Tombstone is my favourite Western movie?! First time watching reaction & review

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

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[@jakedull2553]

"I'm your huckleberry" to many great lines in this great movie and great casting.

[@justinamerican8200]

If it calms your sensibilities, Wyatt Earp was never married to Maddie Blaylock. They were just sinnin' it.

[@jonpinkney7348]

Time for you to see the king of cool Steve McQueen The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles and Papillon "1973" to start with.

[@michaelwoods3651]

Wyatt Earp w/ Kevin Costner, Silverado, Unforgiven. Love westerns!

[@mansonpelep2909]

25:00 you mean bang bang bang :)

[@fellforit]

Wyatt Earp on Doc Holliday: "I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skilful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew."

[@cherokeeoutlawmartiel5340]

Yes and Wyatt did actually write the book my friend Doc Holliday.

[@ToeTag1968]

Doc Holliday purportedly said, "This is funny," as his last words. He thought for sure he'd die with his boots on, not in some hospital bed. Val Kilmer was robbed of an Oscar for this role, imo.

[@jp3813]

Many claim that Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goth was the one that got robbed that year.

[@ladybfromnyc]

ABSOLUTELY! Kilmer was robbed

[@jp3813]

@@ladybfromnyc Ever seen Schindler's List?

[@heatherhorton9034]

​@@jp3813 they BOTH gave outstanding performances!

[@jp3813]

@@heatherhorton9034 So did Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive), John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire), Leonardo DiCaprio (What's Eating Gilbert Grape), Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father), Ben Kingsley (Schindler's List), Sean Penn (Carlito's Way), certain actors in True Romance, etc... But there's only one Supporting Actor Oscar per year.

[@williammatthews693]

Another little fun fact: The real-life Wyatt Earp really did have a knack for avoiding bullets. In one gun-fight he was in, all his companions got wounded by gunfire but at the end of the shootout Wyatt's long coat was riddled with bullets but he didn't even get grazed. So that shootout in the river was extremely accurate.

[@daddymatty5869]

If I remember correctly, all the fights he was & in he was never shot once.

[@jeffreydavid6794]

Yea and Wyatt said the shotgun blast to Curly Bill nearly blew him in half.

[@davidsumner7604]

I truly believe that luck exists as a real physical force.

[@VegaSpydr]

That is the gun fight that's in this movie when he kills Curly Bill.

[@sharonsimmons6427]

The river scene isn’t just accurate, it happened, and is the most famous of those fights. There were witnesses on both sides that saw him do it, and it was just as they filmed it.

[@seanwalters1977]

When Ringo was showing off to Doc, Doc was silently watching his every move, his timing, everything. Ringo was already dead before they even agreed to fight later.

[@Mash3OH3]

He baited him to see how quick ringo can draw his gun and that's when doc knew. He was much faster. Which is doc kept pushing his buttons. Even go so far as to mock him. We've already seen how fast doc can draw his pistol at that one town.

[@VincentPope-hy3qb]

Accute observation. Got a little cowboy 🤠 in me as well.😊❤

[@jayman58016]

Val Kilmer's most oustanding role. There should be an Oscar on his shelf.

[@jp3813]

The category was stacked that year, there are even other snubs. Many thought Ralph Fiennes would win it.

[@michaelwhite1119]

Jim Morrison?

[@jayman58016]

@@michaelwhite1119 another unbelievable role for him! I completely forgot about that one

[@TheBrugdor]

"Wyatt, if you were ever my friend..." *cries for 100th time watching this scene* One of the very few films that gives male friendships more than the shallow "bro" treatment.

[@jacknecron123]

Doc was the definition of a true friend.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

"He's dead." (Not dead) "He's dead." (Not dead) "He's dead." (Not dead) "He's dead." (Not dead) "He's dead." (Not dead) That's Doc for ya lol. Val Kilmer is in my opinion one of the most underrated actors out there. There's a great recent documentary on him called "Val" on Amazon Prime right now.

[@3Rayfire]

Thanks for reminding me, I gotta watch that.

[@Matty_th]

Kilmer stole the show in this movie. Amazing performance

[@PickleAndy]

This has to be Val's best, but he was great comically in Top Secret and Real Genius.

[@jayp.9424]

I loved the part where he said, "My hypocrisy goes only so far,": Doc hated Ringo so badly he wanted to kill him legally.

[@phila3884]

There's another interpretation- He "borrows" Wyatt's badge as part of his "disguise", but leaves it on Ringo, signalling that he's not going to wear one of those for real after that.

[@ThePartisan13]

"My hypocrisy knows no bounds"

[@jjkhawaiian]

I'm your Huckleberry

[@Avocado11]

And he still tries to play it off with my favorite line "the strain was more than he could bear".

