Lone Ranger
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agree...
but.. using the originals would make for an interesting movie
I believe Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels are both deceased. That's going to slow up the action considerably.
BTW, Claytom Moore was in other movies. I remember him from childhood. I recognized his voice.
Ogandydancer
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Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore the only ones. As far a Johnny Depp goes, I detest him in anything.
I've still got the "silver bullet" the real Lone Ranger gave me back about 1949.
Plumb wore the "silver" off. Pull the back of the case off and there is a compass inside. Din't learn that until about 10 years ago.
Plumb wore the "silver" off. Pull the back of the case off and there is a compass inside. Din't learn that until about 10 years ago.
Johnny Depp as Tonto?
Just saw the trailer to the Disney production of The Lone Ranger. Talk about messing with your icons! I mean, I never thought I'd see Johnny Depp in a Disney movie.
Just saw the trailer to the Disney production of The Lone Ranger. Talk about messing with your icons! I mean, I never thought I'd see Johnny Depp in a Disney movie.
DeathGrip
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With out me looking it up, How much makeup did he have on this time? 
buck460XVR
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Looks to be a good movie with a non traditional twist to Tonto.
trailer here......Yahoo! Video Detail for 'The Lone Ranger' Trailer
trailer here......Yahoo! Video Detail for 'The Lone Ranger' Trailer
DeathGrip
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With out me looking it up, How much makeup did he have on this time?
I just looked at the trailer. The Lone Ranger and a pirate road warrior?
I believe old Johnny does like the makeup.
When are we getting a "Shakes Head" icon?
I do admit it looks like a good movie and Johnny's a pretty good actor or is that a pretty actor. I've enjoyed a few of his movies.
bricker
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I know that it is Hollywood and all, and I know none of it is real, but I just can't understand grown men wearing makeup. I just don't get it, reckon I'm too old fashioned.
The Last Standing Knight
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Johnny Depp is a fine actor in certain movies...BUT IMHO:
1) He really messed up 'Dark Shadows' by taking the noble character of Barnabas Collins and turning him into a foppish bore, as I believe the term is;
2)Jay Silverheels IS Tonto...Clayton Moore IS The Lone Ranger. Just like Jack Lord IS Steve McGarrett and Jack Webb IS Sgt. Joe Friday. Anyone else attempting to play them is just that...an attempt.
There are some characters and some shows that should be left as they were and in their day and time, to try to "reimagine" them in any way is a waste of time, effort, and money and shows a lack of imagination in the film and TV industry.
I won't watch it.
1) He really messed up 'Dark Shadows' by taking the noble character of Barnabas Collins and turning him into a foppish bore, as I believe the term is;
2)Jay Silverheels IS Tonto...Clayton Moore IS The Lone Ranger. Just like Jack Lord IS Steve McGarrett and Jack Webb IS Sgt. Joe Friday. Anyone else attempting to play them is just that...an attempt.
There are some characters and some shows that should be left as they were and in their day and time, to try to "reimagine" them in any way is a waste of time, effort, and money and shows a lack of imagination in the film and TV industry.
I won't watch it.
Being of Native descent, when I first heard of Johnny Depp playing the Iconic Indian role of Tonto my first reaction was "what the ....," then I read about it in "Native" magazine and it turns out that Depp is part American Indian and his potrayal of Tonto is looked on favorably by the Native communty.
The original Tonto played by Jay Silverheels was with the halting speach pattern and the "ugh, Kemosabe," and was considered as somewhat stereotypical and insulting by the Native community. However, Jay Silverheels played the part with pride, grace and intelligence.
The Depp portrayal is also with pride and intelligence and the Lone Ranger is more of an equal partner rather than the leader and Tonto as the follower.
The bird on the head thing? I'm not so sure about that. Apparently when he was researching for the role he came across a picture of an Indian with a bird in the background and decided that'd make a cool hat.
The original Tonto played by Jay Silverheels was with the halting speach pattern and the "ugh, Kemosabe," and was considered as somewhat stereotypical and insulting by the Native community. However, Jay Silverheels played the part with pride, grace and intelligence.
The Depp portrayal is also with pride and intelligence and the Lone Ranger is more of an equal partner rather than the leader and Tonto as the follower.
The bird on the head thing? I'm not so sure about that. Apparently when he was researching for the role he came across a picture of an Indian with a bird in the background and decided that'd make a cool hat.
