I can look at this movie over and over again. The added scenes and interactive game make it worth the price

I bought this movie for my father for Father's Day and he absolutely loves it. The features make this DVD a cut above of the already amazing original. I think that as man who grew up watching John Wayne and Clint Eastwood westerns, to say that Tombstone is my dad's favorite western is truly remarkable. It is my favorite as well.

Having read three biographies of Wyatt Earp and having seen four Earp movies, I can honestly attest that Tombstone is without a doubt the best. Historically, it falters, only slightly, but it stays close enough to documentation to be believed. Whether or not Wyatt Earp screamed from the train station at Tucson, "tell 'em I'm comin', and I'm bringin' hell with me," or if Doc Holliday turned around from a tree and told Johnny Ringo, "I'm your Huckleberry," it's all moot. The point is Tombstone is one rockin' western, and it is without a doubt the best of any of the Earp movies. It is by far better than My Darling, Clementine, which is so far from fact that it is laughable, comical, and just plain silly. Kirk Douglas' vehicle, Gunfight at O.K. Corral is deplorable and also lacks historical credibility. Kevin Costner's, Wyatt Earp is long, tedious, and contains Kevin Costner. It's a no brainer, Tombstone is the definitive Wyatt Earp movie. And what a story it is.

Kurt Russell reaches his acting apex with this role. He commands the screen and stands tall. But he is over shadowed by Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday. Nonetheless, Kilmer and Russell team to make for the best Earp movie ever made. Kilmer's Doc Holliday is Oscar worthy, and how he was over-looked continues to baffle me. He is just outstanding. Kurt Russell manages to shed himself of his career long Elvis Presely imitation long enough to hand in one the best portrayals of a western legend ever put down on film. Sam Elliot as Virgil Earp and Bill Paxton as Morgan Earp complete the Earp family and hand in fine performances, as well. Powers Boothe hands in a positively and hatefully fine performance as Curley Bill, Stephen Lang as a cohort, and Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo round out the bad guys with the red sashes.

This version of the Earp legend is not to be missed. If you like westerns, if you like reality, if you like action, romance, and subtle comedy, this movie should not be missed. Easily the best of the Earp movies.

If for no other reason, Tombstone should be watched for the pure pleasure of seeing what Val Kilmer can do when allowed to do his thing. His portrayal of Doc Holliday is worth the price of the dvd. It is simply priceless, and why he didn't win an Oscar, let alone be nominated, is just the way it goes, I guess, unfair, nonetheless.

I'm speechless about this film. It is absolutely excellent in every way! I must have watched it 20-times and I never get tired of it. If you like westerns and/or are interested in Wyatt Earp, this is the movie to watch!

I could watch this movie every day for a year and still never tire of it. Val Kilmer is fantastic as is Kurt Russell. Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo dominates every scene he's in and the bar scene with him and Val Kilmer is a great moment where Doc uses his droll humor to diffuse an otherwise deadly situation. This movie is definitely my Huckleberry!

This movie is dreadful. Whopping historical inaccuracies, horrible score, very cheesy. Russell is good but Val Kilmer steals the picture performance wise. This is one of those movies where everyone and his uncle are in the cast. Look! It's John Corbett. Is that Jason Priestley? Wow, Billy Zane was in this? Whoa, Billy Bob! I know the Dana Delaney part was that of a free thinking woman but she would still have spoken in the manner of an 1880s lady, not a modern woman although this is the 1st time I've ever been able to understand Delaney in anything. I wish I hadn't been able to, though, the dialog is ridiculous. My understanding is that the town of Tombstone had no problem with the cowboys. They brought in a lot of money. It was a personal argument between the Earps and the Clantons. A total Hollywood rewriting of history.

Tombstone is a favorite movie of many of my family members ranging from my 9 year old daughter to my husband to my father and brother!! We all love it and it never grows old or boring. Val Kilmer absolutely makes the movie with his wonderful rendition of Doc Holliday. We could watch this movie every day. The extended cut has scenes that you do not see on regular television and makes it very worthwhile to buy this one.

This is one of those movies you just have to have in your library. Great western, with plenty of action and a GREAT cast!!!

I am not a big fan of westerns or Val Kilmer, but this is one of my favorite movies. It is, hands down, Val Kilmer's best performance; also, the characters are fun, the wit is amusing and the action is packed.
It's a story of a retired family of lawmen (including the legendary Wyatt Earp/Kurt Russell) and friends (Doc Holiday/Val Kilmer) who get roped back into law, the hard way, and the story doesn't end until justice and revenge are meted. There's love, Latin and loyalty too! Enjoy!