[@ElliotNesterman]

The gunfight at the OK Corral, between the Earps and the Clantons, is the most famous gunfight in Western history. It has been filmed many times. The version in _Tombstone_ is probably as close to historically accurate as we will ever be able to get.

[@largo778]

mind you, the gun fight actually happened in a vacant lot on Freedmont St. (which was behind the OK Corral), but the newspapers at the time didn't think anyone would want to read about the Gunfight At The Vacant Lot on Freedmont St.

[@ElliotNesterman]

@@largo778 And in _Tombstone_ it is shown as taking place in that vacant lot.

[@camerontroutman1605]

Tombstone is one of my favorite movies I grew up watching before and especially now. It really got me into the history of how the OK Corral Gunfight took place & how the story went down pretty powerful & amazing

[@brezgatnik]

wasn't the building on fire during the fight something that really happened too?

[@pauld6967]

@@largo778 or as "The Gunfight close to Fly's Studio."

[@jerryjustice8026]

Ole Doc was accused more than once of cheating at cards, but he was a math genius he simply could read the cards and determine the odds

[@Kosh800]

The priest praying over him is a Catholic sacrament called "Last Rights." It's usually only given when someone is literally about to die.

[@SenseiDonGraham]

I love that Mary said "Oh he's dead." everytime she saw Doc lol and he doesn't die till the very end. The spurs on his boots are to make the horse go faster, but are also fashionable and apparently in this movie used to cut a man's face. This is my favorite Western, Quigley Down Under, Open Range, Silverado, are some close seconds.

[@danielfurr9351]

There are 2 things about this movie and the times. 1. A lot of these guys were young men during the American Civil War. They were used to massi8ve amounts of bloodshed and carnage, so a person getting shot in the street was nothing. Plus Tones of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is a very big reason the wild west was wild, 2. Doc Holiday was such a good gunfighter because he had TB. He knew he was dying so HDGAF. In a gunfight everybody lost their cool. but he kept his. BTW love your stuff.

[@cloudcity77]

One of Kurt Russell's MANY iconic roles. I think he named his own son Wyatt. If you watch any "Behind the Scenes" of this movie... in many ways... Kurt saved this movie from almost never happening. Totally invested in its creation. Respect for the dedication.

[@leeswhimsy]

This and Silverado are my fave "modern" westerns....just great filmmaking

[@73uproc]

I'd only add Young Guns to this list

[@mahliz]

Silverado was my child hood favorite! I have watched that movie so many times. And yeah that is an amazing movie

[@THOMMGB]

What about Open Range? That's really good as well.

[@Kasino80]

Silverado gets overlooked SO much. It is a fantastic movie.

[@samswords9993]

Sacketts, too!

[@choomah]

Little detail I love, when the guys all meet up after Doc excuses Johnny, when the shots are fired across the street... some flinch, Wyatt looks for the shooter, and Doc is calm as daisy haha :)

[@settlemirecreative8093]

The scene where Ringo shows off spinning his guns in the saloon in front of Doc was an effort to get the inebriated Doc to draw his own pistol...giving Ringo justification to shoot him...not only did did Doc not fall for it, he made Ringo look the fool by spinning the cup...setting in motion the rest of attempts to fight between the two, including the "I'm your huckleberry" where Doc already had his gun drawn and ready...my favorite western for sure...3:10 to Yuma is also really good.

[@td315]

At the final gun fight wit Doc and Ringo, They both had the guns holstered and fought fair.

[@alswearengen6427]

The entire scene was brilliant. Doc was mocking himself as well as Ringo, by spinning the cup. There were a couple other jabs Doc took at Ringo's expense, but just subtle enough to make Ringo question it. That movie never gets old.

[@JediKnight19852002]

@@alswearengen6427 He wasn't just mocking him. He repeated the entire sequence Ringo just did, on the spot.

[@plumfun6750]

Clint Eastwood... "Unforgiven". That's a great 'modern' western.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Any Clint Western is great!

[@VIDSTORAGE]

The Outlaw Josey Wales is better

[@danielsantana8601]

I was going to say the same thing and pale Rider is another great Clint Eastwood movie actually all of Clint Eastwood western is great.

[@alecboyce1998]

@@VIDSTORAGE no it's not

[@Christobanistan]

@@VIDSTORAGE It absolutely is not. Unforgiven is by a great margin the greatest western ever made.

[@tn_bayouwulf2949]

You should watch "Quigley Down Under." The misadventure of an American rifleman hired by an Australian ranch owner. For more Charleton Heston, I highly recommend "The Ten Commandments" or "Ben Hur."

[@samswords9993]

Yes, watch Quigley Down Under.

[@gawainethefirst]

…and True Lies.

[@Caseytify]

@@samswords9993 good choice

[@kemowery]

Yeah, Quigley is fantastic.

