Good news, bad news and the best news about the new Lone Ranger movie

You forgot the really bad news...

 

Sadly Johnny Depp is still in it.

Even better news would be "Starring Taylor" 

 

Better + = "Starring Taylor and Jill"

 

Best of All = "Starring Taylor and Jill and a Host of Others [intro to Rocky & Bullwinkle]"

 

 

And if Johnny Depp being mentioned in this thread wasn't creepy enough...

What's wrong with Johnny Depp?  I happen to think that he's actually a pretty good actor.

Not one single bit of good news in the original post as best I can determine.

Ummm....

 

 

As a member of KISS, maybe.

 

These two will be hard to beat:

 

Rusty

I have to agree with MartyE on this one, Johnny Depp really? Wouldn't want to get a decent Native American actor would we. Does that mean Tim Burton directed it, oh no

What's the symbolism of that dead bird on the "new Tonto's" head and why is the new "Lone Ranger" sporting a star? Is it an identity thing? HMMM, I'm sure seeing this flick isn't on my bucket list.

 

 

As a kid, the TV Lone Ranger and Tonto (Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels) were the best on TV. Having Johnny Depp as the Lone Ranger is, in my opinion, a travesty. I'll just skip this update since I have either tapes or DVDs of many of the old series.

LIGHTEN UP.  Look at things with an open mind instead of your preconceived ideas of what you think the movie should be.

 

The Dark Knight trilogy is far superior to any of the previously made Batman "movies".

 

The latest two (3rd here soon) James Bond films are also more impressive than the most recent previous JB outings.

 

Camp is no longer where it's at.

 

Fred

YES FRED !!!!!!

 

I happened to catch a few old Lone Rangers a couple weeks ago on NetFlix, Wasn't quite as fun as I remember it when I was young

 

 

He may be attired rather strangely, but it doesn't detract from his acting ability, which in my opinion, is very good. Don't forget, the costume, dialogue and role played are primarily determined by the director and screenwriter. It takes a good actor to turn those visions into a worthy performance. 

I'm also with Fred and Nicole. This is not your childhood Lone Ranger TV Series and makes no pretense at such. If that's what you're looking for then you will be disappointed. But dissing a movie and the actors because the film doesn't meet your preconceived notion of what it should be is...well, silly.

Hollywood's success rate on remaking TV shows has not been good.  Perhaps we'll be surprised by good writing, superb acting and Tonto not coming off like a Jack Sparrow clone.(Maybe, that's why the bird's on his head???) 

 

If it succeeds, more power to them.

 

Rusty

Michael Keaton IS BATMAN!

naw......THIS is Batman.....

I like Johnny Depp. I can't think of anyone else to play Jack Sparrow.

And to those that didn't grow up watching Clayton moore and Jay Silverhels, they probably like this movie.

But.....I'll pass and watch some Classic Moore.

My prediction:  It will be a box office flop.  Let's see if I'm right! 

Well, I see I am not alone in being a fan of Clayton Moore and the "real" Lone

Ranger.  Even as a kid I did not care for fantasy superheroes...and so do not have

the first Superman comic book in my attic, and have seen none of those movies, past or present.  I as a kid read a lot of Zane Grey and recently did not like the one "Pirates" movie I saw...campy and hokey...   Like my trains, I like my fiction realistic.  One of Grey's books has taken me to Death Valley several times... and to the ghost towns and railroad sites there in the desert, such as the side door caboose at the stone station in Rhyolite, and the Laws station on the Carson and Colorado.   I will wait and see what is previewed about railroads in this film, but if it is campy, blahhhhh....and Buzzardhead and Starcrossed shown on here ain't an encouraging lead in. (I also did not think the remake of "True Grit" was anywhere near as good as the John Wayne version).

For those of you wondering why Depp is playing an Indian there are two reasons. 

One, he's part Cherokee and Creek Indian, based on a Kentucky great-grandmother’s ancestry.

Two, he's the one who wanted to make the movie and wanted to play Tonto.  Without him there would not be a new Lone Ranger movie coming out because he's the only one with enough Hollywood clout to make it happen

 

As for the bird on his head, some Indians dressed just like that. 

I was never a fan of the original TV show. Not that I disliked....just wasn't into the type show.  As far as Depp...I've liked most of what he has done...and if there are lots of trains...I'll see it.

