Wyatt Earp lived the last dozen years or so of his life in Los Angeles. He was an advisor on many Hollywood westerns until he died in 1929. One young cowboy actor met and talked with Wyatt several times and was so impressed with his manner that he decided he would copy the way Wyatt walked and talked. Everyone always thought John Wayne was just acting natural in all his movies, but he was intentionally imitating Wyatt Earp. You are right when you said that Wyatt Earp's presence exuded authority. Doc Holliday came from a wealthy influential southern family and was raised to be an educated southern gentleman. He attended medical school and became an award winning dentist in Griffin, Georgia. After he was diagnosed with tuberculosis he lost all his patients and, on the advise of his doctor, moved west to a drier climate to prolong his life. He became a gambler and lived recklessly because he knew his tuberculosis was terminal. Wyatt and Josephine spent the rest of their lives together until Wyatt died.
Wyatt Earp, speaking of Doc Holliday said “Doc [Holliday] was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a frontier vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long lean ash-blond fellow nearly dead with consumption, and at the same time the most skillful gambler and the nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a gun that I ever knew.”
It's generally believed that Curly Bill did not intend to shoot the marshal. He did not die right away in real life, and even he said that he believed it was an accident. Wyatt did in fact walk away from the gunfight in the river without a wound. He did acquire several holes in his duster in that fight, however.
@@MrValentineReacts The river scene is the most "unrealistic" scene in the movie, yet it is arguably the most accurate scene as far as being a one for one recreation of the event. That is how it happened according to witnesses from both the Cowboys and Wyatt's posse who gave sworn testimony. Curly Bill was shot at close range with both barrels of the shotgun and by all accounts was damn near cut clean in half. Curly Bill was known as a decent pistoleer yet he fired all 10 rounds at the uncovered Earp and inexplicably missed every one. The Wyatt Earp Vendetta Ride as it is called by historians also started with Stillwell and Clanton waiting to ambush. There is actually a statue at the Tucson Depot commemorating the event to this day.
fun fact about the gun and cup scene. ringo has a look of fear in that scene, cause doc copied his entire pistol routine while drunk and seeing it once. Its the moment ringo truly knows even sick and drunk that Doc is his better.
"I'm your huckleberry..." Fun Fact: The Black Stud Horse ridden by Kurt Russell in the movie was owned by Joe Rider of Rider Ranches of Tacna, Arizona. Becoming Doc Holliday Fact: Val Kilmer practiced for a long time on his quick-draw speed and gave his character a Southern Aristocrat accent. The southern accent is an authentic touch, as Holliday was a cousin (several generations removed) of Gone With The Wind (1936) author Margaret Mitchell. Western Connection Fact: The excerpt from William Shakespeare's Henry V (1599) that is recited by Mr. Fabian (Billy Zane) is the same passage that Dutton Peabody (Edmond O'Brien) speaks to himself while walking down the street in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), which I highly recommend. Historical Fact: The line quoted by Doc (Val Kilmer) at the end of the fight at the OK Corral is historically true and was reported in the Tombstone papers reporting the fight. As extraordinary as the scene is in which Wyatt kills Curly Bill Brocius in the creek, it is true. During the shoot-out in the creek, when Wyatt kills Curly Bill, the next person he shoots is Johnny Barnes. As in real life, Wyatt shoots Barnes in the stomach. However, Barnes was not killed on-site. He managed to escape, and died in a farmhouse. However, before dying, he told the story of how Wyatt really did walk into a hail of Curly Bill's gunfire unscathed, walked right up to Bill, and shot him point blank with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun.
Glad I came across your video. You are very well spoken. Very nice. I don't and haven't come across anyone who is able to convey their thoughts without umm and you speak eloquently with an extensive vocabulary. My ears thank you. It's nice to not cringe involuntarily.
I think this is one of Val Kilmers best acting, with what could have been an Oscar winning performance(at least in my opinion). In the Bed scene, he lied on a ice to give that impression of him being sick. Fun Fact: 10:38 that is Jason Priestley most known from Beverly Hills 90210 that was huge at the time. Another great performance from Val Kilmer is him in "The Saint" the Movie itself it not amazing, but Val is acting is great. I would like to say i would do the same as Wyatt and his brothers, but in reality I don't think I would, I would most likely stand and curse at the Cowboys in the back, and then move away.
I subbed up just for your vocabulary, fam. The art of conversation is rapidly being lost in our culture. Kudos and I look forward to hearing and seeing more reactions from you.
Shout out to Open Range - that is one *quality* film from top to bottom. Much mor ein keeping with a "traditional western" than Tombstone is, but they're both just utterly fantastic in different ways.
The thing that has always sold me on this movie versus other westerns is the fact that it is at least loosely based on a real story and real characters.
It’s more than loosely based. While not as historically accurate as Wyatt Earp witch came out at the same time it’s still one of the more accurate telling of his story. Movies like My Darling Clementine & Gunfight at the OK Coral where the only resemblance to the real life event were the names & the fact that there was a gunfight are loosely based on the real story. In this movie they mostly just fused some of the timeline, the fact that Wyatt really did want to be sharif & that the Cowboys were organized & wore red chases.
Val Kilmer’s performance here has always stood out to me in a way I find hard to explain. The older I get the more meaningful it becomes. For me personally only Javier Bardem in “No country for old men” and Johnny depp as Hunter S. Thompson in “Fear and loathing in Las Vegas” are comparable and the 3 sit in a league all their own. Some of my favorites I haven’t seen many comments recommending - Legends of the fall - Dead man - 3:10 to Yuma - The good, the bad and the ugly
I checked out your reactions and saw that there was no reaction to Clint Eastwood's final western, "Tombstone." You won't be disappointed. One of my favorites.
