I Married Wyatt Earp (1981)

talk about a stupid movie

I Married Wyatt EarpI always loved marie, she was my role model growing up. whatever she did, i did, whatever she wore, i wore, so i thought anything she stars in has to be great. What a disappointment. she was way too big a star to settle for this ridiculous movie that made no sense. The title I married wyatt earp was a poor choice because it wasnt even about the marriage. didnt even have a wedding scene. the story line just jumped around all over the place and made no sense to me. It wasnt a believable story yet it was supposed to be based on a true story. Within 5 minutes of arriving in tombstone, your made to believe she just up and decides to abandon a musical career in a ladies opera group just because wyatt smiled at her and tipped his hat? come on. Marie fans, save your money. don't buy this movie unless your in to disappointment March 7, 2008

Fair - just fair...

While this may be a "must have" movie for Marie Osmond fans it just lacks everything else. The scenery is probably more "period accurate" than the sets in the movie Tombstone this film just lacks everywhere else. And I would expect better acting from a high school drama cast. Having watched all three of the current generation of Wyatt Earp movies (Wyatt Earp, Tombstone, I Married Wyatt Earp) I have to say that this is the worst of the three. I find Wyatt Earp's biography fascinating. Here's a man who was born in a time of no indoor plumbing, no roads, and everything west of the Mississippi just known as indian territory and who died in an era where there were automobiles, telephones, paved roads, metropolitian cities, and a more civilized society - what an interesting life he must have had! I was hoping this film would explore the personna of Josephine Marcus Earp so I could learn more about her and the man she married. Unfortunately it's just a re-hash of Wyatt Earp's life in the Tombstone era. If you need to kill a lot of time watch "Wyatt Earp" with Kevin Costner. If you want to watch an outstanding and historically accurate film buy "Tombstone" January 30, 2008

Good movie...but not historically accurate.

After reading the book that this movie was based on, I was excited to watch it. The movie is a wonderful western, full of drama, action and of course romance. However for years I have been reading up on Tombstone as well as the feud that happened there many years ago, I was dissapointed at how innacurate the movie was historically as well as from the book "I Married Wyatt Earp". For example, Josie met Johnny first not Wyatt, that Josie had actually worked as one of the birdcage theater girls which is where her and Wyatt would meet most of the time and how after she first met Johnny she went home to S.F until Johnny sent for her to come to Tombstone. Not to mention that the movie never focused on the fact that because her and Johnny lived together for sometime, Josie got to know many of the "famous" cowboys that the Earps were against. The movie sadly focused on Josie and Wyatts time in Tombstone and portrayed her as a saint..which she was not. There was more to Wyatt and Josie's life after Tombstone, which is what the book is really based on.
I guess the bottom line is that for the price you can't go wrong. It is a good western and is very entertaining to watch. Marie Osmond as well as the other cast members do some wonderful acting, and the movie does help you to understand how the feud was probably started. However, if you want to have an accurate historical account on Josie and Wyatt Earps life, purchase and read the book first and then watch the movie. You'll get a whole lot more out of it that way. November 10, 2005

Worth Buying...A must for Marie Osmond Fans

I felt at times that the movie was not true historicly as far as old west time period behavior,(there were women dressed respecably in the saloon serving drinks as respecable waitress types...and people attending Osmonds performance in the saloon were acting as if it were a modern day show rather than a saloon in the old west and most of the patrons had dates) and I never got lost in the story I was always fully aware that I was watching a Marie Osmond movie. I did like it though, I am a Marie fan and really enjoyed it. The male stars all did a great job. Boxlitener was believable and so were all of the others who played Doc Holiday, etc. Anyway, I did like it and am glad I bought it. August 18, 2005

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