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The Lone Ranger?

Insidious Von

Insidious Von

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Now that the story of the real lone ranger is coming to light, this is one franchise from the past that should not have been made. When NBC Radio first aired The Lone Ranger in the 1930's they used the exploits of Bass Reeves: US Marshall to flesh out the program. Unfortunately they whitewashed the character as not to offend Jim Crow society. Bass Reeves was black and born a slave, he escaped into Indian Territory and lived among the Cherokee. He began his career as an Indian Territory tracker working out of Fort Smith and was eventually deputized as a US Marshall. He became an excellent sharpshooter and detective with over 3000 arrests on his record.

Mel Brooks paid tribute to Bass Reeves by basing the character of Sheriff Bart on him. But so far no film about his life has been made. Perhaps Johnny Depp would have been better served as a posseman to the actual character of Reeves in a film - it would have made a much better movie.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/bassreeves.html
 
Insidious Von said:
Perhaps Johnny Depp would have been better served as a posseman to the actual character of Reeves in a film - it would have made a much better movie
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From what I hear, replacing every second scene with a clip from Muppets Take Manhattan played backwards would have made it a much better movie. Reducing the screen to the size of a postage stamp and blasting Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" from the sound system on endless loop would have made it a much better movie. Burning out the lightbulb in the projector and infecting everyone in the theatre with West Nile would have made it a much better movie. ...I guess what I'm getting at is I hear it sucked.
 
Is JD's character still called "Tonto" as in the original. "Tonto" is Spanish for "stupid" BTW.

And "Kemosabe" is pidgin Spanish. "Quien que sabe" - "He who knows".

The Indian was proud to be called Dumb-ass and he called the White Dude "Intelligent Man". Gotta love the '50's, huh?
 
it is getting more hilarious, Depp and Bruckheimer are now blaming the critics for the movie being a flop
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/06/johnny-depp-blames-lone-ranger-critics

ah no you twits it flopped because the movie sucked big time and audiences caught on to it, if critics were all powerful in order to sway people away from movies Michael Bay would be a lot less wealthy than he is today, how many of his movies have the critics bashed?
 
oagre said:
Is JD's character still called "Tonto" as in the original. "Tonto" is Spanish for "stupid" BTW.

And "Kemosabe" is pidgin Spanish. "Quien que sabe" - "He who knows".

The Indian was proud to be called Dumb-ass and he called the White Dude "Intelligent Man". Gotta love the '50's, huh?
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i didn't know that. huh, thats very bad
 
Considering what is coming to light about Bass Reeves this is a major misstep for Johnny Depp. He touts his Indian heritage yet plays a character who denigrates what the Indians where. Bass Reeves couldn't have became a crack lone rangers with the knowledge and the training his Indian brethren imparted to him Hopefully a kick in the slats is what Depp needs, he just might get back to making the quality films he was making prior to the Pirates bullshit.

 
So Johnny Depp didn't do his homework and ended up with hypocritical egg on his face. Still there's no denying the man has bucket loads and will eventually land on his feet. This is his hilarious interview he did on the Graham Norton Show and his running schtick with Ricky Gervais. A must see.

 
They should have used the proper music in the trailers and featured more prominently in the movie. Then it wouldn't matter how bad the movie is, people love that song (the William Tell Overture finale).

The original lone ranger was just as bad, but watching (or imagining) the cavalry charge in to that music is just a lot of fun.
 
Gioachino Rossini had many fans, among them Ludwig Van Beethoven. While he still had his hearing he gave him a standing ovation at the debut of The Barber of Seville. Unfortunately he never got to hear the William Tell Overture.

Ricky Gervais is a comic genius. Friedrich Nietzsche went insane and was institutionalized during the last decade of him life. Unfortunately for him, his cousin subverted his writings for the fascist cause.

 
Most of the music to The William Tell Overture has been used in popular entertainment in one form or another.

 
fuji said:
They should have used the proper music in the trailers and featured more prominently in the movie. Then it wouldn't matter how bad the movie is, people love that song (the William Tell Overture finale).

The original lone ranger was just as bad, but watching (or imagining) the cavalry charge in to that music is just a lot of fun.
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It is said that, at least in North America, the mark of a true musical snob is someone who hears the William Tell Overture and doesn't immediately think "Lone Ranger."
 
I'm still waiting for Depp to play the chief in a live-action Pocahontas movie. Kevin Coster could play his brother and Anne Hathaway could play the choctaw princess. :rolleyes:
 
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