@@emregungor1248 I graduated from school in Texas and we never learned about Wyatt Earp or doc holiday or OK corral or anything. But this is the best movie of all time
@@keisyisbeefy damn the most western state never done hear about Earp that’s done crazy partner ( read this in a bad texan accent with a little bit of British leaking through)
"I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skillful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew." -Wyatt Earp on Doc Holliday (1896)
Nominees for Best Supporting Actor in the 66th Academy Awards (03/21/94): Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive" Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth in "Schindler's List" John Malkovich as Mitch Leary in "In the Line of Fire" Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon in "In the Name of the Father"
I actually remember watching "Siskel & Ebert" (not sure who here is old enough to remember them) and they agreed that Kilmer's performance was the best of the year and, possibly, one of the best ever caught on film.
@@kingbrutusxxvi Their review of the film has been uploaded by oilerfanatic1. They did praise Kilmer, but not as highly as you recall. Gene seemed to equate it w/ the actor's usual high quality performances while Ebert thought that Kurt Russell's acting was just as strong.
When Doc did his cup spinning routine he was actually showing that he copied Ringo's gun spinning routine perfectly AND with a cup. He as the real deal.
To be fair, I'm a 45 yo man and the only reason I knew about the OK Corral was because of time spent in the library on my own. It never came up in class.
@@Lightningrod75 And to be fair, the very first place that I learned about it was from a Star Trek (the original series) episode. But, I also learned the history in school, though I went to a Private school for Jr. High and High School. Maybe it wasn't taught in public schools.
@@Lightningrod75 , it wasn't brought up in class with me either, I went to public school so... I shouldn't judge the kid here though, I am a history nerd. I eat this stuff up and the story of the gunfight, the cowboys and the Earps is so deep and layered with all sorts of side stories. Especially Doc, that man was one of a kind, good and bad.
So, you clearly don’t know that this movie is based on historical events, and that much of the dialogue is taken from Wyatt Earp’s book about Doc Holiday.
@@SnailHatan I'm pretty sure it means "based on historical events". These were real people. These were real situations re-enacted. Remain ignorant. It suits you.
All of the mayor players in the movie are historical figures. They all existed, this movie is dramatized American history.. I’m Mexican, and is weird to me that American youngsters don’t know this, you’re missing out, its pretty damn cool.
The Cochise County Cowboys were also a real force to reckon with back then. And Doc and Wyatt had a falling out eventually because Doc warned him about becoming a "Jew boy" by hanging around too many Jewish people. Oh, and we're pretty sure Doc Holiday wasn't even in the same state as Johnny Ringo when Ringo was killed. The true story is pretty interesting, hell, I had to make a video about it.
I visited Tombstone once, and the cemetery is real. Even the tombstone that reads, "Here lies Lester Moore, 4 slugs from a 44. No Les, No More" is real. There's a little museum at the OK Coral. And the Birdcage Theater is still there too. It was a fascinating visit.
This movie is really the creation of Kurt Russell. He took over when the first director had to be fired, and someone else's name was listed as director, but Russell did all the work.
@@tempsitch5632 What do you mean? It is an openly discussed secret that after they fired the first director, Kurt Russell took over as director (He was already the producer and star) and they hired a guy to be a placeholder. The guy had earlier done the same thing for Stallone in one of his movies. This movie was produced, directed and starred Kurt Russell. I think it's a fair statement to say he created it.
George Casmatos son, Panos Casmatos, was also on the crew and funded his first movie, Beyond the black rainbow, with royalty checks from Tombstone. He also wrote and directed Mandy.
It was the actor doing those tricks twirling the gun. It's Michael Biehn, who plays Kyle Reese in Terminator and Corporal Hicks in Aliens. Man's a legend.
My dad is retired from the air force reserves. He was stationed in Tucson for a short stint and ended up in the same hotel as the actors. He met Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell and a couple other actors at the pool. One of his favorite movies, he still tells that story to this day.
There's an interview somewhere on RUclips where Biehn recounts how he practiced for this scene for months, but could never quite get it right until the moment they shot, and then he performed the moves flawlessly. Such a great actor!
Not easy either. I do anything hand based and fancy (balisong, wushu weapon arts, medieval weapon study, whip & lasso, etc) and I was unreal surprised at the weight and difficulty required to make that sucker move. And my finger? Skinned alive by the trigger guard. Worth it, but still sooo wrist heavy.
One should familiarize themselves with the western genre and its tropes before watching "Unforgiven." You need the know the formula before seeing how "Unforgiven" deconstructs it. Watching Ford and Leone films will only add to it's appreciation.
@@Swordsfor200Alex It's no. 4, The Searchers is no. 1, though I personally always found it to be overrated. But what make the list even less credible is the omission of Sergio Leone's westerns, probably because the AFI doesn't count them as American. P. S. I didn't notice I'm replying to you again, hopefully you don't mind.
Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley, Jon Tenney, Stephen Lang, Dana Delany, Michael Rooker, Billy Bob Thornton and Billy Zane.....???? WOW...Now that's a cast!
He definitely should have been nominated, and I believe he deserved it more that Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive, but I also think Ralph Fiennes was hands down the winner with his role in Schindler's List that year.
