Lone Ranger Is Getting Panned

[Donkey Hoatie]

I've found that I have no interest in the big summer popcorn blockbuster movie. I'd much rather see the next American Beauty, if that's the example. I don't care about a mindless movie, where I forget about it before I get to the parking lot. I actually went to the theatre to see Lords of Salem, for example, and I thought about it for a week after. I'm not even sure I liked the movie! But it stuck with me and meant something because it was different than all these dumb superhero things over and over and over again.

So Lone Ranger? I don't care if I even see it. Not because of critics, but because I feel like I've seen it already.

CrimsonGhost, I think you and I have pretty much the exact same feeling about cinema. If I'm going to part with my hard-earned money in a theater, I want to have something to show for it. I want that movie to crawl up in my head and settle in for a long time. I want to stay up late at night wondering what happened to some of the characters. I want to consider, and reconsider, the way the plot took me from point A-to-B-to-Z.

And, yeah, I watch some of the eye-candy stuff, too (Spiderman, X-Men, Lord of the Rings), but only when it's related to characters I have a strong emotional attachment to, based on my childhood nerd-dom. But, for the most part, give me a No Country for Old Men, or Once, or Shawshank Redemption, or heck even American Beauty over 99% of the same, old, recycled stuff that Hollywood keeps pushing on us.

With ticket prices hovering around $12 in my neighborhood, I feel like I'm justified asking to see better movies in the theater. Otherwise, I'm more than happy to stay at home, spending time in my own head, where things are much more interesting than watching stuff blow up real good.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Saw it and liked it. Posted in the other thread, but if you go in expecting a different take, I think you will enjoy it. It's fun.

Chris

[YoungOnce]

Ok.... Reviews were mixed so I took the family today with low expectations. I have to say, this was a waaaay more entertaining movie than either Man of Steel or World War Z. It actually didn't feel like an origin movie even though both the Lone Ranger and Tonto got one. Good story with a followable plot, great stunts, great use of the iconic music and just quirky enough to draw a few laughs.

I have to recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the Indiana Jones movies and the feel of old serials in general. Great popcorn fun and not as mindless as some have reviewed it to be. The tone is a little similar to the recent Mummy movies, without the reliance on CGI.

[Hector]

I saw it today, didn't care for it much.

I just wanna punch Johnny Depp in the face, enough of his Jack Sparrow incarnations, lol.

To erase the memory of watching that fake Western, I'm now going to watch Open Range (saved on my DVR)...to regain my faith and sanity in Westerns.

Thank you Kevin Costner!


P.S. Having said that, I think Armie Hammer looked the part, too bad it had too many "wannabee" funny moments. I'd get rid of Depp, get someone a lot cheaper-priced (and make Hammer the top billed actor), and turn Hammer's Lone Ranger into a real baddarse.

[convoy357]

I saw it with the family. We all liked it and had a great time. It was exactly what I expected, I do not feel dissapointed. I can enjoy this type of movie because I just take it for what it is, rather than trying to think of ways it could've been different or better. I will say that I liked it much better than the Superman movie.

[CrimsonGhost]

For those with discerning taste, a great Johnny Depp western is DEAD MAN. It's well done and literally beautiful.

[JediJaida]

Well, to be fair, we were kind of expecting it to flop.

Not quite this badly, true, but we were expecting it to flop.

[thunderbolt]

Well, to be fair, we were kind of expecting it to flop.

Not quite this badly, true, but we were expecting it to flop.

30 mill in 3 days really ain't flopping.

[Hector]

Lone Ranger Better than Man of Steel?

[Hector]

30 mill in 3 days really ain't flopping.

For a big budget Summer movie ($215 mil budget) in its very first three days ?

Despicable Me 2 made $89 million in the same three days.

Sorry, it is a monumental flop...despite my $15 contribution, lol...

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/box-office-lone-ranger-eating-minion-dust-despicable-153621749.html

[JediJaida]

I've never even seen Despicable Me, and I get the feeling that it was better than the Lone Ranger.

I really don't think that anyone will be able to fill the boots of Clayton Moore. My dad used to listen to the program back when it was first broadcast on radio; yeah, he's THAT old! And he told me all about the little known details concerning the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and even the horses, Silver and Scout.

[drquest]

I went yesterday with my 11 year old son and his friend. Honestly I had lower expectations, but it was a entertaining movie. Some of it is pretty predictable, but there's not too many movies that don't follow a pretty well defined path now a days. It had some comedy in it, some over the top, and a pretty high body count. I guess that body count and the scene early in the movie with the knife and the guys chest(I won't divulge more in this thread) probably contributed to that PC-13 rating.

Depp was good in the role, but it wasn't a role for him I'm afraid. He seemed to detract from the movie in ever scene he was in because all I could see was Jack Sparrow, and that's pretty much how he played it.

For you guys that saw it, the way it was narrated sort of reminded me of Little Big Man, the Dustin Hoffman movie. That was an older guy retelling what happened and as we all know, some things change in our minds over the years, so that's sort of how I pictured this "tale" being told. Some of the oddest elements were probably a result of the equation of time + old age - what really happened X crazy guy = the story

[YoungOnce]

Lone Ranger Better than Man of Steel?

Yeah... Have to say that I think I enjoyed it better than Man of Steel too. That said, I had high expectations for that one and low expectations for Lone Ranger, so, I'm sure that played into it. But just for the "fun" factor, we had a blast at the Lone Ranger. We left Man of Steel like we had just come out of the Holocaust Museum.

[Hector]

Ah, no, Lone Ranger was horrible, will never ever see it again.

I guess watching it with your kids might be fun, but that's because your kids are having fun, and that's cool, nothing wrong with that.

Just finished watching Open Range for the tenth time, now that's a Western, my friend.

Also, Django >>>>>>>>> Lone Ranger

No attacks on anybody here who liked the Lone Ranger, this is all about how I feel about the movie, just not my cup of tea.

Man of Steel was awesome, can't wait to buy the Blue-ray when it comes out on disc.

[MIB41]

Lone Ranger Better than Man of Steel?

Now Hector, how much bait is too much bait to hang off that question?