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This was better than the 2013 Lone Ranger

posted 10 years ago by mercury4
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Say whatever you want about this movie. But it stayed faithful to the original source material, it was respectful, it had a good cast, and the action scenes were pretty good. The scene when he pledges to his brother that he will bring his killers to justice and then he turns around to reveal the mask was cool. Then the famous music comes on and you see the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding off. That was an awesome scene. My favorite scene in the whole movie is when Tonto is about to be hung and the Lone Ranger shows up to save him. They made great use of the William Tell Overture when they had to. I didn't think I was going to like the 2013 movie based on what I saw on the trailers. But I decided to give it a shot. A friend of mine rented the movie and we watched it. I'm so glad I didn't pay to see it. My friend wasn't a Lone Ranger fan like me, but we both sat there the whole movie shaking our heads. We couldn't even laugh at how bad it was because it wasn't even funny. It was pathetic. And I don't know who that masked man in the movie was, but it wasn't the Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger wasn't a bumbling idiot or a wimp and he didn't get bitch slapped by Tonto or talk with a stupid phony Western accent. You can knock Klinton Spilsbury, but not for his acting. He was picked for his good looks. James Keach dubbed him and did a good job. It was only Spilsbury's job to look good. Armie Hammer or whatever his name is, certainly did not look good. He looked like a fool. Sounded like one too. Let's face it, Hammer was picked for the same reason. They wanted a pretty boy.

The new movie felt like a spoof of the Lone Ranger. When they made fun of his famous line, "Hi-yo Silver," in the end, that was like the nail in the coffin. That was the last straw. I'm glad the movie bombed. You want to make a stupid movie that regular audiences won't like and then insult the Lone Ranger fans, you will lose. For whatever shortcomings this movie had, the 2013 Lone Ranger will go down as one of the worst movies ever.

[–] rixrex 10 years ago

You got it exactly right.

I initially gave the 1981 version a 4, but after seeing the 2013 versionlast week, I upped it to a 7 for just the reasons you mention.

It was sad that the producers of the 1981 version ignored the Claytom Moore legacy and style, but at least they tended to stay true to the Lone Ranger's basic character.

Plus the stunt scenes were real stunts, not computer generated stuff.

The line at the end when Depp told Lone Ranger not to ever do that again, regarding rearing up Silver and stating the famous phrase, really did turn me completely off this movie.

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[–] mercury4 10 years ago

Thanks. I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw it that way. I despise the filmmakers for making that new Lone Ranger movie in 2013 and that last scene where they make fun of the Lone Ranger's iconic line was the ultimate slap in the face.

[–] Wuchak (8116) 5 years ago

The line at the end when Depp told Lone Ranger not to ever do that again, regarding rearing up Silver and stating the famous phrase, really did turn me completely off this movie.

I thought it was hilarious.

[–] mill722002 10 years ago

My biggest problem with the movie is it takes an hour for him to put the mask on, and then the movie ends 30 minutes later. The beginning was too slow and should have been edited down. Much of the details were unnecessary. And once he became the Lone Ranger, he should have at least taken down a few lesser outlaws before grabbing Cavendish. Saving Tonto was a nice touch but more could have been done

[–] cyberdynesystems101 10 years ago

The pace in this film is too slow. It takes him a long time before he actually becomes the Loneranger and by that time, they already lost the interest of the audience. Plus, he's only The Loneranger for like the last half part of the film. A lot of reviewers said the same thing, it takes way too long for him to don the mask, and it doesn't balance out well in the end. A lot of stuff was probably cut down though too, so that doesn't help.

The 2013 film at least had time screen time evened out more.

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[–] patrick5020 10 years ago

I was just going to start a topic until I saw this!!! I totally agree this was better than the Johnny depp one. Also that one was the Tonto movie not The Lone Ranger. What I liked about this one was it felt like an episode of the show which I liked. I also didn't mind how long it took until he put on the mask. I thought the story that took place before he put it on was really good!!! I can't wait to buy this again at Barnes and noble next weekend!!

[–] cyberdynesystems101 10 years ago

I also didn't mind how long it took until he put on the mask.

Well, that was a major for the critics who reviewed it, and the audience in general. If you're gonna take that long to before he becomes the Loneranger, at least have him be the lone ranger for more than 20% of the film. If it was an hour unmasked and then an hour masked, it would have been more balanced out. From what's I've read though, a lot of stuff was cut out from the film so there very well could have been more scenes with him as the Loneranger.

I really wanted to like this film more than the 2013, but as it stands I didn't really enjoy it as much as I hoped. I mean, the scene where he's trying to ride silver and music plays last for like a few minutes, which was just too much. It does tell a story that's closer to the original, but as a movie it was pretty mediocre.

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[–] Skye_Reynolds 9 years ago

My biggest problem with the movie is it takes an hour for him to put the mask on, and then the movie ends 30 minutes later. The beginning was too slow and should have been edited down. Much of the details were unnecessary. And once he became the Lone Ranger, he should have at least taken down a few lesser outlaws before grabbing Cavendish. Saving Tonto was a nice touch but more could have been done

I agree. There are essentially three action sequences in the film and two of them take place before he dawns the mask. The Lone Ranger isn't just about action, but it seems pretty cheap for them to cut straight to the assault on Cavendish's base without a couple of establishing scenes prior to that.

[–] Ernie Pyle 10 years ago

You're right, "Legend" looks better compared to the revisionist version. Perhaps it's a blessing that Clayton Moore is no longer around to see the latest one.

[–] mercury4 9 years ago

You got that right. Whenever the 2013 movie is on TV I change the channel right away. That movie got me so mad. I'll never forget when it came out and I heard older fans talking about wanting see it and people were telling them how bad it was. The movie was a disgrace. It was an insult to the Lone Ranger fans. They had the audacity to make the movie and spend millions of dollars on it thinking it would be a hit. Do they think people are that dumb? The real Lone Ranger fans wouldn't like it and they really thought the rest of their audience would? What idiots. And getting Johnny Depp as Tonto and making Tonto look like that was just another example of what morons they are. Over the years, Batman was given good movies. Even Zorro was given good movies. The Legend of Zorro was a little silly at times, but for the most part, it was okay. Why did they have to screw with the Lone Ranger? I'm glad Clayton Moore wasn't around to see the movie too.

[–] MadSimian 9 years ago

Actually, what I think they were going for was a combination of Lone Ranger with his spiritual(and literal) successor, "The Green Hornet"(Britt Reid is supposed to be John's great great nephew or something like that). Thus, Tonto becomes the competent one of the duo and the Lone Ranger, the buffoon(just like Kato was to Hornet).

And, of course, Wilkinson was in both this and "The Green Hornet". Coincidence? I think not. lol

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[–] johnmiller (3357) 5 years ago

You're setting a mighty low bar there, my friend.

But, this was far superior, in every way.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 2 years ago

You won't get any argument from me. No contest there.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16185) 2 years ago

The 2013 is not that bad but it's wildly mediocre.