Quote Originally Posted by Proletariat
I walked out half way because I couldn't stand the Hobbits accents. I guess somewhere it must be written that heroes in any fantasy film must have over the top, fruity English accents, but I just couldn't deal with the, 'Oh Gandalf! It is truly grand to see you again!' crap over and over.

Fine, give them Euro accents for a swords and shields and magic feel, but tone it down a little, for God's sake.
It is that corniness that makes many children's movies so hard to stomach. It has earned Harry Potter no shortage of salacious nicknames in Dutch which I shall not reproduce here for fear of being smitten by Your Moderateness.