Wyatt Earp (Blu-ray Disc, 2007)

The film opens with Wyatt Earp as a teenager living on the family farm. His older brothers, Virgil and James, are away at war serving with the Union Army. Wyatt dreams of war, and packs some belongings, bids his younger siblings goodbye, and attempts to run away, intending to lie about his age and join the Union Army. He doesn't make it off the farm before his father catches him and forces him to return home. A short while later, both brothers return home at the war's end, with James gravely wounded. Shortly afterwards, the family moves west. It is during this move that Wyatt first sees a man killed, shot during a gunfight. He gets sick at the sight, and vomits.

Years pass, finding him working out west as a wagon driver. During his time there, he works also as a referee for fights, and finds himself at odds with a bully. Wyatt and the bully eventually come to the point of fighting, with the bully intending to shoot Wyatt. Wyatt disarms him and defeats him, taking his gun as a trophy.

Returning home to Missouri, Wyatt marries a childhood sweetheart, Urilla Sutherland. The two move into their own house, and he begins working as a policeman. Months later, while pregnant, his wife dies from typhus. He stays by her side throughout the illness, becoming deeply depressed afterward. He burns their home and all they own, begins drinking, and drifting from town to town, eventually landing in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He robs a man and steals his horse, but is captured a short time later. With Wyatt facing certain hanging, his father bails him out of jail, telling him to leave and never return to Arkansas.

He begins working as a buffalo hunter, where he meets Bat and Ed Masterson. The three become friends and work together hunting buffalo, with the two brothers working as Wyatt's skinners. Years pass, and he begins working as a Deputy Marshal in Wichita, Kansas, and builds a reputation as a good lawman. He is recruited to work as a deputy in Dodge City, with a lower salary, but for extra money for each arrest made, in the end making more than he would have in Wichita. In Dodge City he builds a hard reputation, and he kills his first man, a shooting witnessed by actress Josie Marcus. Wyatt becomes involved romantically with prostitute Mattie Blaylock, and the Mastersons begin working with him as deputies. Wyatt disagrees with Ed Masterson working as a lawman, believing him to be too passive. However, the Dodge City council decides that Ed is more acceptable than Wyatt due to the latter's excessive force, and fire him, appointing Ed to take his place. Wyatt then begins working for the railroad, capturing outlaws.

While pursuing outlaw Dave Rudabaugh, he is introduced to gunman and gambler Doc Holliday, in Fort Griffin, Texas, and the two become friends. Holliday assists Earp in locating Rudabaugh, whom he dislikes tremendously. Shortly afterward, Wyatt receives word that Ed Masterson has been killed, having shot and killed both his assailants before dying in the street. Wyatt returns to Dodge City to help bring law and order. After working there for a while, he and his family move to Tombstone, Arizona, under the protest of the Earp wives, and Mattie. Wyatt immediately finds himself at odds with the "Cowboy" gang. He meets and becomes involved romantically with popular actress Josie Marcus, which puts him at odds with her boyfriend, Sheriff Behan. This relationship also causes stress in his relationship with Mattie, and becomes the subject.

Kevin Costner is boring in this film, no emotion what so ever, reads his lines in monotone, and I like Costner in a lot of other films, Tombstone is much better.

I much prefer this version of the true life Wyatt Earp than the way overblown Tombstone version. Kevin Costner is the perfect Wyatt Earp lawman. Dennis Quaid is exactly right for Doc Holliday. The way the movie takes its good old sweet time to tell about the man himself is what I like. I enjoy the long, leisurely version. I like knowing the details of Wyatt Earp's courtship with Urilla, her tragic dying while pregnant with their child, his troubles with the law, and his next encounter with the other women in his life. I love the soundtrack to this epic tale. It's catchy and you find yourself humming along with it. I think the cinematography in this picture is some of the best ever. Each real-life personality was perfectly cast. Lawrence Kasdan did an outstanding job along with all involved. I truly wish this had been a front runner in the Oscars. Had it been more appreciated, it would've took top honors, I'm sure. I think it's sad that this movie was so ignored by critics and viewers alike. They sure missed out on something spectacular...and a real masterpiece

I like the history of the movie because it is real and it is heroic. I have the DVD but i decided to buy the blue ray because of the higher quality.

I decided to buy this movie because I didn't have it and I love the movie. I feel that this is a good wholesome family movie.

I love this movie! --- But......
I honestly don't think blu-ray does anything more for this movie that the standard DVD does with the HDMI hookup on a good player. It's a GREAT movie, but save the bucks and buy it in regular DVD form.

This is the best cowboy movie ever made! Great great cast of star actors/actresses and very well written, Keven Costner, Gene Hackman and Dennis Quaid are superb!

It was shipped fast and arrived in great condition. Looks just like described...brand new!!! I wanted to get my husband some movies for his new blu-ray that he is getting for christmas. This is a great old classic that of corse have Costner in it!!

Good movie at a lower price than anywhere else!!!

I only wish that it would have been the extended version of the film which offer more insighs into the life of the characters.