Officially subbed! On extensive vernacular alone💯 thank you so much for reminding me there's more than someone like me who can say a word with more than three syllables and it's not offensive🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️at least to ppl Like Us❤
Alright, im late to the party on this one, but wanted to share a few things: 1.) Your vocabulary is absolutely off the charts, I love it 2.) Often times during the Wild West people would hyperbolize their stories to sound more interesting. In terms of the river shootout, however, there's actually corroborating stories from both the people that rode with Wyatt and the cowboys. According to the cowboy's telling, it almost seemed as if the bullets were just flying through Wyatt, but mot actually hitting him. 3.) In all the altercations Wyatt Earp ever found himself in, he was never even grazed by a single bullet.
One thing you may not have noticed in this movie. Most of the men wore hats with flat brims. That was what most real people in the west wore. The "cowboy style" hat with up-turned brims was invented in Hollywood because directors wanted to keep their actors faces out of shadow. Just a bit of trivia.
Check out Rio Bravo for probably the pinnacle of the “classic” western. For what is considered to be the best/finest non-Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, The Big Gundown is a must see. It stars Lee Van Cleef and was actually filmed between For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It is also considered the finest performance of Van Cleef’s career. If you can, get the blue ray/dvd special edition package with the uncut Italian language version (English sub titles) included. It has 15 minutes that had been cut from the English language release.
Of all reactions to this movie your reaction was the most interesting..Firstly you grasp of the language and your keen observation and appreciation of some of the great one liners..Very few people really got that Chopan line Doc Holiday directed at that 'music lover'..Also, your remark about the duality of man in response to that '...he has the look of both predator and prey'..I was surprised you did not appreciate that Devil Lady's response to the predator and prey remark where she says...' I want one'. Great reaction..nice to listen to a reaction in proper English.
"D*mn right I'll risk it. They're breaking the law." -Virgil Earp "You may indeed... If you get lucky." -Doc Another "capital" reaction. Always top tier, bromigo. Keep on keeping on. Eloquent as always. Gritos.
Enjoyed hearing Robert Mitchum narrate and see Charleton Heston as the rancher. Wyatt Earps fifth cousin, Glenn Wyatt Earp III, had a small part in the film.
There is a movie with James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Bruce Willis as Tom Mix. It is set in 1929 Los Angeles and Earp is an adviser for a movie on his life. There is a murder mystery involved. I forget the name.
Fun fact Doc Holliday actually did not say Huckleberry. He said I will be your huckle barrier. A huckle is on a casket and the bearer is the person that carries the casket. I'm your huckle barrier. Knowing this just makes him more of a bad ass.
No. It’s huckleberry. Script says huckleberry. Val Kilmer said it was huckleberry. Subtitles say huckleberry. It was not huckle bearer. “I’m your huckleberry” was a saying meaning “I’m your man,” or something similar.
@@bobbyboyd85 Disregarding that the saying "I'm your huckleberry" doesn't refer to Huckleberry Finn, that's not even the first time the character existed. Huckleberry Finn was introduced in Tom Sawyer in 1876.
@@bobbyboyd85 Regardless, in the film it was "I'm your huckleberry". There is no doubt about that, it's in the script and Val Kilmer has confirmed it. It was lifted directly from the 1929 book "Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest", which has this passage, tell me if it sounds familiar: "I'm your huckleberry Ringo" replied the cheerful doctor "That's just my game" The saying is well-documented, and it predates anything Mark Twain wrote. Huck Finn's name was inspired by the saying, not vice-versa. Oh, and there is no such thing as a huckle bearer. Never was. Casket handles were never called huckles. Easy enough to verify by looking up huckle in any dictionary, past or present. It means "Hip, haunch" and it always has. There is no historical evidence for one bit of the "huckle bearer" claim. It's an internet fabrication, passed around in memes so long now that folks just believe it.
This is such a good movie. The very first tine that I saw this movie Tombstone was on VHS and Home Video. And I really enjoy your reaction to the movie Tombstone. And I really like how you react to this movie a lot.
Very entertaining reaction brother, I'll have to see if you have anything else out there. Cool fact I learned about this movie, the actor who plays one of the cowboys, is Wyatt Earp's distant cousin. Billy Clayborn. The blonde who says the line "That's the drunk piano player, he's so drunk he's probably seeing double." 😎👍💯🔥
In the 1800s, it was common for cousins to get married. This was before genetics was mastered. Think about it, to go on a date, you would get on a horse(and buggy) and travel all day and still only get to your aunt and uncles house. People were so spread out, that in some cases people had to choose what was close enough to attain. Think also of the people who married or lived with their 2nd cousins. Einstein, Darwin, Jerry Lee Lewis.......
Val Kilmer is one of the best actors of my genertion. I recommend you react to the film "Real Genius." It is a very intellectual film with great dry humor.
To me, I don't see Tombstone as a purely Western film, since it's the story of a true event with real people involved. It's more of a historical piece in my opinion. But anyway, I didn't care for Westerns as a genre until recently when I actively started to watch them. The Western seems to be more defined by the elements of a Western than by time and place. A great example of a modern day Western is Four Brothers. I recommend you check it out if you haven't yet.
I’m really excited to see your reaction to this one. I’ve lost track of hiw many times I’ve seen it. Not sue if a Doc or Wyatt will be your favorite. For me, it’s Doc all the way. We should all be so luck to have a friend as good as Doc. Truth be told, I didn’t care for Val Kilmer prior to this movie. I didn’t think he was a good actor and that he was out of his league with this cast. Not afraid to admit I was an idiot. He deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of Doc. Another favorite of his, though not as good as this, is his movie The Saint with Elizabeth Shue. Very sophisticated Bond feel but he’s not a spy, he’s a thief. And the soundtrack is phenomenal….. of course, that’s just an opinion.
