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[Ol No Bones]

It doesn't matter what setting your movie in the British accent works.

 

[Chariot]

Would it really? The wizard world is already fuck up

Yeah, but imagine black wizards getting automatic weapons into their hands.

 

[Aaron Strife]

It's too bad Steven Spielberg didn't make his shitty Harry Potter movie, which would have been CG animated, combine the plots of the first three books instead of adapting the entire series, relocate the series in America, and Haley Joel Osmont as the voice of Harry.

 

[AlteredForms]

So he wasn't from New Jersey? Noooo!

 

[Haly]

If Harry Potter was set in America, he'd be from Jersey and he would have to take the hidden, magical LIRR from Penn Station to go to Hogwarts on Long Island.

 

[Kinyou]

If Harry Potter was set in America, he'd be from Jersey and he would have to take the hidden, magical LIRR from Penn Station to go to Hogwarts on Long Island.

And they'd play magic baseball instead of quidditch

 

[Haly]

Diagon Alley would be accessed via East Village.

 

[WrenchNinja]

I wish every thing was British

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

The Magicians (Lev Grossman) is a pretty decent 'if Harry Potter was set in America with more mature/adult themes' series.

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

It's kind of amazing how a Southern accent is almost identical to a British accent.

 

[Dougald]

I would pay good money to see an American version of Harry Potter

 

[StayDead]

British people are definitely magical.

We can't go five whistles without a tuppance of magic just tricling down our waistcoats. toodlepip and all that.

 

[speculawyer]

Growing up, I loved harry potter well the first 3 movies. Young me had a hard time following the movies because I had a hard time understanding British accent. None the less, i still became interested in the series and really liked it but que the 4th? movie ..where the british really started to bother me. As the actors aged, their British became more apparent/ more confusing to me D: ..maybe their acting got worse or something <.> but I digress, the jokes,dialogs became more and more unfunny and confusing all because the actors started using heavy british accents and such. thats when I started falling out with the movies all together. =/

maybe if Harry potter was american, i would of liked it/understood it

( btw I do love british shows like game of thrones, etc )

Spoiler

I blame the acting

Yeah those English can't even speak . . . Uh . . . English.

 

[Nilaul]

I would prefer if he were Scottish.

Just like ancient greeks.

 

[Goro Majima]

Only English show so far that I had to turn subtitles on for was "Luther". Had a hard time understanding it for some reason.

 

[Currygan]

uggghhhhhhhhhhh

my stomach aches from even trying to crack a joke at this

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Only English show so far that I had to turn subtitles on for was "Luther". Had a hard time understanding it for some reason.

...really? Where are you from, out of interest?

Curious to know how you fare with this as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxm6BKWL6bg (I'm guessing not well)

 

[Grenouille]

what's the gabber?

 

[Irnbru]

OP here's the first film with subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQaIMYIvYU

This is the best thing ever created.

 

[The Real Abed]

Harry Potter? American? What next? Doctor Who?

 

[gutter_trash]

OP, you are missing out. They make some great movies

 

[shadyspace]

So he wasn't from New Jersey? Noooo!

No but GoT is.

 

[The Real Abed]

what's the gabber?

What do you think it is?

 

[terrisus]

I d...

Growing up, I loved harry potter well the first 3 movies.

Alright, I'm just going to go over here and sit in my rocking chair.

 

[CountAntonius]

No way. Them saying Brilliant! and Bloody hell..where some of my favorite moments.

 

[mattiewheels]

OP, can't you just wait for the remake in 20 years or so?

Produced by Michael Bay, director of Transformers 14

20? I don't think they wait that long these days, I'd expect them to reboot in less than 10.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Yeah the language killed it. Its ridiculous that any movie using the english language isn't set in America, where you can understand what is being said. :/

 

[Little Old Man]

If Harry Potter was set in America, he'd be from Jersey and he would have to take the hidden, magical LIRR from Penn Station to go to Hogwarts on Long Island.

There'd be no magical spells that heal injuries, too much communism, not enough FREEDOM.

Only English show so far that I had to turn subtitles on for was "Luther". Had a hard time understanding it for some reason.

u wot m8?

 

[Angelus Errare]

Harry Potter? American? What next? Doctor Who?

I mean...what do British know about science?! Doctor Who should totes be American!

Downtown Abbey should be called Downtown New York.

Luther? American show granted he would be white because Luther is pretty unrealistic.

 

[terrisus]

Yeah those English can't even speak . . . Uh . . . English.

Why can't the English learn to speak?

 

[Marvel]

Nah I like the little twat the way he is.

 

[CharminUltra]

People think GoT isn't a British show? I bet they're the same people who think The Office isn't American.

 

[Aiustis]

I don't much like Harry Potter but...I'm pretty sure it would fundementally change the story in ways the normal fans wouldn't like and probably make it really terrible and bland.

Remember that disaster that was based on The Dark is Rising...

 

[RM8]

Think of us non native speakers who find (some) British accents easier to understand, though!

Spoiler

I've never seen a HP film.

 

[mattiewheels]

Won't lie, I had to turn the subtitles on the first time I saw Trainspotting. But now I'm pretty good with Scottish accents.

Hey, for people who know, do northern English accents sound Scottish the further you go, or is it more separate a sound than that?

 

[HappyBivouac]

People actually have a difficult time understanding a British accent? It's not that difficult.

 

[Ingueferroque]

Game of Thrones is british now? What.
The characters speak British English, but the show is produced by Americans, no?

 

[Loofy]

One thing I hated about the books is the word 'snogging.'

 

[Log4Girlz]

Harry Pototo

 

[QuicheFontaine]

One thing I hated about the books is the word 'snogging.'

You can't beat a good snog.

 

[aj1467]

I think the cast should have had a Scouse accent. Or Geordie.

 

[tokyostomp]

When did joke thread get allowed here?

I got banned for referencing "White Bitches" and this is allowed?

 

[Not]

No, but I wish Americans weren't xenophobic

 

[NYCmetsfan]

u wot m8?

Stringer bell had a great British accent. Good actor.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Funny thing is I've had to turn on subtitles for many American films, but never had for British films/shows. =\

 

[weepy]

I always wondered if there was an American wizard school similar to Hogwarts or is this just contained to the British Isles. It's curious to ponder.

 

[terrisus]

One thing I hated about the books is the word 'snogging.'

Alright, you've got to be kidding now.

I think the cast should have had a Scouse accent.

Make them Liverpool fans, and now we're talking.

 

[kick51]

Funny thing is I've had to turn on subtitles for many American films, but never had for British films/shows. =\

what did you have to turn subtitles on for

 

[perfectchaos007]

People think GoT isn't a British show? I bet they're the same people who think The Office isn't American.

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones.

George RR Martin is from New Jersey

edit: oh nvm you weren't being serious. Another good comparison would be Grand Theft Auto. Its a game with an American setting and American cast, but created by Brits. GoT is created by an American, but with a British cast and setting

 

[ZoddGutts]

I would prefer if he were Scottish.

Heh thought of this as well. Would have made him stand out more with the accent.