[@mr.underhill7512]

YES! Quigley is one of my all-time favs. Not your typical western and the performances are SO GOOD - nuanced and natural. And it has Professor Snape. :)

[@GandalfGreyPill]

ive lived about 20 mins away from tombstone for most of my life, so this story hits home for me. this is a great movie. best western ever.

[@jeffrogers2180]

Bisbee?

[@GandalfGreyPill]

@@jeffrogers2180 Sierra Vista

[@jeffrogers2180]

@@GandalfGreyPill I work down there quite a bit, one day when I was working at Kartchner caverns it was pointed out to me that you can see Tombstone from there.

[@ike789125]

likewise, we moved to SV about 3 years after this movie came out.This film has always been very personal for me and my family. I went to HS at the old 1928 school for a couple years

[@billbabcock1833]

I love your comments, but just so you know, gunfights are shoot outs, not shoot offs. LOL Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday were real people, and allowing for poetic license, what you watched here really happened in the old west. Doc Holliday died and was buried in Colorado. His grave is about an hour drive from where I live.

[@hdtripp6218]

Ike c!anton...curly bill...johnny ringo were all real people also

[@EgbertWilliams]

Well... uh... Doc went to dental school in Philadelphia, which is also the home of the Stetson hat... and my hometown too.

[@zarquondam]

They were real people, yes, but the poetic license is ENORMOUS. What really happened was only vaguely related to this movie.

[@shimauma42]

Kinda aggravating that the Earps were made out to be heroes when they were trying to take the clantons guns. Don't mess with 2A.

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

Val Kilmer's depiction of Doc Holliday in this movie may be my favorite character portrayal in any movie I have ever seen.....as good as Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

Mary - There is one perspective you have to realize when the events of this movie took place. Arizona at this time wasn't a state yet... it was simply a territory of the United States and was under the control of a territorial governor. So when it came to the 'law', the Constitution and gun rights weren't applicable here yet. It was the Law of the West, and that meant that often justice was dispensed by the people themselves... not a recognized government.

[@LordBloodraven]

If you ever get a chance to visit the states, Tombstone is a nice historical attraction. Edit: Also nice to see both of Peter Quill's daddies on the same side of a gunfight.

[@brutallyhonest123]

Ike is also the guy from Don’t Breathe. And Avatar

[@george217]

"Dude, I know that guy with the large mustache!". Sam Elliott is great actor, too. Try watching him play another real character in the movie "We were Soldiers"

[@davewolf6256]

It occurs to me that I cannot remember if Mary Cherry ever reacted to _The Big Lebowski._ (Immediately checks her channel's uploads.)

[@peterpike]

"We Were Soldiers" is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@StephenLuke]

Don't forget Gettysburg (1993), who portrayed Brigadier General John Buford.

[@shadowking9739]

32:33-The part where Wyatt wades through the river armed with a shotgun while men are shooting at him apparently really happened. That man had guts.

[@jmanganella123]

Actually it didn't happen that way. Wyatts posse stumbled upon curly bills posse in the desert about 20 miles from Tombstone. Lot of small misleading things in the film but still a great movie.

[@badpope]

Tombstone is one of my favorites. I’ve seen it so many times. Incredible cast, great story and gun fights.

[@leephoenix4041]

I really hope you get a chance to watch, “Last of the Mohicans”. Wonderful cinematic experience.

[@thomashiggins9320]

This I agree with, and would only add that it's *much* more entertaining than James Fenimore Cooper's original novel.

[@thomasfinnell5418]

The soundtrack is amazing, especially "Promontory".

[@4everhealthwellness344]

I assume you're talking about the Daniel Day Lewis 1992 version? YES I agree, I used to be obsessed with that movie, because I'm a huge colonial era history fanatic but also it was an amazing film adaptation of the fenimore Cooper novel

[@jakedull2553]

I agree it is such a amazingly cinematic movie the background is perfect as is the musical soundtrack.

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

Quick firing a pistol is called "fanning" you pull and hold the trigger while fanning the hammer with the other hand. "Quigley Down Under" is a great western set in Oz but I don't see anyone reacting to it so it might be hard to get around the copyright.

[@jeffburnham6611]

the whole reason you "fan" the pistol is because they are single-action revolvers. By keeping the trigger squeezed, you can fan the hammer as fast as possible to get the cylinder to revolve.

[@kmemphis6634]

It's also super inaccurate...unless you're Doc Holiday

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

@@kmemphis6634 Or Bob Munden .... look up his video on "Fastest Gunslinger ever" or "Cowboy Firepower" it's called practice.

[@Malysari]

The scene at the O.K. Corral and the scene where Wyatt crosses the river while everyone shoots at him are both American legends. They're iconic events in our history. If you enjoyed this, you might want to check out Dead Wood, an amazing HBO series.

