi accent. The other kiwi accents in this video .. my god lol. Atrocious. And what's with enders game! Maximum moko energy be cringe.
@Davey.G.67
Ай бұрын
I’m a kiwi. Mr Hopkins accent heavily reminded me of my grandfather who grew up in Southland. Born 1911. It’s definitely not a classic kiwi sounding accent. I thought AH nailed 1940s Southland.
@mmmmmmmmdaaaamnnnnbabyyyy
Ай бұрын
Yeah man for real haha it's not like Munro was gonna sound like some Bundy from south Auckland in 2011 or something aye
@pelagiajones7963
Ай бұрын
Awesome video to stumble across, love the kiwi accent. Lived in oz for 9 years , always sounded like a kiwi over there got back home and found out I had an Aussie accent 😵💫
@lilred5515
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think Dee Bradley Baker was really going for a new Zealand accent. I think he was doing a loose interpretation of temeura Morrison and he varies it between the clones to create some individuality to make certain characters more distinct than just slight differences in appearance In fact, I swear I remember some of the clones kinda having completely different accents altogether. So I don't think nailing a certain accent was the focus but more of getting a certain sound if that makes sense. Besides it's not like these are characters actually from new Zealand since new Zealand doesn't exist in star wars(at least to my knowledge)
@JaneNewAuthor
3 күн бұрын
Don't Tell Her It's Me is one of my favourite movies. This scene still cracks me up completely. (I'm Australian.)
@jarsky
Ай бұрын
Im not so offended by Anthony Hopkins attempt; since Munro was from the time when there was still a strong prevelance of the transatlantic accent and influence of the British in the way we speak. If you listen to him on his doco 'Offerings to the God of Speed'; Munro didnt have a strict "Kiwi" accent but a little muddled. Hopkins while messing up a bit of it; does actually capture some of his more British pronounciation. The rest though sound closer to Aussies than kiwis; with their hard A's and their emphasis on some of the sounds. imo one of the best in the business for doing a kiwi accents, and accents in general is Saoirse Ronan. Scottish, American, Swedish, Australian, Kiwi. She is incredible.
@Vespene
Ай бұрын
Whenever my US friends start talking about Kiwi accents I show them that one ghost chips drink driving video. Then I have to explain that yes, we call it "drink driving". it's always a good time
@quasarsphere
2 ай бұрын
Alexis Arquette's NZ accent in "Jack Be Nimble" was excellent!
@Weasel_Fierce
Ай бұрын
And that's to say nothing of the digeridoo in the soundtrack of that Guttenberg movie...
@sywoksgurl
10 күн бұрын
Anthony did a brilliant job. He sounds like Burt.
@StevenGreenGuz
Ай бұрын
If you've ever heard recordings of the real Bert you'd know that Hopkins got his accent pretty perfect. It's Bert's accent, not your average Kiwi accent. Possibly not even the typical Southland accent. My wife's dad was from Invercargill, and she reckons it's pretty close to his accent.
@newzealandstories5621
Ай бұрын
I've heard recordings of Burt and while there are some quirks to his speech, it's still an undeniably kiwi accent that he had that Anthony Hopkins doesn't get close to imo.
@liquidbrainstorm
Ай бұрын
Sean Schemmel who does the voice acting for goku can do a perfect nz accent
@claudiamcfie1265
Ай бұрын
I always pick up my ears when I hear a genuine Kiwi accent (beforehand I didnt know who was starring as Korg, but from that first line in the cinema I was obviously a kiwi). One important thing many non Kiwis miss is the regional variation between, say, Auckland and Dunedin. We notice.
@user-oh5dv3ec3u
Ай бұрын
Love the video and your channel bro. What about Keria Knightley in Everest? Wasn't perfect but I think she got pretty damn close. Gotta respect any actor who gives it a go.
@rad4924
Ай бұрын
Steve Gutenberg doesn't sound anything like a New Zealander... but he definitely looks like one!
@wheelbarrow01
Ай бұрын
"It reminds me of ham, and a man needs a bitter ham in his pocket". Oh Steve Guttenberg, you gave me a giggle!
@CoolCoyote
Ай бұрын
steve gutenburgs accent is the best one even though like many he sounds more like an aussie lol , who makes steve gunteburg a star,we do we doo we do
@nuberiffic
Ай бұрын
And not a single one of them said "fush and chups"
@aratneerg3699
Ай бұрын
Haha... your imitations are spot on and so funny!
@Astraylah-Spicy
Ай бұрын
I think it was pretty close for that generation.. Kiwi English has evolved over the years. I recall older family who are no longer living speaking "funny" as a kid and it was merely queen's english. I'm 50 btw.
@AerotechGuru1
Ай бұрын
As a New Zealander myself, I can rock a mean kiwi accent
@JohnUssher-jk2qo
Ай бұрын
Hopkins wasn’t too bad. My Grandads who were his generation had a little of that sound to their voice, which still had a little of that received English thing going on. As a Welshman he was probably smart to lean more into that. He had enough of an R roll going on to get the Southland accent across too. Overall I thought it worked pretty well because he didn’t try to over cook it.