It was with a doubt Doc-- every second of his screen time was magnetic! Outside of top gun, this is the only other performance I've seen; I'll have to delve into more of his body of work
Great that you caught Billy Bob T, so many don't! And what a great bad guy Stephen Lang was a good 15+ years before he did the 'bad' persona so well again in Avatar! Fantastic reaction and some elegant and exacting words too! So good! Thanks so much, just 3 videos of yours have helped amuse, educate, and cheer me during this festive Boxing Day when a little more solitary than other years. Cheers and a Merry belated Christmas (Happy Holidays) to you, friends and fam.
Yes, that was indeed Billy Bob Thornton. Heavier than normally seen but the voice clearly identified him. This is one of my favorite modern westerns. Val Kilmer was brilliant as Doc Holliday. The whole cast did a fantastic job. Another great modern western is "3:10 To Yuma" which is a remake starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. "The Unforgiven", "Silverado" and "The Quick and The Dead" are all worth watching.
Nice Thoughtful Reaction...... My Short List of Westerns (Newest to Oldest): Unforgiven (1992), Dances with Wolves (1990), Silverado (1985), The Cowboys (1972), El Dorado (1966), McClintock (1963), The Man who shot Liberty Valance (1962), The magnificent Seven (1960), Shane (1953), 3 Godfathers (1948), Angel and the Bad Man (1947), Stagecoach (1939)...... Yes, it is a little John Wayne Heavy..... LoL
one of , if not the best western ever made. Unforgiven The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence Fort Apache Thats a short list of the best westerns ever. ps. open range is in my top 25 as well!
You can't look into this movie very much before you find out that the production was a complete trainwreck. This is a fantastic film, and considering how rough it was to make, that's even more impressive.
You cut one of the best lines in the movie: "Why are you doing this anyway?" Doc: "Wyatt Earp is my friend." "Hell, I got lots of friends" Doc: "I don't."
There is a reason why Doc said, “Well Johnny Ringo, you looked like somebody just walked over your grave.” There was something people used to say that if you suddenly feel a shiver or turn randomly pale it’s because somebody just walked over your grave. Similar to the idea that if the back of your ears are itching then someone is talking about you. Old jokes and ideas.
could you imagine picking up a modern girl with that line.... no pride, no dignity an no money. Like my man Andre 3000 once said you cant find love at the bus stop anymore.
If you think about it, Doc is the nastiest type of dude you could ever fight. First of all he's dying of tuberculosis so he has come to terms with himself dying so he has no fear for his own death. In fact he would have prefered dying one his feet in a gunfight than on his back in the hospital. A man with nothing to gain or lose, who lives balls first with no fear of consequences or death. Doing what he does purely for the Lol's
It is an astonishing miracle that Tombstone was ever finished. The original director was the writer, and he didn't know how to direct. He was replaced five weeks into filming by another director who was competent, but everyone hated. The cinematographer hated him so much that he quit three times. Two script supervisors and half the art department quit. When he came on board, they had to cut about 30 pages out of the script as it was way too long - that's why some scenes and lines feel like they come out of nowhere. They shot in the Arizona desert in 110+-degree heat in wool suits. Kevin Costner's competing movie, Wyatt Earp, tried to get Tombstone shut down. Tombstone existing at all is, as I said, a miracle.
0:23 Ford made Westerns as art and Hawkes made Westerns as character studies. I would side with Hawkes. Having written that Ford's "The Searchers," 1956 is both art and character study. The art is helped by Technicolor and VistaVision.
@@MrValentineReacts Westerns don't flip my minnow, yet many a great cinematographer, director and actor has gotten his chops in Westerns. I think Westerns represent contemporarily a "place," of freedom, where you lived by your wits.
@@MrValentineReacts Another avenue for film appreciation is Technicolor. Man o man I love Technicolor i.e., the film dye process. I get giddy when I see a Technicolor film-supersaturated color.
This is the 3rd reaction i've watched of yours n i've enjoyed every single one of them. Your commentary is smart, comical and intriguing. I enjoy your ample lexicon, i find it amusing. Now this movie is in my top 3 westerns, i'm not an authority in them but i do enjoy one feom time to time. There is another version, called Wyatt Earp, where the main lead is played by Kevin Costner and i enjoyed a few aspects of that movie but i definitely like this version better, specially because of Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday, that was fantastic.
If you’re in the mood for more digestible Westernisms, there’s a good 90’s TV show called The Young Riders. It uses history as it’s fiction. Created by a former sergio leone filmaker. I believe all it’s seasons are available on youtube for free. Great feeling show. Some very good acting by Melissa Leo.
Wyatt & Mattie were common law married. They met after Wyatt's wife died when Mattie was a prostitute and Wyatt became her pimp. When he quit he let her tag along for companionship. Wyatt was not really a nice guy but then times were tough back then. However, he did treat her like his wife. Unfortunately Mattie was a laudanum addict. Laudanum was made from every part of the opium flower (opium, codeine & morphine) mixed with alcohol and highly addictive. It could also be purchased just about anywhere and was used fir everything from a cough to a bullet wound. Doc was hoping to die in a shootout. That's why he took so many risks. He had nothing to lose. That's why he made that comment at the end. He always thought he'd die with his boots on.
Best part of the movie.....? ANY scene that Doc is in! Even after watching this film countless times, the death of Doc Holliday hits hard for me. Liked and sub'd for more.