[@jeremiahfelder]

“Quigley down under“, it’s a western that is set in Australia. Starring Tom Selleck And Professor Snape I can’t remember his name right now.

[@kmac169]

Alan Rickman at one of his villainous best (only beaten out by his Sherriff of Nottingham).

[@terrylandess6072]

Tom Selleck. Funny you mention him since I was thinking he along with Sam Elliot are owners of Hall of Fame Mustaches.

[@reesebn38]

@@terrylandess6072 Sam and Tom played brothers in the classic tv mini-series "The Sacketts" (1979). This made them both famous at the same time. They were so good together as brothers they played them again in "The Shadow Riders"(1982).

[@andrewcharles459]

@@keenanvil Quigley? I wouldn't call it terrible. Not really my cup of tea though.

[@nachoman408]

@@kmac169 he'll always be Hans gruber to me!

[@zurnie]

This movie is completely full of the best quotes ever. One that you missed at the end is when Doc looks down at his bare feet and says, "This is funny." referencing he died with his boots off.

[@NBLP7001]

If you're getting into Westerns then you have to check out Clint Eastwood's westerns. Unforgiven, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Hang 'Em High, and the Man With No Name trilogy.

[@jakedull2553]

Wouldn't mind seeing her do some of Robert Duvalls work lonesome dove, open range, and broken trail

[@dunringill1747]

Clint Eastwood's westerns should be at the top of everyone's western movie list. John Wayne would also be up there.

[@SilkenShame]

You left out High Plains Drifter

[@garygregg4108]

Absolutely!!!

[@shimauma42]

Seven Samurai, Yojimbo

[@omegaking79]

11:10 Doc Holiday was my favorite old west legend. This movie really showcases Doc in a somewhat realistic fashion. The scene in the bar where he meets Jonny Ringo has probably the best lines in the movie and it's in Latin. Lol a word for word translation doesn't really make sense but when you add in the flavor of the time frame and the cocky nature of Doc Holliday. It's really a great scene. Basically what's said is. Doc: when I drink I speak my mind Ringo: do what you do best. Doc: drinking isn't what I do best. Ringo: fools have to learn from experience. Doc: it's your funeral. That's when the sheriff steps in and calms the situation down. Honestly this movie is one of Val Kilmer's best performers and he didn't even get a Oscar for it. Kinda sad in my opinion.

[@paulcurlin2789]

This and The Outlaw Josey Wales(Clint Eastwood) are just about my most favorite two westerns.

[@clownzzz4837]

I know I shouldn't but I see Josey Wales as more of a post-civil war movie and not a true western. Especially compared to his spaghetti westerns, which were all classics - a far cry from the cameo he did in "Creature from the Black Lagoon".

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

High Plains Drifter is my favorite western. The interesting thing about that movie is that it straddles the line between western and horror. Nothing actually supernatural happens in it, but it is clearly implied that Eastwood's character has returned from the grave to take revenge.

[@jmanganella123]

Yep.... you're right. Great movie, my favorite Eastwood western

[@thorstrebla980]

Now I want to see it.

[@markcarpenter6020]

I always liked the whole man with no name trilogy. I have a soft spot for the third one cause that's the one I saw first.

[@MikeB12800]

Kurt Russell took control of production after the 1rst time director was having difficulty. I wish Val played Doc in Kevin Costner’s Wyatt Earp movie too!! Loved Billy Zane in Demon Knight but he’s great in every role!! He is bald. The big gunfight is the shootout at the O.K. Coral.

[@STNeish]

Actually, I think Billy Zane would make a fantastic bald Lex Luthor.

[@MikeB12800]

@@STNeish thats’s a good one!!!

[@WillsonT011]

Of course that's Billy Zane, he's a cool dude

[@eugenegrewing2587]

Kevin Costner’s movie wasn’t as good but it was more historically accurate.

[@benjaminjensen7402]

I dont think cosmatos was a first time directory, he directed rambo 2

[@quicksilvermad]

Val Kilmer really should have won an Oscar for this movie.

[@jamesturcotte9556]

Try Open Range with Kevin Costner, and Robert Duvall.

[@benjaminaguayo7687]

I would also add Silverado

[@Johnny_Socko]

Open Range is IMO one of the few films where the dialogue comes close to this film. The writing in both of them was just so damn good.

[@fgialcgorge7392]

Open Range is my absolute favorite Western. And Costner wrote it in a lunch break.

[@robstoll7542]

Robert Duvall appeared in 3 impressive Westerns. Return to Lonesome Dove, Broken Trail and Open Range.

[@wolfmanscott8669]

@@benjaminaguayo7687 Dances with Wolves is a great Costner film, also Water World.

[@shimauma42]

As an Arizona resident I'm very happy you enjoyed Tombstone the movie. I've been there twice and it's a fun tourist attraction. I hope you get a chance to get there yourself!

