Wyatt Earp
Some of the discs for this edition has the movie spanning two discs, but will be shipped together and treated as only one title on your ZipList. The single-disc copies have the movie split up over the two sides.
Kevin Costner plays the most famous lawman ever to stride the Wild West. In a gritty, complex portrayal held as a "classic American performance" (Bob Campbell, Newhouse Newspapers) , Academy Award winner Costner plays the man who became a myth in an epic, action-filled saga directed and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan. Gene Hackman as Wyatt's iron-willed father and Dennis Quaid as Earp's deadly best friend, Doc Holliday, add power to this hard-hitting Western. From Wichita to Dodge City to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, Wyatt Earp is a thrilling journey of romance, adventure and mythic courage.
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good movie - basilbenz
in some people's criticisms of the flick I usually see "he was dull" or "he didn't give the character life," and I have to disagree. In actuality he gave the best rendition of the real Wyatt Earp and his life. The movie is a biopic, and for historians like myself it served its purpose, in showing the life and true personality of a figure Hollywood overglamourized. Wyatt Earp was not the type to dance in the snow and was indeed a cold hearted SOB. I prefer this to Tombstone and no doubt Costner was better than Russell. And actually Quaid was the better Doc. I wouldn't say it was a classic movie and spaghetti western versions of the story might be more "entertaining," however the darkness of Costner's movie is chilling and is the version that gets more replay value from me.How the west was won - FieroGT
Costner is a great actor and really shines here. Wyatt Earp is long but doesn't seem overly long. The story keeps moving and there is not a lot of idle time. The action scenes are well corriographed and aren't over the top the gunfights are short and brutal as they probably were back then. Costner surrounded himself with a great cast and is very well supported. I am a fan of the newer generation of westerns and this is in my top five of all of them they don't get much betterLong let his legend be told. Worthwhile western epic - Willy1
Director Lawrence Kasdan gives us three hours of wild west adventure, rugged romance and plenty of gunfire. An almost excellent script from Kasden and Dan Gordon that is put to the test by a talented ensemble cast. The life and legend of Earp and his family proves very interesting, although taking a back seat to the film TOMBSTONE.
Kevin Coster does a good job as the famed lawman, but seems a little less powerful compared to the image of Earp in our minds. Dennis Quaid gives us a different slant on Doc Holiday. One of his better roles. Other fine performances are logged in by Mark Harmon, Catherine O'Hara, Gene Hackman, Bill Pullman, Michael Madsen, Tom Sizemore, Tea Leoni, Martin Kove and Joanna Going.
Maybe a half hour too long, but this movie is more than your average western. Relax and enjoy a very good version of the life of Wyatt Earp.
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good movie - basilbenz
in some people's criticisms of the flick I usually see "he was dull" or "he didn't give the character life," and I have to disagree. In actuality he gave the best rendition of the real Wyatt Earp and his life. The movie is a biopic, and for historians like ...How the west was won - FieroGT
Costner is a great actor and really shines here. Wyatt Earp is long but doesn't seem overly long. The story keeps moving and there is not a lot of idle time. The action scenes are well corriographed and aren't over the top the gunfights are short and brutal ...Long let his legend be told. Worthwhile western epic - Willy1
Director Lawrence Kasdan gives us three hours of wild west adventure, rugged romance and plenty of gunfire. An almost excellent script from Kasden and Dan Gordon that is put to the test by a talented ensemble cast. The life and legend of Earp and his family ...