Tombstone

[CJ Krause]

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[Rick Denney]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that there's a good chance that Rick may have seen the story in an earlier movie and liked that version so much that this is how he would like to remember the story. I for one Love the movie "Dr. Strangelove" as it is. It was right for the time and the charachters portrayed fit the era perfectly. Were some one to do a modern remake of this movie I would be one of the first screaming "Blasphemy!" at the top of my lungs.

Wayne (not adapting to change too well) Wiley

Hmmm. Previous versions? John Wayne did a couple along the general theme (one with Dean Martin, and the other with Robert Mitchum), and I enjoyed them. I just have a hard time picturing guys like Val Kilmer in westerns. Now, Scott Glenn--he has the appropriate look of toughness. But Kevin Costner could only be his fresh-faced kid brother in Silverado.

On the other hand, a Bruce Broughton score is mighty persuasive.

Rick "who agrees most remakes lose the subtlety of the original, not that such would apply in this case" Denney

[Doug@GT]

I just have a hard time picturing guys like Val Kilmer in westerns.

So did I--which is why I didn't see it until last year. I'm sold on the idea now.

Kind of like seeing Yul Brynner in "The Magnificent Seven." Having grown up with "the ten commandments" and "the king and I", I never would have thought it would work. But somehow it does.

[Dylan King]

Tommy Johnson was the tubist on this sountrack.

[WoodSheddin]

Just finished watching Tombstone. Great Movie. I might have to buy that one.

[Doug@GT]

Just finished watching Tombstone. Great Movie. I might have to buy that one.

But has Rick seen it yet?

[Rick Denney]

But has Rick seen it yet?

No.

Rick "who has time scheduled for watching a movie not prequalified by the redhead sometime in late 2006" Denney

[WoodSheddin]

Who was the better Doc, Kilmer or Quade? Better Wyatt, Costner or Russell?
Ken F.

I was very surprised at Val Kilmer. I always considered him a hack. He was by far the highlight of Tombstone. Great performance. He was the Huckleberry.

[Doug@GT]

Come on, Rick. You need to watch it. GREAT dialogue.

Doc

Mr. Denney is obviously an educated man. You must really hate him.

[Rick Denney]

Are you suggesting that this be more or less productive than browsing TubeNet?

When browsing TubeNet, I'm avoiding work assignments. That doesn't get me in trouble with my wife (except when I have to stay late to catch up, which I suppose is frequent enough). When I put a rogue movie into the DVD player, however, she has to watch it, too, because we don't do "private" television in our house.

My next laptop will have a DVD player, and then I can watch movies purely of my own choosing while traveling, perhaps. Then, I'll have to come up with another excuse if I'm not in the mood to watch it, which I'm not.

Rick "who has actually been to Tombstone, AZ, 'the town too tough to die'" Denney

[Doug@GT]

In vino veritas.

Age quod Ages.

[Rick Denney]

In vino veritas.

More like, In vino somnia

Rick "farcis hoc in turibulum et trahis fumus" Denney

Ahem! Let me try that again!

Dang, I hate with that happens. (I conjugated the verbs as if they were nouns. Sheesh! Write "Present, Active, Third Conjugation" on the board 100 times)

Semper querela scribitur cum mendae.

[Rick Denney]

Age quod Ages.

Hmmm. "You will do what you do." Do you mean age quod agis?

I just love a spelling flame in Latin.

Rick "Age; fac ut gaudeam" Denney

[sloan]

I just love a spelling flame in Latin.

I prefer pronunciation flames

[Doug@GT]

In vino veritas.

Age quod Ages.

Credat Iudaeus Apella, non ego.

Iuventus Stultorum Magister.

[Doug@GT]

Age quod Ages.

Hmmm. "You will do what you do." Do you mean age quod agis?

I just love a spelling flame in Latin.

Rick "Age; fac ut gaudeam" Denney

Picky picky....I'll turn on the closed captions next time.

Doug "Mr. Denney is an educated man"

[MaryAnn]

But has Rick seen it yet?

No.

Rick "who has time scheduled for watching a movie not prequalified by the redhead sometime in late 2006" Denney

Oh, so she's a redhead, is she? So was I, before it got all those white hairs in it....now people think I'm blonde! Hoo, I can get LOTS of mileage from that! So, Rick, is it true that redheads have a temper, hmmm??


MA, who is surprised that Rick was still trainable at his age
And....who had Latin in high school and grew up Catholic but who does NOT remember much beyond hic haec hoc, huius huius huius.

[Rick Denney]

So, Rick, is it true that redheads have a temper, hmmm??

MA, who is surprised that Rick was still trainable at his age

No. My temper is worse than hers, but never directed at people (other than myself). Sometimes, however, people get in the way. She, on the other hand, is undauntingly cheerful.

Trainable? Hardly. Teachable? Yes.

Rick "who loves to learn but who hates following orders" Denney

[Rick Denney]

I just love a spelling flame in Latin.

I prefer pronunciation flames

Yes, flames are most fun when they are over issues about which nobody cares and for which there is no objective truth available in any case.

Rick "who attending a meeting today with lots of that" Denney