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Summary: A real old-fashioned western
Review: Tombstone tells the story of Wyatt Earp who has retired from his life as a lawman and who goes to the wild town of Tombstone to make his fortune. He is accompanied by his wife and his brothers and rejoins his old friend Doc Holliday. Val Kilmer puts in the best performance of the movie in his portrayal of the self-destructive, high-living Holliday. Kurt Russell is also good as Wyatt Earp. There is lots of beautiful scenery and the gorgeous shots of sunrises and sunsets is juxtaposed with the raw violence of the gun battles. This is a great movie for Western fans.
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Summary: One of the best westerns of the last 3 decades
Review: As with any movie involving the legend of the OK Corral, this is not history. Script writers were limited only by their prolific imaginations.Kurt Russell plays a believable Wyatt Earp, Sam Elliot a phenomenal Virgil Earp, Powers Boothe a perfect Curly Bill, and Val Kilmer a bazaar Doc Holliday. Kilmer's entertaining interpretation of the role is unlike any done before. This movie has a radical change in character at the mid-point. The first half consists of introductions and character development. There is plenty of action to carry the story forward, plenty of the tension of anticipating the next act of violence. The focus is on the Earps and their friends and love interests, the Clantons and their allies, and the dynamics of Tombstone. The second half is unbridled action, with no effort to tell a story. There is little story left to tell, but the action sustains the adrenalin flow, keeping the viewer absorbed while waiting for the final details to unfold. Though the violence is more graphic then the westerns of the John Wayne era, gore doesn't become a co-star. One of the best westerns of the last three decades.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST MODERN WESTERNS
Review: The tale of the Gunfight at the OK Corral has been told numerous times but never better than in Tombstone. Kurt Russell is Wyatt Earp who has come to Tombstone, not to be a lawman, but to open a business with his two brothers Virgil and Morgan played by Sam Elliot and Bill Paxton. They meet their old Friend, Doc Holiday in town, played by Val Kilmer in one of his best roles. Doc is an alcoholic and suffers from TB. AS much as they want to live in peace, Tombstone is lawless and a local gang called the Cowboys, led by Powers Boothe, rules the town. The Earps take over as sheriff and deputies, eventually leading to the shootout at the OK Corral. While factually more true than previous attempts, it still does take some liberty with the truth. Still, the performances from everyone are fantastic. The EArps certianly are not glamourized as they may have been in older westerns. This special editions includes a longer cut of the movie and restores some nice scenes. There are three makiing of features, and other Tombstone info. The only bad thing is the very dull commentary track by Director George Cosmatos. All in all a great movie.
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Summary: The man who wouldn't die / Val Kilmer or Superman 15
Review: I thought that the movie was okay and I'm being generous when I say that...The movie went on and on and just when I thought I was going to puke.Val Kilmer shows up still trying to die from Tuberculosis.It just got old after a while.
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Summary: a western masterpiece
Review: Kurt Russell(Dark Blue, Breakdown) is Wyatt Erpp and Val Kilmer(Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid, The Salton Sea) is Doc Holiday...how great can that get...with great shootouts and some fantastic direction..this one makes a bullseye... Kilmer as the drunken Holiday is great and he perfectly imbodies him..plus when he kills Michael Biehn(The Terminator, NAVYseals) that was good..and Russell and his gang trapping Powers Boothe(Frailty, U-Turn) and gunning him down was also great as well. other cast members include Dana Delany(Exit to Eden), Sam Elliott(The Hulk), Bill Paxton(A Simple Plan), Jason Preistley(Calendar Girl), Charlton Heston(Any given Sunday), Stephen Lang(Eye See You), Thomas Haden Church(George Of The hungle), Billy Bob Thornton(Bandits), Jon Tenney, Harry Carrey jr, Joanna Pacula, Michael Rooker(Rosewood), Billy Zane(Dead Calm), Robert John Burke(Fled), Paul Ben Victor, John Corbett(Tv's Lucky), Robert Mitchum and many others. a round um up..shoot um up good time.
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Summary: I'm Your Huckleberry...one of the great lines in the movie
Review: The best part of this movie is Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. His performance is outstanding and I was never a Kilmer fan, until now. I agree with the other reviewer to be shocked Val Kilmer was not nominated for an award, it is his best work. He is so real in this role it is hard to think of him as any other character. No one could have delivered even one of his lines with a more convincing style and accent than he did. Kurt Russell owns the role of Wyatt Earp and he is excellent in it, but he is Kurt Russell and well, what more needs to be said besides lucky Goldie Hawn and more westerns Kurt, please. The other characters were good, but lacked the on-screen bond or loyalty between them that Kilmer delivered as Doc for Wyatt and the family as a whole. What ever you pay for this movie, either DVD or VHS, it is a movie you will watch over and over, if for nothing more than to watch and listen to Kilmer as Doc Holliday. I love westerns and the movie Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner was no comparison at all. Until this movie, Kirk Douglas owned the role of Doc Holliday for me, now Val Kilmer is Doc Holliday and he has earned that honor with the performance he delivered.
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Summary: Excellent Film
Review: My favorite western film. You will enjoy the drama and action of this one.
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Summary: Variations on a theme
Review: I think that the effect of this movie was really hurt by 2 versions of the Earp brothers and the gun fight at the Okay Corral coming out within about 6 months of each other. The other movie being "Wyatt Earp." The gun fight was more accurate than previous movies about Wyatt Earp and his quest for revenge/justice, but it wasn't as accurate (according to court documents) as "Wyatt Earp."
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Summary: Peaceful Purgatory
Review: Tall, lean silhouettes, black coat tails adrift in the gun powdered wind. He stands there as still as the setting sun behind the shadow of justice. His 44 revolver hovers over the crime-ridden streets in search of law and order. A man of his word to himself and the people he protected. This man was Wyatt Earp and Tombstone is his story.
Hollywood pictures and Andrew G. Vajna present an epic, 130-minute tale in 1995. This isn't your typical western because it isn't your typical story. The epic saga of Wyatt Earp is as deep as the cast is vivid.
Starring the acclaimed cast of Kurt Russell (Backdraft) as Wyatt Earp, Val Kilmer (The Doors) as the eccentric yet distinguished Doc Holliday, and Sam Elliot, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, Michael Bien, and Charlton Heston round out the extraordinary cast that appears not to be acting at all.
The suspense builds as the Earp's set forth to grab the brass ring of fortune. Wyatt leads the way and the rest of the family follows suit. Freedom seems so far away when trouble tumbles at their door in the growing town of Tombstone. Before long the whole family is involved in a tooth for tooth battle over power and justice with the outlaw gang "The Cowboys". When one of the Earp brothers falls dead to the prelude of the game, all of the cards are on the table. Wyatt vows that he will beak up the gang no matter the cost.
The stakes get even higher when a new love is tempting him to stray from his life and his family. Happiness isn't what he thought. This film is packed with adventure, thrills, romance and intrigue. Take a step back in time with Wyatt Earp and fire the gun of peace and justice.
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Summary: Entertaining, But Far From Good
Review: "Tombstone" was not a bad movie. It just doesn't stand out as a good movie. The scenes tend to jump around a lot, and are choppy. Overall, the movie seems rushed into production and forced. Val Kilmer is wonderful in the role of Doc Holliday, and in addition the actor that played Virgil Earp really gave a great performance. Kurt Russell did not make a convincing Wyatt Earp though. If you are a big time fan of Western movies, you might like this film. Its entertaining, and has its good moments. If you're NOT a western film fan, rent it before buying. This film is average to at best slightly above average overall.
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