[@jakedull2553]

AT LAST!!! Someone finally reacted to a great western. I love this movie especially the great casting for Wyatt and doc Holliday and the great lines. "I'm your huckleberry" and yes I use that line alot

[@skeith760]

Little known fact, Doc Holliday is actually saying “I’m your huckle bearer”. A huckle bearer is the handle on a casket. He’s essentially saying I’m your pallbearer.

[@jakedull2553]

@@skeith760 hmm thanks for that see learn something everyday I always say huckleberry now I'm gonna say that.

[@NBLP7001]

@@jakedull2553 He doesn't say huckle bearer. The screenplay says huckleberry. Val Kilmer has confirmed publicly that the script says huckleberry. He even titled his autobiography "I'm Your Huckleberry." I think the man that said the line is the final authority. This "hucklebearer" stuff is just the Mandela Effect at work.

[@kemowery]

@@NBLP7001 Yep. "Huckleberry" was slang for someone ready for action, or the right man for the job. It's why Huckleberry Finn was named Huckleberry.

[@kemowery]

"I'm your huckleberry" is a great line, and the other one I occasionally drag out from this film is "Skin that smokewagon." Don't have a lot of call IRL to tell people to draw a gun, but.

[@helzapoppin9810]

Tombstone and another movie, Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner, both came out at about the same time. Both great movies. I think I still prefer Tombstone.

[@sire3669]

No doubt... Tombstone is MUCH better than Wyatt Earp.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

This is an absolute classic. I would also suggest the new version of true Grit, open range and dances with wolves. Absolutely flawless films.

[@jakedull2553]

Open range and broken trail two great westerns with Robert Duvall

[@robertcampbell8070]

Not Dances With Wolves. Really not a great movie.

[@jeremybarretta5282]

That's bold talk for a one eyed fat man

[@15blackshirt]

The True Grit remake pales in comparison to the 1969 classic with The Duke

[@stevendavis9655]

Hell yes on Open Range. Such a great (and little known) movie.

[@cw1345]

I love this movie so much, Val Kilmer who plays Doc is so amazing in everything he’s in. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen “Willow” but thats another great film he’s in as the character Madmartigan.

[@KaseWest]

If you’re going to be watching more westerns, please consider Lonesome Dove. It’s a 4 part mini series and is (in my opinion), by far, the best western movie/tv show in existence. Robert Duvall himself called it The Godfather of westerns. I haven’t been able to find a single person on KZbin who’s reacted to it.

[@paulmartin2348]

I actually own the Lonesome Dove mini series. Watched the entire thing on weekend when I first got it. (great show) Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are both a couple of the greatest actors ever. IMHO

[@nathanjennings9609]

While many of these suggestions are good, the “Lonesome Dove” miniseries is a masterpiece. Won 7 Emmys and a Peabody Award.

[@the1lordawesomness]

As a Texan. I have to commend your suggestion. In fact I’m probably gonna re-watch the whole thing right now. It’s been too long, and by that I mean a couple of months.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Did “Lonesome Dove” get a hi-def remaster? I would think so, but it depends how they finished the show. 🤔

[@Lightingwarrior]

It was spurs that Wyatt cut him with, not the actual boots, spurs were used to poke the horse with to make them go faster

[@CygnusXII]

He cut him with the rowel part of the spur.

[@JP-1990]

Two great crimes of cinema are related to this film. 1) Val Kilmer wasn't nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar. 2) Billy Zane was never cast as Lex Luthor.

[@wildbronco038]

High Noon with Gary Cooper is another classic Western

[@charlesbeaty3668]

OH!! She watched something I wasn't expecting, and digged it!!! Just made my day!

[@2nd_Directorate]

A western series i can recommend is Deadwood. It is a masterpiece on visualizing how tough the life in that time was.

[@johndrews206]

Wu. Swidgen.

[@shimauma42]

Oh heck yeah!! Calamity Jane best character EVER!!!

[@Faiiltrain]

@@johndrews206 GO AIGHTSAID AND YOOS THE BAYK DAWR WOO!

[@krash66]

One of the greatest movies ever made, IMHO. A true American story. Truly an all star cast, at their best. Val Kilmer should have won an Oscar for this.

[@anthonydean1743]

This is one of my favorite non sci-fi films that Michael Biehn was in . Biehn is Johnny Ringo in this film. You might know him from Terminator 1&2 & Aliens, he was also the gun slinger in season 2 of the Mandalorian chapter 13: The Jedi when we s meet Ahsoka Tano.

[@markblom8039]

And also in the Abyss

[@gawainethefirst]

Michael Biehn wasn’t in Terminator 2.

[@anthonydean1743]

@@gawainethefirst he is in the director's cut.

[@marlonclark1896]

he was also in Navy seals and the Rock

[@anthonydean1743]

@@marlonclark1896 I'm not sure if she has seen those films so I didn't mention them. I only mention the films & series she has seen already.

