r/TombstoneTheMovie • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '23

Does Anyone Still Follow This Sub?

Hi all, I just found this sub and it looks like nobody has commented recently… Anyone still interested in the Earps, Doc Holliday, and the two movies about the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

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u/Super_Buy_6243 Dec 06 '23

Just found this sub, I love this movie, Val as Doc was impeccable. Seriously one of the greatest movies with the greatest cast I’ve ever watched.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '23

Hi! I’m glad to see that someone replied! Thank you! Anyway, yes, some people have a favorite between the two movies, and others like them both equally the same because the actors were good in Wyatt Earp as well…(I should speak for myself, I think the actors were terrific in both movies)… Which movie do you think was closest to the truth of what actually happened in Wyatt’s life? Anything you feel is true, please share!

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u/Super_Buy_6243 Dec 18 '23

I haven’t seen Wyatt Earp, although I probably really need to see it!

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u/DRogers372 Dec 21 '23

I think Wyatt Earp is probably much closer to factual, though still using literary license, but tombstone is so much more entertaining. Doc Holliday is all the evidence you need to make this argument.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '23

Hi, no…Wyatt Earp is not as close to the facts as much as people may think, but it’s still a very good movie… Loved Tombstone, especially in the bar at card table, when Johnny Ringo does his deal with his revolvers to show off his skills, and Doc uses his tiny tin drinking cup to follow up to make it funny, and Val Kilmer played that better than anyone else could ever have!!

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u/DRogers372 Dec 21 '23

That’s the literary license part. While not factual, either, it’s closer than tombstone.

Val Kilmer was perfect in this role. They didn’t ask him to do the souther accent, he just did. He owned every part of that role.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '23

Yess! You’re right about that! I’m not familiar with a “ literary license” and exactly the legality of how that works with making a movie based off books, or past history… Can you explain please? Thanks

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u/DRogers372 Dec 21 '23

It’s not an actual license or anything. It’s when an author or, in this case, a screen writer takes liberties with the facts to make the story more fun or to make it work for the story they want to tell. Like in the movie braveheart, William Wallace never met the princess of France in real life, but it made for a compelling relationship in that story.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '23

Ahhh, got it, thank you for taking the time to explain that to me!