Movie - Tombstone

[mpeltier]

After reading this post I had to break out my DVD copy and watch it again. It is one of the few movies that I can watch over and over and still be equally entertained.

I grew up in Tucson and my best friend Jeff Devere's grandfather owned the Rose Tree Inn in Tombstone (his dad ran it last I heard from him). It is home to the worlds largest rose tree and is in the Guiness book of world records. We spent a lot of time there as kids. Stepped on a lot of ground that I am certain the Earps, Doc and the Clantons and Mclowrys did. It seemed to me that Tombstone would never get as commercialized as other places. In the 20 year span I spent time there it did not seem to change. It has been 10 years scince my last visit so maybee it has commercialized a bit, what famous place hasn't. They used to hold a festival of sorts called Helldorado (Maybee they still do) it was an incredible time and was the first I ever saw fast draw competition. The memories I hold of Tombstone may be part of why I like this movie so much.

[BSeevers]

Tombstone is one of the best.

One of my measures of a great movie is do I use lines from it.

I'm your huckleberry

That's Latin, darlin'! It appears Mr. Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him!

I have not yet begun to defile myself.

You gonna do somethin'? Or are you just gonna stand there and bleed?

Edited September 1, 2008 by BSeevers

[Turtle]

Definitely agree, one of my favorites too.

"What is that now? Twelve hands in a row? Holliday, son of a bitch, nobody's that lucky.

Why Ike, whatever do you mean? Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. I know! Let's have a spelling contest!"