Wyatt Earp: The O.K Corral Cut

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Original Release Date:
1994
Original Running Time:
191
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Fanedit Running Time:
117
Time Cut:
74
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Brief Synopsis:
It's a great western film hidden here but the running time is way too long. This edit removes the backstory and focus on the events in Dodge city and Tombstone.
Intention:
It's a great western hidden here but the running time is way too long. This edit removes the backstory and focus on the events in Dodge City and Tombstone.
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
-New credit scene
-Added music and voice over (Gene Hackman) from the trailer
-Cut all backstory of Wyatt growing up (the opening 70 min is entirely removed)
(The edit starts with Wyatt and his brothers as the new Sheriffs in Dodge City)
-Added shots from marriage and death scene of Wyatt's first wife as a flashback
-Cut the funeral march in Tombstone after the shooting
-Cut the closing of the Saloon and a man staring into the night
-Cut Wyatt and Josie scene (Josie wants to leave Tombstone)
-Cut Wyatt and Maddie scene (Maddie is angry and drunk)
-Cut Virgil leaving his house
The new intro/credit scene

User reviews

3 reviews
Overall rating
 
9.5
Audio/Video Quality
 
10.0(3)
Audio Editing
 
10.0(3)
Visual Editing
 
9.3(3)
Narrative
 
9.3(3)
Enjoyment
 
8.7(3)
Overall rating
 
9.4
Audio/Video Quality
 
10.0
Audio Editing
 
10.0
Visual Editing
 
9.0
Narrative
 
9.0
Enjoyment
 
9.0
Having also seen The Bobson Dugnutt Extended Cut, which is nearly twice the length of this, I can safely say that this is a very tightly edited version of the complete film. I can't say one is better than the other, it just depends how much of the movie you want to see, and how much you enjoy deep deep character development.

There are typos in the opening besides Kevin Costner's name, namely "sheriff's" with an apostrophe and "a incident" instead of "an incident." For these reasons I had to give a 9 on Visual. Outside of that, I didn't notice any other issues, so excellent work!

The narrative change here is interesting. In the original the Corral incident sort of sparks the third act but here it takes place at the halfway point, splitting the movie into equal parts Lawman and Vigilante. It was a fun alteration to the flow.

Overall, I like this edit quite a bit, and I'm pleased that both a short and a long version of this movie exist. Great work!

User Review

Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
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Overall rating
 
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
 
10.0
Audio Editing
 
10.0
Visual Editing
 
10.0
Narrative
 
9.0
Enjoyment
 
7.0
Costner's WYATT EARP -- a movie I always want to love but mostly spend my time looking at my watch.

Dawnrazor cleanly cuts the most of the first hour of the movie and smartly starts the saga during the more engaging Dodge City years. From here the edit mostly follows the theatrical version with some trims. And for me, the edit retains many of the inherit pacing issues of the original, coupled by the episodic Costner-centric storytelling which prevents me from fully connecting with the supporting characters and their world.

The cuts that are made are seamless with excellent audio. Loved the dead wife flashback -- simple but powerful. But I thought having a Opening Voice Over paired with a differing Exposition Title Card was a bit conflicting. And as another reviewer pointed out, Kevin Costner's last name is misspelled twice.

Still, this a more watchable and enjoyable version than the original and worth checking out if you are an Epic Western fan.

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Overall rating
 
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
 
10.0
Audio Editing
 
10.0
Visual Editing
 
9.0
Narrative
 
10.0
Enjoyment
 
10.0
Greatly decreases the bloated length of the original, which accentuates the great acting and production. My only gripe is very minor, but the opening credits had "Kevin Costner" spelt as "Kevin Kostner",

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Digital
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