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Tombstone Reviews

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Arizona, 1879. Legendary Dodge City marshall Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his wife Mattie and his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot) and Morgan (Bill Paxton) just rode into Tombstone. These veteran frontiersmen hope to open a small business and settle into a quiet life. But they get more than they bargained for: Tombstone is a lawless .. Read more

Starring	Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe
Director	George Pan Cosmatos
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- "...TOMBSTONE is replete with traditional Western pleasures: lusciously photographed sunsets, rugged landscapes, consistently witty dialogue...and a gallery of finely-realised heroes and villains..."
- 7195
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 11
  - 2
  Russell, Paxton and Kilmer raise some hell in a small town
  
  Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp is now a retired man, and has decided to travel to the town of 'Tombstone' to find his fortune. While there, he meets his ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nick
  - England
  - 05 Dec 2004 at 22:27
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- - 0
  - 0
  Greatness Filmage
  
  Fantastic film for me up there with young guns for this genre, Val Kilmer in his best rollever i remember this when it first came out and it is just as good ... read more »
  
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- - Shauncibiades
  - 7 reviews
  - Horsham
  - 30 Sep 2011 at 10:51
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  Great Film
  
  Great film one of the best produced.The productions at this time show a technique that some western film makers shoud note.
  
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- 1016712
- - a customer
  - 13 Jul 2011 at 14:30
- - 0
  - 0
  TOMBSTONE ROCKS!
  
  QUALITY FILM WITH AN ALL STAR CAST! STELLA FILM!
  
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- 961481
- - Stuart Neill
  - CARDIFF, WALES.
  - 06 Feb 2011 at 19:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  One of the best films i've ever seen. Val kilmer is fantastic as doc holiday. Watch it!
  
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  - North Ayrshire
  - 04 Nov 2010 at 20:27
- - 1
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  I'm your huckleberry
  
  A solid cast turns in a quality performance and a decent western which bears repeat viewing.
  
  There are stand-out performances from Val Kilmer as Doc ... read more »
  
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  - Middlesex
  - 13 Oct 2010 at 20:28
- - 2
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  Classic
  
  I am not a fan of Westerns, however, this was recommended by a friend. Yes, it started off slowly. Yes, Bill Paxton did over and then under play. Yes, Kurt ... read more »
  
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- 917423
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  - Bury, England
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 19:30
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  Very average western
  
  Wyatt Earp retires from Marshalling, moves to town with brothers & their wives, town has no law, gang cause trouble, Wyatt comes out of retirement.
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- - Bassman71
  - 423 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 07 Jul 2010 at 09:12
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  the best western made in the last 20 yrs
  
  true western,all the quality of a great western,great sound and excellent acting all round
  
  almost a 5 star..
  
  see in bluray,,sounds great,,... read more »
  
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- - ferdyjenny
  - 233 reviews
  - sunny cleethorpes
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 22:37
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  - 0
  tomb stome
  
  fantastic film ,a must watch for western lovers ,Kilmer is excellent
  
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  - leicestershire
  - 26 Jan 2010 at 21:26
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  sigh
  
  look - I know it's just a western, but westerns don't have to be this poor. It's not truly awful but don't expect it to live up to the studio&#... read more »
  
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- - moviejas
  - 14 reviews
  - Oswestry
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 19:56
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- - 11
  - 2
  Russell, Paxton and Kilmer raise some hell in a small town
  
  Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp is now a retired man, and has decided to travel to the town of 'Tombstone' to find his fortune. While there, he meets his ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 57548
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nick
  - England
  - 05 Dec 2004 at 22:27
- - 6
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  This is a brilliant western of the modern era. Val Kilmer`s performance as Doc Holliday is his best yet.
  
  Excellent!
  
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- 5542
- - a customer
  - Bucks, UK
  - 08 May 2004 at 08:46
- - 6
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  THE BEST WESTERN EVER!
  
  I'm not one for Westerns but i do like historical epics and this has it's fair share of that. Val Kilmer is the definitive Doc Holliday and Kirt Russel ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - TOMBSTONE - Not really, I'm from NEWCASTLE
  - 27 Jun 2004 at 16:59
- - 4
  - 0
  A Must
  
  Great Flick, offering classic plots based on the Wyatt saga. Kurt over plays a little to begin with, but this can be easily over looked by the overall ... read more »
  
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- - DeVeDe
  - Berkshire
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 11:40
- - 3
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  Modern classic
  
  This is a true modern classic of any genre. The cast is superb and Kilmer just steals the show.
  
  If you are of the 'old school' and think the ... read more »
  
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- - Jarreck Dylinda
  - Yorkshire, England
  - 10 May 2007 at 17:49
- - 3
  - 2
  overlong and badly paced
  
  A so-so cast stumbles through a so-so version of the Tombstone story. There is no sense of character either in the location or the ... read more »
  
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  - Darlington England
  - 02 Dec 2006 at 10:14
- - 2
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  Top western where good...
  
  Top western where good prevails over the bad guys, great cast and acting one to watch over and over.
  
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- - scoopmuckandizzy#1
  - EBBW VALE
  - 22 Nov 2003 at 22:07
- - 2
  - 0
  Classic
  
  I am not a fan of Westerns, however, this was recommended by a friend. Yes, it started off slowly. Yes, Bill Paxton did over and then under play. Yes, Kurt ... read more »
  
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- 917423
- - a customer
  - Bury, England
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 19:30
- - 2
  - 1
  nearly great movie...
  
  Great sets & atmosphere, stellar cast, but it's pretty much Goodguys vs Badguys, & the love/sentimental scenes r just goopy.
  
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- - a customer
  - Sandy
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 20:04
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  Total Classic. This ...
  
  Total Classic. This film has everything. Maybe if I was a normal western fan I wouldn't like it however for me this is the definitive western of the 90'... read more »
  
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- - Chris#73
  - SURBITON
  - 13 Feb 2004 at 23:55

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Critics' reviews
- "...TOMBSTONE is replete with traditional Western pleasures: lusciously photographed sunsets, rugged landscapes, consistently witty dialogue...and a gallery of finely-realised heroes and villains..."
- 7195
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Vigorous retelling of the incidents that led up to the famous gunfight at the OK Corral, celebrating Earp as the archetypal Western hero.
- 29928
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- The old story of how Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday took on the Clanton mob and brought law and order to the town of... read more on Time Out
- 43025
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Russell's clear, steady portrayal of Wyatt Earp gives the film a core of emotional integrity..."
- 7194
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...The leanest, meanest Earp movie yet....Sprawling, chaotic [climax]..."
- 7193
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Arizona, 1879. Legendary Dodge City marshall Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his wife Mattie and his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot) and Morgan (Bill Paxton) just rode into Tombstone. These veteran frontiersmen hope to open a small business and settle into a quiet life. But they get more than they ...