Tombstone (DVD)

...and rid the town of Tombstone of them once and for all. With the release of Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" in 1992, and a resurgence in the demand for Cowboy movies, it came as no surprise, when in 1993 Tombstone was released, a Hollywood take on the legendary lives of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. In true Hollywood style, they threw bucket loads of money into the big production and lined up some big names to star. The actual line up is very impressive, ...
...gun fighter, who moved to Tombstone to rest in the warmth which was more amiable to his ill health caused by Tuberculosis. We get to understand the bond between Wyatt and Doc, which is as strong as that between him and his brothers. Then there is the romantic tale between Wyatt and the leading lady from the travelling players, plus the problems which he has with his wife. Last but not least, is the storyline focusing on the brotherly love of the ...

christianfilmcritic 12.04.2006 (19.11.2006) · Read full review
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...wasn’t even a lawman in Tombstone until deputised by his brother Virgil, just before the gunfight. Virgil was the Marshall who wanted to clean up the town and instigated the incident at the O.K. Corral. Doc Holliday, a former dentist, was a man who lived up to his reputation as a triggerman. Dying from tuberculosis, he was an authentic bad guy. Wanted for murder in several towns and states, he would back down to no one and settled arguments ...
...a previous occasion, he was loyal to the end. At the O.K. Corral he was suspected of firing the first shot. The Cowboys were, in the main, legitimate ranchers with a sideline of rustling. Some of the people who attached themselves to them, such as Bill Brocious and John Ringo were known killers. #~ The Cast ~# Kurt Russell plays Wyatt Earp, and does so with style. Russell can act when he wants to, when he doesn’t want to he makes another ...

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...the combination of those three. Tombstone combines two of these three elements, brilliant acting and an interesting script, part mythical and part updated realism. Unfortunately, in the hands of director Cosmatos, this combination produces not magic but, against the odds and Val Kilmer's best acting efforts, a mediocrity. The film begins rather ignoring history. The Tombstone area is controlled by a red scarf-wearing band of 100 outlaws called the ...
...they meet up with Wyatt's long time friend Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer). Wyatt (Kurt Russell) and Virgil (Sam Elliott) are retired lawmen determined to turn their energies towards commerce. But the continued violence of the Cowboys finally drives them back into the arms of the law. The narrative is random but punctuated by brilliant action scenes, rather than constructed of them. In the face of all logic, the focus is constantly on one man and the indignities ...

Sid76 07.03.2001 · Read full review
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...Kilmer),who finds the underworld of Tombstone a releif from his tuberculosis. Before long there heaven of no law and profiting from the gambling in Tombstone they run into a gang of ruthless men wearing red sashes known as The Cowboys. Led by "Curly Bill" Brocious (Powers Boothe). No matter how much The Cowboys try to entise Wyatt he is determind that he is no longer interested in a life of law anymore,even when Morgan thinks of a powerfull arguement ...
...is Vergil and he makes Tombstone a no gun zone. Soon there is a showdown between The Cowboys and Vergil soon have their first shoot out, with Morgan for back up. Three Cowboys are killed including Billy (Thomas Haden Church),Ike Clanton's (Stephen Lang) younger brother. When Virgil,shot in the arm,and Morgan is killed Wyatt has no option but to wear the badge,with the suffering Doc as backup. In my opinion this is the best western of my generation. ...

englishtrog 03.03.2009 · Read full review
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A great movie, and in my opinion it is a must see for any western fan, the performances are spectacular. Kurt Russell gives a fine performance as the tough no nonsense lawman Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer is sublime as the loveable rogue Doc Holliday. Set in the town of Tombstone, it follows the Earp brothers as they try to make their way in the "New West". Moving storylines go hand in hand with "rootin' tootin" action, with gunfights, saloon brawls, ...

blue_alert82 03.03.2009 · Read full review
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...truely fine film that was eclipsed at the time of its reals by bigger better funded yet worse cowboy films such as Maveric, yetr the one line that somes up this film is right there on the front of the box, 'Every Town Has A Story Tombstone Has A Legand' ...

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