Provocative?? Wait, do you like Mitch Hedberg? Oh man we should be best friends! I’m in Detroit, but not actually - metro Detroit. LIke 4 miles out. If you want a best friend just let me know! That past where the shootout is about to start, and Virgil is like, that’s not what we want! But then Doc shrugs off his coat and comes up with the shotgun like, yeah, but that’s what I want One of the biggest movie badasses of all time Also, I love the vocabulary words.
I do not like Mitch Hedberg I LOVE Mitch Hedberg. "I went to this pizzeria and the guy gave me the smallest slice possible" is my favorite joke of all time. Doc is cool as a cucumber for sure. Did we just become best friends?
You just watched actual history. The shoot out at the OK coral was depicted exactly as it happened. Wyatt Earp was real and everything in this movie was based on real events. And yes, the Cowboys were a real organized crime gang. They did not need to build Wyatt's character, that was his character.
I like your idea of reverse engineering your idea of Westerns by working backwards. I am here for that so new sub here. When you get to a John Wayne please consider Eldorado.
@MrValentineReacts Add to that list following John Wayne movies, the Shootist:1976 Chill United States Marshall:1973 the Cowboys: 1972 Big Jake:1971 True Grit:1969 (the original) Rio Bravo:1959 the Alamo : 1960 ( the original also directed by J. Wayne) Just to name a few. I'm a big Western fan.
Ok first off, Tombstone is a top 5 western all time, but eventually, like way at the end, work your way back to Rio Bravo. Just a classic old western. Also, my dad was born in 48, had me when he was old in Arkansas, so I didn’t grow up around it, but I respected his opinion. And his two favorites were Rio Bravo as an old western, and Tombstone as a modern one. Also Doc a Holliday is definitely one of the top movie badasses all time. But Rio Bravo is dope too. Or maybe I just miss my dad
Me personally i would rather a good women drinking and smoking with me till the end. Over someone who wants to change me in everyway, taking the fun i found in life. Just for maybe 2 years more of life tops.
Hmmm. You watched an entire wedding party gunned down with little empathy shown? Even a women and a priest. Never flinched. At one point even smiled with a pithy remark. But a guy lashed a horse and you show disgust? And empathy toward a horse? And then a save the cat poster?
Great reaction! 👍This is a good movie! I would also really like to see your reaction to the amazing film Robocop 1987! Especially before the release of a new world game based on this movie. Do you have any plans to make a reaction to this very cool film?🦾🔥
Wyatt Earp lived the last dozen years or so of his life in Los Angeles. He was an advisor on many Hollywood westerns until he died in 1929. One young cowboy actor met and talked with Wyatt several times and was so impressed with his manner that he decided he would copy the way Wyatt walked and talked. Everyone always thought John Wayne was just acting natural in all his movies, but he was intentionally imitating Wyatt Earp. You are right when you said that Wyatt Earp's presence exuded authority.
Doc Holliday came from a wealthy influential southern family and was raised to be an educated southern gentleman. He attended medical school and became an award winning dentist in Griffin, Georgia. After he was diagnosed with tuberculosis he lost all his patients and, on the advise of his doctor, moved west to a drier climate to prolong his life. He became a gambler and lived recklessly because he knew his tuberculosis was terminal.
Wyatt and Josephine spent the rest of their lives together until Wyatt died.
Wyatt Earp, speaking of Doc Holliday said “Doc [Holliday] was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a frontier vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long lean ash-blond fellow nearly dead with consumption, and at the same time the most skillful gambler and the nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a gun that I ever knew.”
It's generally believed that Curly Bill did not intend to shoot the marshal. He did not die right away in real life, and even he said that he believed it was an accident. Wyatt did in fact walk away from the gunfight in the river without a wound. He did acquire several holes in his duster in that fight, however.
remarkable!
@@MrValentineReacts The river scene is the most "unrealistic" scene in the movie, yet it is arguably the most accurate scene as far as being a one for one recreation of the event. That is how it happened according to witnesses from both the Cowboys and Wyatt's posse who gave sworn testimony. Curly Bill was shot at close range with both barrels of the shotgun and by all accounts was damn near cut clean in half. Curly Bill was known as a decent pistoleer yet he fired all 10 rounds at the uncovered Earp and inexplicably missed every one. The Wyatt Earp Vendetta Ride as it is called by historians also started with Stillwell and Clanton waiting to ambush. There is actually a statue at the Tucson Depot commemorating the event to this day.
That was one of the most observant and lucid reactions I've ever seen to this film. Instant subscriber, I found your insights very interesting.
thank you kindly for taking the time to watch and subscribe!
Val Kilmer was robbed of the academy award for this film. Dozens of quotable lines
Highway robbery!
fun fact about the gun and cup scene. ringo has a look of fear in that scene, cause doc copied his entire pistol routine while drunk and seeing it once. Its the moment ringo truly knows even sick and drunk that Doc is his better.
"I'm your huckleberry..."
Fun Fact: The Black Stud Horse ridden by Kurt Russell in the movie was owned by Joe Rider of Rider Ranches of Tacna, Arizona.
Becoming Doc Holliday Fact: Val Kilmer practiced for a long time on his quick-draw speed and gave his character a Southern Aristocrat accent. The southern accent is an authentic touch, as Holliday was a cousin (several generations removed) of Gone With The Wind (1936) author Margaret Mitchell.
Western Connection Fact: The excerpt from William Shakespeare's Henry V (1599) that is recited by Mr. Fabian (Billy Zane) is the same passage that Dutton Peabody (Edmond O'Brien) speaks to himself while walking down the street in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), which I highly recommend.