It was released Christmas of 93 so it only had 3 weeks before nominations closed for the 94 Oscars. Usually movies released that close to deadline don't get in. But your right Kilmer should have been nominated and won for his role as Doc.
He may not have been nominated or won that year, but he was my favorite performance of 1993 for sure. Still one of the most legendary characters in western history, and he basically stole the show from the even MORE legendary Wyatt Earp in this one.
The way he put his lips up to the gun barrel like , in his drugged out mental state , he thought it was an opium pipe . Brandon thought he was trying to take a drink . He very much missed that aspect .
@@macmcleod1188 The Asian immigrants building the railroads at the time brought their opium dens (and the noodles Morgan feeds his dog before Virgil got shot) to the American West
Val Kilmer is an brilliant actor! Just watch The ghost and the darkness, a movie not many have seen! But is based on a true story, and he is outstanding! One of the best actors back in the 90’s
I miss Val Kilmer man. He's had a weird career but he's crushed alot of his roles. The Ghost and the Darkness, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Willow come to mind.
@Maya Nightwolf It's also so satisfying how it ties in with the priest's prophetic words in the opening scene, as if Wyatt Earp was sent by God to avenge those deaths. Incredible stuff.
Interesting fact: when Wyatt says the infamous "Hell's coming with me" line, it is in reference to the line earlier in the movie about "Death rode a pale horse, and Hell followed with him"
Morgan Earp (Bill Paxton) was also Hudson in Aliens (Game over, man!) and the leader of the punk gang in Terminator, amongst other memorable roles. Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn), was Corporal Hicks in Aliens (Ripley's borderline love interest), and Kyle Reese (humanity's savior) in Terminator. When Doc talks to Wyatt about the unfillable hole in Johnny Ringo, I think he's probably also talking about himself. Wyatt Earp didn't die until 1929 (at a little over 80 years old). He was living in L.A. in his later years and was a consultant on many of the early Westerns. He had a large role in shaping the Hollywood western mythos, which is part of why he became such a large, and usually sympathetically portrayed, figure in the mythos. He wasn't really the central figure in the confrontations with the Clantons; Virgil was. If you ever feel like checking out a Western series, I strongly encourage Deadwood, which has some wonderful acting and amazing dialogue.
Stephen Lang. A severely underrated actor. His performance as Stonewall Jackson is nothing short of a masterpiece of acting power. His role in season one of Salem is also fantastic
Essential, yes. 💯 but you gotta watch 3-6 spaghetti westerns with your grandpa to fully appreciate all the little things that get folded into Unforgiven
The gun twirling scene with Ringo was Holliday the gambler studying Ringo to discover his "tell", that's why he gets the drop on him so quickly when they have their eventual showdown. Doc read him like an open book. Outstanding performances by the entire cast, a joy to watch.
True Story: Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles in 1929 with his lady at his side. He was doing his damndest to get a movie made of the real Tombstone. He did not.
His wife had him secretly buried in a Jewish cemetery up in Colma Ca. just outside of San Francisco. I've lived near by for 30 years and finally went and found where he's buried last year.
don't know if you caught this little detail. When Doc says 'I've got 2 guns one for each of ya' he spins his guns in two different directions, which for a sober man would be hard. Just shows how badass Doc was.
It’s not a “western”, taking place in West Virginia, but another historic movie is the Hatfields and McCoys. It’s based on the true friendship turned rivalry of the two families. It’s a 3 part series starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.
Well... If you want to react to Westerns you must react to the Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy (also known as the Man with No Name Trilogy or Blood Money Trilogy). A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Spaghetti Western at it's best. The three films, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as the "Man with No Name", are consistently listed among the best rated Western films in history.
Great film. If you noticed, the Mandalorian episode “The Jedi” guest stars Michael Biehn, who plays Johnny Ringo, and there’s a couple nods to Tombstone and his role here in that episode.
Right?? Mando is just an upgraded and shiny version of Doc Holiday this time around...same result by the end of the episode though! All jokes aside, was really happy to see Biehn get a tip of the hat in The Mandalorian, and glad you mentioned it in case others didn't recognize him in that role. He was a part of so many great movies and I don't think he ever really got his due in Hollywood
There are so many great westerns... and almost no reactions to them on RUclips, so I think you might be surprised how well covering a few might do. I'd recommend the original version of The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Searchers, High Noon, Red River, The Unforgiven. Shane, Stagecoach., Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cat Ballau and Open Range are all worth a very close look.
If you continue into Westerns you need to see: “Unforgiven”, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, “The Shootist”. And if you want a good Val Kilmer movie you need to watch: “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”.
If this was one of the best westerns you have seen then you need to react to Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven. Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.
I love the cameo by Charlton Heston. Who starred in what I consider the greatest movie ever made, original Ben Hur. I took my family to Tombstone once. It was really interesting and there are still conflicts over what exactly happened.
Bone Tomahawk is another incredible Western, also starring Kurt Russell. It's a independent movie so it kind of has a different feel to it, But it's definitely great. Also I'm glad you liked Tombstone. I watched it for the 1st time myself just a few days ago, and loved it.