[@carbsix]

Open Range, Quigley Down Under, Unforgiven, Dances With Wolves... so many good "modern" Westerns....

[@ianrosenbalm6555]

Seconding Unforgiven! Putting in, for a more "lighthearted" entry, Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead. It's not high cinema, but if you just want a turn-yer-brain-off shootout, it's my guilty pleasure. 😁

[@KyleS3m3noff]

Open Range is SO, SO, SO underrated.

[@samuelvincent557]

Seconding and thirding Quigley Down Under. I love that movie.

[@mnomadvfx]

Dances With Wolves is less a Western than a part civil war part white savior foreign interaction film. Contrary to popular belief (including my own for some time) it was not even the first such film to explore such themes of a white man assimilating into another culture. Richard Harris did a similar kind of film called "A Man Called Horse" in 1970, which also had a sequel with Harris again in 1976 called "The Return of a Man Called Horse". These films preceded Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai, and Avatar - although Avatar was so clearly ripping off Dances with Wolves (and Ferngully) that it isn't even funny.

[@lewstone5430]

Mary: “He’s loaded underneath.” ;)

[@BrandonDuckett]

I love how many times she thought Doc died. XD

[@kevincameron8437]

Same

[@michaelmoran2421]

Shane is probably the most classic western ever made, great book, good movie. Unforgiven is probably the best western movie I've ever seen.

[@bigbadm1]

"Shane" has the Greatest Gunfight in movies. But for Western, I have to give it to the :Searchers". That movie gave Buddy Holly the idea to write the song "That'll Be the Day". And also where Jeffrey Hunter went off the mountain to save Natalie Wood is where Anakin where he located his mother in "Star Wars, episode 2".

[@BPhillips2000]

"Low key I wouldn't mind living through this period in history" Pray you don't get injured and/or sick. Anesthesia in medical procedures, particularly in the frontier American West, was pretty much "drink this bottle of whisky, bite down on this stick, & try not to scream too loudly..."

[@jenfries6417]

Yeah, and not being a woman would be a good idea, too. Someone once wrote that the West was good for men and dogs and rough on women and horses.

[@TheNativeEngine]

Good for well-to-do white men. I'm a native American male so I'm dead on sight.

[@testpattern23]

one of Val Kilmer's legendary roles as Doc, my favorite anyways next to Real Genius

[@kmac169]

I'm also partial to him as Madmartigan from Willow as well.

[@michaelccozens]

Kilmer rarely, if ever, broke character while shooting. One of the other actors, I can't recall who, was asked once about working with Val on Tombstone. He said, "I've never worked with Val Kilmer. I worked with Doc Holliday".

[@markkringle9144]

Liked him in Deja Vu as well.

[@daddymatty5869]

Salton Sea & Kiss Kiss Bang Bang are probably my favorite Val Kilmer movies...after Tombstone & Real Genius of course!

[@FeaturingRob]

I was born and raised in Arizona. The stories of the Old West were all around while I was growing up. The story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corrall has been filmed many times...'My Darling Clementine'(1946), 'The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral' (1957), 'Tombstone' (1993), and 'Wyatt Earp' (1994) are just a few of the filmed versions of the story. For a fight that lasted all of 30 seconds, there has been some serious romanticizing of the figures who participated, before, during, and after...as well as those who witnessed the events leading up to the fight. Some really great westerns...'Silverado' (1985), 'Unforgiven' (1992), 'Wyatt Earp' (1994) a much deeper dive into Wyatt's life story, 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960), 'Blazing Saddles' (1974), a very funny send-up of the western genre by Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1969), 'Django Unchained' (2012)...there are so many more...especially after you have played 'Red Dead Redemption 2'.

[@ScarriorIII]

3:10 to Yuma?

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Dude, where in Arizona? I grew up in Tucson and Old Tucson (where a lot of “Tombstone” and loads of other westerns) was my favorite place to be. This was before the big fire. 😔

[@FeaturingRob]

@@karlmortoniv2951 I grew up in Phoenix, but my family traveled all over AZ (Tucson, Flagstaff, Page, Lake Havesu, Lake Powell, Page, Yuma, etc.) I was born in the 70s, grew up in the 80s...and was constantly exposed to westerns as a kid, as well as my dad just loved the era...so, because of this I grew up having seen probably every John Wayne movie ever made, and the lore and legends of the Old West just seeped in my bones by osmosis. Ironically...my favorite genre is sci-fi, not westerns. I just have an appreciation for good ones the older I get.

[@FeaturingRob]

@@ScarriorIII Not really one of my favorite stories even though it was based on an Elmore Leonard short story (who wrote the novel ('Rum Punch') that became my favorite Quentin Tarantino film, 'Jackie Brown'...but both versions are pretty good with the older one (1957) slightly edging over the newer one (2007), IMHO.