Historical Fact: The line quoted by Doc (Val Kilmer) at the end of the fight at the OK Corral is historically true and was reported in the Tombstone papers reporting the fight. As extraordinary as the scene is in which Wyatt kills Curly Bill Brocius in the creek, it is true. During the shoot-out in the creek, when Wyatt kills Curly Bill, the next person he shoots is Johnny Barnes. As in real life, Wyatt shoots Barnes in the stomach. However, Barnes was not killed on-site. He managed to escape, and died in a farmhouse. However, before dying, he told the story of how Wyatt really did walk into a hail of Curly Bill's gunfire unscathed, walked right up to Bill, and shot him point blank with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun.
Glad I came across your video. You are very well spoken. Very nice. I don't and haven't come across anyone who is able to convey their thoughts without umm and you speak eloquently with an extensive vocabulary. My ears thank you. It's nice to not cringe involuntarily.
I appreciate your generosity and taking the time to watch
Morgan was buried where I grew up in Colton CA because their parents moved there. The public museum has guns recovered from the O.K. Corral.
I think this is one of Val Kilmers best acting, with what could have been an Oscar winning performance(at least in my opinion).
In the Bed scene, he lied on a ice to give that impression of him being sick.
Fun Fact: 10:38 that is Jason Priestley most known from Beverly Hills 90210 that was huge at the time.
Another great performance from Val Kilmer is him in "The Saint" the Movie itself it not amazing, but Val is acting is great.
I would like to say i would do the same as Wyatt and his brothers, but in reality I don't think I would, I would most likely stand and curse at the Cowboys in the back, and then move away.
I subbed up just for your vocabulary, fam. The art of conversation is rapidly being lost in our culture. Kudos and I look forward to hearing and seeing more reactions from you.
'tis a pleasure to cross paths with you! thank you for watching
Shout out to Open Range - that is one *quality* film from top to bottom. Much mor ein keeping with a "traditional western" than Tombstone is, but they're both just utterly fantastic in different ways.
So stimulating
One thing about modern westerns, they tend to be more accurate concerning the wardrobe.
Believe it or not Wyatt really did walk into a shootout and walked away unscathed.
😮 that's spectacular!
Yes! He had 16 bullet holes in his duster coat.
Wyatt - "I can't beat him can I?"
Doc - "NO!" - But I can!
The thing that has always sold me on this movie versus other westerns is the fact that it is at least loosely based on a real story and real characters.
It’s more than loosely based. While not as historically accurate as Wyatt Earp witch came out at the same time it’s still one of the more accurate telling of his story. Movies like My Darling Clementine & Gunfight at the OK Coral where the only resemblance to the real life event were the names & the fact that there was a gunfight are loosely based on the real story. In this movie they mostly just fused some of the timeline, the fact that Wyatt really did want to be sharif & that the Cowboys were organized & wore red chases.
There is a behind-the-scene, making of out there.
One of the Cowboys is played by Wyatt Earp the 3rd.
Val Kilmer’s performance here has always stood out to me in a way I find hard to explain. The older I get the more meaningful it becomes. For me personally only Javier Bardem in “No country for old men” and Johnny depp as Hunter S. Thompson in “Fear and loathing in Las Vegas” are comparable and the 3 sit in a league all their own.
Some of my favorites I haven’t seen many comments recommending
- Legends of the fall
- Dead man
- 3:10 to Yuma
- The good, the bad and the ugly
Classic westerns: The Searchers, High Noon, The Big Country, Shane. There are many more, of course, but those are a few I enjoy.
This was the 4th film both Michael Biehn aka Ringo and Bill Paxton aka Morgan in together. 1st was Terminator, 2nd Aliens, and 3rd Navy Seals.
I checked out your reactions and saw that there was no reaction to Clint Eastwood's final western, "Tombstone." You won't be disappointed. One of my favorites.
Your obvious knowledge of cinema and your willingness to step outside your comfort zone just prompted me to hit subscribe.
much obliged my friend🙏🏾
Officially subbed! On extensive vernacular alone💯 thank you so much for reminding me there's more than someone like me who can say a word with more than three syllables and it's not offensive🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️at least to ppl Like Us❤
This guy is really good liar I respect that. I respect that.
Alright, im late to the party on this one, but wanted to share a few things:
1.) Your vocabulary is absolutely off the charts, I love it
2.) Often times during the Wild West people would hyperbolize their stories to sound more interesting. In terms of the river shootout, however, there's actually corroborating stories from both the people that rode with Wyatt and the cowboys. According to the cowboy's telling, it almost seemed as if the bullets were just flying through Wyatt, but mot actually hitting him.
3.) In all the altercations Wyatt Earp ever found himself in, he was never even grazed by a single bullet.
Teflon Wyatt is mesmerizing!
One thing you may not have noticed in this movie. Most of the men wore hats with flat brims. That was what most real people in the west wore. The "cowboy style" hat with up-turned brims was invented in Hollywood because directors wanted to keep their actors faces out of shadow. Just a bit of trivia.
nifty!
I think your reactions are the best. Great vocabulary, all your comments are right on time and on target. Thoroughly enjoy your reactions!
Thank you, kindly!!
Boy, you using the WHOLE dictionary!
You would probably also like Young Guns and Young Guns 2. They're about Billy The Kid.
I loved the reaction, and you're vocabulary is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you!
thoroughly appreciate your viewership! :)
Check out Rio Bravo for probably the pinnacle of the “classic” western. For what is considered to be the best/finest non-Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, The Big Gundown is a must see. It stars Lee Van Cleef and was actually filmed between For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It is also considered the finest performance of Van Cleef’s career. If you can, get the blue ray/dvd special edition package with the uncut Italian language version (English sub titles) included. It has 15 minutes that had been cut from the English language release.
