Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

It is a performances centric movie

best movie i've ever seen.

Absolutely Fantastic

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

I've seen my fair share, but the western film genre isn't my favorite. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is one of the best, so if you're like me and need good acting and an exciting story amidst the horses and rifles, add this one to your list!Burt Lancaster plays Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas plays Doc Holliday in this version of the famed shootout in Tombstone, Arizona. If you've never seen a Wyatt Earp movie-yes, there are plenty to choose from-this is a great one to start with. You might want to end with this one, too, to quit while you're ahead. The chemistry between the two leads is dynamite, and the story is extremely exciting, which is a credit to Leon Uris's script and John Sturges's directing. It takes a great talent to make a film thrilling when the entire premise is a countdown to a very brief event that's already been recorded in history books. High Noon tried to hold audience's attentions by counting down the time to a shootout, but I found it incredibly boring and poorly acted. Be on the lookout for several familiar faces among the cast, including Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Earl Holliman, Dennis Hopper, DeForest Kelley, and Martin Milner. For a fantastic western with two classy and wonderful actors, rent Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

It's been a while since I enjoyed a western movie that much. Burt Lancester really shines in his role as Wyatt Earp. He has a strange friendship with Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas). They argue and nag about each other half of the time. Doc's relationship with a woman (apparently some kind of prostitute) is even weirder. She either loves him or tries to kill him. She betrays him and wants to be with him. Very confusing. That and the main song of the movie, that they repeated a tad to often where the reasons I gave it "only" 9 stars.In comparison with other movies I especially liked the fact that as a setting they set up a whole settlement. Not only 2-3 buildings in the middle of nowhere that other movies dare to call a "town".I don't know much about the real events behind the movie, but the story is good. It has true friendship, action and love while it lacks unneeded "jokes", silly lines and slapstick. It felt more genuine and serious to me, which is a solid plus.By the way, you also get to see DeForest Kelley as Wyatt Earp's brother in a few scenes towards the end of the movie. I only knew him in his role as Doc McCoy from Star Trek TOS. "Dammit Wyatt. I'm an Earp, not a magician!"

Every once in a while, a ten comes along. What makes a movie a ten? Of course it is subjective but we can all agree it is a good one to watch. This be the case here. The acting is strong and realistic with a good director and sound plus visuals combined to make it a memorable good time at the movies. The opening catchy all time Western tune of tunes will have you singing along. It goes on throughout the movie too. I wonder what this would have looked like on a giant screen? What stands out for me is I am all for law and order providing we all agree. If not, I am for order and it appears so is everyone connected to this movie as the story plays out so well. At some point, Doc Holiday (Douglas) screams out a question and it better get answered is all I can say. BTW...check all the horses out in this movie. They are magnificent and in some scenes, you would swear they are acting it's so good. Definitely a snack, worthy drink and either some sunflower seeds or popcorn to prevent nail biting and fidgeting getting out of control as the movie pulls you in. Enjoy pard

Save yourself the trouble. There is nothing to see here you probably haven't before, and better, especially if you have seen High Noon.With the corny opening theme song by Dimitri Tiomkin, it is painfully obvious that this is going to be a second rate attempted sequel to High Noon. The scenes of trees amid the hilly desert brush are virtually identical, except this version is in wide screen color -- and minus the political moralizing that torqued off the conservatives.It worked at the time, judging from the box office. And why not? Wide screen color spectacles were still new in the Fifties, and it wasn't bad enough to leave the theater. But today we have the pause and eject buttons. I made it through to the end, but only with great difficulty and frequent use of the pause button.Unlilke High Noon, I just didn't care about the characters. There was no coherent thread to the story, just a series of events, until about an hour in we finally shift to Tombstone. Then the dialog perks up, and the score starts to imitate a Rachmaninoff symphony. Spoiler alert:And then there is a gunfight. At the O.K. Corral. If there is any reason to watch this movie it is to see some of the secondary players in off-character roles: namely Frank Faylen, the father of Dobie Gillis and taxi driver in It's a Wonderful LIfe; and Dennis Hopper as the baby faced Billy Clanton. Look, any movie with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas can't be all bad, but this one comes close because their hearts don't really seem to be in their roles.The most interesting scene is watching Kirk Douglas shave. I mean, just how does he shave that cavernous dimple? We see him whisk a straight razor across his face and, presto, no stubble -- and no bloody nicks. He tells Earp: "I like a sharp razor." Right. Call me a cynic, but that was no more a real razor than they were using real bullets. Still, it is of some cinematic historical interest, mainly for its influence on the spoof "Support Your Local Sheriff." And the bit where the bad guy is swinging from a chandelier seems to have been the inspiration for a similar scene in Gremlins. I'm giving this a 5, but if you try to imagine it without Burt and Kirk, and only have the anemic plot and script, it is down to a 4 or 3. Heck, I only finished watching it an hour ago, and I can barely remember the first half.