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Could be the most underrated movie of all time


Don't get the hate at all. Great villains, great locations, set pieces, incredibly stylish cinematography and set design. How does this only have a 6.5?? I get Armie Hammer wasn't the best choice for the role but everything else was top notch and most importantly, the movie was very entertaining.

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Could be that you are high on meth.

The movie sucked. Depp was playing the usual character he plays, just with a crow on his head. And the Lone Ranger was a pansy. Even in the cheesy 1950's shows, The Lone Ranger was a bad-azz. Here, he was just sad. He wasn't a bad-azz and he wasn't funny.

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The Lone Ranger was NOT a badazz in the Fifties. Sorry, he just wasn't.

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Relatively speaking he was. He always stood up to the bad guys and always won the fight.

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This and Waterworld

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Don't forget Ishtar.

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And John Carter

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Since I had no clue as to the story of John Carter, I wasn't let down by it at all.

I'm not saying it was a good movie, I'm just saying that if they effed with the character/story, then few people would have known.

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And The Postman.

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I liked it. Saw it three times in the theater just to support it.

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I loved it, too.

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I never felt bored while watching The Lone Ranger. To me, that matters a lot. Tonto was funny throughout the movie, and the the scenes involving the trains at the beginning and towards the end were cool. At 150 minutes, the movie can seem like a daunting task, but if you've got some time to spare, give it a shot.

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I agree. Normally I find it difficult to watch a movie for two and a half hours. I don't always like Johnny Depp but I thought he made a good Tonto. He was really deadpan. I've rated 'The Lone Ranger' 7/10.

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I liked it. I suspect it would have done better without old Tonto at the fair inserts especially given the long running time. But I thought Depp was actually good in the role and it was an interesting way to play it.

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I saw it at the theater and thought it was great. The audience loved it too, and clapped at the end.

There were a lot more successful movies that year, but none had as good an ending sequence for pure film-making and audience enjoyment like The Lone Ranger did.

I think the main reason people didn't like it was the unusual mixture of tones. Most people like comedies to be humorous throughout, and not mixed with gore or serious messages.

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