Worst Film Accent?
 

Oh dear god, how could I have forgotten this. Clearly the winner.

Opposites Poll
 

I do not think this is true. Like with my first husband (okay, maybe it is true;) ) I married a poor, uneducated, even-tempered man this time around. I would find it hard to exist side by side with a money-hungry, career driven, uber-controlling person but he doesn't seem to mind. Also, he likes to spend and I like to save -- life would suck if both of us saved or both spent too much. We balance each other because he helps me to try being more laid-back and I make him watch the news/documentaries and try not to spend so much of MY money....oops. Our son is a pretty good mix of the two of us which is actually kinda funny.

Edited after reading EOs post that hubby and I come from totally different family backgrounds (he a single parent and me the typical working dad and SAHM; he is eldest and I am youngest), economic (his poor versus my middle-class), and parts of the country (plains versus NY). Our opinions differ on so many things.

Worst Film Accent?
 

I was reminded of him after I read that he's just become engaged - no wedding date set though.

Worst Film Accent?
 

Then to delve deep into the Hollywood archives: John Wayne in Genghis Khan.

Opposites Attract Poll
 

This is absolutely true for us.

Despite our external differences, the OM is probably the most like me of any man I have dated: virtually the same age, virtually the same socio-economic background, similar childhoods, similar family structures, similar interests (though our tastes are different). We have different personalities and we have made very different choices with our lives before meeting, but we are really quite similar.

Worst Film Accent?
 

Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins, the king of all bad accents
Christopher Lambert in Highlander
Sean Connery in Highlander (yes, I know, he didn't bother doing an accent, but no way a sort-of-Egyptian-sort-of-Spanish guy should sound like an Edinburgh street tough)
Everyone in Highlander, let's just cover our bases.
Everyone in Titanic, too.
Everyone in Lethal Weapon II
Everyone in Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Everyone in Queen of the Damned (so ... ALL vampires, from where ever and when ever, sound like Bela Legosi?)
Brad Pitt in the Devil's Own.
Nicholas Cage, Con Air (but, so funny I'm not sure I care)
John Wayne in the Conqueror (if you haven't seen that, rent it 'cause it is BRILLIANTLY bad, Wayne plays Ghengis Khan, which should tell you everything you need to know)
John Voight in Anaconda (but he was having so much fun that, again, I don't care)
Pacino in Carlito's Way.
Meryl Streep in Dingos Ate My Baby
Mel Gibson in Braveheart (and everyone else, too, yes)
DiCaprio in Gangs of New York
Rosanna Arquette in the Whole 9 Yards
Gary Oldman in a lot, but particularly 5th Element, and, per a Romania friend, in Dracula, too

Worst Film Accent?; Poll
 

The cnn story had this quote that I thought was funny:

"From the public's perspective, our results suggest that individuals seeking stable long-term relationships should not seek the highest quality partner available, but should simply look for partners who are similar to themselves," they said"

You see, egomaniacs like me assume that by seeking the highest quality partner available, we are looking for a partner that is similar to ourselves, so we find quotes like this hard to understand.

Worst Film Accent?
 

Jinx.

God, what a FABULOUS movie. I have GOT to get it on DVD.

Worst Film Accent?
 

It's so bad it's great. Definitely a DVD to purchase. Watch it with a group of friends on a rainy day with plenty of alcohol.

It's not a stretch for Yul Brynner to be Genghis Khan as I think he was part Mongolian but John Wayne? What on earth was Hollywood thinking?

btw Bad: loved the list

Worst Film Accent?
 

Exactly. I actually shrieked with laughter when I first saw it, by accident, at about 2 am one night. That one seems to make every list of the "worst 10 movies of all time" that I've ever seen. The only other I've seen that is nearly as catastrophically bad is Battlefield Earth, which also was hilarious but so long that I actually started scrubbing the floors to avoid having to finish watching the video.

Worst Film Accent?
 

Though it doesn't involve accents, I think "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" is the worst film of all time. I never watched another episode of Friends after seeing the already-annoying Lisa Kudrow in this heinous moronathon.

Worst Film Accent?; Poll
 

I find if we are too different it doesn't work, but if I am exactly the same as the other person (this has never happened mind you) I would think that would be a problem too. My best relationships have been with people who have some differences and some similarities. And generally those things compliment each other.

Worst Film Accent?
 

Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love

Opposites Poll
 

I agree. Of the three long-term relatiosnhips I've had:

one was with someone completely opposite from me: she just drove me absolutely crazy. She was (and still is) nuts.

one was very similar to me: we usually agreed on everything, which meant that when we disagreed we had no idea how to handle it. All arguments were nuclear holocausts (as opposed to being at least a little bit constructive).

current SO is somewhere in between. Just right. Of course if we ever split up I'll be sure to fit her into one of the two above categories.

edited to correct spelling and re: line

Worst Film Accent?
 

Worse offenders:

Drew Barrymore, Ever After.

Chris O'Donnell, Circle of Friends.

But at least James Lipton never spooged himself over how "spot on" their accents were, as he did for Gwynnie.