This is an all time classic. If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a huge favor and do so!

First of All to Amazon all writers: United States Marshal is spelled with one "L", or seen as US Marshal, and Wyatt Earp was a Deputy US Marshal, as the region or federal US Marshal is and was a Presidential appointee who hires Deputy US Marshals. The olde West would be the time in history that saw the highest death rate of some 50-70 Deputy US Marshal per year. The US Marshal Service is in charge of ALL federal prisoners once they have seen a US Judge and/or are incarcerated in prison or escaped Federal prisoners, they do Witness Security (not the FBI--as portrayed in "My Blue Heaven"), they have a 15 Most Wanted List (not a mere 10 of the FBI), they do all duties pertaining to the Federal Court system--including the security of all the Supreme Court Judges, and they have arrest powers in all 50 states plus all the US territories as well as working with Interpol. They took Noriega into custody, did everything from John Gotti trials, Timothy McVeigh trial, Assassination attempt on Pope trials to the Twin Towers trials of 1990's.

Secondly--Val Kilmer truly was robbed of an academy award nomination and soared in every scene he appeared in, to the enjoyment of this viewer. His portrayal of a diseased with TB, highly educated former dentist, now card-whiz at poker, gun-toting crack shot was masterful & perfect. I would align Val's performance in the same category of scene-stealing-memorable performances as Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow but also to the Academy nominated Dustin Hoffman for his portrayal of a crippled petty thief named Ratzo Rizzo in "Midnight Cowboy"(1969). The 1993 Academy evidently had blinders on while preferring to nominate movies like: "SCHINDLER'S LIST", "The Fugitive", "In the Name of the Father", "The Piano",and "The Remains of the Day" While ignoring Val Kilmer with his head-and-shoulders-above the acting jobs of that year--the Academy chose instead to award top honor supporting oscar to: TOMMY LEE JONES for his boringly monotone version of a too old guy huffing & puffing or yelling his way through each scene in "The Fugitive"; then Leonardo DiCaprio in the unmemorable acting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"; Ralph Fiennes in the only oscar worthy of recognition role of "Schindler's List"; as was worthy of quirky and demented John Malkovich in "In the Line of Fire"; while long stretch of a part worth even mentioning Pete Postlethwaite in "In the Name of the Father". Of course the common people are always disappointed by what the dim bulbs of the Academy picks...usually going to their "time will tell how wrong they were" decisions that usually ignore the acting or work that shines for years long after Academy choices have disappeared from viewing eyes & ears. My more recent example of Academy "huh?" decisions would be for any of the series of Lord of the Rings...as the first one generated comments from the Academy of: 'there were so many in that movie that were worthy of recognition that it would be wrong just to nominate one or two'--so they ignored the whole movie and did not nominate any of the cast of actors! Giant, behemoth: "HUH?"

And to those few that did not like this movie...I direct you to the huge number of of pages (37) or almost 380 comments of reviews that whole-heartedly adore, admire and recommend this film to others. Try to find another movie with this much input. "Tombstone" ROCKS and the only thing missing was more scenes with Doc Holiday by Val Kilmer!

Wyatt Earp has one of the most remarkable stories in the history of the American West. While this may take some artistic liberties (more than Costner's Wyatt Earp) it is still one of the greates westerns of all time. Russell and Kilmer are phenominal in their best performances and the entire ensemble cast is perfect. You feel like they had the best time of their lives making this wonderful movie. Tombstone and Wyatt Earp may be about the same subject but both are vastly different, nearly equally great films and while I love Costner's film I will give the slightest edge to Tombstone and rate it as one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time.

This has to be one of the best movies that Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer have ever performmed in. Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday makes his part so
believeable that it seems like actual footage from the era.

We have watched it every time it has been on the cable and now we can
watch it whenever the notion strikes. "I'm your Huckleberry" - the
most memorable line of the movie.

This is one of, if not the best western I have ever seen. It surpasses Wyatt Earp (with Kevin Costner) by far. Love Val Kilmner the most.

Without a doubt my favorite movie, and not just in westerns, but all genres.

The only info I wanted to add, was to advise people to make sure they buy the DVD that comes in the black packaging, and not the DVD titled Tombstone - The Director's Cut (Vista Series) (1993).

The latter adds deleted scenes back into the movie, and gives the movie a whole new feel, which is definitely not a better feel, to say the least. They were deleted for a reason, and it should have stayed that way. To add, this version doesn't even include the theatrical version, so you're stuck with a DVD you'll probably never use again.

What's unfortunate, is the former (black packaging) does not come with these deleted scenes, but you're not missing anything.

