#Johnny Depp's Army

[always-rolling-my-eyes]

Johnny Depp will be starring in a new movie with Penélope Cruz, Armie Hammer is starting his own podcast and Variety is leading James Franco on a sympathy / redemption tour

But #MeToo, right?

But #TimesUp, right?

[icedsodapop]

People on social media (aka Tumblr as well):

Me, with my long memory:

Condemnation-Redemption cycles on social media for White celebrities really amazes me. Like the things yall are so willing to forget 😒😒😒

[choupistickfaitdesbetises]

Iconic…

The Lone Ranger era…

[mafaldaknows]

The media is being pressured to #believewomen or risk being automatically canceled for misogyny even though the women exploiting this fact have no problem with their own pernicious misandry.

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

[silvyysthings]

Ashton Ramsey insta story 😍

https://instagram.com/stories/ashtonramsey/3005478885189011403?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[adamshallperish]

it's so crazy how all the kenneth branagh poirot films all manage to star the worst people alive

[undercovercannibal]

ofc he has

[loveothislife]

Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer at The Lone Ranger world premiere at Disneyland with red carpet arrivals. June 22, 2013

[cupatty]

[cleoselene]

i see you all over this website, Armie Hammer fangirls, subtly trying to slide your weirdo cannibal man gifs into normie posts, just like the Deppford Wives did with the POTC gifs a couple years back

surely there is a famous man who is slightly less loathsome you could stan? like literally the bar is pretty low here and the bar is at "did not terrorize a woman"

like I'm not going to sit here and tell you every celeb you enjoy needs to have a perfect political opinion on everything and is a responsible citizen (because honestly that's bonkers and deluded and you are probably way too online if you are up on all your favorite actors/musicians detailed policy positions) but good lord

can you not agree that "did not terrorize a woman" is a bar he should clear??? if there are whole documentaries about women he's supposedly terrorized, maybe find someone else for your pithy gif posts

[cemyafilmarsiv]

The Longe Ranger directed by Gore Verbinski

[heavenboy09]

10 Years Ago Today, On July 3rd, 2013

From Walt Disney Pictures Presents

A Classic Tale Of The Old West

Reborn

In 1869

Colby, Texas

The Old West

Where Law & Order Try To Seek Justice ⚖

& Lawlessness Runs Wild Trampling Over The Law

The People Of Colby Are Introduced To The Future of Western Innovation To America 🇺🇸

But Bandits Try To Take Over

The Rail Roads To Make Crime More Easier For Looting & Killing Innocent People

Along The Way To Colby

A Lawyer named John Reid Is Heading back to his Home 🏡 Town

He Has Not Been Back For A Very Long Time Since Traveling The US

But Soon His Life Is About To Change

A Native American Outcast named Tonto Is Heading His Way To The Same Destination As John Reid

His Purpose Of Wandering Far Off The Outskirts of The Native Local Land

Is That He Is Seeking Vengeance For The 2 Men Who Wronged Him, When He Was Just A Child.

The 2 Lone Outcasts may not known what is happening.

But Their Destiny Is Intertwined & Their Quest Is To Seek Out The Criminals Who Have Brought Death & Destruction To Their Lives & Everyone In It

Its Up To Them To Stop This Evil 😈 From Spreading To The Rest Of America 🇺🇸

But No Ordinary Man Can Just Take On Evil 😈 without a Persona That Insignifies Justice

No, In Order To Take Evil 😈 Head On

Justice ⚖ Must Wear A Symbol

Justice ⚖ Must Be A Hero 🦸‍♂️ That Goes Above & Beyond What The Law Can't Or Won't Do.

JUSTICE ⚖ MUST WEAR A MASK 😷

FROM WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS

A JERRY BRUCKHEIMER PRODUCTION

A GORE VERBINSKI FILM 🎥

STARRING

JOHNNY DEPP

&

ARMIE HAMMER

IN

DISNEY'S

THE LONE RANGER 🤠🪶🐎

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY TO DISNEY'S

THE LONE RANGER 🤠🪶🐎

NEVER TAKE OFF THE MASK 😷 #TheLoneRanger #Tonto #JohnnyDepp #ArmieHammer #Disney

[cannibalguy]

THE LONE RANGER (Verbinski, 2013)

This film had a lot of publicity due to the cast – Armie Hammer (since mired in cannibalism scandals as detailed elsewhere) plays the Lone Ranger and, wait for it, Johnny Depp (mired in different scandals altogether) plays his Native American off-sider Tonto. Depp claims he has Native American ancestry, perhaps a great-grandmother, so I guess that’s fine. Helena Bonham-Carter is in there…

[evco-productions]

“The Lone Ranger” (2013) and the Origins of This Blog

It was July, 2013. I was about to go into the eighth grade. Let’s take a moment and let the ‘Nam flashbacks pass.

