The Lone Ranger

[McG]

The film rating was 12A so anyone under 12 should have been accompanied by an adult.
Unfortunately I think many parents will get caught out particularly at the Disney screening next week. The film content is not really suitable for under 12s IMOP.

BTW Did no one stop them from talking or using their phones? I don't mean staff . . . I mean other audience members!
They certainly wouldn't have kept going if I was in the cinema!!!!!

[The Sparrow]

Well the Cineworld WIQ hadn't appeared to have got the memo about the early start time. 6pm came and went with us waiting in a packed cinema, and only after I went out twice did they acknowledge they had "technical issues". It finally started at 6.40pm.

The film made more than up for it though. I thought it was hilarious and the two-train showdown was absolutely mental - I laughed tears. Yes, maybe a bit long, and why Johnny Depp had to be true to his name (Depp = idiot in German) and look so utterly gormless throughout was a bit disturbing, but all in all this was a riot, with a surprising array of English actors to hand.

I just wish the air con had reached the higher rows as well!

7.5/10

Glad you didn't go to sleep then??

[Beate]

Bit annoyed that I couldn't actually - I was so tired!

[claire]

Well I quite enjoyed this last night at Wandsworth
But do agree with u all that it was too long.
Brought my nephew who was 10 little worried as normally he can't sit still but he begged me to come and he don't move once. He was glued to the screen

I really enjoyed this tho. Reminded me of being a little girl again and watching westerns with my dad we loved Lone Ranger but also blazing saddles and for me this was but of both
Going again with my dad an other sister next week to see it
Loved jonny depp in this made film great

The train crash scene at the end reminded me of toy story 3

7.5/10 from me

[Spyder_Webb]

I always watch films without reading any reviews at all. That way I get my own personal opinion of a film and not a critic's, who may have ulterior motives for providing a biased review.

I thought The Lone Ranger was a great film, even for kids. For me it was reminiscent of Indiana Jones and Back to the Future III with all the train running etc. Yes there was probably a high body count for a Disney film but there was no gratuitous or graphic violence to speak of. Children are capable of understanding the difference between actual violence in real life and the depicted violence in a tongue-in-cheek cowboys and Indians film. Think back to some of the films you watched as a kid - did they have violence in them? Did you grow up into a thug or a murderer? Good parenting is always the first step to good child behaviour and for too long cinema and computer games have been made a scapegoat. If you think your child will suffer adverse effects from something then don't let them do it. It's as simple as that.

I thought this film was full of great action sequences, shot in some beautiful locations. I thought the characters were great - Johnny Depp being one of the best character actors of the moment. I thought the plot was understandable, believable and not overly complicated. I thought the inclusion of humour worked well and was perfectly balanced against the serious side of the story.

Yes, I agree the film was probably a little overlong and this was made more obvious when viewing in the middle of a heatwave in a packed cinema without the air con, but that was hardly the fault of Disney. I don't think the flashback story-telling method really worked and it was probably actually completely unnecessary.

I think people have been too quick to jump on the band wagon and slate this film following some initial poor reviews circulated in the media. They would do better to make there own honest opinion without any preconceived ideas either good or bad.

The only thing I didn't understand was the evil rabbits....?!?!

7/10

[tibba]

The film rating was 12A so anyone under 12 should have been accompanied by an adult.
Unfortunately I think many parents will get caught out particularly at the Disney screening next week. The film content is not really suitable for under 12s IMOP.

BTW Did no one stop them from talking or using their phones? I don't mean staff . . . I mean other audience members!
They certainly wouldn't have kept going if I was in the cinema!!!!!

What with it being a Disney screening, I resigned myself to the fact that children could and would be there (and expected lots more, but obviously not as young). In fact, I initially had reservations of saying anything because I felt that I had no right to dictate to what I presumed might be their target audience. That was prior to watching the movie and recalling the 12A rating. It also felt a bit awkward saying 'sshhhh' to young children themselves. It really was a difficult call, especially since the youngest was the most talkative.

[neechofish]

I saw this at a full bradford cineworld last night. Lots of late arrivals for the 6pm. I really enjoyed it without expecting to. Very gory for a Disney and I will not be taking my 6 and 7 year old nieces to see it!

It amused me in places and it did not feel overly long for the length of the film.

The others in my party (4) all had the same assessment so a thumbs up from us!

[Beate]

If someone films a movie I would always go out and tell an usher, whatever their age.

[tibba]

If someone films a movie I would always go out and tell an usher, whatever their age.

Obviously I would as well. It was only until after the screening that my big cuddly partner (he was nearer them) told me about the fact that they had phones and he presumed they were filming and commenting on them throughout. I just heard the din instead.

[Beate]

If someone films a movie I would always go out and tell an usher, whatever their age.

Obviously I would as well. It was only until after the screening that my big cuddly partner (he was nearer them) told me about the fact that they had phones and he presumed they were filming and commenting on them throughout. I just heard the din instead.

Little shits.