One of the best Westerns ever

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2005)

Tombstone is one of my top favorite movies for its action, humor, and great plot and acting. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Harry Carey Jr., and the others do an excellent job of portraying the real men who lived back in the 1880s. Kurt Russell did a fantastic job of playing Wyatt Earp and he also bears quite a facial resemblance. Val Kilmer practically stole the picture as Doc Holliday. He was excellent at being casual, humorous, and dangerous all at the same time. And personally, out of them all, I like Michael Biehn (who we all know as Reese from The Terminator) as the sadistic and ruthless murderer Johnny Ringo. And after him I do favor Powers Boothe as the equally dangerous Curly Bill Brocious. They did their roles very well. And wow, Michael Biehn is equally great as being a bad guy as well as a hero. He just did a spectacular performance in my opinion. And the long gunfire-filled vendetta at the end is one of the best I've ever seen (although nothing compared to the shootouts in Open Range). Although Tombstone is a fun movie to watch, there are a lot of historical differences regarding the lives of the Earps. I will list a few examples. One, Virgil Earp (Sam Elliott) and Morgan Earp (Bill Paxton)were not shot on the same night. It was actually three months apart. And for Morgan's murder, there would be no need for the doctor to dig through his spine looking for the bullet, because in fact, Morgan was hit with a shotgun and the shell had gone clean through him and embedded itself into the leg of another man. Also, it is only suspected and not proved that Doc Holliday killed Johnny Ringo. Because Ringo was found tucked against some trees with a bullet lodged in his temple, some say it was suicide. And also, Sheriff Johnny Behan (Jon Tenney) wasn't sheriff when the Earps came to Tombstone, he became a lawman after they arrived. Another Earp brother, Warren was also involved in what happened in Tombstone, but he didn't get involved in the gunfight. Another thing, the cowboy gang wasn't distinguished by red sashes they wore. They didn't have anything distinguishing in truth. And they didn't have any leaders after Old Man Clanton (the father of Ike and Billy Clanton) died. But Ringo and Brocious were the most famous after Old Man Clanton passed away. Tombstone is a fun movie to watch, and although not 100% accurate in historical means, one of my favorite movies to watch.