Loved this reaction! Tombstone is a great movie... "Silverado" is a star-studded western that's very similar to this movie. It has a slower burn, but so, so satisfying. TRUST ME on this!!
I couldn't stand this reaction. He talked over like 90% of the best parts and missed them. I understand he can't show the entire movie but more thought has to go into stuff like this. I'm sure when he sat down to watch this that he was more than aware of the talk online praising Kilmer for his absolutely wonderful and mind blowing portrayal of Holliday. He missed several wonderful little things, words, and nuances.
@@TheKyrix82 Tombstone was a silver mining town. The silver deposit was discovered by a prospector named Ed Schieffelin who was told by a fellow prospector that the only rock he'd find out there was his Tombstone. Which is where the town gets its name from. The reason for Schieffelin's friend telling him that was that the area was Apache territory at the time.
You should watch "wyatt earp" with Kevin Costner. This movie and "Tombstone" were in production at the same time and people always compare them. But for me I always watch them together
Alright, I'll timestamp Timmy for this masterpiece. Intro 00:00 - 1:34 Opening 1:43 Poker scene 4:05 Wyatt takes his seat 6:00 Johnny Rangoon and docs first interaction 5:53 The horny horses ride 🐎 10:43 First showdown 13:07 Docs second poker game 16:30 Wyatt gets sworn in 18:55 The battle at the old corral 19:35 Your a daisy if you do 20:35 Virgil drediction 21:42 Morgans last words 23:13 If you want goosebumps (Wyatts rage mode 24:48 Curly bill and Wyatts final fight 25:35 I'm your huckleberry 28:35 Havic underway as Wyatt urp and his Imortals come out and play 29:40 Docs final words 30:20 I'll end it here out of sadness. Its been a pleasure watching. Tombstone is a grade S movie!
The two movie productions were filming at the same time. The costume departments were famously at-war with each other and there was a race in both editing rooms to be released first
@@opalviking It's not that one is more historicly accurate than the other, it just that "Wyatt Earp" has more running time than Tombstone, so it has a chance to tell you more.
@@tylerhendrix3509 Wholeheartedly agree. Another film, that is brought up even less than The Wild Bunch, is The Professionals with Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode and Jack Palance.
Soo many great actors in this movie. Still one of my favorite westerns. Even the smaller roles are stacked with great actors. Stephen Lang (don't breathe/avatar), Michael Biehn (Aliens/The Abyss), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy/Slither/walking dead).
Brandon, I hope you'll give "The Quick and the Dead" a shot when you choose more westerns to see! Very stylish, directed by Sam Raimi who did "Evil Dead" and the first batch of Spider-Man movies. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a young gunslinger, and steals his scenes in much the same way Val did in "Tombstone". Plus Russell Crowe and a great villain in Gene Hackman.
Brandon, there is a movie I really want you to react to. It’s called “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” it’s also a western, and it is a masterpiece of cinematography, acting, and writing. A very slow paced and extremely underrated movie, I know you would like it! Don’t worry about spoilers because of the title, it’s not the kind of movie that will give you plot twists and surprises, it’s more of a character study. Very realistic too unlike many westerns.
There's a "western-ish" movie called Maverick. It's a comedy/action about a guy trying to become the best poker player. It stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Gardner.
@@popculturista James Garner plays the father in the movie. An easter egg on the fact that he's supposed to be the same guy from the tv series. I was suggesting the movie only.
Based on true events. I used to live 1 town west from where Virgil went to serve as sheriff after the events portrayed in the film (Colton, California). Virgil lived there between 1883 and 1889, and served as the town’s first marshal in 1887. His brother Morgan is buried in the town cemetery. There's a small museum there, the Colton Area Museum, that preserves some of the history. I've spoken to locals in the area and many are unaware of the historical gem in their back yard.
This film is Val Kilmer at his absolute peak. He should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this. One of the biggest oversights in Academy history.
Val Kilmer made me love the real history of Doc Holliday.
I'me your huckleberry!
I got a rad t-shirt at the Tulsa gun show that has Val as Doc and it says "Say When".
His best work for sure, he was outstanding!
I agree.
“Here we go! The first official battle...”
THAT was the “Gunfight at The OK CORRAL” my dude.
I know.....don't they teach that in school anymore?
@@brockwagner939 I mean they did In my british school unless this guy missed the entire American west topic took us almost half the year
@@emregungor1248 I graduated from school in Texas and we never learned about Wyatt Earp or doc holiday or OK corral or anything. But this is the best movie of all time
@@keisyisbeefy damn the most western state never done hear about Earp that’s done crazy partner ( read this in a bad texan accent with a little bit of British leaking through)
@@emregungor1248 doc literally lived in Texas at one point, before moving to tombstone
"I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skillful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew."
-Wyatt Earp on Doc Holliday (1896)
One can only imagine how deadly Doc Holiday would have been if he wasn't dying from tuberculosis. It is no wonder that man was so feared.
@@dunringill1747 It was dying that made him deadly. He had nothing to fear, thus nothing to lose.
@@TonyWilliams-pu6qt That psychological part is true - he had a deathwish. But physically he was less, he moved slower.
@@dunringill1747 Makes sense! He was a fascinating person!
