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Originally Posted by scott free
Started the new Lone Ranger about 25 minutes ago, cant believe STARZ had it so fast and whats more I cant believe how much I'm digging this, TOTALLY thought this would be a turd... but its actually like the original Indiana Jones set in the wild west.
Beautiful live sets, cinematography, the acting is no joke either... a true sight for my sore eyes, so why did it bomb?
The EXTREMELY sad realization hit me a few minutes ago that the "wild west" no longer holds any fascination or mystery for todays kids, its just dead to them... "horses and trains, old time guns and cowboy hats... I'm bored Dad".
No lie, this movie, and what became of it... feels like a true passing of the torch, kids simply don't give a shit about this kind of old stuff anymore, they couldn't be bothered, its somehow too far removed from them.
This movie should've been HUGE, it wasn't, and its not my generations fault... but it still makes me sad... it seems like all these kids today want is some bleep bloop blarp bullshit, no soul, no fascination with history... unless its some "old" Nintendo game.
Not to blame the kids, it happens... but its sad beyond words to see the western die before my eyes.
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I saw it in the theater with my son who's 9 and we both enjoyed it. It didn't deserve to bomb the way it did. It's not out of this world spectacular, but it's not horrible either.
The media had it out for this movie from the start. When it didn't open huge, they all jumped on it like sharks. But whatever, I try not to listen to the medias judgement.