I bought the director's cut DVD at Hastings this evening, and just got done watching Tombstone from start to finish for the first time in several years. Even though I've been discussing it on this thread and quoting it regularly, I had forgotten just how great of a movie it is from top to bottom. Granted it may not have been entirely accurate from a historical standpoint, but it's a movie, not a documentary.
I hadn't realized before just how deep the cast is, not just the stars like Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, and Sam Elliott (who's one of my favorite all-time Western actors), but also the character actors like Powers Boothe, Terry O'Quinn, Buck Taylor, Harry Carey Jr., and and Thomas Haden Church, as well as the bit parts by Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Priestley, and Charlton Heston. There's not many movies that have a cast like like that.
Just a few other comments:
1) I want to punch Sheriff Behan in the face every time I see him. It's embarrassing that a pansy like that got elected to a law enforcement position.
2) Ike Clanton was about the wussiest outlaw that ever lived. At least Billy and the rest of the Cowboys went down fighting, and didn't start blubbering and weasel out of getting shot everytime something happened.
3) Like Orlando mentioned, Wyatt wasn't the finest, most upstanding human being around, and I think the way he treated Maddie was poor, even if she was a drug addict.
3) Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc could never get enough accolades, as it is one of the greatest acting performances of all time. I never tire of watching Doc spouting off drunken philosophy, irritating Johnny Ringo, and looking like he's about to kick the bucket, sometimes all at the same time.
