Best western of recent years

Rating: Null/10 (15 September 2015)

This is one of the "go to" movies in my DVD collection when Life is beating me up. Love this movie. It is to the American West what "The Quiet Man" is to Ireland--a loving tribute. Great casting and the dialogue!! More one-liners than "Princess Bride". Far more accurate than most history based movies. More than enough virtue to forgive it's vices. Hyper-criticism of historical reality in movies is like demanding a painting look like a photograph. "Tombstone" is not intended to educate the viewer on historical facts, any more than DaVinci's "Last Supper" needs to accurately depict the food on the table. It is one perspective delivered in an entertaining manner that conjures the flavor and atmosphere of a period that can never be recaptured. In my opinion it accomplishes that beautifully. By all historical accounts the scene at the river is one of the most historically accurate scenes in the movie. My favorite line(s): "What are you doing' this for, Doc? You oughta be in bed." "Wyatt Earp is my friend." "Hell, I got lots of friends." "I don't."