@andytucker9573
2 ай бұрын
NZ accents were more like the english accent back in the day, all our broadcasters and newscasters spoke in a more proper english accent. After the 60s we changed a lot more with TV and in the last 20 years it has become really distinct. Personally I dislike my accent and the way we pronounce words, its an absolute butchery😂
@carrier411
2 ай бұрын
world's fastest indian is a great movie, love it. Sir A needed more dialogue coaching for sure.
@debeerpaul
2 ай бұрын
Its quite easy. Kiwis speak from their chests. From the heart. We South Africans know.
@KNWBDY.important
Ай бұрын
AROHA NUI SOUTH AFRICA 💪🏾🇳🇿
@RubyDoobieScoo
23 күн бұрын
That might not be how New Zealanders say "fast" but it's certainly how Burt Munro said it. It wasn't a great movie but he absolutely nailed the voice and mannerisms.
@nikobellic3856
Ай бұрын
New Zealanders: we don't have an accent you do 😂
@RatelHBadger
Ай бұрын
My most hated faux accent is Ben Kingsley's "Maori" accent in Enders Game.
@thegeop5906
2 жыл бұрын
Apart from Guttenberg's bad accent i don't know why there is a digeridoo playing! :-(
@newzealandstories5621
2 жыл бұрын
It's that classic bad habit of other countries to just constantly associate New Zealand with Australia.
@TheOneYoungling
Ай бұрын
ill give you 20 pinapple lumps out of 10 for your accent
@toamaori
Ай бұрын
I saw some shorts from the main actor of a handmaid's tale in a crime drama where she played a new zilder... It was respectably good from what I remember.
@nohjrd
Ай бұрын
I think Steve Gutenberg desrves an academy award when you compare his attempt at a NZ accent to Karl Urban's attempt at a cockney one in "The Boys"
@themarsman5155
2 жыл бұрын
It comes off Australian not kiwi and I think it's because Americans don't seem to be aware that there is a difference
@adrianneroubidoux1333
Жыл бұрын
Ohhh we know there’s a difference. Everything I ever watch about Mt. Everest is filled with kiwi dialect. It sounds insane to my ears. 🤷♀️
@themarsman5155
Жыл бұрын
@@adrianneroubidoux1333 What do you mean insane have you heard some of the American accents
@10_rds_Fire_For_Effect
Ай бұрын
@@themarsman5155 Female American accents sound bloody awful. Painful to the ears.
@10_rds_Fire_For_Effect
Ай бұрын
Hopkins is Welsh no American.
@bb21again.67
2 жыл бұрын
The guy in from Enter The Dragon was an Aussie who was taking the piss out of us,well done.
@shanemcdowall
Жыл бұрын
Actually, Bob Parker's voice was overdubbed in the movie, because his accent did not sound "New Zealand enough".
@bb21again.67
Жыл бұрын
@Shane McDowall That's not what I heard but it sounds possible,but still as an Aussie he was taking the piss out of us kiwis,well done.( I was surprised as he'll when I heard it the first time I saw the movie in 1983).
@shanemcdowall
Жыл бұрын
@@bb21again.67 I saw the movie in 1973. The story is true.
@ZKBJC
2 жыл бұрын
From a "pom" in NZ 30+ years. To those around me here I still sound like a pom (or someone once said a kiwi who had been to a "posh school"). When I go back to the old country I am told I sound like a bit like an Antipodean. So, a bit of "kiwi" might have rubbed off on me; might helf that my natural "accent" is kind of South East London (NOT cockney - very different, and my accent has been modified by a number of years in Yorkshire) which some say is the closest English accent to Australian. From observation of New Zealanders (and even more so Aussies) they tend not to open their mouths much when speaking. So, to sound Kiwi, maybe imitate a SE London accent and don't open your mouth much - which kind of contradicts what they teach in drama classes to open your mouth to speak clearly. Any thoughts on that? And don't get me started on Yanks trying to sound English - (polite) words fail me!!
@CrackingCritic
Ай бұрын
Pretty sure the only person who could do it is Leonardo, his South African accent in Blood Diamonds is good
@malalford
Ай бұрын
The girl in "don't tell her it's me" is Jamie Gertz. She is the richest actress alive, being worth around $3b @ 2024.
@castlerock7655
Ай бұрын
New Zealanders use something that us North Americans just don't use. It's like the back of the throat and a crazy tongue-throat movement that I don't think we have any experience in whatsoever. I can do other accents relatively well, but the New Zealand accent alludes me still.
