remoandiris Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 The latest destruction of a classic. Could have been a good western, instead it was a lousy comedy. Poor acting, poor location selection (posse starts in Texas and Monument Valley, UT, is in the background), poor storyline. Even Silver (the horse, not the metal) is mocked. Johnny Depp's version of Tonto was, IMO, completely ridiculous. Jay Silverheels is rolling in his grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Agree, seen the previews - going to skip the movie !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Made fun of the Lone Ranger, Made fun of Tonto, Made fun of Silver the horse, plot was okay, and no decent gunfights......Even with all of this going against it, it was still better than the Wild Wild West movie. I am not sure where they spent the 200+ million used for the movie, but it does not show up in the finished product of the movie. At least you can see where they miss-spent the money in the Wild Wild West movie. Edited July 12, 2013 by Blueridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Was it packed full of 3-D effects that do absolutely nothing for the movie? That seems to be the latest trend. I'm sure all of that CG isn't cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 No 3D glasses anywhere. If there were any objects coming directly at the audience, I missed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmd6x Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 What about terribly overt product placement that just makes you want to gag...as though you WANTED to get a 4 minute commercial in the middle of your movie to go along with the $28 admittance fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I finally watched it, and I have to agree, pretty bad all the way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I wasn't expecting good. I was entertained though, so it's on my bad but fun movie list..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming the Merciless Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I liked it because it was different, and the movie probably should have been named Tonto rather than the Lone Ranger. I enjoyed this version of Tonto, not knowing if he was actually crazy or really was a mystic? Also liked this translation of Kemo Sabe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'd think it would be a "better" movie for people who didn't grow up with the original Lone Ranger radio show or movies. That way there wouldn't be any preconceived notions. Yes, prior to TV there was a medium called radio. Remember the "Shadow", "Sky King", "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon" and a number of others ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 What is this thing you speak of, Radio? How does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa Bear Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We call them audio books now. The right orator can bring the story and characters to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'd think it would be a "better" movie for people who didn't grow up with the original Lone Ranger radio show or movies. That way there wouldn't be any preconceived notions. Yes, prior to TV there was a medium called radio. Remember the "Shadow", "Sky King", "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon" and a number of others ??? I grew up with the Lone Ranger on TV once I was imported..... And the acting was pretty wooden, by both Moore and Silverheels.... I don't watch remakes assuming they're going to be true to the original -- I assume they'll reinterpret the same source material..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpolans Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) I'd think it would be a "better" movie for people who didn't grow up with the original Lone Ranger radio show or movies. That way there wouldn't be any preconceived notions. Yes, prior to TV there was a medium called radio. Remember the "Shadow", "Sky King", "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon" and a number of others ??? Honestly? No. Edited January 26, 2014 by mpolans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC49ae Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 One of my buddies from high school played an extra when filming took place near Durango, CO. He was constantly plugging the movie via his Facebook account. I finally watched the movie 2 weeks and I wasn't impressed. I never even saw which character my buddy played. I think his part was edited out. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Didn't go to see "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" in 1981. Did watch the TV Movie Pilot in 2003 and wasn't overly impressed. Defiantly didn't go to see the latest monstrosity. Here's my thing... The original radio drama and TV show were from another era. It would be nearly impossible to recreate them because they were so unbelievably simpleminded; and I mean that in the best possible way. It would be like trying to bring back the dirigible as a mode of transportation - it's got no place in todays world. This latest comedy could have been done without any reference to the Lone Ranger. It had nothing to do with the original so why burden it with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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