Of all reactions to this movie your reaction was the most interesting..Firstly you grasp of the language and your keen observation and appreciation of some of the great one liners..Very few people really got that Chopan line Doc Holiday directed at that 'music lover'..Also, your remark about the duality of man in response to that '...he has the look of both predator and prey'..I was surprised you did not appreciate that Devil Lady's response to the predator and prey remark where she says...' I want one'. Great reaction..nice to listen to a reaction in proper English.
"D*mn right I'll risk it. They're breaking the law."
-Virgil Earp
"You may indeed... If you get lucky."
-Doc
Another "capital" reaction. Always top tier, bromigo. Keep on keeping on. Eloquent as always. Gritos.
Enjoyed your witty comments in the proper amount. Not overbearing. Excellent site. Subscribed after first watching.
thank you very much! great film
Enjoyed hearing Robert Mitchum narrate and see Charleton Heston as the rancher. Wyatt Earps fifth cousin, Glenn Wyatt Earp III, had a small part in the film.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday! What an iconic role, his best!
There is a movie with James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Bruce Willis as Tom Mix. It is set in 1929 Los Angeles and Earp is an adviser for a movie on his life. There is a murder mystery involved. I forget the name.
"Open Range" is how you make a western,lol.I love that one.
Such a solid film!
Doc: "Well I have two guns, one for each of you"
*Proceeds to spin his guns in opposite directions..
..LEGEND.. ❤
While holding a whiskey cup.
Doc's death scene makes me cry every time.
Even after finding out Val Kilmer did that whole scene on a bed of ice.
a spectacular rendering of emotion
@@MrValentineReacts Val Kilmer is a GOAT.
His first film was a comedy called Top Secret. Hilarious
Dude, you have an excellent vocabulary.
Digging it!
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Fun fact Doc Holliday actually did not say Huckleberry. He said I will be your huckle barrier. A huckle is on a casket and the bearer is the person that carries the casket. I'm your huckle barrier. Knowing this just makes him more of a bad ass.
No. It’s huckleberry. Script says huckleberry. Val Kilmer said it was huckleberry. Subtitles say huckleberry. It was not huckle bearer.
“I’m your huckleberry” was a saying meaning “I’m your man,” or something similar.
Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn was released in the US in 1881 . The OK corral shootout was 1885.
@@bobbyboyd85 Disregarding that the saying "I'm your huckleberry" doesn't refer to Huckleberry Finn, that's not even the first time the character existed.
Huckleberry Finn was introduced in Tom Sawyer in 1876.
@@bobbyboyd85 Regardless, in the film it was "I'm your huckleberry". There is no doubt about that, it's in the script and Val Kilmer has confirmed it. It was lifted directly from the 1929 book "Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest", which has this passage, tell me if it sounds familiar:
"I'm your huckleberry Ringo" replied the cheerful doctor "That's just my game"
The saying is well-documented, and it predates anything Mark Twain wrote. Huck Finn's name was inspired by the saying, not vice-versa.
Oh, and there is no such thing as a huckle bearer. Never was. Casket handles were never called huckles. Easy enough to verify by looking up huckle in any dictionary, past or present. It means "Hip, haunch" and it always has. There is no historical evidence for one bit of the "huckle bearer" claim. It's an internet fabrication, passed around in memes so long now that folks just believe it.
My favorite genre! Gosh I must have read at least 200+ Western novels! Yeee Haaaa🐎🤠👍
This is such a good movie. The very first tine that I saw this movie Tombstone was on VHS and Home Video. And I really enjoy your reaction to the movie Tombstone. And I really like how you react to this movie a lot.
Very entertaining reaction brother, I'll have to see if you have anything else out there. Cool fact I learned about this movie, the actor who plays one of the cowboys, is Wyatt Earp's distant cousin. Billy Clayborn. The blonde who says the line "That's the drunk piano player, he's so drunk he's probably seeing double." 😎👍💯🔥
In the 1800s, it was common for cousins to get married. This was before genetics was mastered. Think about it, to go on a date, you would get on a horse(and buggy) and travel all day and still only get to your aunt and uncles house. People were so spread out, that in some cases people had to choose what was close enough to attain. Think also of the people who married or lived with their 2nd cousins. Einstein, Darwin, Jerry Lee Lewis.......
I suggest "Unforgiven"and "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Two great westerns for sure.
Val Kilmer is one of the best actors of my genertion. I recommend you react to the film "Real Genius." It is a very intellectual film with great dry humor.
To me, I don't see Tombstone as a purely Western film, since it's the story of a true event with real people involved. It's more of a historical piece in my opinion.
But anyway, I didn't care for Westerns as a genre until recently when I actively started to watch them. The Western seems to be more defined by the elements of a Western than by time and place. A great example of a modern day Western is Four Brothers. I recommend you check it out if you haven't yet.
I’m really excited to see your reaction to this one. I’ve lost track of hiw many times I’ve seen it. Not sue if a Doc or Wyatt will be your favorite. For me, it’s Doc all the way. We should all be so luck to have a friend as good as Doc. Truth be told, I didn’t care for Val Kilmer prior to this movie. I didn’t think he was a good actor and that he was out of his league with this cast. Not afraid to admit I was an idiot. He deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of Doc. Another favorite of his, though not as good as this, is his movie The Saint with Elizabeth Shue. Very sophisticated Bond feel but he’s not a spy, he’s a thief. And the soundtrack is phenomenal….. of course, that’s just an opinion.
It was with a doubt Doc-- every second of his screen time was magnetic!