@shock_n_Aweful
Ай бұрын
I've lived in NZ for over 16 years and I couldn't do the standard NZ accent if my life literally depended on it. I can kinda mimic my wife and her family sort of, but only if I repeat their exact words. I can't just speak my own words in their accent, it always turns into Australian or British. I find the Maori NZ accent to be much easier, but even that is very difficult. I use to think it was a lack of exposure. I grew up in California and NZ accents are very rarely heard while Aus/British accents are very commonly heard. After living here so long I don't think it much to do with exposure. I suspect it is partly due to the fact that the NZ accent is very mild. It doesn't have a lot of harsh exaggerated or sharp markers. I think it's easier to a thick accent than it is to do a vague one, even if it isn't perfectly accurate. The NZ standard shares so many sounds with Aus/Brit accents I still find it sometimes hard to seperate them without hearing certain words.
@rastanz
Ай бұрын
11:17 Peter Archer was an Australian martial artist. He had a black belt in both Goju-ryu and Shotokan karate. He was a successful fighter in Japan where Bruce Lee was present at one of his matches during a martial arts tournament, Lee asked him after his fight if he wanted a small part in his movie "Enter the Dragon", Archer said yes. Archers voice was over dubbed by another actor as the Director didn't think his Australian accent was "New Zealand" enough. Peter Archer died of cancer in April 2000.
@user-uk1zr3je9y
Ай бұрын
i forgot about the enter the dragon bit!
@philipwilliams6307
Ай бұрын
You should try rocket power cartoon when they visit New Zealand
@unitecactingforscreen3558
Ай бұрын
there’s also the last scene of Wolf of Wall Street where they’re meant to be in Auckland at a conference. i’m not even sure what they’re trying to do.
@nohjrd
Ай бұрын
Harvey Keitel from "The Piano" woukd have been an interesting addition :-)
@amillionbees
Ай бұрын
A slightly better example is Elizabeth Moss in Top of The Lake. You can tell she did her homework! Ultimately though, I wish they would just hire New Zealand actors for these roles.
@dane1056
Ай бұрын
Was always fascinated with Kiwis in overseas movies. How the hell did i never hear about the Steve Guttenberg movie.
@nikiTricoteuse
Ай бұрын
Laughing cos, l had no idea any of them WERE attempting a kiwi accent. Sir Anthony, at least gave it a proper crack. Edited cos, bugger, now l want a jelly tip. 😊
@DrMarv
Ай бұрын
Best NZ accent I've heard was a chap on the red chair on Graham Norton. There was a while there, a few years ago, where heaps of NZers were getting on the red chair. Dude was amazingly good at the accent and had everyone fooled, but you could just hear a touch of exaggeration which gave it away.
@futuristiclobster9930
Ай бұрын
My accent changes depending on who I'm speaking with personally. It becomes more lazy/Maori sounding around workmates but more posh/Aucklandish around family
@JackHall-vx8fx
Ай бұрын
I love your rating system❤❤😂L&P best fizzy drink ever
@christopherross3919
2 жыл бұрын
In fairness to Anthony Hopkins, he isn't trying to achieve a 'kiwi' accent. He is imitating the way the Burt Munro himself spoke.
@alastairdow4400
2 ай бұрын
How do you know what Bett Sounded like I doubt there's any recordings of his voice.
@nigelgreen9369
Ай бұрын
For me it will always be LMAO as a Kiwi watching Tem as the base clone all standing in a room potentially intoning his classic Once for Warrior's line of "Cook the man some f&ckin eggs"... to which the whisper goes around the clones: "Eggs, eggs,eggs..." I could never take Star Wars seriously from that point forwards (and saved myself a lot of money and grief).
@Mikeylarry945
2 ай бұрын
Or how about,just Getting Richie mcCaw to play all the NZ roles in movies now on
@nigelgreen9369
Ай бұрын
Cue - "Who made Steve Guttenburg a Star?"
@nFyrin
Ай бұрын
It's even worse when they try to use words like 'bloody' and 'mate'
@newzealandstories5621
Ай бұрын
It never sounds right, eh?
@kp-mp8tm
Ай бұрын
Ryan Gossling does an awesome accent. I remember watching an interview of him on sky here and he nailed it to a T
@samos343guiltyspark
Ай бұрын
"it's an old Merry custom" 😅😅😅 damn...
@4dshow
Ай бұрын
The actor who played a kiwi in the Lamborghini film was horrendous as well
@susancorbett8155
Ай бұрын
Kiwi here. I once saw an Agatha Christie movie on youtube. The main female character was played by an English actor. When she first spoke, I thought "Oh she's Australian." Turned out she was meant to be a New Zealander. I couldn't get over the comments on how "good" her NZ accent was. I cringed all the way through.
@nical396
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂 omg the commentary is hilarious! Subscribed
@sacraficer
Ай бұрын
nah its crack up
@knowahnosenothing4862
Ай бұрын
Wasn't Burt Monroe form Invercargill hench the accent?
@kaikelii6154
Ай бұрын
I think I’ve figured it out.
@Lyvarious
Ай бұрын
It almost seems like a universal truth that any attempt to pull of a Kiwi accent is going to be a bad Australian accent, or vaguely English accent, instead
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