Thank you for that. Much appreciation
“I have two guns, one for each of ya”. Doc makes this movie.
Especially because he punctuates that by spinning the guns in opposite directions.
Doc is just so *daisy* in this.
The greatest collection of mustaches ever recorded on film.
And they were all real!
The actors had a mustache growing contest! Elliott won, obvi
Frock Coats and mustaches.
What Men should look like.
Actually there was just one fake mustache in the film, can you guess who’s it is??
@@kemoslabbyhalfmoon2804
Who? Doc?
"I hope Val Kilmer is good in this too."
Oh dear buddy... hold onto your seat...
It's widely accepted fact that Kilmer was robbed an Oscar for this.
Nominees for Best Supporting Actor in the 66th Academy Awards (03/21/94):
Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard in "The Fugitive"
Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth in "Schindler's List"
John Malkovich as Mitch Leary in "In the Line of Fire"
Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon in "In the Name of the Father"
Damn what a great year for cinema
I actually remember watching "Siskel & Ebert" (not sure who here is old enough to remember them) and they agreed that Kilmer's performance was the best of the year and, possibly, one of the best ever caught on film.
@@kingbrutusxxvi Their review of the film has been uploaded by oilerfanatic1. They did praise Kilmer, but not as highly as you recall. Gene seemed to equate it w/ the actor's usual high quality performances while Ebert thought that Kurt Russell's acting was just as strong.
It's also widely accepted that the Oscars are trash.
When Doc did his cup spinning routine he was actually showing that he copied Ringo's gun spinning routine perfectly AND with a cup. He as the real deal.
The pewter cup spinning scene is going to be an iconic movie moment for the next 100 years.
Plus he didn't want to let Ringo see how fast Doc draws he's gun since he just saw how fast Ringo's draw was.
"I didn't see that coming from a mile away"
*History book crying in the corner forgotten*
LMAO, yeah I thought something along that line.
It is sad, isn't it? I watched another reaction to this movie a few days ago and that person also had no clue about the history.
To be fair, I'm a 45 yo man and the only reason I knew about the OK Corral was because of time spent in the library on my own. It never came up in class.
@@Lightningrod75 And to be fair, the very first place that I learned about it was from a Star Trek (the original series) episode. But, I also learned the history in school, though I went to a Private school for Jr. High and High School. Maybe it wasn't taught in public schools.
@@Lightningrod75 , it wasn't brought up in class with me either, I went to public school so... I shouldn't judge the kid here though, I am a history nerd. I eat this stuff up and the story of the gunfight, the cowboys and the Earps is so deep and layered with all sorts of side stories. Especially Doc, that man was one of a kind, good and bad.
Such a good movie, I will always remember: "I'm your huckleberry."
"Wyatt is a freakin' legend"
Well, our history books certainly seem to think so.
The ones that mention him, anyway.
So, you clearly don’t know that this movie is based on historical events, and that much of the dialogue is taken from Wyatt Earp’s book about Doc Holiday.
The story of the O.K. Corral is barely taught as history now. I barely remember learning about it, and I went to high school in Arizona.
@@SnailHatan I'm pretty sure it means "based on historical events".
These were real people. These were real situations re-enacted.
Remain ignorant. It suits you.
Just for the record, the Earps and Holiday are historical figures, and the gunfight at the OK Corral actually occurred.
All of the mayor players in the movie are historical figures. They all existed, this movie is dramatized American history.. I’m Mexican, and is weird to me that American youngsters don’t know this, you’re missing out, its pretty damn cool.
Also for the record, Wyatt Earp was a scoundrel and a pimp.
The Cochise County Cowboys were also a real force to reckon with back then. And Doc and Wyatt had a falling out eventually because Doc warned him about becoming a "Jew boy" by hanging around too many Jewish people. Oh, and we're pretty sure Doc Holiday wasn't even in the same state as Johnny Ringo when Ringo was killed. The true story is pretty interesting, hell, I had to make a video about it.
It’s amazing how a gun fight that lasted 3 minutes became such an legacy in American history
I visited Tombstone once, and the cemetery is real. Even the tombstone that reads, "Here lies Lester Moore, 4 slugs from a 44. No Les, No More" is real. There's a little museum at the OK Coral. And the Birdcage Theater is still there too. It was a fascinating visit.
"And Hell followed with him."
"Tell 'em I'm coming, and Hell's coming with me!"
Always gives my dumpy ass chills.
This movie is really the creation of Kurt Russell. He took over when the first director had to be fired, and someone else's name was listed as director, but Russell did all the work.
"the creation of Kurt Russell" ?
No truth to that statement.
@@tempsitch5632 What do you mean? It is an openly discussed secret that after they fired the first director, Kurt Russell took over as director (He was already the producer and star) and they hired a guy to be a placeholder. The guy had earlier done the same thing for Stallone in one of his movies. This movie was produced, directed and starred Kurt Russell. I think it's a fair statement to say he created it.
@@gahrie I think the confusion was your first comment could be construed as "this movie made Kurt Russell".
@@Befuddled_Ostrich Yeah, that's how I took it because of how it was written, as if he wasn't already a star at 14yrs old.
