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Dialect Monologues vol. II

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While the actor who read each instructive monologue was talented, he has some weak points, (White South African was too close to Australian). The only "authentic" voice was russian. Also, each dialect could have been applied to the same text, rather than applying to culturally specific topics. Then, differences in pronunciation, emphasis, would be more evident.

This is a review on "Volume I". It is a warning for those contemplating buying Volume II".

It is amazing that a supposed authority on accents, Dr. Stern, would be associated with this book (and especially the cassette that goes with it.). He is - allegedly - a dialect coach to the Stars. It may explain some of the pathetic atempts at foreign accents that have recently come out of Hollywood. The accents on the cassette are nothing short of embarrassing - A cringe a minute. I asked a fellow actor to listen to the French accent and guess what it was: He guessed Spanish! If you want a first rate book on accents, buy Robert Blumenfeld's "Accents - A Manual for Actors". Now where do I go to get my money back?...

I bought volume 1 of this series and I just wanted to warn people who are considering buying this. If you are serious about learning dialects, do NOT buy this. If you think it would be fun to learn some different dialects and want to have a remote chance of fooling anyone, do NOT buy this. A high school drama student would have done a superior job. You would be better off learning dialects from the Simpsons or Saturday Night Live. This is not an exaggeration, this is a flat out warning. Don't waste your money.

Don't do it. Run away while you still can. This product is useless. The accents are so bad, that I would be embarrssed to do them in public. The French accents here sound like Spanish, the Spanish accents sound like Yiddish, etc. It goes on like this all the way thru - each accent sounds nothing like anything even close to the language it claims to be the accent for!

Absolute RUBBISH!!! Do not buy this horrible tape. I feel sorry for anyone who orders this disaster. This man left "Hollywood" years ago and has been trying to pawn off these awful tapes for years. Buyer BEWARE!!!!