Wyatt Earp (1994)

Wyatt Earp

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 26, 2007

Pros: Great depth in characters

Cons: missing accuracy of period

This was a great movie in it's own rite but Tombstone was more realistic in that the characters were humanized and the details were more accurate. Although, I love this movie for the depth of the characters. In Tombstone: To reference "Huckl...eberry". I wondered if Doc really meant "I'm your Huckleberry" as in [Tom sawyer and Huckleberry Finn] because Mark Twain was a popular author during the time of the Historical shoot out. I looked them up, the shoot out was Oct. 21, 1881 and Mark Twain published the first of several Tom Sawyer books starting in 1876, so Tom and Huck were well known by then. Because Doc was an avid reader, I would think he used "Huckleberry" from the books, meaning I'm your guy, I'm the one that fills the bill. (Although Mark Twain' character was probably named after the term hucklebearer). As far as being a "daisy" when Doc said "You're no Daisy, you're no Daisy at'all". I think he meant, "You're not the big deal you thought you were, I beat you". A Daisy was a flower that was used a lot because it was sturdy and lasted long in a vase and a person who was a Daisy would be "steadfast" or "sure" or would have been a "done deal" as the expression in the South was used. Val Kilmer did a great job on the Gentile South (Ga, Kentucky, etc) southern accent. Very Human portrayals by all the actors. Read more Less

The Greatest Movie Ever Made

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 15, 2005

Pros: Very good acting performances

Cons: Uneven

I thought the movie itself was just about average, but my girlfriend and I sat in the back and pretty much kissed through all of it. So as far as I'm concerned: this is The Greatest Movie Ever Made!

wnat the hell

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 20, 2001

this movie suck 4 hour's and still suck. tombstone is better way better

The Great Earp

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 25, 2000

God, I love the wild west! And this movie just adds on more to the soul. Definitely, more detailed than Tombstone but entertaing as well.
If you love Costner in Dances With Wolves, this movie is a "must-see", then.

What a movie

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 7, 2000

This movie is one of the best westerns I have ever seen. This version is FAR more acurate than "Tombstone". As for Val Kilmer's portrail of Doc Holiday. Val is an excelent actor but, he does not do the real Doc justice. Doc was not a big man he was ...sickly especialy at the time of the shootout at the OK Corral. Teburculosis had withered the man. Definetly makes the old Colt sales pitch true, "God made all man. Sam Colt made them equal" Read more Less

Tombstone is better....

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 29, 2000

After watching Wyatt Earp (took me threetimes before I could actually SIT ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT), I honestly think that Tombstone is better... why you ask?Wyatt Earp, from what I understand, is atad more accurate than Tombstone... (since it is 3 ho...urs long, it has time to add more stuff) but Tombstone is A LOT more interesting, and the people that were cast to play the characters were better in the parts... it got your attention, unlike Wyatt Earp... I thinkthat if you haven't seen Tombstone, thatyou should, because it WILL win you over! Beside, Val Kilmer is Doc Hollidayand is MUCH sexier in the part.... you'll be a fan of Tombstone over WyattEarp in no time! AND THAT'S A GOOD THINGBECAUSE WYATT EARP SUCKED! :) Read more Less

Awesome!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 15, 1999

This movie Kicks!!! It is the best!

A Great Tale of the Life of Wyatt Earp

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 8, 1999

Costner does another long western epic, doing justice to the life of the great Wyatt Earp. I enjoyed the movie immensely, as Costner scripts out the earlier life of the Western Town Tamer, showing the audience a glimpse of the dark shadows which gui...ded Earp's passions for law and justice -- No matter how quick and deadly. Costner easily out-duels Kurt Russell(Tombstone)as Earp in a more believeable tale of western law enforcement.An outstanding supporting cast led by Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday ( Better than Val Kilmer) lends consistency in acting and storytelling to an outstanding effort in this movie. Not necessarily a must see, but a definite gotta have in your Western Movie collection. Read more Less

screw this

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 22, 2002 | 0 out of 1 found this Wyatt Earp (1994) review helpful

tombstone is totaly way better, more action to, this is another waste of my life time