George Casmatos son, Panos Casmatos, was also on the crew and funded his first movie, Beyond the black rainbow, with royalty checks from Tombstone. He also wrote and directed Mandy.
"One for each of ya'" is one of the best lines from anything ever.
It was the actor doing those tricks twirling the gun. It's Michael Biehn, who plays Kyle Reese in Terminator and Corporal Hicks in Aliens. Man's a legend.
And most recently made an appearance on The Mandalorian - also as a hired gunslinger!
Made a great living dying a lot.
And that twitchy guy in Abyss. Such an underrated actor. It's amazing how many iconic roles he's played and people still don't know him.
Yep, came here to say that too. No stunt involved it was the actor twirling the gun.
My dad is retired from the air force reserves. He was stationed in Tucson for a short stint and ended up in the same hotel as the actors. He met Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell and a couple other actors at the pool. One of his favorite movies, he still tells that story to this day.
This is, hands down, my favorite western. This movie is a masterpiece.
Agreed though my personal favourite western is Once upon a time in the west with Charles Bronson.
My favourite is Ballad of Jose wells, but Tombstone is a close second.
Tombstone's my #1. But closely followed by the Coen Bros.' True Grit remake (2010) and the forgotten spaghetti western, My Name Is Nobody (1974).
Watch more westerns if this is your favorite.
For "fun" it would be Silverado for me, for drama it would be Unforgiven.
Doc Holliday as portrayed by Val Kilmer is quite possibility one of my favorite roles of anyone in anything
You got to see Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood as that is a Masterpiece.
"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."
"We all got it comin kid."
*Truth
"Who owns this shit hole?"
Tombstone is great, but I think Unforgiven is way better. It's an absolutely superb movie.
Val Kilmer in this movie is so good, and Kurt Russell is overlooked for his acting. Tombstone is one of my favorites.
The gun twirling done by Michael Biehn was all him. He practiced for the role.
There's an interview somewhere on RUclips where Biehn recounts how he practiced for this scene for months, but could never quite get it right until the moment they shot, and then he performed the moves flawlessly. Such a great actor!
Michael Biehn is underrated for sure. Barely gets a mention in any of these reactions whether it be this, The Terminator, or Aliens.
He was amazing in this film.
@@gzz8551 The heroes are only as good as their villains, so he rose to the occasion.
Not easy either. I do anything hand based and fancy (balisong, wushu weapon arts, medieval weapon study, whip & lasso, etc) and I was unreal surprised at the weight and difficulty required to make that sucker move. And my finger? Skinned alive by the trigger guard. Worth it, but still sooo wrist heavy.
When he says “well that’s funny” it’s real! Because he said he was never gonna die with his boots off...
A real outlaw dies with his boots on
@Jan Brady
out·law
/ˈoutˌlô/
noun
a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.
@Jan Brady and according to Wikipedia, he “killed one to three men”
@Jan Brady Doc was an outlaw, read his history. He was just best friends with Wyatt Earp.
"Unforgiven" is pure love letter to western genre,and in top 20 best western ever made.
One should familiarize themselves with the western genre and its tropes before watching "Unforgiven." You need the know the formula before seeing how "Unforgiven" deconstructs it. Watching Ford and Leone films will only add to it's appreciation.
@@im_nic y u are right :-)
Dude - it's AFI's #1 western of all time. Top 20??????????
@@Swordsfor200Alex It's no. 4, The Searchers is no. 1, though I personally always found it to be overrated. But what make the list even less credible is the omission of Sergio Leone's westerns, probably because the AFI doesn't count them as American.
P. S. I didn't notice I'm replying to you again, hopefully you don't mind.
Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley, Jon Tenney, Stephen Lang, Dana Delany, Michael Rooker, Billy Bob Thornton and Billy Zane.....???? WOW...Now that's a cast!
@jdeamaral...And the late Robert Mitchum as narrator..he was a great actor!
Doc Holiday had tuberculous. That's why he kept coughing blood, and people called him "lunger".
Yeah he had tuberculosis from about the age of 12 or 14 I think.
The scene where Wyatt walks out into the creek amidst a hail of gunfire and comes out unscathed is based on eyewitness accounts of an actual event.
Yes. It’s how he killed curly Bill.
Oh, now I'm all giddy for "Unforgiven." Hopefully after Clint's other movies.
Good call, “Unforgiven” is an even better movie if you watch it at the end of an Eastwood marathon.
@@brettg274 two mules for sister Sara is prob my fave of the spaghetti westerns Eastwood did
Hell yeah unforgiven also the outlaw josey Wales and the pale rider
Definitely, it's easily the best western ever made, at least IMO.
You obviously made the correct suggestion for Brandon's next western. And then, "High Plains Drifter"
“The Outlaw Josey Wales” starring Clint Eastwood
"Unforgiven" is a western masterpiece by Clint Eastwood
How about "Big Jake" with John Wayne?
Maybe the greatest ever.
This x2
in regards to wyatt's kill count, that's why he was a legendary peace officer he knew how to diffuse the situation and avoid fights.
How Val Kilmer never won Oscar is beyond me
He definitely should have been nominated, and I believe he deserved it more that Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive, but I also think Ralph Fiennes was hands down the winner with his role in Schindler's List that year.