My husband & I love good westerns, & this is one of our favorites. I highly recommend this DVD. There are even a few added scenes in this director's cut that make the movie more complete than the original, which left you guessing as to what happened to a few of the characters. The whole cast is excellent, & Val Kilmer as Doc is superb and unforgettable.

This DVD has it all for the Tombstone lover, which my husband is. The special cuts are really insightful into the making of the movie. We will watch this over and over again. Ordering from Amazon.com was super easy.

Love this movie. Just the right mix of people to make this a great movie. I will watch over and over again even though I don't generaly watch westerns.

So, I just watched Tombstone for about the tenth time, and every time I see it, I'm overwhelmed by Kilmer's performance. I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but Val Kilmer makes this movie wildly entertaining. To this day, I've wondered who he irritated in Hollywood to result in his not getting nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar for this role. "You're not wearing a bustle. How lewd..."

Get it. You'll really like it.

It would have garnered five stars, but there are some scenes that just lagged. Overall, tho', the acting is top notch.

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Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer and Sam Elliott are in a superior retelling of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in the late 1800's.

Recommended for fans of the old west and for fans of Sam Elliott, like me.

Gunner December 2007

Tombstone has been one of my favorite contemporary westerns. I found the film to have the same qualities of the movie classics such as High Noon and Magnificent Seven yet updated with more realistic acting and dialogue. The oldies were great, but the acting was stylized. Tombstone portrayed their characters with a natural acting style which, I feel, is more believable than older films.
I loved Kurt Russell's strength, with lines like, "I'm coming and hell's coming with me!".
The brightest light, however, was Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday. I feel that "Tombstone" has been his defining role in film, and one of the best charachter roles in film, period. Here's to ya' Doc! for such a memorable performance.

I have to admit, I do now usually like westerns at all. However, with the cast and storyline here, I was mesmerized. Sam Elliott drew me in at first, because he is something else to watch, but Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell drew me in also. I loved this movie so much, I bought the director's cut, and I've watched it several times. It is definately a keeper!

This version of the Earps and Holiday versus the Cowboys is an exciting and colorful tale with an outstanding cast ( meant a 5 star rating). Unlike the Costner film, this movie starts quickly with the Earp saga starting with their initial entry into Tombstone. The telling of the story is a somewhat compressed liberal historical interpretation but it is pretty factual with a large cast representing authentically the real life characters even as obscure as such as Earp's extended friends such as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson (Buck Taylor from Gunsmoke) and Texas Jack Vermlllion (Paul Sherayko) to the Clanton's cowboy pals such as Pony Deal (Forrie J. Smith) and Billy Claiborne (Wyatt Earp, a real descendant of the original). The dress and town scenes appear highly authentic and add to the reality feel of the film. The cast is extraordinary with Val Kilmer standing out in the cast that features Sam Elliott (Virgil) who has excellent scenes as the forceful older brother, Bill Paxton (Morgan), Powers Booth (Curley Bill), Michael Biehn (Ringo), Stephen Lang (Ike Clanton), Thomas Haden Church (Billy Clanton), Charlton Heston (rancher Henry Hooker) in a modest role and Billy Bob Thornton as a relatively obscure but well played ignorant Faro dealer. Kurt Russell does very well playing the lead. His character is in stark contrasts to Costner's who may reflect the truer character of Earp as a dour, matter of fact fellow but Russell's show's a tough but more up beat character that adds life to the film and story. Kilmer is highly entertaining as the sickly yet eerily unpredictable Holiday, ready to enter a fray in spite of his weak physical condition with no fear of death. Kilmer's sudden and timely appearances add suspense to the story as he utters his classic line "I'm your huckleberry!" The saloon conflict between Ringo, played by Biehn, and Holiday is one of the non-OK corral highlights of the film as the two almost come to shooting it out in the most famous scene in the film when they virtually mock each other classically (literally) during an aborted card game. Stephen Lang is tremendous as the trouble making, despicable and cowardly Ike Clanton that acted as the incendiary to the real life conflict. Aside from the overbearing opening with the Cowboys in a gratuitous violent scene, the film is true to the real story. Curley Bill, in real life, was abusive with his guns and injurious to many individuals but at the same time a friend to others, including town folk who made money off the cowboys such as County Sheriff Behan (well played by John Tenny). These strange relationships between Cowboys who committed crimes and their economic ties to a number of people contributed to the divide in Tombstone well captured in this story (also depicted in the movie "High Noon"). The Earps in this movie have virtually been adopted by the real Tombstone today with a billboard advertisement that looks almost exactly like these Earps and the billboard appears to include Russell's actual face, front center amongst the other imitators. The walk of the Earps with Holiday is a classic movie poster that captures the authentic costume and steely eyed look of the four some and a copy is well worth hanging on the wall. Also notable in the film, is a brief appearance of Dana Delaney having a very sensual photograph taken that is suddenly interrupted. A real life photo of the same type of picture exists of Josephine Marcus although there is significant controversy whether it really is her or not but is certainly is a sexy picture for the time. Some other issues, Dana Delaney is a very attractive Josephine Marcus and is captivating but her Josephine has less of a past than her real counterpart. Also Harry Carey, Jr. plays Marshall Fred White but White was only 31, not the senior officer as portrayed by Carey. Also, the vengeance ride with Wyatt and friends has some truth to it, his brother Warren was actually with him, but it is not as long and murderous as it is depicted. However, the ambush scene with Earp going toe to toe with the cowboy leader is relatively accurate although not as depicted. Ringo's death is also a mystery today but some speculate that Earp and Holiday has something to do with it. I give the edge to this movie over Costner's due to this faster moving script, great cast and Kilmer versus Biehn action; however, seeing both allows for a nice contrast.

