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]
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
It's boring. And I'm not fan of Costner so it started out with a strike against it already.
Dancing with Wolves was ok, but I've seen it exactly once, with no interest in a repeat performance. I feel the same about Wyatt Earp (I think that was the name of the movie).
And it's not like I can't appareciate a decent character study. The Searchers and The Shootist fall into that category also.
Maybe it's just Kevin Costner. Other than the Untouchables, I struggle to find a movie of his that I say more than "eh" to.
Bull Durham? Field of Dreams?
Do you need a visit from Dirty Harry, too? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
Ah, ok. It was accurate for the period, so I had no objection, but I could see where maybe it looked fake so it was a distraction.
Have you seen Unforgiven? There's no absurd facial hair in that one so maybe it will work out better for you. :-)
Why couldn't he have worn this stache, a la wikipedia?
Originally Posted by Nzoner:
The movie Tombstone was very "hollywooded" up.Don't get me wrong I love the movie as well but for the best complete movie on Earp see Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner.
Originally Posted by EyePod:
I've heard that Wyatt Earp was a terrible movie.
The two (Tombstone and Wyatt Earp) came out at about the same time. If I remember right they wanted Costner in Tombstone and he refused, or something like that. In any event, it was a rivalry between two studios or whatever for the Wyatt Earp movies t hey were putting out.
Wyatt Earp was a big budget flop, while Tombstone was a cheap massive hit. Of course, Kilmer stole Tombstone from Russell in every conceivable way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by EyePod:
Why couldn't he have worn this stache, a la wikipedia?
My best guess is because Earp lived a VERY long time. into the 1920s I recall, and became a living legend, and in his later years I think he had the ridiculous chops, and he was MUCH more associated with them.
Abraham Lincoln was clean shaven in his younger years too, but that's not how people think of him.
When I think of Earp, I think of the ridiculous 'stache, and it's not because of Kurt Russell. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Demonpenz:
Northfield raid in The Long Riders if that is the one with the slow mo people getting shot up, that is awesome and creepy :-)
Yep,and director Walter Hill also used several sets of movie star brothers to portray the outlaw brothers [Reply]
Originally Posted by EyePod:
Again, I never said it shouldn't have been there. I just thought it was ridiculous. Maybe it's just that Kurt Russell doesn't look good with that much of a mustache. It looked fake, and I was constantly distracted by it.
Originally Posted by Nzoner:
Fraz weren't you the one that hated The Asassination of Jesse James?
You know, I finally watched the whole thing on TV, and it got better right after the spot where I walked out. It was still way too slow, but better than I thought initially.
Whoever edited that movie should be slapped. Hard. It was about 45 minutes too long. [Reply]
