re: Tombstone or Wyatt Earp

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Tombstone is going to get the consensus vote here, but Wyatt Earp is a good film in its own right. I particularly like Quaid's take on Doc Holliday in Wyatt Earp - although I recognize that Kilmer's may be definitive (Doc and Earp are 2 of the most portrayed historical figures in cinema history, up there with Caesar, Lincoln, etc.)

I mean, on paper, Wyatt Earp's cast is - at least a little better. Certainly Lawrence Kasdan, on paper, is a more decorated director than Tombstones' Cosmatos. However, the final product in Tombstone delivered a slightly over-the-top product that is ulimately much more fun and rewatchable than Costner's Wyatt Earp.

Having said that, I've seen Wyatt Earp, maybe, 2 times. I've certainly seen Tombstone all the way through half a dozen times and picked it up from the middle many, many more times. So, there's that.

ETA: Tombstone is considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time. Wyatt Earp is not.

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Most of this.

Tombstone is certainly more "Hollywoody" but Wyatt Earp made much more effort to stick to actual history.

I like both for what they are.

The scene in Wyatt Earp with the pool ball and the bad guy from the Karate Kid was epic.