As the back of package says, this is "one of the 5 greatest Westerns ever made". How the story goes on the timeline along with the real history is just great and never gets watchers bored. I personally like Val Kilmar's acts the best as dying Doc Holliday. Probably most of those who love this movie say the same. The interaction between Doc and Johnny Ringo is worth watching besides Wyatt Earp's reputation. This movie is great for everybody: from casual watchers to hard-core westerners. If you are one of each or somewhere between, I suggest you to check this out!!
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This movie is unforgettable. It's funny, action filled, witty, gritty and sad. Buy this movie, you're a daisy if ya do! You'll understand once you've seen the movie.

IMHO the Best Western Ever. Val Kilmer is Fantastic. And Kurt Russell is the opitime of a Western Gentleman/Gun Slinger. Sam Elliott is his usually great self. I could go on and on. The Acting is first rate.. the cast list is supreme! imho!! ;)

This is definitly one of the best westerns made. Kurt Russell and company proves they can go back into time and become their characters.
Val Kilmer should have received an Oscar for Supporting Actor that year.
I watch this movie over and over. Yes, it is violent. But those were
violent times. Not much different from today!
It's a great movie, all in all.

George Cosmatos' "Tombstone" is pure and simply a masterpiece, nothing more, nothing less.

It begins with a brief description of the Cowboys gang that ran things in that part of the frontier. The narrator (Robert Mitchum) describes them as the earliest example of organized crime in US history. Not true. But if you want to learn history by watching movies, be my guest. The narrative serves its purpose in setting up the viewer for the rest of the film.

Former Dodge City lawman Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) arrives in Tombstone, AZ with his brothers, Morgan and Virgil (Bill Paxton and Sam Elliott). Law enforcement doesn't pay well and a silver boomtown is just the business opportunity they are looking for. Of course, there are things going on in Tombstone that Virgil Earp will not ignore and you always back brothers hand. Events lead up to the climatic shoot out at the OK Corral, the most documented gunfight in history.

What is great about this film? The cast of this film had fun disappearing into their roles.

Kurt Russell gives an excellent performance Wyatt Earp. His Wyatt is a hard, tough man with a sense of decency. Stephen Lang (a brilliant character actor on the level of John Turturro) is invisible behind the persona of Ike Clanton. Powers Boothe is Curly Bill Brocius. Dana Delany is Josephine Marcus the true love of Wyatt's life.

To add to this colorful cast, we have some interesting cameos. Charlton Heston plays a rancher sheltering Doc Holiday. Western movie icon, Harry Caray Jr., (one of the John Ford players) plays the elderly town marshal. A very fat Billy Bob Thornton is a card dealer who finds out just how hard Wyatt Earp can be.

But I come to the really outstanding performance belongs to Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday. He steals every scene with a fine, nuanced performance. He's got the best lines in the script. Or maybe it seems that way because of the way he says them. His match is the sociopathic Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn). Their final confrontation is the now classic scene "I'm your huckleberry."

You'll want to watch this film more than once.

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This is absolutely an entertaining Western. A fine ensembled cast gives this movie the right mixture of seasoned acting. Kurt Russell portrays Wyatt Earp superbly. Val Kilmer adds the humor and spice needed to keep the movie entertaining. Sam Elliott's appearance is that of the old West. The movie is very entertaining. My family and I enjoy watching this movie over and over again. It is definitely a must-have for any movie buff's collection.

The ensemble cast was impeccable. Val Kilmer did an outstanding job as Doc and should have at least received an Oscar nomination. Excellent western drama for anyone who enjoys the old time westerns.

