tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post168786572883793836..comments2023-10-31T05:55:49.429-04:00Comments on OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: While discussing the LONE RANGER movie...MRTIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716101491557959174noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-27498401573759724752014-12-11T06:05:57.648-05:002014-12-11T06:05:57.648-05:00Come on. after the extermination of natives in the...Come on. after the extermination of natives in the XIX, It's not that easy to find a real native american actor to play the role. At least they choose a cool actor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-43548199638965840482013-09-22T19:17:55.075-04:002013-09-22T19:17:55.075-04:00I think Johnny Depp calling himself "part&quo...I think Johnny Depp calling himself "part" Native is incredibly generous. It's like, 1/16 on his grandmother's side. Got a good laugh out of the to quoque from the "actually pretty racist" Anonymous users above me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-18348894682237130502013-07-13T11:45:51.085-04:002013-07-13T11:45:51.085-04:00@ 1:12 AM
Tonto isn't Cherokee...
Confusing C...@ 1:12 AM<br /><br />Tonto isn't Cherokee...<br />Confusing Cherokee and Potawatomi is pretty racist actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-79951746774579393392013-07-12T12:09:55.121-04:002013-07-12T12:09:55.121-04:00The Gobot version would have been called something...The Gobot version would have been called something like "EN JUN"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-26122286520095956952013-07-12T02:41:32.586-04:002013-07-12T02:41:32.586-04:00But that's the point. Avengers succeeded becau...But that's the point. Avengers succeeded because Disney didn't screw with it. John Carter failed because Disney did screw with it. And "re-imagining" Tonto as Johnny Depp with a dead bird on his head is most definitely screwing with the Lone Ranger.<br /><br />To be honest I think Disney in its hubris wanted to meddle with the Avengers, too, but was smart enough for once to realize that that would only alienate the large existing fanbase and tank the film. With older, less well known properties they don't have that concern, and so feel they are free to meddle. And that only results in flops, because no matter how clever Disney's herd of writers think they are, they will never be as good at writing for characters as the people who created those characters in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-5348866416526508782013-07-11T20:24:48.327-04:002013-07-11T20:24:48.327-04:00Their loss.Their loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-25659978151584395222013-07-11T13:46:09.544-04:002013-07-11T13:46:09.544-04:00...are both guilty pleasure favorites of mine...are both guilty pleasure favorites of mineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-69549118268039092972013-07-11T10:37:42.739-04:002013-07-11T10:37:42.739-04:00Yeah, you. You and no one else.Yeah, you. You and no one else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-53183243160961280262013-07-11T09:42:33.075-04:002013-07-11T09:42:33.075-04:00"the only ethnic character in the movie"..."the only ethnic character in the movie"<br /><br />As opposed to the ethnic-less people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-89119294151551398032013-07-11T04:01:09.561-04:002013-07-11T04:01:09.561-04:00Reporter: Let's ask Johnny Depp how he feels a...Reporter: Let's ask Johnny Depp how he feels about this, an anonymous internet buffoon slandering his movie. Johnny?<br /><br />Johnny [from his alligator hide beanbag stuffed with thousand dollar bills]: Eat my nuts with a fine pesto sauce.<br /><br />Reporter: Indeed. Truly one of this generation's luminaries. Back to you, Mr. Tim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-49951712732319938892013-07-11T02:11:30.852-04:002013-07-11T02:11:30.852-04:00I agree with almost everything you've said - a...I agree with almost everything you've said - although Seth Rogan as Comet did give me a pleasant image or two. One place I have a slight quibble is that Disney really did an excellent job on the Avengers, and I don't think it was an accident. I think it was in large part by hiring Joss Whedon and getting out of the way.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-75802968496029245732013-07-11T01:12:30.698-04:002013-07-11T01:12:30.698-04:00@Yildo That's really ridiculous treating all w...@Yildo That's really ridiculous treating all white people as a powerful group and all Cherokees as a weak group, it's actually pretty racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-31020235446968991962013-07-11T00:15:49.079-04:002013-07-11T00:15:49.079-04:00Tanto must be the Gobot version of Tonto.Tanto must be the Gobot version of Tonto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-62808541971982696602013-07-10T22:10:24.702-04:002013-07-10T22:10:24.702-04:00No. He is not a member of the Comanche Nation.No. He is not a member of the Comanche Nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-82242505104125912412013-07-10T22:05:15.347-04:002013-07-10T22:05:15.347-04:00Sherlock Holmes is even older.