Outside of top gun, this is the only other performance I've seen; I'll have to delve into more of his body of work
Great that you caught Billy Bob T, so many don't!
And what a great bad guy Stephen Lang was a good 15+ years before he did the 'bad' persona so well again in Avatar!
Fantastic reaction and some elegant and exacting words too! So good!
Thanks so much, just 3 videos of yours have helped amuse, educate, and cheer me during this festive Boxing Day when a little more solitary than other years. Cheers and a Merry belated Christmas (Happy Holidays) to you, friends and fam.
It delights me that it brought you a modicum of enjoyment! grateful you're watching. Cheers to you this holiday season, and the happiest of new years
You will love Dances with wolves. It has some epic scenery shots of the open range in the American west.
Yes, that was indeed Billy Bob Thornton. Heavier than normally seen but the voice clearly identified him. This is one of my favorite modern westerns. Val Kilmer was brilliant as Doc Holliday. The whole cast did a fantastic job. Another great modern western is "3:10 To Yuma" which is a remake starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. "The Unforgiven", "Silverado" and "The Quick and The Dead" are all worth watching.
Nice Thoughtful Reaction......
My Short List of Westerns (Newest to Oldest): Unforgiven (1992), Dances with Wolves (1990), Silverado (1985), The Cowboys (1972), El Dorado (1966), McClintock (1963), The Man who shot Liberty Valance (1962), The magnificent Seven (1960), Shane (1953), 3 Godfathers (1948), Angel and the Bad Man (1947), Stagecoach (1939)...... Yes, it is a little John Wayne Heavy..... LoL
thank you! I'm going to do a John Wayne picture soon--never seen any
Great job again Sir! Great movie!🙂💯
You have an amazing perspective on this film. I enjoyed it. I hope to see more from you soon.
Thank you! More coming🤙🏽
Subbed for the “fuck cinema sins” & a rare usage of the word “ire”
one of , if not the best western ever made.
Unforgiven
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Fort Apache
Thats a short list of the best westerns ever.
ps. open range is in my top 25 as well!
thanks for giving me more movies to watch!
14:32 it's funny you would say that because Wyatt Earp and his brothers and his father were all Master Freemasons
You can't look into this movie very much before you find out that the production was a complete trainwreck. This is a fantastic film, and considering how rough it was to make, that's even more impressive.
oh man. that's captivating. looking into it now!
@@MrValentineReacts You're in for another very interesting story then. Enjoy!
Clint Eastwood UNFORGIVEN. A more realistic view of those days. No spectacular shootouts but when you get to the end.....a masterpiece IMO.
now i'm invested
You cut one of the best lines in the movie:
"Why are you doing this anyway?"
Doc: "Wyatt Earp is my friend."
"Hell, I got lots of friends"
Doc: "I don't."
Let’s be honest the leading role wasn’t Wyatt it was actually Doc. Everyone loves Doc.
without a doubt. such a winning character
There is a reason why Doc said, “Well Johnny Ringo, you looked like somebody just walked over your grave.”
There was something people used to say that if you suddenly feel a shiver or turn randomly pale it’s because somebody just walked over your grave.
Similar to the idea that if the back of your ears are itching then someone is talking about you.
Old jokes and ideas.
Great flick!
This is my favorite western my others are Young Guns and Young Guns 2
could you imagine picking up a modern girl with that line.... no pride, no dignity an no money. Like my man Andre 3000 once said you cant find love at the bus stop anymore.
🔥 it worked flawlessly lol. a different time i suppose
Half the Cowboys ran away scared after Stillwel got turned into mince meat
If you think about it, Doc is the nastiest type of dude you could ever fight. First of all he's dying of tuberculosis so he has come to terms with himself dying so he has no fear for his own death. In fact he would have prefered dying one his feet in a gunfight than on his back in the hospital.
A man with nothing to gain or lose, who lives balls first with no fear of consequences or death. Doing what he does purely for the Lol's
For sure. A wild card of great formidability
Watch UNFORGIVEN if you want to see a more life like western.
It is an astonishing miracle that Tombstone was ever finished. The original director was the writer, and he didn't know how to direct. He was replaced five weeks into filming by another director who was competent, but everyone hated. The cinematographer hated him so much that he quit three times. Two script supervisors and half the art department quit. When he came on board, they had to cut about 30 pages out of the script as it was way too long - that's why some scenes and lines feel like they come out of nowhere. They shot in the Arizona desert in 110+-degree heat in wool suits. Kevin Costner's competing movie, Wyatt Earp, tried to get Tombstone shut down. Tombstone existing at all is, as I said, a miracle.
"He slapped him thrice." 😂 I swear... I thought I was the biggest nerd of African descent on Earth.
Thanks for an entertaining and insightful reaction! Subscribed
much obliged friend
0:23 Ford made Westerns as art and Hawkes made Westerns as character studies. I would side with Hawkes. Having written that Ford's "The Searchers," 1956 is both art and character study. The art is helped by Technicolor and VistaVision.
i love the notion of westerns as art! I'm gonna explore them soon. thanks for the suggestions
@@MrValentineReacts Westerns don't flip my minnow, yet many a great cinematographer, director and actor has gotten his chops in Westerns. I think Westerns represent contemporarily a "place," of freedom, where you lived by your wits.
@@MrValentineReacts Another avenue for film appreciation is Technicolor. Man o man I love Technicolor i.e., the film dye process. I get giddy when I see a Technicolor film-supersaturated color.
This is the 3rd reaction i've watched of yours n i've enjoyed every single one of them. Your commentary is smart, comical and intriguing. I enjoy your ample lexicon, i find it amusing.