It was released Christmas of 93 so it only had 3 weeks before nominations closed for the 94 Oscars. Usually movies released that close to deadline don't get in. But your right Kilmer should have been nominated and won for his role as Doc.
@@mandalore1089 - Yep Fiennes role in Schindler's List was more deserving than TLJ
He may not have been nominated or won that year, but he was my favorite performance of 1993 for sure. Still one of the most legendary characters in western history, and he basically stole the show from the even MORE legendary Wyatt Earp in this one.
Kirk Douglas used to be my favourite Actor to play Doc till I saw Val doing it
Doc was so good and he was battling an illness, imagine just imagine him without it, it's breathtaking.
His illness was WHY he was so deadly, he didn't want to die in a hospital bed. So he felt he had nothing to lose
"Why the heck is he acting like this all of a sudden?"
Opium is a helluva drug!
@@Mr.Ekshin this is something missed by multiple young reactors. They don't seem to be familiar with the concept of opium dens anymore.
The way he put his lips up to the gun barrel like , in his drugged out mental state , he thought it was an opium pipe . Brandon thought he was trying to take a drink . He very much missed that aspect .
@@macmcleod1188 The Asian immigrants building the railroads at the time brought their opium dens (and the noodles Morgan feeds his dog before Virgil got shot) to the American West
@@opalviking Aye! plus America's first multi millionaire McAfee it from opium.
Val Kilmer is an brilliant actor! Just watch The ghost and the darkness, a movie not many have seen! But is based on a true story, and he is outstanding! One of the best actors back in the 90’s
**HENRY HOOKER** the old Man where they leave DOC at his Ranch for one night THAT WAS **Charlton Hesston**
I miss Val Kilmer man. He's had a weird career but he's crushed alot of his roles. The Ghost and the Darkness, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Willow come to mind.
...And Top Gun, Heat, The Doors
Thunderheart
Batman?
Top Secret
Real genius
Never clicked a Brandon video so fast. Let's go! Run, you cur!
Tell them I'm coming! And hell's coming with me you hear!
@Maya Nightwolf It's also so satisfying how it ties in with the priest's prophetic words in the opening scene, as if Wyatt Earp was sent by God to avenge those deaths. Incredible stuff.
Val Kilmer should’ve won a Oscar for this movie imo, check out Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for another great Kilmer movie
Or The Doors. Amazing!
“Unforgiven” with Eastwood and Morgan Freeman is an exceptional Western.
I forgot about Charlton Heston's cameo. Hes a legend.
There are some great cameos from Big western stars. Robert Mitchum doing the narration in the beginning and Harry Carey Jr as Marshall White.
The fact Val Kilmer didn't even get nominated for a Oscar that year, never mind winning it, is criminal.
I agree. He was my favorite. Back in the day, most films were pretty good, we didn't know how good we had it back then with music and movies... sigh.
Interesting fact: when Wyatt says the infamous "Hell's coming with me" line, it is in reference to the line earlier in the movie about "Death rode a pale horse, and Hell followed with him"
14:15 when doc spins the guns he spins them each their own way. Its a small detail but holy crap was he good. Love the reactions Brandon!
The guy doc stabs in his first scene is frank Stallone 'slys' brother.
This movie is so quotable. "You just gonna stand there and bleed?!"
no less said to a fat Bill Bob Thornton lol
You’re a daisy if you do
(Obvi not the response, just another amazing quote)
My favorite is, I'm in my prime😁
I'm your huckleberry.
@@opalviking I still use it!
Morgan Earp (Bill Paxton) was also Hudson in Aliens (Game over, man!) and the leader of the punk gang in Terminator, amongst other memorable roles. Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn), was Corporal Hicks in Aliens (Ripley's borderline love interest), and Kyle Reese (humanity's savior) in Terminator.
When Doc talks to Wyatt about the unfillable hole in Johnny Ringo, I think he's probably also talking about himself.
Wyatt Earp didn't die until 1929 (at a little over 80 years old). He was living in L.A. in his later years and was a consultant on many of the early Westerns. He had a large role in shaping the Hollywood western mythos, which is part of why he became such a large, and usually sympathetically portrayed, figure in the mythos. He wasn't really the central figure in the confrontations with the Clantons; Virgil was.
If you ever feel like checking out a Western series, I strongly encourage Deadwood, which has some wonderful acting and amazing dialogue.
When Doc said : "That's funny" just before he died, it's because he died in bed with his shoes off.
So subtle, so good.
Stephen Lang. A severely underrated actor.
His performance as Stonewall Jackson is nothing short of a masterpiece of acting power.
His role in season one of Salem is also fantastic
"Unforgiven" ... Essential Viewing
I didn’t like it when I rented it a long time ago. Maybe I’d change my mind.
Essential, yes. 💯 but you gotta watch 3-6 spaghetti westerns with your grandpa to fully appreciate all the little things that get folded into Unforgiven
The gun twirling scene with Ringo was Holliday the gambler studying Ringo to discover his "tell", that's why he gets the drop on him so quickly when they have their eventual showdown. Doc read him like an open book. Outstanding performances by the entire cast, a joy to watch.
