redalert51 I love the extended edition , it is only available on Laserdisc Box set I have seen this cut on VHS on bidding sites I do not give away reenstated scenes which envolved more of Doc Holiday and Wyatt freindship , The main high point is the soundtrack by " James Newton Howard

adonis98-743-186503 Wyatt Earp is a movie about a man and his family. The movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the West's most famous individuals. Wyatt Earp packs a handful of good punches thanks to Kevin Costner's and Dennis Quaid's amazing performances and especially Quaid that even lost 30 pounds for the role. The running time of 3 hours and 15 minutes wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be the film is indeed kinda slow paced but it's not a bad one in terms of that it actually has some great action sequences and a great scene where Kevin Costner truly shows his action skills during the ending but also threw out the whole movie his character is easily likable, brave and of course cares for the people around him. The rest of the Cast does a good job as well although actors such as Gene Hackman and Bill Pulman are hardly in the film especially Hackman who is the 3rd top billed in the film and his screen time was less than 10 minutes. Although i gotta say it was great seeing Karen Grassle even for those 3 minutes of screen time that she had in case you don't know who she is she actually starred in 'Little House on the Prairie' as Laura's mother. Overall great actors and a very talented Cast, some great Music threw out of the whole Journey and some really interesting Characters make this film quite interesting and underrated and sure it's not Perfect but it's not Awful either. (8/10)