Sherlock and Batma...Sherlock Holmes is even older.<br /><br />Sherlock and Batman and Superman weren't shackled to a eurotrash wannabe hollywood nut "because he made good money as a pirate" co-star playing a "re-imagined" sidekick.<br /><br />I mean seriously, if they crowbarred Seth Rogan into Man of Steel to play Comet the Super Horse re-imagined as a zebra, that would have tanked hard too.<br /><br />The problem isn't old characters. The problem is Hollywood (and especially Disney) simply have no clue what to do with them. When they do manage not to mess things up too badly it's almost by accident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-17857457888290295212013-07-10T21:53:15.647-04:002013-07-10T21:53:15.647-04:00Only according to Depp.
And no, being "adopt...Only according to Depp.<br /><br />And no, being "adopted" by a Comanche woman acting on her sole initiative is not being "adopted into the nation".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-32368198497783961672013-07-10T21:12:10.201-04:002013-07-10T21:12:10.201-04:00I love Plastic Man, and if they cast a black guy t...I love Plastic Man, and if they cast a black guy to play him I wouldn't care in the slightest. Plastic Man is his powers and personality and color doesn't really matter. Tonto, on the other hand, is fairly dependent on being from the Potawatomi tribe. His defining characteristic, as such, is that he isn't white.wumpusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-24763159093389732032013-07-10T20:12:12.368-04:002013-07-10T20:12:12.368-04:00And Toni Morrison dubbed Bill Clinton "the fi...And Toni Morrison dubbed Bill Clinton "the first black president." Doesn't mean he should play Martin Luther King, Jr.Douglas Soperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430061641235175465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-15567167518926123552013-07-10T19:56:59.495-04:002013-07-10T19:56:59.495-04:00THANK YOU! that is exactly what I first thought wh...THANK YOU! that is exactly what I first thought when I heard that. that and this:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4XK2YZL9YNixonSquidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-61656902263139526592013-07-10T16:52:09.246-04:002013-07-10T16:52:09.246-04:00Johnny Depp is a member of the Commanche Nation, t...Johnny Depp is a member of the Commanche Nation, the same tribe Tanto belongs to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-87367337351773050912013-07-10T15:47:52.130-04:002013-07-10T15:47:52.130-04:00I'm ticked off, too. Enough with the nepotism!...I'm ticked off, too. Enough with the nepotism! The Lone Ranger and Green Hornet do not represent the only familial line in history!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-20193274721428542572013-07-10T14:20:06.353-04:002013-07-10T14:20:06.353-04:00Depp is part Cherokee and/or Creek. He was also a...Depp is part Cherokee and/or Creek. He was also adopted into the Comanche Nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-20182703494101967592013-07-10T13:56:43.450-04:002013-07-10T13:56:43.450-04:00Power. Having a member of a more powerful group im...Power. Having a member of a more powerful group impersonating/replacing a member of a less powerful group is more controversial than having a member of a less powerful group impersonating/replacing a member of a more powerful group.Yildonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-90254304038567486622013-07-10T13:43:27.854-04:002013-07-10T13:43:27.854-04:00What's the difference between getting a white ...What's the difference between getting a white actor to play a character of another race and getting an actor of another race to play a white character? Both have been and are done frequently, yet fandom seems very selective about which actors in which roles it will get in a huff over, and which it will simply let slide.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-933222908560207672013-07-10T12:50:20.830-04:002013-07-10T12:50:20.830-04:00I'm less concerned about the source material a...I'm less concerned about the source material and more concerned with the fact that they cast THE WHITEST MAN IN THE WORLD to play the only ethnic character in the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com