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sigp220.45
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Armie Hammer is playing the Lone Ranger.
They filmed a lot of this near me on the Navajo reservation. The Navajos who came in contact with Depp said he was very personable and none of them had any problem with him playing the role. I think they even made him an honorary Navajo.
Its gotta be better than the last attempt, with the forgettable Klinton Spilsbury.
They filmed a lot of this near me on the Navajo reservation. The Navajos who came in contact with Depp said he was very personable and none of them had any problem with him playing the role. I think they even made him an honorary Navajo.
Its gotta be better than the last attempt, with the forgettable Klinton Spilsbury.
Lee in Quartzsite
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I used to listen to the Lone Ranger radio show every Saturday morning when I was a kid. My brother and I would strap on our pairs of six-shooters and sit on the floor in front of this huge radio set listening to the action. When the TV shows finally came out it was a thrill to actually see the action instead of just listening. I seem to recall that there was never anyone killed on the show, but there were a lot of bad guys who had their pistols shot out of their hands. I had the 33 1/3 rpm record albums that began with him as a Texas Ranger. A group of Rangers were ambushed by outlaws and he was the sole survivor...hence the Lone Ranger. It was Tonto who found the gravely wounded Ranger and saved his life
One of my childhood heroes.
One of my childhood heroes.
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That is correct. Here is a excerpt form an article. I deleted the link because I saw some inappropriate content on the web site.
Having laid out his stripped-down, makeup-based phrenological model, Depp finally got to the more important matter at hand: why there is a bird on his head. Basically, he looked at the Sattler painting and fused foreground and background, merging bird and head into one entity he thought would look good on a movie poster:
"It just so happened Sattler had painted a bird flying directly behind the warrior's head. It looked to me like it was sitting on top," Depp said, which led him to another eureka moment. "I thought: Tonto's got a bird on his head. It's his spirit guide in a way. It's dead to others, but it's not dead to him. It's very much alive."
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Sftail04
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I am not really liking the idea of Johnny Depp playing Tonto either. But what else gets me is that the Lone Ranger did not wear his ranger star after he put on the mask. In this new movie, he is wearing the star on his chest. That is just not how it was. I don't think this is going to be a very good movie. There is only one Lone Ranger and Tonto.
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I totally agree that Clayton Moore is the "Lone Ranger" and Jay Silverheels is "Tonto".
However I liked the 1981 "The Legend Of The Lone Ranger" starring Klinton Spilsburg as the "Lone Ranger" and Michael Horse as "Tonto".
Klinton Spilsburg was born in Mexico and Michael Horse was born in Arizona.
I thought that Jeff Bridges was awesome in "True Grit" (forgive me John Wayne)
I totally agree that Clayton Moore is the "Lone Ranger" and Jay Silverheels is "Tonto".
However I liked the 1981 "The Legend Of The Lone Ranger" starring Klinton Spilsburg as the "Lone Ranger" and Michael Horse as "Tonto".
Klinton Spilsburg was born in Mexico and Michael Horse was born in Arizona.
I thought that Jeff Bridges was awesome in "True Grit" (forgive me John Wayne)
Remembered only for the fact that his voice work was so weak they got Stacy Keach to overdub him.
The only thing I remember about that movie is Jason Robards playing President Grant.
Or maybe that was some other movie. And maybe it wasn't even Jason Robards.
feralmerril
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They say its hard to see a movie or song we used to like redone latter by someone else. I am that way more with old songs I used to like. We had that thread about tom cruise playing jack reacher. I had never heard of the series up untill then. Out of curiosity I bought my first book. I read three or four of the books, imangined jack reacher as my dad who was exactly the same size as reacher in the book, and then went and saw cruise play the part in the movie. Cruise is like a foot shorter. Not only that, cruise never was my type guy I always pictured as a hero type. I thought he did well in the movie. I went back and bought more books but oddly, I do not associate cruise when I now read the books. Its like his movie was a entirely seperate thing. So far I read eight of the books and have another eight I bought to read. I have reverted back to still pictureing my dad again as the character reacher but while in real life dad was built and looked exactly like lee childs describes reacher, I dont think he was anything like the way reacher acts in the book. How many people have we seen play wild bill hickock? Just this morning I was watching "The plainsman" filmed in 1937 with gary cooper playing hickock. I liked him in it.
