Wyatt Earp Shoots First (2019) User Reviews

so bad it is good

[emailrichardanderson-90175 · 1/10 · 2 July 2020]

This movie tops my list of camp movies. everything is mangled, the storyline, the acting, it seems that someone intended to make it this bad. They succeeded. Very entertaining.

Th worste western I ever saw

[bellt-95303 · 1/10 · 17 September 2019]

Cheap is th word.sounds lik th took anyone & had them read lines..waste of money

Bad Western ever

[jlehmann-61958 · 1/10 · 2 January 2020]

It a bad movie - Tombstone is located in Arizona- they did not even got the location right- not to talk about the history. Don't waste your money on that movie, it's not worth the DVD which it is burned on. I have not seen so much bad acting and such a bad story line....if I could get my money back - I would take it back.....

"I'd like to talk to you about a horse."

[classicsoncall · 1/10 · 13 May 2021]

I didn't think there could possibly be any worse movie Western than 1974's "Alien Thunder" or 1970's "Cry Blood, Apache", but once again my confidence has been called into question by this flick. What's even more ridiculous is that this movie only came out a couple of years ago as I write this, which is somewhat incomprehensible given the competence of present day films for the most part. It's difficult even to know where to start criticizing this picture because it's just all around bad, but I'll give it a shot, metaphorically speaking. Virtually all the characters have no emotion, reciting their lines as if they're reading them from a script without regard to feelings or the situation involved. In fact, some of the dialog appears to be filmed with actors who are not in each other's presence, but filmed separately and then edited to look like they're having a conversation. The action, or I should say, lack of action, is accentuated by the static feel of every scene, even the ones in which gunfights and showdowns occur. There's a saloon fight between a guy named Jedidiah (Joseph Zuchowski) and some rowdy that's completely laughable in it's absurdity, and the idea that Wyatt Earp (Paul Clayton) would be some kind of classic Western hero here is completely negated by the fact that he spends much of his time traveling from one job to another. To some degree, the story tries to resemble a mystical Western with the frequent appearance of the ghost of a Wichita saloon owner named Serena (Jezibell Anat), who gets shot at the beginning of the movie when Wyatt Earp 'didn't shoot first'. Quite honestly, the camera's tour of scenic landscapes is the best part of this project, and believe me when I tell you, it took all my determination and patience to make it through the story, and even then, I did it in two sittings to alleviate the boredom. You don't want to sit through this thing, I did it so you don't have to.

Amateur hour

[bobwarn-938-55867 · 1/10 · 17 May 2020]

MUST be an amateur movie. A college or high school production? Excruciatingly awful. Where do I start? Script 0/10. Acting -1/10. Photography 0/10. I could go on. What a joke!

70 year all time low

[paddy-09300 · 24 July 2023]

In nearly 70 years of watching Westerns this is by far and away the worst film in this genre I have ever seen.

It to me 5 attempts to get through it. Acting was non existent with the poor dialogue delivered in flat mono tones. The action sequences were as exciting as a school prize giving.

The narrative ebbed and flowed with the consistency of a partially blocked drain.

This is clearly a family project but it only serves to showcase the fact that the collective Forbes clan are an unattractive talentless bunch who would be well advised to pursue an endeavour of an other order.

I believe the modern term for this bilge is "rank" , it is that and some.

Do not go near it.

Bloody horrible

[kiwirod · 1/10 · 19 September 2023]

These folks have surely had no acting experience ever? Apparently, they got no direction. Someone gave it a good review. What drugs was that family on? This was a stunningly bad show. Absolutely painful to watch. Couldn't do it. It was as bad as that horror movie some college kids did years ago, and some studio put it out and duped the movie goer's. Un freaking believable? Too short? What else can be said, without repeating myself? It stunk. Still too short? WTH 😅? Some folks wasted a ton of money putting this bad script and bad acting on film. Such a waste. I need to look up what studio saw fit to produce such a miserable product.

An Incredible Family Friendly Movie

[lydi-57644 · 10/10 · 26 February 2021]

I have no clue why it has poor ratings. I got to see this on the Antenna TV. So happy I was able to catch this gem. My whole family watched this together amazed the entire time. The cinematography, set design, acting, wardrobe, and audio are a 10/10. The movie flows incredibly. These actors have so much emotion and passion in their lines, it's hard to tell that they are acting. I would confuse it for a documentary, if they actually had cameras back then. I legitimately thought some of these actors had died, it was so realistic. I would recommend this movie to anybody. It is an excellent watch, and I hope they make a sequel.

Indie Western

[jguentherauthor · 10 September 2023]

This is an Indie effort, shot with Indie limitations--low budget and understaffed. What was done right: The costumes were very good. The overall cast had the right look for the part, and the size of the cast was also right for the project. The firearms were authentic. The shooting locations and the resulting moods were just right. Where they could have spent more effort and budget: There are gaps. Expecting one guy to produce, write, direct and edit a film of this size was way too much. The project could have used at least one more pair of eyes, probably two pairs. Taking all the above into consideration, I'd give WESF about six or seven Indie stars.