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August 23, 2005
Why Does This Picture...
...remind me of 'The Hunt For Red October'?
I can hear a certain sexy, manly, dee-lish-us someone in a Russian sub saying in a Scottish brogue...
"Let them s(h)ing..."
Gah-RRROOwwwwllllllll.
Posted by tree hugging sister at August 23, 2005 01:46 PM
Comments
Actually, it reminds me of "Tora, Tora, Tora".
And there never was a worse portrayal of a Russian by a Westerner than that one, with two exceptions: Harrison Ford in K-19 and Ahnold in Red Heat.
I like Sean, but my hormones don't get in the way of calling him on his bad performances ;-p
Posted by: John at August 23, 2005 02:56 PM
K-19 had to be the all-time worst.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 23, 2005 03:05 PM
The all-time worst was Omar Sharif, but he's Egyptian.
Posted by: John at August 23, 2005 03:13 PM
I nominate John Malkovich in Rounders. "khPey zi menn heeees khmunnie!" Holy hell. I know Russian kids and they don't talk that way.
Posted by: Nightfly at August 23, 2005 03:40 PM
Damn rushin' kids, never stopping to smell the roses...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 23, 2005 03:54 PM
Sean Connery was my favorite movie Russian of all time. My second favorite has to be Alan Arkin.
"Emairgency! Emairgency! Evreebody to get from street!"
Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 23, 2005 04:59 PM
My vote goes to Zladko:
http://www.molvania.com.au/molvania/eurovision_2004.html
Posted by: Cullen at August 23, 2005 05:16 PM
It was more "emyergency"
and you're right sis; he was great. Who'd a thunk he could play a commie well?
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 23, 2005 05:55 PM
My favorite movie Russian is this lady in this movie. That flick was a genuine stinkeroo, and her Russian "accent" sounded awfully British, but, hey, when you're stuck in a place one night with only one movie to watch, you have to find the good inside the bad. Woo hoo!
I gotta say, she was much better here and here, and pretty good here. I haven't seen the rest of her movies.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at August 24, 2005 04:02 AM
Actually, Nightfly, I liked Malkovich in Rounders. If you know Russian kids, they don't talk that way because they came here at a young enough age. I knew lots of adult Russian emigres in the 80s who did talk that way, although Malkovich's accent did wobble a bit. That particular accent is a function of having learned British English in the USSR, and then adjusting to NY "English" over here, mixed with Slavic speech patterns. The same process that gave America the Pittsburgh accent from mixing Polish and Scotts-Irish English.
What Malkovich really got right were the mannerisms, though.
Posted by: John at August 24, 2005 12:21 PM