Now this movie is in my top 3 westerns, i'm not an authority in them but i do enjoy one feom time to time. There is another version, called Wyatt Earp, where the main lead is played by Kevin Costner and i enjoyed a few aspects of that movie but i definitely like this version better, specially because of Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday, that was fantastic.
Highly enjoyable reaction. Thanks!
thank you for watching!
Open Range is so great.
Slow West is a good slow burn modern western.
If you’re in the mood for more digestible Westernisms, there’s a good 90’s TV show called The Young Riders. It uses history as it’s fiction. Created by a former sergio leone filmaker. I believe all it’s seasons are available on youtube for free. Great feeling show. Some very good acting by Melissa Leo.
I've seen Open Range countless times. It's incredible
Doc Holliday was exactly how Val Kilmer portrayed him.
Glad I found your channel. I am having fun expanding my vocabulary!
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You missed the title of the book Wyatt gave him. Good review.
Wyatt & Mattie were common law married. They met after Wyatt's wife died when Mattie was a prostitute and Wyatt became her pimp. When he quit he let her tag along for companionship. Wyatt was not really a nice guy but then times were tough back then. However, he did treat her like his wife. Unfortunately Mattie was a laudanum addict. Laudanum was made from every part of the opium flower (opium, codeine & morphine) mixed with alcohol and highly addictive. It could also be purchased just about anywhere and was used fir everything from a cough to a bullet wound.
Doc was hoping to die in a shootout. That's why he took so many risks. He had nothing to lose. That's why he made that comment at the end. He always thought he'd die with his boots on.
fascinating tidbits!
It was impossible not to root for Doc
free comment.
I'd like to recommend two obscure but very good westerns: The Shooting and Cut Throats Nine
added to my watch list. thank you!
A plus on VOCAB!!!
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Lonesome Dove buddy. It will take three reactions but you’ll be a better person at the end. Thanks man
Ok my friend I am a new subscriber, and good job on this one.
much obliged, appreciate the sub
You should definitely watch the western Shane
added to my movies to watch! I'm excited to become more western knowledgeable
Best part of the movie.....? ANY scene that Doc is in!
Even after watching this film countless times, the death of Doc Holliday hits hard for me.
Liked and sub'd for more.
thank you kindly!
yeah Doc Holliday was the lynchpin for this film
Never realized this was so funny...
Love you my brother, more content to come. Just subscribe, love your intellect. Rock on Bro, been watching you for a minute, rayray 🤙🤘✊✌️😎
my man, much love!!
Provocative?? Wait, do you like Mitch Hedberg? Oh man we should be best friends! I’m in Detroit, but not actually - metro Detroit. LIke 4 miles out. If you want a best friend just let me know!
That past where the shootout is about to start, and Virgil is like, that’s not what we want! But then Doc shrugs off his coat and comes up with the shotgun like, yeah, but that’s what I want
One of the biggest movie badasses of all time
Also, I love the vocabulary words.
I do not like Mitch Hedberg
I LOVE Mitch Hedberg. "I went to this pizzeria and the guy gave me the smallest slice possible" is my favorite joke of all time.
Doc is cool as a cucumber for sure.
Did we just become best friends?
@@MrValentineReacts YEP!!!
I’d like to trade that for the KEEP IT!
Watch ZULU the greatest British Military movie ever made! Based on an actual event!
(introducing Michael Caine)
You just watched actual history. The shoot out at the OK coral was depicted exactly as it happened. Wyatt Earp was real and everything in this movie was based on real events. And yes, the Cowboys were a real organized crime gang. They did not need to build Wyatt's character, that was his character.
I like your idea of reverse engineering your idea of Westerns by working backwards. I am here for that so new sub here. When you get to a John Wayne please consider Eldorado.
I'm eager to absorb the genre. I will ad Eldorado to my list! thanks
@MrValentineReacts Add to that list following John Wayne movies, the Shootist:1976
Chill United States Marshall:1973
the Cowboys: 1972
Big Jake:1971
True Grit:1969 (the original)
Rio Bravo:1959
the Alamo : 1960 ( the original also directed by J. Wayne)
Just to name a few. I'm a big Western fan.
Hollywood was built on westerns
Ok first off, Tombstone is a top 5 western all time, but eventually, like way at the end, work your way back to Rio Bravo. Just a classic old western. Also, my dad was born in 48, had me when he was old in Arkansas, so I didn’t grow up around it, but I respected his opinion. And his two favorites were Rio Bravo as an old western, and Tombstone as a modern one. Also Doc a Holliday is definitely one of the top movie badasses all time. But Rio Bravo is dope too.
Or maybe I just miss my dad
Me personally i would rather a good women drinking and smoking with me till the end. Over someone who wants to change me in everyway, taking the fun i found in life. Just for maybe 2 years more of life tops.
Hmmm. You watched an entire wedding party gunned down with little empathy shown? Even a women and a priest. Never flinched. At one point even smiled with a pithy remark. But a guy lashed a horse and you show disgust? And empathy toward a horse?
And then a save the cat poster?
You talking too much you don't need the movie it's great but you're talking over it constantly to hear the sound of your own
The audacity of me! To talk in a reaction video. Unprecedented gall.
Don't swallow a dictionary and do reaction videos LOL
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Great reaction! 👍This is a good movie! I would also really like to see your reaction to the amazing film Robocop 1987! Especially before the release of a new world game based on this movie. Do you have any plans to make a reaction to this very cool film?🦾🔥
I will be watching robocop soon; heard greaet things about that film
Great! I'm really looking forward to your reaction to this cool movie! I hope this happens very soon with a RoboCop game. Thank you!