I enjoyed the movie overall. A little over-the-top, but still a good flick.
What I loved:
Val Kilmer's acting. I've never seen him act better. Good stuff.
When they first went after the Cowboys, and Earp (I think) jumped through the fucking window, and then killed all the Cowboys there. That was fucking sweet.
The things that really bothered me were:
The wasted shooting on horseback, especially when you couldn't see that they were shooting at anyone. Does this happen in most Westerns?
Kurt Russel's mustache. That was just ridiculous.
The end of the movie, where Wyatt doesn't have to worry about money ever again because his bitch's family is rich, and he's perfectly OK with just mooching and getting room service from her moneys. [Reply]
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What nails the interview is that Russell says he has his old notes from the filming and extra footage in his garage. He's not entirely happy with the film and on the question of a release with all that footage edited in he says he's too busy living right now, but maybe one day.
Now that's a release I could really do with seeing, couldn't you? It's a great interview and well worth reading, well done to OwF for catching the story. Now, what's the shout for a directors cut of Tombstone?
How many people on this forum would jizz in their pants if this happened. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FAX:
I was disappointed in Appaloosa. If memory serves, it was a project directed by Ed Harris, as well. If so, I think he did a poor job of getting a performance out of himself. The movie almost worked, but Harris wasn't solid. In fact, it was difficult to pin down exactly where he was trying to go with the character. Too bad, because the premise was good and the supporting cast was excellent.
All in all, I got the feeling that it was a low budget film and they started running out of money early. Not enough takes on location and time in post.
FAX
I think you're being a bit hard on it. Like I said, it wasn't a masterpiece, but very entertaining. I really enjoyed the banter between Harris and Mortensen.
I think Costner in Open Range was his best work but Russell, IMO made a better Wyatt Earp. I think because he looked most like him and it made it more believable. [Reply]
Originally Posted by EyePod:
Kurt Russel's mustache. That was just ridiculous.
Kurt Russel's mustacheWyatt Earp's mustache
Originally Posted by EyePod:
The end of the movie, where Wyatt doesn't have to worry about money ever again because his bitch's family is rich, and he's perfectly OK with just mooching and getting room service from her moneys.
In reality the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday were thugs who were perhaps no better than the Clantons. They just won and became legends. [Reply]