I love this film. I was very happy when I found this on DVD, but unfortunatelly there where no subtitles, so it was a little difficult to watch it.

I am giving this movie 4 stars, but what I'd really like to do is give it 3.5.

So much about this movie bugged me, but it was a great action flick and was a movie about one of my "Old West" heroes, so there you go. I give it an extra half star because of that. (Well that, and it stars Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton and an EXCELLENT Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday!)

The portrayals were pretty spot on... however, so many facts in this movie were mixed up and made up and forged and falsified that it might as well be called Historical Fiction.

First, When Wyatt and the boys are going to disarm the Clanton gang, we see a building burning in the background. Though Virgil's attention is momentarily drawn, he continues on toward handling the misdemeanor crime of carrying a weapon in town, rather than doing his duty to help put out the fire. As the town would've likely not had a great system for putting out fires, (No fire station for one!) It was up to Virgil as the ranking law man to see to it that this fire was put out. This would have been his first concern. Not whether or not some drunk idiots were carrying concealed weapons.

Second, Morgan was not killed on the same night Virgil was shot. Virgil was shot in December, just two months after the OK Corrall Incident. Morgan was murdered in March the following year.

Furthermore, the COWBOYS did not wear red sashes. Curly Bill was not the leader, nor was Ike Clanton, nor was Johnny Ringo. The Cowboys were a loose band of outlaws. The whole point of being an outlaw is that you don't want to follow a leader. You might be banded together for a common purpose but you don't recognize authority.

There is no proof that Doc Holliday killed Johnny Ringo. In fact, it's more than likely he did not, as he was reportedly not in the area when and where Ringo's body was found. Most reports today claim Ringo's wound was self-inflicted.

Wyatt was not at the Sanitarium where Doc died. In fact, he did not even hear about Doc's death until a couple of years later. By most accounts, Wyatt never visited Doc and he never wrote a book about his friend, Doc Holliday. Current research suggests Doc spent time in a sanitarium but may have left and likely died in a hotel room.

Josephine Sarah "Sadie" Marcus Earp was not called Josie. She was in fact called Sadie. Her parents were not wealthy and Wyatt was forced to work in various jobs well into his old age. The infamous photo of her was also of an entirely different woman.

Marshall Fred White was not an old man as depicted in Tombstone. Born in 1849, killed in 1880, he would have been a mere 31 years old. Younger than Wyatt who was born circa 1848

It has been argued that Doc Holliday was in fact a better friend with Morgan and Virgil than with Wyatt. Yet Doc is always associated with Wyatt Earp.

The Cowboys never shot into the Earp's house, or at the Earp women.
(Apparently there was SOME honor among thieves)

Sherm McMasters was not killed during Earp's Vendetta ride. No body was dragged as a message or challenge to Doc or any member of Earp's posse. In fact, no member of Earp's group died during the course of the Vendetta.

Billy Claiborne was not shot by Wyatt Earp during the Earp Vendetta Ride. He was killed by "Buckskin" Frank Leslie after returning to Tombstone in 1882.

Morgan Earp did not die lying on the pool table, but in a cardroom adjoining the billiard parlor

All this having been said, I enjoyed the movie. I managed to get quite lost in the portrayals of the various old west characters.

I see why people enjoy this movie and I DO recommend it... but with a huge grain of salt!

When I think of the ultimate Western two films come immediately to mind; 'The Magnificent Seven' from '60 and 'Tombstone' from '93. When you compare the two it doesn't take long to see the similarities between these classic films and realize what sets them apart from the rest of the pack.

1) Both films boast superior casts and many unforgetable performances.
2) The momentum starts to build from the very begining and never faulters on its journey to the closing credits.
3) The dialogue is amazing. Every word, every phrase is loaded with meaning and portent, all coupled with a plethora of quotable lines you'll never tire of hearing viewing after viewing.

Probably the most important similarity of all is they both exude an aura of nobility about the characters involved, perfectly capturing what you might like to call the "noble savage". If you want to know what constitutes a classic western study these two films. You'll figure it out in no time.

Wonderful performances abound; Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Billy Zane, the list goes on and on. However it's Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday that will forever remain my favorite.

'Tombstone' receives my highest rating: 5 Stars!

Great movie if your a historical western buff.Great detail was done in making the movie;costumes,guns,saddles,cowboy gear,etc.I e-mailed Harry Carey Jr.(who was in the movie.He played city marshal Fred White)and I asked him a question about making the picture,and he answered in detail.Keep this one in your collection if you want to see Val Kilmer act like the real Doc Holliday.