True Story: Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles in 1929 with his lady at his side. He was doing his damndest to get a movie made of the real Tombstone. He did not.
His wife had him secretly buried in a Jewish cemetery up in Colma Ca. just outside of San Francisco. I've lived near by for 30 years and finally went and found where he's buried last year.
@@odyshopody9387 - That bit to the story ain't in the bios. Thank you for that.
@@odyshopody9387 he was a jew?
Open Range with Kevin Costner and Robert Duval one of the greatest westerns ever made. Highly underrated.
The film was narrated by Robert Mitchum, whom starred in several westerns early in his career.
Too true... especially if you consider 50 as several!
And a bit part for Charlton Heston
Read his Biography. Very intelligent and a supreme badass. Becamee a fan
Mitchum in the Night of the Hunter... christ almighty
don't know if you caught this little detail. When Doc says 'I've got 2 guns one for each of ya' he spins his guns in two different directions, which for a sober man would be hard. Just shows how badass Doc was.
You need to react to the Dollars trilogy, especially "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and after the trilogy, "Once Upon a Time in the West".
I agree completely. If you are looking for good westerns, The good,The bad and the ugly is essential.
agreed
It’s not a “western”, taking place in West Virginia, but another historic movie is the Hatfields and McCoys. It’s based on the true friendship turned rivalry of the two families. It’s a 3 part series starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.
My friend is an actual McCoy!! Big in my town still to this day
“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
A definite must.
In my opinion as far as westerns go it doesn't get any better then The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. One of my favorite films period.
Well... If you want to react to Westerns you must react to the Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy (also known as the Man with No Name Trilogy or Blood Money Trilogy). A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Spaghetti Western at it's best. The three films, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as the "Man with No Name", are consistently listed among the best rated Western films in history.
You need to check out “Silverado” with Kevin Costner, Danny Glover and a TON of other stars
I'd prefer Silverado to Tombstone.
The cold open will blow Brandon's socks clean off.
Yes. Silverado has great characters and cinematography. Silverado over Tombstone.
I like Silverado a lot too, but you gotta be smokin' something real strong if you think it's better than Tombstone. It's not even close.
I'd recommend the full Costner western trilogy in fact - Silverado, Dances With Wolves, and Open Range.
"The Proposition" a killer western staring Guy Pierce
That's a superb and brutal film.
Great film. If you noticed, the Mandalorian episode “The Jedi” guest stars Michael Biehn, who plays Johnny Ringo, and there’s a couple nods to Tombstone and his role here in that episode.
Right?? Mando is just an upgraded and shiny version of Doc Holiday this time around...same result by the end of the episode though!
All jokes aside, was really happy to see Biehn get a tip of the hat in The Mandalorian, and glad you mentioned it in case others didn't recognize him in that role. He was a part of so many great movies and I don't think he ever really got his due in Hollywood
There are so many great westerns... and almost no reactions to them on RUclips, so I think you might be surprised how well covering a few might do. I'd recommend the original version of The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Searchers, High Noon, Red River, The Unforgiven. Shane, Stagecoach., Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cat Ballau and Open Range are all worth a very close look.
You forget the original True Grit
Ive seen this movie a half dozen times and I never realized the dealer was Billy Bob Thornton before.
Love this movie. Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo was tremendous.
Love this movie. Doc Holliday was the best part. React to the ghost and the darkness.
The Ghost and The Darkness is one of my favorite movies!
@@shainewhite2781 was mine too!
Yeah Ghost is amazing I've seen it many many times. I live in Chicago so Ive seen the lions on display a few times
@@Flip4910 If you safe lock eyes with them, you will be afraid.
If you continue into Westerns you need to see: “Unforgiven”, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, “The Shootist”. And if you want a good Val Kilmer movie you need to watch: “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”.
Please react to "Unforgiven" .
You definitely have to watch Clint Eastwood's Dollars Trilogy. I think you'll love Sergio Leone's style of filmmaking.
You need to see " The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" best western ever
You should see how Val Kilmer morphed into Jim Morrison in The Doors.
If this was one of the best westerns you have seen then you need to react to Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.
I love the cameo by Charlton Heston. Who starred in what I consider the greatest movie ever made, original Ben Hur.
I took my family to Tombstone once. It was really interesting and there are still conflicts over what exactly happened.
Bone Tomahawk is another incredible Western, also starring Kurt Russell. It's a independent movie so it kind of has a different feel to it, But it's definitely great.
Also I'm glad you liked Tombstone. I watched it for the 1st time myself just a few days ago, and loved it.
Young Guns is another "modern" western with a recognizable cast that I think you'd like.
The Unforgiven is another great western from this era, directed by Clint Eastwood
I'm still blown away when someone doesn't know the legend of Wyatt Earp
Loved this reaction! Tombstone is a great movie...
"Silverado" is a star-studded western that's very similar to this movie. It has a slower burn, but so, so satisfying. TRUST ME on this!!
I couldn't stand this reaction. He talked over like 90% of the best parts and missed them. I understand he can't show the entire movie but more thought has to go into stuff like this. I'm sure when he sat down to watch this that he was more than aware of the talk online praising Kilmer for his absolutely wonderful and mind blowing portrayal of Holliday. He missed several wonderful little things, words, and nuances.
