One of the best movies I've ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2001)

Tombstone was everything a western should be. Considering it was filmed in the 1990's, you have to give it serious credit for authenticity in western lingo, as well as costumes, scenery and the like. I was absolutely floored by the story and the acting. Kurt Russell was the greatest I've ever seen him. And as far as Doc Holliday goes, a better part for that character was never written than in this movie and no one ever played a better Doc Holliday than Val Kilmer. I think Val is great, no role is beyond his ability to play it. The characters he has played is in such variety, that his fans must never know what character he will play next. Tombstone made me love westerns, a genre I had not embraced (though I am a movie buff).
Sam Elliot was wonderful, no one has a more serious mustache than this man, and boy does it work in a western. Charlton Heston was a nice choice for a cameo role. Kudos to the writer (who also wrote Glory and The Mummy). This movie is in my top 25 of all time greatest.