I doubt many here saw 'Priest' and while I waited until it was shown on the movie channel I watched it because half the movie takes place on a steam punk style train. The movie was OK....but the train super cool!!

So the same with Lone Ranger....I'll see it and decide weather it's good or not AFTER....

There you go again James, interrupting some brilliantly subjective assumptions with historically sound fact.

The next thing you are going to try and tell us is that the Lone Rangers mother never failed to recognize him when he worn his mask.

 

Or, that an Indian would never ride into town every week to get his butt kicked for some some dude wearing a silver embellished, skin tight, jump suit and white pearl handel guns.

 

Now because of folks like you who go around filling kids heads with things like the truth Holywood is forced to produce characters based on history books rather then some preconceived notion.

 

Boy, what a kill joy you are.

And the down side of that would be...........?

People who really enjoy the Lone Ranger story, in whatever adaptation is released would miss out on that piece of entertainment. That would be a downside for them.

 

Sure there are many people who condescendingly look down their nose at it. There are others who will snidely disparage Johnny Depp. I don't much care for him myself, but I certainly respect the fact he is very accomplished, is personally very successful and at a relatively young age can pretty much do what he wants within the limits of the law for the rest of his life. Nice position to be in.

 

Everyone has different tastes. It's really not for anyone to say the world would be a better place if there was no more strawberry ice cream because some guy likes vanilla better.

 

Lighten up. Live and let live. If a Lone Ranger movie comes out with Johnny Depp in it, your life won't be worsened. 

Yes I know being a kill joy is a tough job but someone has to do it.

 

Now you're the real kill joy.  I'm not a huge Depp fan but I don't dislike him either.  I have always liked the Clayton Moore/Jay Silver Heels Lone Ranger and Tonto.  (I even own the Lionel Lone Ranger set.)  I despised the Legend of the Lone Ranger that came out in the 80s.  It was a real let down. 

 

I don't know how this new movie will turn out.  It may be great and it may be a dud.  What I do know is trains are supposed to be featured prominently in the movie which I think everyone on the board loves but some of the disparaging remarks against the movie leave me wondering.  So to recap: No Depp, no Tonto, no Lone Ranger and No Big Train Sequences on the big screen.

As for The Lone Ranger and Tonto?

Leave well enough alone!!!!

Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels are The Lone Ranger and Tonto, PERIOD!!!!

RJL

 

 

 

For those of you wondering why Depp is playing an Indian there are two reasons. 

One, he's part Cherokee and Creek Indian, based on a Kentucky great-grandmother’s ancestry.

 

Well in that case, he should run for the Senate!

 

Jon 

Saw the topic, and jumped in here to read the comments, sorta knowing what to expect from past posts about this.

Boy!!!

Life must really suck for a lot of people and it appears they want to bring the rest of the world down there also.

This sure isn't a "live and let live" crowd is it?

Greg

I'm with you, Greg.

 

Why all the angst over Johnny Depp? He's an incredibly versatile actor. I would have to guess that some simply cannot get past some of the oddball characters that he likes to play. That doesn't make him a bad actor.

William Shatner should play the Lone Ranger. 

 

Hi (dramatic pause) Ho (dramatic pause)  Silver!

Are you guys also upset the industry came out with talkies?

I think Marty has a secret man-crush on Johnny Depp!!

I actually enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  I just don't think this is the role for him.  But Shatner would totally nail the Ranger.

Now that would be funny. 

Poor horse wold fall asleep waiting for him to finish

William Shatner is an accomplished horseman.

And here I thought this was a model train forum! Did my PC somehow get misdirected to Facebook? You guys with way too much time on your hands should start your own "Movie Critic" forum. Can we please get back to Model Railroading?

Why don't you just alert the moderators to the thread.  Lot simpler than pounding your chest.

I don't think gen 'X' or is it 'Y'(?), will ever like the new Lone Ranger Movie. The only attraction is Johnny Depp. Dark Shadows didn't do that well recently, so I think that Ranger is going to flop. The baby boomers won't like it either, because it will be compared to the TV show. Pirates was cool because it was campy and appeared to a larger & younger audience(they all went on the ride and like it!).

The last question: do you think it will have the 'William Tell Overture"??? (that would be a deal breaker, with today's sound)