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Nolen Strals's avatar

“it’s a cult classic disguised as a blockbuster” is SUCH a great way to describe Tombstone. You nailed it. This one looms large in the watching history of a lot of my peers (and myself). It’s VERY easy to forget that it wasn’t big on release.

As for “My Darling Clementine”… imagine the same story, told from a humane perspective and shot with the eye of the most brilliant stills photographer. The Criterion DVD is at one of the local libraries (Mtn Brook) and is worth a watch.

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Eli van EK-Veenstra's avatar

I found your reframing of Tombstone so helpful. It has bugged me since I first saw and loved/groaned at Tombstone when it was released. Thinking of it as an 80’s action movie makes it much easier to comprehend, and, for me at least, to forgive its worst moments e.g when Wyatt and Doc shake hands at a full gallop (groan!!)

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