Definitely a favorite of mine

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2013)

I personally feel it's difficult to break away from this Hollywood Pictures production, directed by George Cosmatos, with all the excitement found therein, as well as being filmed in a just-right location: namely the Old Tucson movie site. Kurt Russell played a mean-but-just Wyatt Earp. Sam Elliott was excellent as his brother Virgil. Bill Paxton portrayed Morgan Earp well. And you had no sympathy for the following people: Curly Bill Brocius (acted to a tee by Powers Boothe), Johnny Ringo (the mean man portrayed by Michael Biehn) and Ike Clanton (a fine turn by Stephen Lang.) John "Doc" Holiday was exactly like Val Kilmer, I'd say. Charlton Heston, though his role was rather small and his appearance in the movie was rather brief, did a great feat as Henry Hooker. Billy Zane, who was mean in "Titanic" showed that he could adapt to any role, playing the sissified stage actor he was. (He was definitely disgusting in places!) Robert Mitchum had a deep and clear voice, and he the narrator was also very articulate. And who wouldn't have fallen in love with Dana Delaney, the beautiful, charming lady who played the actress Josephine Marcus? She was virtually realistic as the lovely lady so good for Wyatt. And too, the experienced actor Harry Carey, Jr. was good in his brief role as the lawman he was. The gunfights were exciting, and not only the gunfight at the OK Corral. The only thing I didn't like about it were the bloody scenes. The dry, Old West was fitting, since the setting of the story was in Arizona. Again, it is one of the best western movies I've ever seen in all my years. Great!