“Wyatt Earp” My wife and I enjoy Westerns. We believe this movie to be one of the all-time best. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid and Bill Pullman all do some fine turns at acting in this here movin’ picture show.

We purchased the two disc special edition set as some “onery varmint” went and stole our VHS tapes. Probably did us a favor, I reckon.

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Product Description

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/04/2007 Run time: 190 minutes Rating: Pg13

This massive, in-depth study of the dark Western icon comes off with mixed results. Trying to capture the whole life, (warts and all) of the lawman-criminal-brother-fortune hunter, director Lawrence Kasdan gains points for sheer scale, giving us a rich epic painted in dark colors with gritty settings. But the visual poetry and extensive foreshadowing ruin the dramatic drive. Some scenes have as much impact as stalker movies; you’re just waiting for someone to get knocked off. As Earp, Kevin Costner is not afraid to look rumpled and play colorlessly (as in The Bodyguard), but it saps the energy of this 3-hour-plus film. The only relief is Dennis Quaid as a droll Doc Holiday, a much more engaging character. New faces Linden Ashby and Joanna Going (as an Earp brother and a lover, respectively) are solid finds, though the remainder of the female cast is barely given anything to do. Best is the first half, with Costner, as hip as he was in his Silverado days, going through a series of ups and downs until he accidentally finds his profession. Great set design (Ida Random) utilizes dozens of similar settings that always look distinctive. Recommended to fans of the star and the genre, but the story never justifies its length. –Doug Thomas


Wyatt Earp dvd
Wyatt Earp dvd came unharmed and in good time. I haven’t played it yet, so don’t know about it’s playability.

Peggy Stoll…more info

Tombstone a better picture
Admirable as this attempt was the movie Tombstone was a much better picture. Val Kilmer was awesome as Doc Holliday and Quaids performance is strained and hammy in comparison. The entire cast was excellent and the film had a better quality troughout….more info

Disappointed
I own the VHS two disc version of this, and was very excited when this came out. I purchased it thinking it was the extended edition, but it was just the normal version with deleted scenes that were in the VHS version. I ended up giving this away. BEWARE!!!! If you want the extended version, it is only available on VHS….more info

At Last, The Story Behind The Legend. A First-Rate Cast, A Good Writer/Director, Plus Excellent Visuals.
From director Lawrence Kasdan (writer of “STAR WARS Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back” & “Raiders Of The Los Ark”) comes an in-depth look at Wyatt Earp, the main participant in the famous “Gunfight At The O.K. Corral” (the title of an earlier movie starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, directed by the legendary John Ford). Kevin Costner, recently an Oscar winner for “Dances With Wolves,” stars as the lawman, Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday and two time Academy Award winner Gene Hackman as Wyatt’s father. Hackman’s top billing is somewhat misleading, as he’s onscreen for less than 20 minutes. However, this film is a mostly accurate portrayal of Wyatt Earp (inaccuracies listed at the Wikipedia and Internet Movie Database pages for this movie). Jim Caviezel, in a minor role as Warren Earp, is good as is the rest of the supporting cast, which includes Michael Madsen, David Andrews, Bill Pullman, Mark Harmon, Catherine O’Hara, Tea Leoni, Mare Winningham as a b–chy, suicidal prostitute and the actress who plays Josie. The only minor negative was Isabella Rossellini, who is nowhere as pretty or as good an actress as her famous mother Ingrid Bergman (who will be best remembered for

“Casablanca”). Unfortunately, “Tombstone” fared much better at the box office, and I can see why: more star power. This film is rated PG-13, but should’ve been rated PG. …more info