In case you missed the pre-Super Bowl Lone Ranger spot...

Guess I'm gonna hafta put that movie on my "must see" list.   However, I'm usually disappointed in most of the train scenes in the movies.  Like in "Public Enemy" the story about John Dillinger, in the movie and in real life, Dillinger was shot in the mid-1930's.  The train that pulled into Chicago's Union Station was Milwaukee Road #261, (one of my favorite engines) which was not built until 1944.  Johnny Depp was in that one, too;  sure hope the train scenes are more realistic in this  movie.

Yeah, I know:  The trains in movies are not for the railfans; they're just for Grandma Snyder and the Kids.  But just a little research and effort can make the movies more realistic, too.

Paul Fischer

Now let me get this straight, everybody wants "more correct" train scenes in a movie about the "Lone Ranger"?????????? Just how "factual" is the "Lone Ranger" anyway?

I'll pass.  Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore they're not.  Seems like these days Hollywood substitutes whiz bang action sequences for good or even half-decent writing. 

Pete

Cable fodder.

Hot:  Ya got me on that score!  And here all along he had been my hero.

Paul Fischer

As Al Hitchcock would say, "It's only a movie".  If you want to see action, a good script, and an almost documentary film, check out Zero Dark Thirty.  I expect the Lone Ranger to be whiz bang action, but it's got trains and Johnny Depp so how bad can it be?

I will see this movie.

Looks like another find character outing for Depp.

It looks like a lot of fun. Between Ironman3, Star Trek and now the Lone Ranger, I will be going to the theater often this Spring

I actually watched a couple old Lone Ranger episodes a few weeks ago on NetFlix. Honestly was not as good as i remember them when I was a kid. Times have changed I guess

Why does Johnny Depp look like a contestant on Let's Make A Deal?

Jerry

"Honestly was not as good as i remember them when I was a kid."

WOW!  That is a bunch of truth right there.  Imagination is a wonder thing.  I have also noticed hills & mountains are not as high either, but of course it takes me much longer to get over them.

If you don't like it.....fine....but this and OZ are on my list this summer along with TREK. The trains do things trains can't do in LR but I don't care. All these trains can be nothing but good for the hobby. My 3 YO grand daughter knows steam from diesel, hopper from box car and that steam locos get coal and water before a trip.....all due to Thomas and Chuggington. She LOVES trains.....and that's good.

Growing up I was a huge fan of the Lone Ranger.  There is no replacement for Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels.  A few years ago, I purchased some of the old Lone Ranger DVD's (yes they were made from the original films) and played them for my grandchildren who were about 7 and eleven years old at the time.  They loved the episodes that they watched with great focus.  Ok, getting back to the upcoming version....has anyone noticed what major component is missing?........................................................................................................................It is just not the Lone Ranger without the William Tell Overture!!!!!!!.....High ho Silver, away!!!!!!!

AMF,

   It's not the Lone Ranger without the William Tell, lets hope the trailers just did not have all the sound recordings.

PCRR/Dave

"If you want to see action, a good script, and an almost documentary film, check out Zero Dark Thirty"

Action, yes, good script, maybe, almost documentary film, no.

Thank you for posting.  I did not know that Johnny Depp was playing Tonto.  I may watch it when it comes out on video so if I find Depp too over the top (as he usually is), I can just cut it off and return the disc and only be out $1.28.

Does look as though there are some good train shots though.

Happy railroading,

Don

Jay Silverheels came from Ocean Pky in Brooklyn NY. I watch the Lone Ranger on Cosi TV on cable.

Not one bio. of Jay Silverheels mentions anything about Ocean Parkway or Brooklyn.  Buffalo for a time, yes.  No Brooklyn, though.  Can you provide a reference?

HEY Amcdave ,,  re;  your grand daughter,  i think thats absolutly  great !!

I just performed a quick Google search, and found several references to his having lived in Brooklyn from the '50s to the '70s. 

Here are a couple of links:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_..._live_in_Brooklyn_ny

http://books.google.nl/books?i...brooklyn&f=false 

http://books.google.nl/books?i...brooklyn&f=false

But back to the main point of this thread. It looks like a great fun film, and I for one can hardly wait for it to reach the cinemas. The more trailers that I see, the more I want to see the whole film. 

I think that it is a mistake to try and relate modern films as being simple re-makes of earlier ones. In the most part they are completely different concept, but based upon a familiar character or story. In some cases they can even be an improvement upon the original, as motion picture technology has advanced and allows the film-makers to now do things that were impossible in earlier times. Take the re-make of 'King Kong' from a few years ago for example. I think that this is a wonderful film, that has fully captured the power and essence of the original, whilst making full use of techniques that were not available to the original makers in order to expand and improve some aspects. In most cases, I think that the original film makers would not only have approved, but would have done the same if they had been able to do so.  

Thanks Nicole. I had heard the he was from Brooklyn. I didn't have to Google it being from Brooklyn myself.

Jim D.

Jay Silverheels:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798855/bio

I won't see it in theaters (pricing is just too high) but will get it on PPV as I'll watch anything Johnny Depp is in---he's just a really good actor in my opinion.

--Greg

i'll go.  looks like fun to me!