Ecohawk Read all the other views. They understate how class this movie is. Only Red RIver can compare as a personality study but lacks a lot of heart this one has. You will understand how bad the west had gotten and how in need of law it was. But this is how Americans were and still are a lot of the time.A beautiful film in which you understand the qualities and failures of every cast member's character. I saw it and Whyat Earp when they came out and Wyatt Earp is a Costner saga about Costner. This is about the real person. I was young when it was new and it was good for my testosterone. Now its great for my understanding of humans and the value of a true woman to a man's life. The fact that the film was ignored by the Academy as well as Kilmer shows that they are not about films, but actors who enhance they alone. No class.

Fella_shibby I first saw this in the mid 90s on a vhs. Saw bits n pieces of it umpteenth number of times on Zstudio channel. Just revisited few days back on a blu-ray. There is something about Doc Holliday n Val Kilmer nailed it. Val Kilmer is the first reason to see this flick. He potrayed the fearlessness n daring of a man with finesse n the second good reason is Kurt Russell who with his handle bar moustache was awesome, specially in the last river shootout sequence n the third reason is the splendid star cast, Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Charlton Heston, Michael Rooker, Powers Boothe, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane, Stephen Lang n Michael Biehn as the notorious crazy Johnny Ringo. Biehns facial expression during the last confrontation was very convincing of that of nervousness n insanity. Russells facial expression after Doc tells him that he wont survive Ringos confrontation was top notch. The dialogues r memorable, the theme of loyalty, family n friendship was good, the contrasting cinematography, from the dry set up leading to the river shoot-out n the final confrontation in the green woods. The only drawback is the romantic sub plot n the scene involving Michael Rooker, in one scene he is shown helping the lady climb the carriage along with Russell outside the safety of Charlton Hestons house n ........ u have to see to believe the scene.

rgee01 I was a child of the 1960s; my Dad grew up watching "Westerns" at the theater. He in turn introduced my brother and I; "Westerns" like the iconic movies featuring John Wayne; Alan Ladd ("Shane"); Gary Cooper; Burt Lancaster; the original "The Magnificent Seven" movie; I could go on. After I got older and with the advent of the Clint Eastwood "Spaghetti westerns" I presumed good movies of the genre was of days past. Then I saw this. I knew Kirk Russell from his body of work, likewise other cast members, save Val Kilmer, was not that familiar with his body of work. If you are a fan of the "Western" movie genre, welcome home. This one will take you back. Thanksgiving day, 1996, my Dad sat on the edge of his seat watching this and smiling. This was the last "Western" he saw before he passed 1.5 months later. But my being able to play this for him and his enjoyment, gave me as much if not more enjoyment than the movie itself. If a GOOD Western is what you want, look no further. Some pretty decent others have followed, but cannot, nay, could not touch this one.

AbigailBar Tombstone is my favorite film. However after learning about the historical OK Corral shootout that the film was based off of, many details in the movie are changed, like the relationships between the historical figures. Its lead me to feel the importance of historical accuracy is something that needs to be discussed.History is an important subject, it can help people learn from past mistakes, learn about their heritage, their family, different cultures, and by Hollywood films changing things in order to make some money, it hurts the learning of the truth. People are watching these movies and mostly assume that they're accurate, and it leads to a lack of true knowledge and understanding . By simply making these movies have more accuracy or possibly at the end of the movie encourage their audience to research the historical event, we as a society can gain knowledge and continue to make history.Until directors and actors are able, historically based movies will continue twist and change historical facts and events. The problem with this is that they will continue to cause a false sense of knowledge, it will disrespect the people who were there during the time depicted in a film if the director decided to paint them as someone they weren't and will continue to teach our generation false information.