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1981's classic "The Legend of the Lone Ranger"
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:05 pm
Free on YouTube. LINK
I have no idea why this film was so panned. So what if all of the Lone Ranger's lines were dubbed... So was every Leone film. Yeah Its a bit slow at first, but it has some of the best western scenes.
It's score is incredible. It's cast is pretty amazing, one which includes Jason Robards as US Grant and Christopher Lloyd as the psychotic Maj. Butch Cavendish. It also has the by far best depiction of Tonto. It's pure early 80s bliss.
I have no idea why this film was so panned. So what if all of the Lone Ranger's lines were dubbed... So was every Leone film. Yeah Its a bit slow at first, but it has some of the best western scenes.
It's score is incredible. It's cast is pretty amazing, one which includes Jason Robards as US Grant and Christopher Lloyd as the psychotic Maj. Butch Cavendish. It also has the by far best depiction of Tonto. It's pure early 80s bliss.
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Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:12 pm to Jack Ruby
Holy shite. 
Quarantine has people on the same wave length.
I just watched this two days ago for the first time since I first saw it in the theaters in my youth.
It's so funny you brought it up because it's a forgotten obscure movie by now. It's one of the first movies I ever saw.
I don't know why it's been forgotten or was even panned back then. I can tell you back then, we were so excited to see it and so was everyone else, it was like the Batman or Superman. And the older crowd, your parents and friends parents couldn't wait to see it, they grew up on the Lone Ranger.
I enjoyed it again...strange how it got totally forgotten and ignored.
Quarantine has people on the same wave length.
I just watched this two days ago for the first time since I first saw it in the theaters in my youth.
It's so funny you brought it up because it's a forgotten obscure movie by now. It's one of the first movies I ever saw.
I don't know why it's been forgotten or was even panned back then. I can tell you back then, we were so excited to see it and so was everyone else, it was like the Batman or Superman. And the older crowd, your parents and friends parents couldn't wait to see it, they grew up on the Lone Ranger.
I enjoyed it again...strange how it got totally forgotten and ignored.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:19 pm to Jack Ruby
The film at the time was very polarizing at the time because of the way the owners to the rights of the Lone Ranger shite on the original Lone Ranger Clayton Moore. For his entire life after been the Lone Ranger, he always wore the mask at every event and was a beloved character for the role. The owners legally forbade him from wearing the mask due to copyright and I remember Clayton Moore becoming a pitch man for Foster Grant sunglasses and that was what he wore in place of the mask. It pissed me off and I wouldn't go see the film because I used to watch the original Lone Ranger like many boys from my time and wasn't ready to accept the situation.
I finally got around to watching it and I don't share your exuberance and that's fine. It just wasn't that good.
I would like to offer you the The Lone Ranger TV Series 1949 Pilot which has the origin and the proper opening to the "William Tell Overture" to set the mood...
Enter the Lone Ranger 1949 Pilot
I finally got around to watching it and I don't share your exuberance and that's fine. It just wasn't that good.
I would like to offer you the The Lone Ranger TV Series 1949 Pilot which has the origin and the proper opening to the "William Tell Overture" to set the mood...
Enter the Lone Ranger 1949 Pilot
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:21 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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we were so excited to see it and so was everyone else, it was like the Batman or Superman.
I was too young to see it in theaters, but had it taped off of a television broadcast forever through my childhood.
Lone Ranger was absolutely on the level of Superman and Batman. You would see as many halloween costumes of the masked man as you would the Dark Knight. It's amazing how the entire character and more so this film has just been totally forgotten.
The scene where he "buries" John and becomes the Lone Ranger and when he breaks Silver, and then William Tell Overture begins... Wow. From that point on, the movie is just full bore badass.
And the hanging scene is still jump out of your seat good. LINK
Posted on 6/3/20 at 9:51 pm to Jack Ruby
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and then William Tell Overture begins... Wow. From that point on, the movie is just full bore badass.
We even had a Lone Ranger album back then and it had old radio recordings on it and then all the music.
Even in 1980 the Lone Ranger was still a thing and then he just faded away.