Now that we’ve done that, at this particular point in time, I was slowly but surely starting to cultivate my interest in movies. I was going to the theater more frequently with friends and family; even though it was only to see mainstream stuff like the next Mission: Impossible or Despicable Me or Marvel chapter, I was still going.

One movie I was particularly excited for that summer was the remake of The Lone Ranger. Yes, that remake. The one starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer (this movie was doomed to fail from the fucking start, wasn’t it?) that you forgot even happened.

I was excited for this movie because I liked Westerns. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Westerns. In fact, if you track back to my early childhood, that was probably where my love for cinema actually started. Every time I went over to my grandparents’ house, my granddad would have a John Wayne or a Clint Eastwood movie on and he would watch them with such interest that I couldn’t help but do the same. To this day, whenever I find a good Western, I experience such strong feelings of delight and excitement. If you ask me, there’s still no more thrilling a trope for an action movie to do than a quickdraw shootout. That long moment of intense silence where both you and the characters know someone is going to die, and then finally the lightning-fast movements of both characters followed by gunfire…it captures my full attention every time.

We also had the first season of the old 1950s Lone Ranger show on DVD, so unlike a lot of people whom Disney no doubt wished would have seen this movie, I actually knew a little about who the Lone Ranger was as a character.

So, I went to the theater and I saw this movie. And then I saw it a second time. And then a third time. Three times in all. I think that was the first time I’d ever seen a single movie in the theater that many times.

I kid you not: when the credits rolled, there was a standing ovation every. Single. Time. That is completely true. There’s pretty much no way for me to prove it…but it’s true.

And I think that was it: I think that was the moment the seed for this blog was planted. Because I looked up at the screen and behold, I saw a movie reviled by critics both professional and not-professional. But those critics were faceless. Not to say they aren’t people existing in the same dimension as you and me, but nevertheless they weren’t there. But I was there in a theater full of people who enjoyed themselves so much they had to clap to let it all out even though no one who had anything to do with the making of the movie was in the room to hear it. And I didn’t have the words as a thirteen-year-old kid, but if I had, I would have asked myself, “How is this not valid?”

Obviously, this doesn’t just apply to The Lone Ranger. I won’t die on that hill. You don’t have to like that movie. But how many dozens of other movies are out there whose tale of woe is exactly the same? And the chances that you would agree with the critics out there and despise all of them? Pretty much nonexistent. Everyone has missed out on a good movie at some point in their life because they took someone else’s review for granted. Why do we do that? Why do we let other people tell us what to like? Even worse…what to try to like? There’s nothing wrong with sharing and comparing opinions. If I thought there was, I wouldn’t be writing this. But to take those opinions at their word just…because? That doesn’t sit right with me. Maybe because if we’re willing to take total strangers at their word when it comes to our entertainment…what else might we be willing to take their word on?

You can’t ever put knowledge in a bottle and twist the cap closed. Knowledge is infinite. You’ll never know everything there is to know. I’ll never see every movie there is to see. That’s why it doesn’t matter how little or greatly you choose to diversify your watchlist. Whether you only watch American-made movies or you throw a little French new wave in there doesn’t make a difference. You’ll never be an expert, it’s not about that. It’s about why you’re watching what you’ve chosen to watch.

Are you watching it because you’re interested in it or because someone told you that you should be? Are you not watching it because you’re disinterested in it, or because someone told you that you shouldn’t be?

If you’ve never asked yourself those questions, I encourage you to begin now. Don’t miss out on good movies just because someone else doesn’t think they’re good.

[ruleof3bobby]

WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS (2019) Grade: C-

This movies leaves you still waiting FYI. It had great potential but just couldn't find enough likable characters. Had some good sequences and scenes between actors. I’m sure it was a better book.