[@pimoen]

Fun fact: Wyatt Earp worked as a consultant on several silent movie era westerns

[@RoninUK-e3u]

Tom Mix the silent movie star was one of his pallbearers at his funeral . There is a movie called Sunset with Bruce Willis as Mix and James Garner as Earp which is fun (and Garner had previously played Earp in the much grittier Hour of the Gun with Jason Robards as Doc Holliday)

[@chadfalardeau5396]

I heard he also mentored John Wayne, not sure if it's true or not

[@simpleysims]

Doc is one of the best trolls of all time. 💀. Val played him well. Might be his best performance.

[@RollTide1987]

The gunfight between the brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Cowboys is the most famous shootout in American history by the way.

[@kmac169]

The shoot out in the vacant lot behind the OK Corral and next to the photo studio... or as Hollywood would simply dub it: the Gunfight at the OK Corral.

[@Kasino80]

The line "I was no saint when we met, neither was she" is quite literal. Wyatt earned a living at one point as a pimp, and she was his...employee. Which is why Ike Clanton calls Virgil a pimp when he gets pistol whipped.

[@largo778]

to be fair, there was no proof he was a pimp, true he was living in a brothel for a time, but he may have been the Bouncer (or similar role)

[@MWSin1]

The Earp Brothers were nicknamed "The Fighting Pimps" in Wichita.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

If youre a fan of Val Kilmer I really recomend the new documentary called "Val" which basically tells the story of his entire life and career as an actor. It is narrated by his son, and is really fantastic.

[@sallyatticum]

I watched it the other night. It was quite good. Sad, though. I had been really looking forward to seeing Citizen Twain, but of course, the tour was canceled due to his illness.

[@DocHolliday1851]

His son sounds very similar to him. I often got confused.

[@AdamtheGrey02]

Ringo twirling his gun was one of the iconic scenes in that movie. I personally loved it. Watched it many times.

[@ragdaj]

3:10 to Yuma, and True Grit a worth to check. Well, and Dollar Trilogy + Once upon a time in the west (my favorite, actually).

[@krichardj]

I loved this movie. The Shootout at the OK Corral is a famous moment in the history/mythology of the Old West. Most boys growing up in the 50s and 60s still played cowboys and Indians with the OK Corral being the great face off. Wyatt and Doc were famous as well. Now I’d say they are forgotten except in old movies.

[@hawk5394]

Doc is nowhere near forgotten

[@coreyhendricks9490]

One Of The Best Western Movies Ever

[@BettyBoop-vf7rw]

Doc's final Latin phrase to Ringo was, it's your funeral.

[@itsmedino]

“Tell a bunch of Americans they can’t have their guns, that never works out well” lol. I’m your huckleberry Mary

[@vonkroenen]

This movie has some of the most epic mustaches in film history. Since you want to see more Charlton Heston movies, I recommend one of his classic and a personal favorite of mine: The Omega Man.

[@RoninUK-e3u]

The style of the Omega man is dated now but it is a good movie. It was a remake of "The last man on Earth" starring Vincent Price and was remade as "I am Legend" with Will Smith. Soylent Green is excellent too.

[@peterpike]

From what I've read, Doc Holliday's last words really were, "I'll be damned." It's because he swore he would die with his boots on, and he looked down and saw his bare feet as he knew the end was coming. The TB was also what made him so dangerous as a gunfighter, because he didn't care if he lived or died since he already essentially had a death sentence. That made him take risks others wouldn't have taken, which gave him an advantage in shoot outs.

[@Timeisaflat_O]

Val Kilmer - the cool you wish you could be. Among my favorite performances ever.

[@elzar760]

Everyone was great in this, but Kilmer steals it.

[@zairac2564]

So cool that some call him Ice Man.

[@CaptainFrost32]

31:32 Virgil had been sworn in as a Tombstone town lawman. The Cowboys could only be arrested for actions in town, and could simply leave town and avoid legal pursuit. Wyatt was appointed a U.S. Marshall, giving him authority between Canada and Mexico through states and territories. He was able to deputize anyone, and superceded local lawmen.

[@kennethstevenson4817]

The "Shoot Off" at the OK Corral, is a big part of western lore here in the States.

[@thechad4485]

Lore, and history. I love visiting the OK Corral. The tombstones there are frickin hilarious. It’s a bummer headstones hardly have any humor nowadays.

[@fluffibuni8663]

There's something very cute about seeing a grown woman watch her first western and saying 'Pew! Pew! Pew!' during a gunfight. So adorable :-)

[@jmanganella123]

Lol that cracked me up too.

[@Obscur888]

I saw this movie in theater when it went out and it was an amazing experience!!