"Tombstone isn't the paradise it's made out to be." Well I mean, it _is_ called Tombstone, after all.
There's a story behind the name. I just don't remember it well enough to type it here
@@TheKyrix82 Tombstone was a silver mining town. The silver deposit was discovered by a prospector named Ed Schieffelin who was told by a fellow prospector that the only rock he'd find out there was his Tombstone. Which is where the town gets its name from. The reason for Schieffelin's friend telling him that was that the area was Apache territory at the time.
@@phillipribbink6903 Thank you
@@TheKyrix82 You're most certainly welcome.
Doc had tuberculosis, when he's first introduced the guy he's arguing with over cards calls him a 'lunger', a term often used for people with TB
You should watch "wyatt earp" with Kevin Costner. This movie and "Tombstone" were in production at the same time and people always compare them. But for me I always watch them together
Alright, I'll timestamp Timmy for this masterpiece.
Intro 00:00 - 1:34
Opening 1:43
Poker scene 4:05
Wyatt takes his seat 6:00
Johnny Rangoon and docs first interaction 5:53
The horny horses ride 🐎 10:43
First showdown 13:07
Docs second poker game 16:30
Wyatt gets sworn in 18:55
The battle at the old corral 19:35
Your a daisy if you do 20:35
Virgil drediction 21:42
Morgans last words 23:13
If you want goosebumps (Wyatts rage mode 24:48
Curly bill and Wyatts final fight 25:35
I'm your huckleberry 28:35
Havic underway as Wyatt urp and his Imortals come out and play 29:40
Docs final words 30:20
I'll end it here out of sadness.
Its been a pleasure watching. Tombstone is a grade S movie!
Kilmer sleep deprived himself for his role here, that look on his face isn't all make up.. he's bloodshot eyes are because his body is exhausted.
One of the best westerns of all time with a truly amazing ensemble of actors.
Sorry if it’s been mentioned previously. Check out “Wyatt Earp” with Kevin Costner. A different perspective of this story.
The two movie productions were filming at the same time. The costume departments were famously at-war with each other and there was a race in both editing rooms to be released first
I personally much prefer Costner’s version
@@NLBrown-gz2qe Costner’s was definitely more historically accurate than Tombstone.
@@opalviking It's not that one is more historicly accurate than the other, it just that "Wyatt Earp" has more running time than Tombstone, so it has a chance to tell you more.
I recommended ‘The Wild Bunch’ as a Fantastic western to add to your list.
No one ever brings up The Wild Bunch and it's a real damn shame
@@tylerhendrix3509 Wholeheartedly agree. Another film, that is brought up even less than The Wild Bunch, is The Professionals with Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode and Jack Palance.
Soo many great actors in this movie. Still one of my favorite westerns.
Even the smaller roles are stacked with great actors. Stephen Lang (don't breathe/avatar), Michael Biehn (Aliens/The Abyss), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy/Slither/walking dead).
Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Gene Hackman.
I remember watching this movie with my dad when it came out, he died two years later. Its still one if my favorite movies to this day
If you feel like watching a classic, I recommend The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. It's one of the best westerns ever.
One of my all time favorites. And yes, Kilmer definitely deserved a supporting actor oscar for his part.
The dude Kurt Russle slapped in the beginning is Billy Bob Thornton.
The guy that why it slaps around is none other than Billy Bob Thornton.
WUT! DIGGITY DAMN! Are you in for it!!!!! What a rollercoaster!!!!!!
"HELL'S COMMIN' WITH ME!!!!!!!
Unforgiven 1992 next!
Brandon, I hope you'll give "The Quick and the Dead" a shot when you choose more westerns to see! Very stylish, directed by Sam Raimi who did "Evil Dead" and the first batch of Spider-Man movies. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a young gunslinger, and steals his scenes in much the same way Val did in "Tombstone". Plus Russell Crowe and a great villain in Gene Hackman.
Should watch Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood, a great western film.
Brandon, there is a movie I really want you to react to. It’s called “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” it’s also a western, and it is a masterpiece of cinematography, acting, and writing. A very slow paced and extremely underrated movie, I know you would like it! Don’t worry about spoilers because of the title, it’s not the kind of movie that will give you plot twists and surprises, it’s more of a character study. Very realistic too unlike many westerns.
Glad you mentioned the writing, the dialogue in that movie blew me away.
@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Yeah man that movie was beautifully crafted in every way.
There's a "western-ish" movie called Maverick. It's a comedy/action about a guy trying to become the best poker player. It stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Gardner.
It was a popular TV show starring James Garner. The Mel Gibson movie came much later and, I believe, Garner had a cameo.
@@popculturista James Garner plays the father in the movie. An easter egg on the fact that he's supposed to be the same guy from the tv series. I was suggesting the movie only.
Based on true events. I used to live 1 town west from where Virgil went to serve as sheriff after the events portrayed in the film (Colton, California). Virgil lived there between 1883 and 1889, and served as the town’s first marshal in 1887. His brother Morgan is buried in the town cemetery. There's a small museum there, the Colton Area Museum, that preserves some of the history. I've spoken to locals in the area and many are unaware of the historical gem in their back yard.