octagonproplex Director Lawrence Kasdan went mythic in scope and breadth with his majestic ode to the great lost American West for "Wyatt Earp". It's just full-on romantic sweep, hard-nosed stoicism, and pioneer spirit -- making for one of the most rousing pleasures in the entire genre. An initially overlooked classic, having had the misfortune to arrive under the still looming shadow casts just prior by the similar themed (and also great) "Tombstone". The two very different films share old west lawman Wyatt Earp as their main protagonist, but only overlap in depicting the episodes that culminated in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- which occurred in Tombstone's namesake; So naturally that film -- which focuses squarely on the particulars of those specific events -- wins, in rendering fuller aspect to its isolated circumstances.Whereas 1993's "Tombstone" was a cracking contained rollicking rampage of a buddy action western, 1994's "Wyatt Earp" acted as the saga of a man, a family, and a country -- a lavish production spanning the majority of its titular figure's lifetime.Kevin Costner is every bit as excellent in his own way here portraying Wyatt Earp as Kurt Russell was in his unique fashion for "Tombstone". But instead of being as hellbent and primal, Costner goes for quiet simmering dread. He's a peaceful realist haunted by violence, willing to warily adapt to triumph within those means. A harsh man with heart, convicted by the decency dispersed down to him by his disciplined and principled patriarch father, memorably played to perfection in just a few scenes by the always wonderful Gene Hackman. Doc Holiday is not the breakout star in this opus like he was in Val Kilmer's show stealing performance for "Tombstone", but rather he shows up maybe half way through and is played very believably and seriously by Dennis Quaid. More amusingly cantankerous in his witty retorts than Kilmer's swaggeringly deft provocateur. I imagine Quaid's less seductive Doc Holiday is honestly more realistic than Kilmer's, although Kilmer wins in entertainment value and greater sense of unpredictable danger. For the Tombstone set portion that occurs in "Wyatt Earp", it's really very well done, but admittedly it's mostly bettered in "Tombstone" simply because of that film's ability to flesh out just that story over the course of its entire running time. But also, I think the casting is slightly better, or at least flashier, there too -- I mean "Tombstone" has Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot, Powers Booth, Michael Biehn, and Stephen Lang just gnawing on the scenery and spitting it out! Although Michael Madson and Linden Ashby are no slouches as Earp bother's Virgil and Morgan, neither is Mark Harmon's local sheriff stooge Behan. One casting the two movies have in common that I find "Wyatt Earp" has a resounding superiority over "Tombstone" in though, is that of Wyatt's great lasting love Josie; In "Tombstone" she is played quite shrill and to my taste unappealing by Dana Delany, whereas Joanna Going here is so very graceful and lithely empowered that one easily imagines Wyatt's old weather-beaten heart's sudden exposure to the supple elements of such a fine specimen of femininity being quite enough to absolutely consume it. What I'm saying is Joanna Going is very pleasant in deed, which is especially good, because Josie plays a more integral role in "Wyatt Earp" as well. "Wyatt Earp" is so much more expansive than "Tombstone" however, and therefore has so many more fantastically casts roles throughout. Besides the aforementioned Gene Hackman, there's Bill Pullman and Tom Siezmore as Ed and Bat Masterson, plus young Ian Bohen is really good as the boyhood Wyatt. Veteran character actor, James Gammon makes a nice appearance. Even Jim Caviezel shows up briefly as the youngest Earp brother. And the Earp wives and women actually hint at some genuine human agency, nicely realized by Mare Winningham, Catherine O'Hara, JoBeth Williams, Alison Elliott, and Betty Buckley. So, an unequivocally great cast.The set design looks wonderful and appears proper in depicting the burgeoning West under construction. The costuming feels authentic, but "Tombstone" also felt appropriate and had the added benefit of cutting an indelibly iconic silhouette with Doc and the Earp brothers drapped all in black as near undertakers in those long duster coats and Wyatt's wide flat brimmed hat. Kurt Russell and Sam Elliot also clearly won the mustache war. Not that "Tombstone" wasn't a well photographed film in its own right, but oh-my, what wonders do dazzle brilliant in "Wyatt Earp"! Owen Roizman provides some of the most exhilaratingly lush pastoral scope cinematography you're likely to ever lay your gaze upon, yet then counterpoints that with wonderfully moody chiaroscuro lighting evoking the very best in film noir. It really is about as good as it gets. Yet not to be outdone, composer James Newton Howard goes on ahead and throws his hat in the arena of the very best Western film scores ever. In fact, the differences between these two iconic cinematic Earp offerings can perhaps be best encapsulated in their music scores, with Bruce Broughton composing an equally perfect accompaniment to his picture's less lofty but more rugged ambitions. But "Wyatt Earp" is just working on a whole other level, as is its moving score compositions. Although "Tombstone" was the breakout box- office hit, both succeeded wonderfully true to their aim. A provocative pulp novella, and a sumptuous sprawling tome; "Tombstone" is one terrific juicy burger, and "Wyatt Earp" is one magnificent four- course-meal. And just as a delicious entree, movies and music are treats of taste meant to be consumed and enjoyed; they're not subject to monogamous fidelity, and won't become hurt or jealous of time spent or pleasure derived from another!

dworldeater Wyatt Earp is film maker Lawrence Kasdan's much overlooked and under-appreciated western epic. Some folks will scoff at the film not being historically accurate, which is a good point. However, at the end of the day Wyatt Earp is still a very good movie. It is certainly well made, the acting is good and has an engaging story of one of the most famous lawmen in the American west. Kevin Costner did a great job here as Wyatt Earp delivering a very good and believable well rounded performance. This project is more of a dramatic piece than an action vehicle, however there is plenty of great action as well. The pacing of the film is fairly quick. While Wyatt Earp clocks in at around 3 hours, it is never boring or self indulgent on the part of the director. Lawrence Kasdan does a hell of a job telling the story and balances the tone of light and dark very well. The film looks great and has an astounding support cast that includes Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Michael Madsen, Tom Sizemore, Bill Pullman, Mark Harmon, Jeff Fahey and more. I think that the success of Tombstone(also a great film by the way) killed the chance of this project to succeed considering they were released at around the same period and Tombstone came first. That being said, it made audiences choose one film or another, which is a shame because both movies are awesome and have different approaches to the subject matter. I am glad that Tombstone gets a lot of props, but this movie is great also and deserves respect as well.