The Legend of the Lone Ranger [VHS]

The Legend of the Lone Ranger [VHS]
by William A. Fraker

The Legend of the Lone Ranger [VHS]

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Actor: Christopher Lloyd, Juanin Clay, Klinton Spilsbury, Matt Clark, Michael Horse
Director: William A. Fraker
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 98 minutes
Release Date: 1995-06-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Family Home Ent
Studio: Family Home Ent

VHS Movie Reviews of The Legend of the Lone Ranger [VHS]

Movie Review: The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Summary: 5 Stars

The disc is fairly sharp would be nicer on blu ray but none the less a worthwhile buy at the price

Movie Review: One Star... Amazon won't let me rate it any less
Summary: 1 Stars

I could have eaten a bowl of alpha-bits cereal and crapped out a better script.

Movie Review: Hold Your Fire Clayton Moore Fans!
Summary: 4 Stars

So many BAD reviews.
I was surprised.

This movie "bombed" because it made people angry, and the film was subsequently boycotted on principle, but NOT BECAUSE IT WAS A BAD FILM.

As some reviewers suggest the main actors performance was so bad he never worked again! Wow. That's an uneducated and lame remark. The main actor probably never worked again partly because of the films lack of success. Which I've already noted had nothing to do with the actually quality of the film from a technical standpoint. The film industry is harsh. That's life. There are many actors who have only done one film, good or bad, for reasons aside from talent.

Okay so ... the way the film producers treated the original Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, was disgusting. Yes. Google it, I'm sure you'll find the whole story. I'm sure people who want to stay faithful to the original ACTOR, not necessarily the original character of the Lone Ranger, may choose to give this film a bad review thinking somehow that vindicates the situation.

Whatever.

You know, I don't know what to say about that. I saw this as a kid, long after the Lone Ranger Radio show, long after the TV series. Perhaps the original TV series was not available on VHS at the time I saw this? Or maybe my family couldn't find or couldn't afford VHS tapes of the original at the time they came out. All I know is my Dad and my Aunt grew up with and loved the original, but THIS is what we had access too in the 80's.

I saw this as a little kid & barley remembered it. I just found the VHS tape the other day and sat and watched it with my Aunt. It was a fun flick. Good action. Good acting. Hey...Christopher Lloyd is in it. He plays a very convincing bad guy.

Is it as bad as the Clayton Moore fans would have you believe?
NO :::::::Absolutely not:::::::

In fact I don't know what Moore fans think they have to gain from giving the film such poor reviews. Clayton Moore died in 1999. Do you give all of John Hart's movies a bad review too, just because he replaced Moore for a year when the TV show entered into a salary dispute!?

Bottom Line-------> This was a pretty good movie and if it will explain the legend of the Lone Ranger to another generation, a generation perhaps not interested in a 1930's radio show, or a 1950's Tv series ... and that gets another generation hooked ... don't you think that's was Mr. Moore would want? For other generations to know and love a character he spent his whole life portraying?

I do.

I'm pretty sure that Clayton Moore would be quite happy that someone my age is a Lone Ranger fan. That my sister who is almost 20 years younger than me is a Lone Ranger fan. Even if the producers of this particular film treated him like dirt. I'm sorry of the 'die hard' fans of baby boomer generation find the films ::mere existence:: to be an abomination. Please get over that! Moore would have. Geesh!!

Movie Review: Who Was That Masked Man?
Summary: 5 Stars

Once again a great movie that can not be found on DVD. This film is well worth the search if you have not seen it. Incredible cast Jason Robards, Christopher Loyd, Richard Farnsworth even the other lesser known actors (Klinton Whosbury)pulled off realy good performances. I Would cut off a toe for a widescreen version on DVD, It's that good! I know you will enjoy.

Movie Review: Time for the Legend to arrive on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great film. I still have the movie on VHS and going to watch it tonight. I hope the studio brings it out on DVD (with extras hopefully) soon. I know there are a LOT of people who are anxious to see this wonderful movie on DVD.

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Summary of The Legend of the Lone Ranger [VHS]

This much-maligned big-screen version of the well-loved radio and TV show stands as one of the rare cases in which the entire performance of one of a film's stars was redubbed by another actor. (For the others, see Andie McDowell in Greystoke and Harvey Keitel in Saturn 3.) In this case, it was youngster Klinton Spilsbury (and whatever happened to him?), cast as the famous Texas Ranger, ambushed by villains and left for dead, only to return with silver bullets, a horse named Silver, a mask, and a Native American sidekick named Tonto (Michael Horse) on a one-man mission for justice. In this film he battles a vicious group of bad guys led by a flinty-eyed Christopher Lloyd. Spilsbury's every line was redubbed by James Keach. Despite a critical drubbing, this is actually a better Western than you would expect, given its long-sullied reputation. --Marshall Fine

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