{"id":1460613,"date":"2023-12-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/?p=1460613"},"modified":"2023-12-28T05:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:46:41","slug":"tombstone-still-calls-down-the-thunder-30-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/features\/1460613-tombstone-still-calls-down-the-thunder-30-years-later","title":{"rendered":"Tombstone Still Calls Down the Thunder, 30 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tombstone<\/a> aimed true, past genre and categorical limitations. It had crossover appeal, offering something most Westerns couldn’t give ’90s audiences. To this day, it comes up in any conversation when discussing the best cowboy movies. Thirty years later, the film still holds its spot tightly and has a small air of mystique surrounding the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film isn\u2019t the epitome of historical accuracy in any way, but involves many of the actual events leading up to that famous shootout at the O.K. Corral and Wyatt Earp\u2019s Vendetta Ride. Some events are simplified or condensed, while a few gaps had to be filled in with fictional outcomes that help bring the characters back together. The original script was also much longer and many scenes had to be cut or trimmed down. Still, the narrative we received was amazing, with fleshed-out characters, emotional arcs, and some incredible dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEvidently Mr. Ringo\u2019s an educated man. Now I really hate him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What may be the film\u2019s ultimate asset is the impressive ensemble cast. Kurt Russell<\/a> as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer<\/a> playing Doc Holliday are the two roles everyone remembers the most from this film, which is deserved after all of the prep both men did for the parts, but there isn\u2019t a weak performance in the entire film. Those two acted against Powers Boothe, who portrayed Curly Bill, and Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo, with equally magnificent showings. All these characters are human, their motivations realized and made manifest. No one is perfect, with even Wyatt being shown to make mistakes, be selfish, and cheat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list of notable people in Tombstone is massive. There aren\u2019t many other movies with a laundry list of talent like this. Sam Elliott and Bill Paxton play the other Earp brothers, Stephen Lang, Thomas Haden Church, and Jason Priestley ride with the outlaw gang, while other performers like Billy Bob Thornton, Charlton Heston, Michael Rooker, Billy Zane, and Terry O\u2019Quinn all help round out important figures in the story. It\u2019s a stellar pool of actors all turning in great work, and even those with only a couple of scenes stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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