: However that does not mean to say that peoples from a certain region of ME could possess such an accent, such as all of those from Gondor.

: Gondor would, I believe be the least offensive (I use this word with reservation) since it would mean that those who I believe should not possess an American accent, would not. Such as:

: Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, Istari, Rohirrim, Orcs, Nazgul, etc

:I agree, as long as no "STRONG" accents of any kind are used in the movie then the people putting up the Big Bucks for the movie should be happy and Tolkien fans should be happy. I myself never thought of all characters speaking in American accents but I've always thought of Gondorians speaking in American accents(I don't know why but they just seem more well suited to it then the other areas of Middle-Earth to me), I never pictured Orcs(which should have no known accent) or Hobbits speaking American.

: And lets face it, apart from the whining tone that you 'may' encounter in the southern states of the USA, a soft, unharsh American accent is not that unpleasant. It's just that a bloody of a lot of American's are Xenophobic as hell and a lot of non-American's return the favour which, unfortunately, effects much of what is said by them.

: Anyway, the point being, PJ has a tough decision and I believe he would do well to include a measure of American accent in the movie. Not because it *SHOULD* be there, but because it is going to *HAVE* to be there. And since it has to be there, let it be from one region of ME so that, 1-the accent is not scattered all over Arda, which would be very bad, and 2-there is less chance of alienating the American audience (which *HAS* to be a consideration, no matter what anyone else has said here).

: Cheers

: Padster
: (English - well actually I like to think I'm European...hmmmm...well actually Tellurian (resident of Terra), but then again I'm not a raving homicidal Nationalist (or patriot as some like to call it and I like to think that we are all in this together rather than silly little groups hiding behind national borders - OUCH - someone just knocked me of my soap box!!)