Having been a fan of movie Westerns and real historical writings on the Old West period from 1865 to 1899, I muttered under my breath “They finally got it right!” the first time I saw Tombstone. I have read hundreds of historical books on that period and with, as you say “some liberties with truth” it was very accurate to the time, the clothing, guns and holsters, language, and 19th Century feel, etc. were all right on the money.
“...the first time I saw Tombstone.”
LOL, now you are making me think.
The first time I stayed awake through Tombstone something really overly gay/gender bending came on the TV and I said to hubby: can’t you find something where men are men and women are women? And he clicked the remote up one channel and I finally “got” tombstone!
And this is also making me think of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Now that is a very silly movie, but I always felt that a lot of the scenes esp. those at the beginning must be pretty accurate as to life back in those days.
And who doesn’t love the scene of the commie peasants? “Now you see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I’m being repressed!”
There’s your occupy Wall Street movement, right there!
I really enjoyed “Tombstone”....watched it several months ago and was surprised how engaging it was.