[@40thCapeRifles]

"Are you gonna do something or just stand there and bleed?" In the history of badass action lines, the most badass one is said in...a Western?

[@taun856]

A few more Westerns that are definitely worth watching: "High Noon", "3:10 To Yuma" (either version), and "Quigley Down Under". For comedy Westerns I recommend "Blazing Saddles", "Cat Ballou" and "Support Your Local Sheriff". A few Charlton Heston Movies (from his many excellent films) are "Ben Hur", "El Cid", "Soylent Green" and "Midway" (I know I am leaving out a large number of them)

[@Caseytify]

Three excellent comic westerns there.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

I think the remake of 3:10 to Yuma is better because there is more character development

[@nightthornkvala94132]

Cat Ballou is the greatest. I love that movie. I love Jane, and Lee Marvin's double role. Don't hear mention of it too much. I guess not many people remember it.

[@NateKyng]

The guy who plays Ringo was also in the Mandalorian and even has a duel with Mando in the same way he did with Doc in this one. Mando got him in one shot same as Doc did.

[@pduidesign]

Video: it’s a shoot off! It’s a shoot off! 🤣🤣 It’s called a “shoot out”. It’s the “shoot out at OK coral”. It’s one of the most famous historical events that occurred in the history of the American west with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Shoot out! 😃😃👍

[@zarquondam]

Only in real life it was nowhere near the OK Corral.

[@jarrettenaope7038]

“I’m your Huckleberry!” Iconic Badass Quote

[@Echo4Bravo]

As a former Marine, I can truly say. Never F with a dead man. Might sound simplistic. But it's value should never be taken lightly.

[@FanFanBessie2]

The showdown and headshot at the end was gnarly. Michael Biehn really sold that moment. Damns.

[@frost1977]

For a great western "True Grit" the older one with John wayne is one of the best of all time, John Wayne won an oscar for best actor in this film. Also has the great robert Duval and a very young Dustan Hoffman.

[@harryballsak1123]

the new one is better

[@tylorfox783]

I’ve had people say the new one is better, or that it’s more book accurate, I’ve read the book at least once a year for 10 years. The new one is neither.

[@solomonkane6442]

The remake is really good and the remake of the magnificent 7 is as well

[@CourtneyAndBooks]

i love that you're watching these classics. this is my favorite western ever. And I''ve lived in Arizona my whole life. this movie got me so interested in its history

[@brandonb.5304]

Despite how movies portray the Old West in the U.S., most towns actually required that people turn in their firearms upon entering city limits, so there actually wasn't just constant gun pointing and gunfights. They knew that everyone carrying weapons, drinking, and tempers flaring wasn't a good mix so they prevented this by eliminating gun-carrying from the equation.

[@Dularr]

Don't forget. These towns also banned Asians, former slaves, Mexicans and Native Americans from entering the towns. Generally driving minorities back to large urban areas. This was about control and deciding who they would allow in their towns.

[@zarquondam]

Even the places that usually had guns (mining camps, for example) had relatively low levels of violence. The mythology in Western movies bears little resemblance to reality.

[@alswearengen6427]

@@zarquondam Not sure where you came up with that opinion. Deadwood was a population of 10,000 and averaged one murder a day. That's an astronomical murder rate compared to nowadays.

[@TheBTG88]

Charlton Heston is easily recognized by his voice.

[@twoheart7813]

"F'ing shoot him, no mercy!" yep, my thoughts exactly.

[@ar471]

Val Kilmer’s performance in this film might be my favorite performance by any actor in any film.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Val Kilmer's performance as doc Holliday is still one of the greatest I've ever seen. Really happy you enjoyed the movie. 😀

[@seanconner4]

He should have got an Oscar

[@williamsummerson1204]

Facts

[@Chamomileable]

I think Westerns get stereotyped as nothing but macho cowboy roleplay, but the genre is really full of fantastic films. the Dollars trilogy, Unforgiven, Outlaw Josey Wales, True Grit. There's loads.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

This is one of my moms favorite movies. We did get to visit tombstone, az once when I was about 12-13. I always liked when doc said "I'm here huckleberry." Idk why.

[@Odessa45]

I'm your huckleberry 😉

[@jasonsmith6795]

“Telling Americans that can’t have their guns.. that never works out.” Facts hahahahahaha

[@flexableferret]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Doc steals it! His whole demeanor and dialog is the best!🔫🤠🐴

[@bl18ce99]

"Open Range" and "Unforgiven", which won best picture Oscar that year.

[@mwb444]

Watch Clint Eastwood's 1992 Unforgiven, won the Oscar for Best Picture.

[@cheeseburger12]

It would probably be better to each more westerns first.

[@JamesASharp]

I've never been into Westerns. But, I saw this film in the theater as a kid. It's the best Western I've ever seen, and the only one worth a rewatch IMO.