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Ambitious and underrated!
"Silverado" is one of the best westerns ever made, and "Wyatt Earp" is another worthy western by Lawrence Kasdan. The film is a big sprawling attempt to capture the whole of the iconic lawman's life, from his boyhood just after the Civil war through the Tombstone years, and onward toward the Alaska gold-fields. "Wyatt Earp" is unusually ambitious in this regard for a Hollywood film, and attention to historical detail was wonderful. I loved Costner as Wyatt Earp: as an actor he is very much in the Gary Cooper mold; not overly expressive, and this is just the right note for a legendary lawman, & steely gunslinger. Dennis Quaid is a phenomenon as Doc Holiday: skinny and haggard, he looks tubercular (unlike the well fed Val Kilmer in the laughable "Tombstone.") The photography is sumptuous, & the film score dramatic and memorable. I can even laud the make-up artists who made the 40 something Costner look believably youthful for his scenes as Wyatt Earp in his 20's. Yes the movie is long, and a tighter hand could have prevailed during editing, but compared to the typical Hollywood schlock one sees, "Wyatt Earp" is well worth the hours you invest in viewing it. One of my favorite films of the last ten years. A great film in the western genre!

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at long last on DVD
This movie is a defintive western. No doubt about it. The look of it makes the cartoony Tombstone pale by comparison. Not only that, but the cover art (which was the movie poster) is one of the most beautiful pieces of wild west art I have ever seen. I own the poster for that reason.

Many did not like this movie, as it came out 6 months after the more flambouyant Tombstone. But this one is the real deal. It is painstakingly historically accurate and has a keen attention to detail.

I loved this movie from the first time I saw it, and own the directors cut VHS (let's hope this release is that cut as well).

It is an acquired taste for sure, but do give it a chance. Some fine acting all around for an amazing cast that includes: Tom Sizemore, Bill Pullman, Mark Harmon, Gene Hackman, (a young pre-Jesus) Jim Caviesel and Tia Leon -- many in early roles before bigger careers. Hackman as Earp father is as always amazing. And Dennis Quad's Doc Holliday shines. Costner gives a wholly unlovable portrayl as Wyatt (which may have turned some off -- not liking the main character is not always good for films), but he gives us a deeply layered man with a haunting past and a lot of guilt.

Kasdan as director gives his best here, and you can tell he loves the genre.

The real pity here is that this isn't the directors cut like the VHS I have. I would rather have that on DVD rather than the extra scenes taken out of the context of the movie. If only there was a way to play the movie with or without those scenes like the choice of the ABYSS DVD of the theatrical release and the fuller directors release. Oh well

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Western Classic
No doubt this movie is a western classic. I saw it years ago and loved it. I don't have anything negative to say about the movie itself. I almost picked up this 2 disc set until I learned it's a cut down or edited version. Why is the complete 212 min version only available on VHS ? That's just stupid. This is a great movie worthy of a director's cut edition maybe 3 disc set? I'd spend the extra cash on a deeper edition, until then I'll save my money. Please, please release the FULL version on DVD!