Then that crappy Johnny Depp movie came out and now everyone thinks the Lone Ranger sucks and Tonto is some fool pirate.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:02 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Even in 1980 the Lone Ranger was still a thing and then he just faded away.
After the Clayton Moore series there was a late 60's cartoon and an early 80's cartoon.
But the backlash against the handling of Moore soured people on the character for the next decade.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 10:16 pm to Jack Ruby
Just had to post this:
Far Side was so great.
Lone Ranger was still relevant in popular culture.
Far Side was so great.
Lone Ranger was still relevant in popular culture.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 8:06 am to Jack Ruby
Remember, there were 2 Lone Ranger actors and one appeared on Happy Days. Lol
Just Googled it. It was John Hart who appeared on Happy Days.
Just Googled it. It was John Hart who appeared on Happy Days.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 8:11 am
Posted on 6/4/20 at 10:33 am to CU_Tigers4life
Thanks for the thread and the link Jack!
Watched reruns of the old series before feature films at theaters as a kid and later on TV.
It's free to stream on IMDb too.
quote:I was in college when this came out, and probably didn't see it because I thought I was too grown up for it. I'm the dummy that didn't see Star Wars when it first came out for the same reason.
The film at the time was very polarizing at the time because of the way the owners to the rights of the Lone Ranger shite on the original Lone Ranger Clayton Moore.
Watched reruns of the old series before feature films at theaters as a kid and later on TV.
It's free to stream on IMDb too.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 10:36 am
Posted on 6/4/20 at 10:37 am to Jack Ruby
Posted on 6/4/20 at 10:39 am to chinese58
Sounds like we are close in age. I'm guessing you have me by about 5-7 years tops...LOL
I did see Star Wars in the theaters when I was going into the 7th grade in the Summer of 1977...
I did see Star Wars in the theaters when I was going into the 7th grade in the Summer of 1977...
Posted on 6/4/20 at 11:16 am to CU_Tigers4life
quote:I was was a senior in hs when it came out, and was one of the people that saw it when they re-released it before Empire came out. By the time I saw it, I'd been in college for a couple of years. I had already heard so much about it, I knew what was going to happen throughout it. I always assumed I just thought Empire was better, because of that, until I read here how many other people think its better too.
I did see Star Wars in the theaters when I was going into the 7th grade in the Summer of 1977...
Posted on 6/4/20 at 4:52 pm to CU_Tigers4life
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the proper opening to the "William Tell Overture"
Back then, an "intellect" was defined as someone who could listen to the William Tell Overture and not think about the Lone Ranger.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 5:15 pm to blueridgeTiger
Jeno's Pizza Roll Commercial Best end joke for a commercial ever.
(They were parodying the old Lark Cigarette commercials, which had people showing their packs of Larks as the camera drove down the road to the Lark jingle based on the William Tell Overture.)
(They were parodying the old Lark Cigarette commercials, which had people showing their packs of Larks as the camera drove down the road to the Lark jingle based on the William Tell Overture.)
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:28 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:In my low class universe, knowing this is the Bridge on the River Kwai Theme (on YouTube), and not the Comet will make You Vomit song we sang as kids, defined one's intellect.
Back then, an "intellect" was defined as someone who could listen to the William Tell Overture and not think about the Lone Ranger.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:48 pm to Jack Ruby
A good Lone Ranger movie is indeed on YT
"He will wear the mask until there is no longer any need for it"
And he will not go into any saloon unless the drunks stay six feet apart
Too bad his statue was taken down
"He will wear the mask until there is no longer any need for it"
And he will not go into any saloon unless the drunks stay six feet apart
Too bad his statue was taken down
Posted on 6/5/20 at 10:08 am to chinese58
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In my low class universe, knowing this is the Bridge on the River Kwai Theme (on YouTube), and not the Comet will make You Vomit song we sang as kids, defined one's intellect.
The Breakfast Club did this theme justice
Bride Over The River Kwai by Breaktast Club
Posted on 6/5/20 at 12:40 pm to Jack Ruby
Saw it in the theater.
I liked it.
I liked it.
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